Milli
LG Han of Labyrinth cooks, Vijay Mudaliar of Native pours, and the Padang sits below the terrace. Order the chilli crab ice cream; leave the Level 5 Lounge to the boyband fans.
- Where: Civic District
- Price: S$30–60
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Spago by Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck's California kitchen on Level 57 of Marina Bay Sands, with Singapore riffs on the plate: a sea bream laksa and a kaya toast that has met foie gras. Ask for a skyline seat.
- Where: Marina Bay
- Price: S$60 and above
The Grand Lobby, Raffles Singapore
Tea between Raffles' original Victorian pillars, with JING loose-leaf and a no-sandals dress code. Classic rather than clever: book it for the occasion and the room, not the scones.
- Where: Civic District
- Price: S$60 and above
Kee's Restaurant & Bar
Singapore comfort food rewritten as brunch in a 1936 remittance house on Carpenter Street. Order the chicken curry shakshuka with coin prata first; it takes 20 to 25 minutes.
- Where: Clarke Quay
- Price: S$30–60
Tanica
Fysh and its disco brunch are gone. The EDITION’s leafy dining room now cooks on a wok and a charcoal grill; the sets are the sensible way in.
- Where: Orchard
- Price: S$60 and above
Ao
Esora's chef, off the leash: all-day sharing plates behind Orchard Road, truffle mochi rice stuffed into chicken wings and a terrace where dogs are welcome. Kappo precision without the hush.
- Where: Orchard
- Price: S$30–60
JB Ah Meng
Johor-style zi char on Geylang Road, late: a white pepper crab you eat with your hands and a crisp-edged san lou bee hoon to finish. Bring friends, wet wipes and no plans after.
- Where: Geylang
- Price: S$30–60
Keng Eng Kee Seafood (KEK)
Alexandra Village's family zi char since 1970, and the coffee pork ribs are why. Book for six, go to the Bukit Merah Lane original, and order the ribs before anything else.
- Where: Alexandra
- Price: S$30–60
Rumah Makan Minang
A Minangkabau family kitchen on Kandahar Street since 1954, with rendang still cooked over charcoal and a breakfast menu for the early. Point at the rendang first.
- Where: Kampong Glam
- Price: Under S$30
Hjh Maimunah
A Bib Gourmand regular from 2016 until 2025, and still the easy, air-conditioned nasi padang lunch near Bugis. Halal, no booking, so arrive before the lunch rush.
- Where: Kampong Glam
- Price: Under S$30
Thevar
Mano Thevar’s two-star modern Indian tasting menu, now in a terracotta-walled shophouse on Mohamed Sultan Road. Book it for the occasion; ask for the chef’s table if you’re two or three.
- Where: River Valley
- Price: S$60 and above
The Banana Leaf Apolo
Race Course Road’s fish head curry house, from a 1974 thosai stall and named after Apollo 11. Bring friends to share the head, eat off the leaf, and call ahead for a big group.
- Where: Little India
- Price: S$30–60
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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
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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
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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