Best restaurants in Singapore well worth your time
Singapore features among the world’s top restaurants, with everything from iron-table culture to the ability to make your ramen. At every turn, be it a Michelin-starred restaurant or hawker-style eateries, a new gastronomic adventure awaits you! I’ve dined at several eateries throughout my vacations to S’pore, and here’s a list of the best restaurants in Singapore well worth your time.
328 Katong Laksa
Hit 328 Katong Laksa at 216 East Coast Road in Singapore for a hawker-style food high. The striking red and white exteriors welcome you, as do the tiny interiors with Peranakan-inspired tiling and a wall covered in photos of renowned people who have dined here. The fast-food-style counter is in the front, where you may make your order before carrying it to one of the tables topped with laminated synthetic resin sheeting.
Laksa is a thin rice noodle preparation in a light curry cooked with coconut milk and topped with shrimp and clams, and it is Katong’s signature dish. Wash it down with a cool Thai coconut and a side of Nasi Lamak, a spiced coconut rice dish topped with small fried anchovies, sambal, peanuts, and egg served on a pandan leaf. The stout mackerel Otah wrapped in a banana leaf at 328 Katong Laksa is also famous. I found it a fantastic restaurant to get a quick, good supper with a companion.
Price for two: SGD 50 onwards
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Bistro by Mark Best
Best, who has received numerous awards, has been named one of the World’s 50 Best chefs. So it was a real treat to dine at his new restaurant on the Genting Dream Cruise. Bistro by Mark Best is a hallmark Dream cruise restaurant with a superb menu that is simple yet elegant. This restaurant welcomes you into a comfortable environment with photo frames on one wall and wine bottles on the other! The seating is designed with a luxury dining arrangement in a traditional roll back design, and the floor is partly carpeted and coated with wood.
Crystal circular chandeliers provide a comfortable light pattern over the cushioned champagne-gold velvet seats with knocker handles. The refined menu, which includes a wine list, is just as delectable! Because Best represents Australia’s finest, I couldn’t resist ordering the trademark Australian Surf & Turf, including lobster bisque, a quality steak and seafood plate, and Pandan ice cream for dessert.
Price for two: SGD 200 onwards including Wine or other alcoholic beverages.
Ippudo Ramen
Ippudo Ramen, located in Marina Bay Sands, is noodle heaven where you may mix and match your favourite long strips of spaghetti with a wide range of unusual toppings. The interiors are stunning, the service is outstanding, and the menu is delectable!
With Niku Soba, Shoyu Ramen, and Tsukemen, I recommend chilli miso, roasted pork, cloud mushrooms, and seaweed. I tried a few different combos when I was here, including Teppan grilled shrimp, and I think I liked them all. Drink the Signature Sparkling Lemon Soda to wash down your meal.
Price for two people: SGD 100 and up.
Umi Uma Teppanyaki
On Genting Dream, Umi Uma Teppanyaki is a Japanese speciality restaurant that combines two dining ideas into one area. The interiors include a sleek Sushi bar and LIVE iron table cooking. Teppanyaki, commonly known as Hibachi or a fire bowl, is a golden age Japanese cuisine technique that involves cooking on an iron plate. Teppanyaki emanates from the words Teppan, which means metal plates, and yaki, which means broiled, grilled, or pan-fried shrimp, steak, or vegetables.
Umi Uma on Genting Dream brings traditional Japanese cuisine to life by letting diners watch their meal being prepared right in front of their eyes. Dream Shinto, the main course of sea scallops and jumbo shrimp served with garlic fried rice and Teppanyaki vegetables, and Banana pancake with coconut ice cream for desserts are two dishes I recommend.
SGD 200 for two people, including alcoholic beverages.
Silk Road
Silk Road is a Chinese speciality restaurant in Singapore’s Genting Dream that showcases the lavish lifestyle of China’s upper class. Silk Road, with its colourful red and gold decor and vintage seats, offers an exquisite set menu as well as a classic cabaret act after midnight.
The 6-course Chinese set menu I samples had roasted chicken with five spicy sauces, soup of the day, braised aubergine with bean curd in broad bean sauce, sauteed prawn with chilli sauce, braised sea cucumber and deep-sea shell with vegetables, and sweetened red bean soup with a glutinous ball, all for SGD 50 per person. It’s unquestionably an authentic Chinese meal worth trying!
Price for two people: SGD 200 and up (Including alcoholic beverages)
