Restaurants in Singapore
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Royal China
Raffles does most things superbly, and its signature Chinese restaurant is no exception. Dress in your best summer casuals and pop in for afternoon dim sum. The scallop dumplings are magnificent, as is the crispy duck. Worth skipping breakfast for.
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Gorkha Grill
Recommended by readers, this affordable, all-comers curry house serves up a peak of the Himalayas in Chinatown. Try the Kashmiri chicken curry, or the jheenge papita (prawns marinated in wine and mountain herbs, served in a papaya boat).
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Superbowl - The Art of Eating Congee
There aren't many American gridiron players here, but we did find dozens of MSG-free varieties of congee (Chinese porridge). Try it with 'drunken' chicken, pigs' kidneys, preserved eggs, or a more appetising-sounding combo of your own.
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Yet Con
We doubt that much has changed in the 50-odd years that Yet Con has been in business. The chicken rice and steamboat are popular dishes at this retro eatery…just look around. The air-con is the only modern (and welcome) addition to this joint.
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Canteen
Unappealing office-block views fail to deter romantic couples here, gazing into each other's eyes over sharp-edged tablecloths and weathered floorboards. The fare is meaty - the veal cheek cooked in red wine and orange reduction is a standout.
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Cha Cha Cha
For a Singaporean slant on Mexican classics, Cha Cha Cha makes an interesting outing. Join the pallid expats sucking cigarettes on the forecourt or head into the cheery yellow dining room for crab-meat enchiladas and margaritas by the pitcher.
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Colours by the Bay
Colours by the Bay comprises seven different Thai, Chinese and Japanese restaurants, where you can sit at one and order from any of the others. The Garlic Restaurant creatively uses the pungent bulb in many of its dishes, including ice cream!
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Palm Beach Seafood
There’s not a palm or a beach in sight (name inherited from its parent branch at East Coast Parkway), but the bay views from this split-level diner are pretty good. Groups of suits spin the lazy Susan, enjoying baked, steamed and fried crabs.
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Smith St Hawker Centre
You can't quite beat dinner in the open air - and clearly thousands of people agree, which is why Smith St Hawker Centre is such a hit. Grab a table, order a barbecued seafood feast, an endless stream of cold Tigers, and your night is made.
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Poison Ivy Bistro
Set in the wonderfully peaceful Bollywood Veggies organic farm, Poison Ivy Bistro is the perfect place to stop. The food, using veggies from the farm, is nothing to write home about, but the rural location makes it special.
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Thanying
Thanying is one of Singapore’s best Thai restaurants. Meticulously prepared Royal Thai curries and stir-fries are shuffled out by efficient, unintrusive staff in a slightly ostentatious setting. There’s a recently opened branch in Sentosa.
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Soup Restaurant
One of 11 'Soups' around town celebrating dishes enjoyed by Samsui women, tough Chinese construction-worker gals. House specialities are the double-boiled medicinal soups which (amongst other things) prevent coldness and cure 'windiness'.
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Sakana
Sakana is one of those great little informal eateries you so rarely find outside Japan - super-compact and uncomplicated with tiny screened booths, calligraphic art and rattling racks of sake bottles. Try the set lunch for S$15.
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Yum Cha Restaurant
This capacious place with broad clattering floorboards and grumpy trolley ladies serves from early till late, so there's no excuse for going hungry. Munch into bite-sized prawn-and-abalone or crystal-chive dumplings at bite-sized prices.
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Peach Garden
For a Chinese restaurant with a view, it's tough to beat this one - and the food and service are immaculate too. Try to reserve a window table well in advance and tuck into superb dim sum, or try the duck, roast goose or lobster noodles.
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Chi Yan Organic Vegetarian Health Food
Organic, 100% vegetarian food cooked sans garlic and onion is surprisingly delish. Tiny wooden tables and chairs and the spiritual book selection give this place a schoolhouse atmosphere to complement your rising sense of worthiness.
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Marmalade Pantry
Crisp white tablecloths, comfy booths and affluent ladies sizing each other up over the glossy mags set the scene at this substreet café serving tasty morsels. The place to be seen on Sunday mornings, if you're not at a brunch.
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Mezza9
Lobsters on ice, baskets of Tabasco Sauce bottles, glazed wine cool-rooms, floor-to-ceiling windows and six open kitchens so you can watch the flames under your wok - there's plenty to look at, and plenty of suits doing the looking.
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Spring Juchunyuan
In terms of atmosphere, this must be the most irresistibly romantic Chinese restaurant in Singapore. Done up like a 19th-century house, it specialises in Fuzhou classics like Buddha Jumps Over The Wall. Save for a special occasion.
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Newton Food Centre
Near Newton MRT, this food centre gets a bum rap thanks to aggressive touts and overcharging. Still, the atmosphere is lively. Make sure to check prices before you confirm your order. Try the oyster omelette at Hup Kee (stall 73).
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Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao
The Lanzhou handmade noodles and xiao long pao keep bringing people back. It has an extensive numbered ‘I want that one’ menu (lots of dim sum) and several set menus. There are branches at Suntec City and Holland Village.
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Ah Chew Desserts
Packed with locals wanting a sweet postdinner fix, this place boasts a massive menu featuring a variety of Chinese desserts. If you’ve never had honeydew sago or sesame paste before, now is your chance to go Ah Chew! Bless you!
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Senso
Grab a drink from the bar before retreating to the courtyard for dinner. Get a senso (ry) overload with the homemade pasta with super-fresh lobster (live from in-house tanks) and pan-roasted king prawns in saffron cream sauce.
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Victoria Street Food Centre
Seemingly manifested to fill a space between high-rises, and with its small shrine outside, this is a great fallback when every other place is closed. Locals wheel and deal, friends neck bottles of beer, solo guys read books.
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Peony Jade
Boasting a picturesque riverside location, Peony offers Szechuan and Cantonese food, often with a twist – everyone raves about the prawn with curry leaves, but it’s also known for its smoked duck and baked cod.
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