RESTAURANTS
Artsy, fusion food in a black and white - http://restaurantandre.com/
Modern European/Japanese - WAKU GHIN at Marina Bay Sands (same category as above, celebrity chef)
If here this week, recommend Chinatown for the Chinese New Year stalls and decorations-Year of the Horse.
Arab Quarters - Great palm lined street, Mosque, go at sunset. Beirut Grill is our favorite though it is casual. Also visit Haji Lane (hip/trendy street with great local designers and curio shops-local Soho).
Explore Little India & visit Mustafa's (24/7 department store with everything stuffed in there-thinking "Indian Carrefour without all the groceries-some groceries)-you can even buy a car there
On Sentosa Island:
- Try iFly for indoor skydiving for a bit of a thrill
- Go to Roblechon for great French food or the L'Atelier for more casual dining
- Rent a yacht at the Marina in Sentosa for a few hours in the evening (if interested, let us know and we can give more details on this)
- Spa Botanica (massage, lunch, hang out at the pool, cover yourself in mud)-probably Singapore's best Spa
- Rent Segways with a guide (can't go solo).
WILD HONEY (orchard scotts or Mandarin hotel)-- Excellent NY style brunch place
Luke's Oyster Bar - it's not just about the seafood at all, great American dishes and desserts
Kilo on Kalang River - delicious comfort food
GREEK
Blu Kuzina on Bukit Timah Road
INDIAN
Muthu's on Dempsey
Laagna - barefoot dining in Little India
JAPANESE
ICHIGO (Japanese Bistrot Food)
Business hours 18h-23h30(so no lunch hours)
399 River Valley RoadTel 6736 1340
AMERICAN CHINESE
Chopsuey on Dempsey - Excellent American Chinese dishes
Singapore Chinese
Palm Beach at One Fullerton-- ChilliCrab (nice more formal)
No Signboard Seafood-at the Esplanade
FRENCH
Bistrot du Sommelier - Very good French bistrot food, good steaks (Cote de boeuf for 2 is delicious)
OTHERS
Salt Grill on Ion - great view
Halia in Botanic Gardens
Graze in Rochester Park
ARGENTINE:
Bochinche-new Argentine restaurant-fusion-one of best new restaurants in town
WHERE I TAKE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
CHINATOWN - Visit Sri Mariaman Hindu temple, walk around Temple, Smith and Trenganu Street. Look at markets/stalls, shop for touristy knick knacks, Chinese baked goods etc.
Ice desserts (Debbie F recommendation) 67 Temple Street
Best bakery Tong Heng Confectionery 285 South Bridge Rd
(right in front of Buddha Tooth temple)
Temples - Buddha Tooth temple.
Favorite temple - the one on Telok Ayer Street.
DIM SUM - go to Yam Cha - an institution if in Chinatown but favorite dim sum places:
4th floor Takashimaya - Teow Chow Imperial Cuisine
1st floor Plaza singapurea - Tim Ho Wan, famous HK place, long lines
NOODLES - go to the Noodle Man @19 Smith Street, fun to take a photo of him stretching his handmade noodles
LITTLE INDIA - Visit Indian Hindu temple on Serangoon, show Bangle Shop, show Mustafa, do Henna tatoos.
INDIAN FOOD - Banana Leaf is great b/c you can eat on banana leaves so a cultural experience.
GARDENS BY THE BAY-visit indoor gardens + go up the super trees for excellent views
BOTANICAL GARDENs-some of the best gardens in world & the best in Asia
MUSEUMS - So many fantastic museums! Our favorite is Asian Civilizations Museum. For a more unique experience, head to the Peranakan Museum, much more unique to the Singapore story. Afterwards, you can eat at True Blue Cuisine, it's Peranakan food so order Rendang and pomelo salad, this is also on Armenian Street.
TOURS - Hop on and off bus is fun, I send people on that if I can't spend the day with them. The Bumboat ride is an even better way to see parts of Singapore. For those with more time in Singapore, I think there are so many choices of walking/historical/cultural tours.
MODERN - it's fun to show the CBD skyline, Merlion, Marina Bay Sands area, Clarke Quay etc. Walking down Orchard Road is always fun for shopping.
VIEWS -
go up the Pinnacle on Duxton, you need an MRT card and have at least 5 sgd on it to get up the turnstiles...a bit confusing how to get up there, but ask the 7/11 guy for the right elevator
Top of Marina Bay Sands-pay SGD 20 to view it and can also go to the Ku De Ta at the top and have a drink at the bar-make reservation.
SHOPPING:
Malls are everywhere-but Orchard Road remains the hub. Ion mall, Takashimaya on Orchard are key malls.
Marina Bay Sands has developed large mall complex as well.
Artsy, fusion food in a black and white - http://restaurantandre.com/
Modern European/Japanese - WAKU GHIN at Marina Bay Sands (same category as above, celebrity chef)
If here this week, recommend Chinatown for the Chinese New Year stalls and decorations-Year of the Horse.
Arab Quarters - Great palm lined street, Mosque, go at sunset. Beirut Grill is our favorite though it is casual. Also visit Haji Lane (hip/trendy street with great local designers and curio shops-local Soho).
Explore Little India & visit Mustafa's (24/7 department store with everything stuffed in there-thinking "Indian Carrefour without all the groceries-some groceries)-you can even buy a car there
On Sentosa Island:
- Try iFly for indoor skydiving for a bit of a thrill
- Go to Roblechon for great French food or the L'Atelier for more casual dining
- Rent a yacht at the Marina in Sentosa for a few hours in the evening (if interested, let us know and we can give more details on this)
- Spa Botanica (massage, lunch, hang out at the pool, cover yourself in mud)-probably Singapore's best Spa
- Rent Segways with a guide (can't go solo).
WILD HONEY (orchard scotts or Mandarin hotel)-- Excellent NY style brunch place
Luke's Oyster Bar - it's not just about the seafood at all, great American dishes and desserts
Kilo on Kalang River - delicious comfort food
GREEK
Blu Kuzina on Bukit Timah Road
INDIAN
Muthu's on Dempsey
Laagna - barefoot dining in Little India
JAPANESE
ICHIGO (Japanese Bistrot Food)
Business hours 18h-23h30(so no lunch hours)
399 River Valley RoadTel 6736 1340
AMERICAN CHINESE
Chopsuey on Dempsey - Excellent American Chinese dishes
Singapore Chinese
Palm Beach at One Fullerton-- ChilliCrab (nice more formal)
No Signboard Seafood-at the Esplanade
FRENCH
Bistrot du Sommelier - Very good French bistrot food, good steaks (Cote de boeuf for 2 is delicious)
OTHERS
Salt Grill on Ion - great view
Halia in Botanic Gardens
Graze in Rochester Park
ARGENTINE:
Bochinche-new Argentine restaurant-fusion-one of best new restaurants in town
WHERE I TAKE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
CHINATOWN - Visit Sri Mariaman Hindu temple, walk around Temple, Smith and Trenganu Street. Look at markets/stalls, shop for touristy knick knacks, Chinese baked goods etc.
Ice desserts (Debbie F recommendation) 67 Temple Street
Best bakery Tong Heng Confectionery 285 South Bridge Rd
(right in front of Buddha Tooth temple)
Temples - Buddha Tooth temple.
Favorite temple - the one on Telok Ayer Street.
DIM SUM - go to Yam Cha - an institution if in Chinatown but favorite dim sum places:
4th floor Takashimaya - Teow Chow Imperial Cuisine
1st floor Plaza singapurea - Tim Ho Wan, famous HK place, long lines
NOODLES - go to the Noodle Man @19 Smith Street, fun to take a photo of him stretching his handmade noodles
LITTLE INDIA - Visit Indian Hindu temple on Serangoon, show Bangle Shop, show Mustafa, do Henna tatoos.
INDIAN FOOD - Banana Leaf is great b/c you can eat on banana leaves so a cultural experience.
GARDENS BY THE BAY-visit indoor gardens + go up the super trees for excellent views
BOTANICAL GARDENs-some of the best gardens in world & the best in Asia
MUSEUMS - So many fantastic museums! Our favorite is Asian Civilizations Museum. For a more unique experience, head to the Peranakan Museum, much more unique to the Singapore story. Afterwards, you can eat at True Blue Cuisine, it's Peranakan food so order Rendang and pomelo salad, this is also on Armenian Street.
TOURS - Hop on and off bus is fun, I send people on that if I can't spend the day with them. The Bumboat ride is an even better way to see parts of Singapore. For those with more time in Singapore, I think there are so many choices of walking/historical/cultural tours.
MODERN - it's fun to show the CBD skyline, Merlion, Marina Bay Sands area, Clarke Quay etc. Walking down Orchard Road is always fun for shopping.
VIEWS -
go up the Pinnacle on Duxton, you need an MRT card and have at least 5 sgd on it to get up the turnstiles...a bit confusing how to get up there, but ask the 7/11 guy for the right elevator
Top of Marina Bay Sands-pay SGD 20 to view it and can also go to the Ku De Ta at the top and have a drink at the bar-make reservation.
SHOPPING:
Malls are everywhere-but Orchard Road remains the hub. Ion mall, Takashimaya on Orchard are key malls.
Marina Bay Sands has developed large mall complex as well.
