1. Alma By Juan Amador

High quality cooking, worth a stop!

22 Scotts Road Goodwood Park Hotel Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore 228221 Singapore

 

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Nestled in the historic Goodwood Park Hotel right in the heart of town on Orchard Road, Alma by Juan Amador is a 1-Michelin-starred restaurant for 6 consecutive years since 2016. Our dishes are created with nothing less than the best ingredients, combined with a pure culinary passion to showcase Asian-influenced, Modern-European cuisine.

2. Les Amis

Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey!

1 Scotts Road #01-16 Shaw Centre, Singapore 228208 Singapore

 

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The 3 Michelin Star Les Amis made her maiden debut back in 1994 as Singapore’s first independent fine dining restaurant.

Les Amis, the French translation of ‘Friends’, was founded by a few like-minded friends who share a love and appreciation for French culture and cuisine. This common love they shared speared the founders to open Singapore’s first independent fine dining restaurant, fashion based on the standards they experienced at the top restaurants in France. This led to the birth of Les Amis on 15th March 1994.

The restaurant’s uncompromising dedication to delivering a memorable dining experience has earned them numerous awards and recognition from guests and media alike.

3. Cure

High quality cooking, worth a stop!

21 Keong Saik Road, Singapore 089128 Singapore

 

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CURE is showcasing few of Ireland’s best all in one menu. Cooking with the pure intention of bringing out the best quality of seasonal produce and adds a touch of playfulness by introducing global influences and modern techniques.

Note: Japanese buffets, Korean BBQ buffets, and dim sum buffets are not included in this post

With the return of self-service buffets, many restaurants have regained momentum and are offering all kinds of celebratory dishes for the first time in a long time. If you’re planning a full-blown return to buffets but don’t know which venues serve the right menu for the occasion, then this is the list for you.

1. Offshore Bar & Grill

Imagine indulging in all the seafood you could possibly want while taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the sea. That’s exactly the experience you’ll get at Offshore Bar & Grill.

Prices start from $42.90++ per person, which entitles you to a whole seabass and various seasonal seafoods for you to barbecue. An additional $29.90++ or $19.90++ would get you a whole Boston lobster and mud crab, both of which weigh in at 500g.

 

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Address: 50 Tanah Merah Ferry Road, #01-02, Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, Singapore 498833

Opening hours: Daily 1pm to 10:30pm

2. Crystal Cafe

One of the more unique picks on this list, Crystal Cafe’s Taiwan Porridge Buffet (from $18.80++) is perfect for those looking for a diverse range of dishes to go along with their gruel.

The braised items are all superb: whether it be pig trotters or pork belly, their robust braising and savouriness make them perfect porridge companions. There’s also a decent selection of fresh seafood dishes, including dory fish and prawns.

Address: 131 Killiney Road, Orchard Grand Court, Singapore 239571

Opening hours: Daily 6am to 9:30pm

3. K Zai Lok Lok

If a dozen or so lok lok skewers is not enough for you, then head on down to a lok lok buffet such as A.K Zai Lok Lok. For $19.90+ per person, you get to binge on more than 50 types of lok lok, which can either be enjoyed fried or grilled. An additional $10 is required to boil your skewers in one of the following soup bases: tom yum, curry, mala, laksa, satay, and pork broth.

Address: 259 Outram Road, Singapore 169056

Opening hours: Daily 5pm to 1am

Visiting the world’s most expensive city doesn’t mean spending a fortune on eating out. Singapore’s bustling, no-frills hawker centres have some of the best food, and you can have a hearty meal for less than $5.

Singapore’s hawker culture is so unique that it was added on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020. There are more than 118 open-air food courts in the city, serving a variety of cuisines (Chinese, Malay and Indian), reflecting the city-state’s multi-ethnic makeup. Expect halal and Chinese hawkers cooking side by side, generous seating arrangements (sharing tables is not uncommon), and a predominantly cash-based self-service ordering system. Some stalls now accept card/digital payments such as Apple Pay and Alipay. Since the food is freshly made, most vendors have irregular opening hours and close when sold out. So if you don’t go there at lunchtime, you risk being disappointed.

1. Hong Lim Market & Food Center

Located near the Chinatown MRT station, this hawker center has been a staple of the Chinatown area since it was built in 1978. It’s a little smaller (only 100 food stalls), but it’s a focal point for many who work in the area. Eager customers line up daily at historic hawker stalls. Being in the central business district, it gets busiest at lunchtime. Please arrive a little early to avoid crowds. When in doubt, order from the Michelin Bib Gourmand awardees (selected by the French tire company for serving “great food at reasonable prices”).

2. Old Airport Road Food Center

Home to some of Singapore’s best-known hawker, the Old Airport Road Food Center has been one of the island’s most popular hawker hangouts for over 40 years. Lines can be long for popular dishes like —lor mee (Hokkien-style noodles in gravy), rojak (fruit and vegetable salad with palm sugar dressing), satay, and char kway teow.

3. Tiong Bahru Market

This two-story hawker centre fits perfectly into Tiombaru’s Art Deco hipster neighbourhood. As one of Singapore’s oldest public housing estates, it’s home to several heritage hawkers and several Bib Gourmand winners. Downstairs is a wet market, and upstairs are 80 stalls serving hawker staples such as chwee kueh (steamed rice flour cakes topped with preserved turnip), sweet mung bean soup, Hokkien prawn mee, and lor mee, there’s something for everyone.

4. Maxwell Food Center

This one-story hawker centre in the heart of Chinatown offers a variety of Singapore-style Chinese dishes. Once a wet market in the 1950s, it’s still popular with locals, office workers and tourists as a one-stop shop to sample everything from oyster cake to fish soup.

5. Gimmo Market & Food Center

Bustling from dawn to dusk, this popular western restaurant is hidden from most tourists. Students, locals and active hikers flock to the nearby 25-mile Green Corridor Nature Trail to recharge and serve timeless hawker treats.

Braised boneless duck, appam (fermented rice pancakes), fried shrimp mee, peanut pancakes. It’s also a great place to meet a new generation of street vendors carrying on the family legacy.