New Lucky Claypot Rice
Bib Gourmand claypot rice cooked over charcoal at Holland Drive Market, one pot plenty for two. The crust at the bottom is the prize; a phone call ahead is the strategy.
- Where: Holland Village
- Price: Under S$30
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Ma Cuisine
A Michelin-starred wine bar on Craig Road with a French cellar the restaurant puts at more than 1,000 wines, and food built for sharing. Set a budget before you open the book.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- Price: S$60 and above
Lean & Rich Bakery
A former Tartine Seoul head baker splits his UE Square menu into lean doughs and rich ones. Start with the plain croissant, and order extra bread with the morning platter.
- Where: River Valley
- Price: Under S$30
The Fat Kid Bakery
Sourdough bombolini stuffed sweet or savoury, from a lockdown side hustle that had sold more than 200,000 by 2025. Go mid-afternoon, eat them the same day; closed Sundays.
- Where: Chinatown
- Price: Under S$30
Mother Dough Bakery
A Muslim-owned bakery on Jalan Kledek with lime-green walls and a sourdough starter that came from New York. Go in the morning for the almond croissant, or pre-order.
- Where: Kampong Glam
- Price: Under S$30
Petit Pain
Joo Chiat's small-batch croissant bakery, now on Joo Chiat Place. Three-day French butter lamination, a honey brioche for tomorrow, and a short week, so go early.
- Where: Joo Chiat
- Price: Under S$30
Long Beach Seafood (Dempsey)
The restaurant that claims black pepper crab as its own, in a pillarless 400-seat hall among the Dempsey trees. Order both crabs and let the table vote.
- Where: Dempsey
- Price: S$60 and above
Roland Restaurant
Chilli crab from the son of the woman who invented it, on the sixth floor of a Marine Parade car park. The sauce is lighter than the versions it spawned.
- Where: Marine Parade
- Price: S$30–60
Ki-sho
A kappo counter for 11 in a black-and-white bungalow on Scotts Road: simmering, grilling and aged sashimi from a chef who once cooked for the Japanese ambassador. Lunch is the way in.
- Where: Orchard
- Price: S$60 and above
Tenshima
Tempura omakase fried piece by piece in a copper pot and passed straight over a cypress counter. Ten seats a service and a new Michelin star in 2026, so book well ahead.
- Where: Marina Bay
- Price: S$60 and above
Hamamoto
Starred sushi without the hush: Kazuhiro Hamamoto's 12-seat curved counter on Tras Street, built to get strangers talking. One seating per service, so book well ahead.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- Price: S$60 and above
Na Oh
Corey Lee of Benu cooking Korean home food on Level 3 of a Hyundai plant in Jurong West, with greens from the factory's own smart farm. The best reason to go west in years.
- Where: Jurong
- Price: S$60 and above
Restaurants by type
Restaurants worth planning around
Meals worth putting in the calendar, from Peranakan cooking to French dining and Singapore-led tasting menus. Settle the occasion first; the right table follows from it.
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Food centres
The answer when nobody agrees on lunch. Everyone browses, everyone orders their own, everyone meets back at one table; keep a second choice in case your stall is shut.
- 4 picks
Restaurants by cuisine
Singapore flavours
Singapore food in three registers: a hawker meal, a heritage-led restaurant or a tasting menu. If you only do one, start at the hawker centre; the others are riffing on it.
- 5 picks
Restaurants by neighbourhood
Eating in Dempsey
Dempsey is best done as one booked meal with time either side. Peranakan, French or an open kitchen, chosen for the company; don't rush the wander around it.
- 3 picks
Eating at New Bahru
New Bahru works best if you decide what you're eating before you arrive: breakfast, Sri Lankan cooking or pizza. Book the table, then wander afterwards.
- 3 picks
Tiong Bahru cafés and market
The small plan suits Tiong Bahru best: lunch at the market or a bakery stop, then a slow wander. Check which bakery branch you mean before you set off.
- 3 picks