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The Best Bars in Singapore, According to A Functioning Alcoholic

Unusually small. Dwarfed by adjoining countries. Devoid of resources. The Lion City is an irrefragable state-building miracle and a country with many unexpected virtues. Even after you understand all its feats, Singapore’s flourishing cocktail bar subculture would probably still jump out to the layperson. Continue reading “Best Cocktail Bars in Singapore”

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Brasero and Florería Atlántico Singapore pop-up exudes the plushest Argentinian warmth

The taste of Argentina is something inherently nebulous to Singaporeans. Notwithstanding our flourishing restaurant ecosystem, usually dedicated to cuisines such as Japanese or Italian, the vibrant flavours of Argentina are harrowingly under-represented. For the curious, however, there’s no better time to explore this slice of Latin American culture than at the Brasero and Floreria Atlantico pop-up at Four Seasons Singapore.

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Hidden Gem Maddie’s Kitchen Cooks up tasty Comfort Flavours & Stunning Oyster Omelettes

Orchard is a district that doesn’t appear up top on the list of the best zichar restaurants in Singapore but to me, Maddie’s Kitchen at Far East Plaza deserves all the plaudits for setting up a space serving tasty comfort flavours, slightly elevated but still kept reasonably affordable for its prime location. Continue reading “Maddie’s Kitchen”

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Origin Bar — a splendorous new Cocktail Menu Concept on the Genesis of The World

We’re witnessing the start of a new chapter for this surprisingly under-the-radar hotel bar, housed within far-flung Shangri-La Singapore. Equipped with a new team full of new faces, recruited for their diverse backgrounds, Origin Bar is starting on the path towards long-overdue plaudits.

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geek out on an extensive curation loaded into Vin Geek’s Ingenious Wine Dispenser

There’s an image that has been attributed to wine bars over the decades. It’s one that’s stuffy, it’s inaccessible, and it’s opulent. But there’s currently a renewed struggle to escape from that culture as more and more new concepts like Vin Geek are joining in to fight the good fight.

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Heavy Heartiness Underscores Tanoshii’s Korean-Japanese flavours

As of late, I’d fortuitously been given chances to indulge in a few assiduously curated omakase dinner experiences. Many of these affairs involved traditional minimally embellished wooden countertops but my latest, Tanoshii, bucks that trend with its raucous brand of Korean-Japanese flavours. Continue reading “Tanoshii”

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Hidden Gem Bari Uma Serves the most Underrated Tonkotsu Ramen in Singapore

That first love always lingers around the corners of your heart for the longest. To me, Bari Uma is that first love — one of, if not the, very first restaurants I went to and showed me what culinary bliss felt like. Continue reading “Bari-Uma Ramen”

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Indulge in the Rich Flavours of Ipoh at Small Tables, the newest Pacific PLAZA Concept

Diversity is always welcomed in every corner of Singapore, especially when it pertains to food. Given how robust the restaurant scene has become, it’s a wonder that more eateries peddling elevated regional flavours hadn’t popped up. But the newest tenant at Pacific Plaza, Small Tables, is here to change that.

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Asia’s No. 9 Bar Manhattan Shakes Things Up with New York Personified Vol. 2 Menu

A most glamorous recreation of a classic American speakeasy, Manhattan is an institution that embodies all the free-spiritedness and stylishness of the archetypal New York bar. Anyone looking for American hospitality won’t find a better bar in Singapore than the current No. 9 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022.
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QUaint Alfresco Vibes and Spectacular Fish & Chips at Lad & Co

My hunt for good fish & chips in Singapore can be considered cursed. Other than Cheek Bistro, which had sadly transformed into Fool Wine Bar, most disappointed. Unexpectedly, it was Lad & Co, the new Tanglin outlet of hawker-turned-bistro Lad & Dad that provided me with the Fish & Chips lovin’ that I so craved. Continue reading “Lad & Co”