SG RESTAURANTS
SINGAPORE'S RESTAURANTS
With almost everything imported, maybe we'll never hit the heights of the greatest gastronomic institutions in the world. There are, however, still many wonderful restaurants in Singapore. Here's our favourites
SINGAPORE-STYLE SEAFOOD
Majestic Bay Seafood Restaurant—great chili crab, pepper crab, coffee crab, rice noodles with abalone, geoduck clam shabu-shabu, our default restaurant for visiting friends. Takes classic Singaporean dishes and elevates them with premium ingredients. At the base of Gardens By the Bay, could be nicely combined with a garden visit
CHINESE (TEOCHEW)
Swa Garden strikes a very deep chord, because it serves the type of food that we had for celebrations in simpler days. Steamed promfet, suckling pig roasted over charcoal in half an oil drum in the backyard (advanced order), fried kway teow, yam paste
Chui Hway Lim for steamed threadfin tail, eight treasure vegetables, braised goose, preserved radish omelette
CHINESE (CANTONESE)
Li Bai, excellent dim sum (at lunch), shark bone soup, peking duck, grilled cod fish with pine nuts
Enmaru, Laguna Golf Club, restaurant is open to public: izakaya and yakiniku overlooking a beautiful golf course
Tsukiji Sushi Dai, excellent sushi even by Japanese standards, at a price
Sushi Hashida, even better sushi at an even higher price
Tenshin serves beautiful tempura
FRENCH
Shelter in the Woods is a lovely indie restaurant—excellent cooking without pretension
Bistrot du Sommelier has luscious stewed beef cheeks in wine, charcuterie
ITALIAN
Casa Tartufo makes gorgeous tajerin, bufala, steak florentine, ravioli. When in season, the sweet potato mezzaluna is brilliant
Osteria Mozza has a talented team and a deep menu of freshly made pasta
Peperoni makes good pizza
SPANISH
Catalunya has a glittery view of Marina Bay and the city skyline, and usually cooks well
AMERICAN
