barood singapore review

Revolver Polishes up Indian Fusion Tapas at Barood, Its chic Izakaya Date spot upstairs

All I see is red. Up the barely illuminated staircase beside Revolver and past a gilded sign that demarcated the secret entrance of Barood, the seemingly seedy second-storey lounge was covered floor-to-ceiling in an unending swathe of impassioned crimson.

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Here Hides Chef Dylan Ong’s Love Letter to Mod-Sin Cuisine, Made for the Masses

Love inexorably always leads to woe. “The one that got away” is direly overused, yet this persisting ideal still somehow consistently inflicts deeply profound hurt. Love demands dauntlessness — that’s something that Chef Dylan Ong’s beloved concept, The Masses, perfectly encapsulates.

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Lechon Republic Singapore hits all the right notes with its authentic Filipino suckling pig

Ask me for recommendations on the best Filipino food in Singapore and I’ll probably struggle to even eke out a few names, most of them related to its iconic suckling pig dish. Lechon Republic is one of those Singapore restaurants I find myself gravitating towards more often. Continue reading “Lechon Republic Singapore”

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Xiabu Xiabu is Singapore’s chic new solo Hotpot Haven with Glorious Milk Tea Options

Hotpot restaurants have become an exceedingly common sight within Singapore’s malls. Singaporeans relish the experience of huddling around and submerging their fresh ingredients into a pot of bubbling broth. What about those moments of craving when you struggle to assemble a party? Here’s Singapore’s newest solution to that problem — Xiabu Xiabu.

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COL is a restaurant with ruthlessly Rich flavours & a painfully chic Interior

Keong Saik has no shortage of modish restaurants. A blindfolded person could, more likely than not, walk aimlessly and be greeted with the sight of a sleekly furnished restaurant facade when the restraints are off. Overloaded with cutting-edge dining concepts, what would allow newcomers to stand out?

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Duxton’s Kumi Den Elegantly simplifies the unpretentious wine bar archetype even further

It’s 2023 and Singapore’s wine bars have almost completely divorced themselves from the deep-rooted public perception — one of punctilious, snobbish inaccessibility. However, the new Kumi Den at Duxton might signify yet another paradigm shift for the casual wine bars of Singapore

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woodland’s spiffy O/T Bar caters surprisingly good drinks for after-work unwinding

The idea of overtime is so disheartening yet so recurrent in Singapore. As our work schedules move into our suburban flats, it becomes even harder to unwind. Tipsy Collective’s new O/T Bar is a tongue-in-cheek gastro bar that understands that enervation perfectly and pokes fun at Singapore’s noxious entanglement with work, hoping to give weary souls a respite from routine drudgery. 

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Magic Square Is a Sleightful SHow that Unveils The Spellbinding Potential of Singapore Fusion Cuisine

In the distance, we could faintly make out the familiar silhouette of the iconic Colbar by Portsdown Road. Beside it, a detached house stands by its lonesome, overlooking a spacious parking lot. It’s a picturesque sight, as the genial twilight sun’s rays fondle the terracotta-lined crown of the cottage, the venue for our Magic Square experience this evening.

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