Wildfire Burgers – Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

If there is a silver lining that the COVID-19 situation and the Circuit Breaker period had for the F&B industry, that would be the return of several well-established F&B establishments that was previously shuttered way before the pandemic happened. It is little wonder if some may find the name “Wildfire Burgers” oddly familiar; yes, indeed,…

Jimmy Monkey Café – Park Place Residences at PLQ (PLQ 3)

Affected by the Circuit Breaker, Jimmy Monkey Café had finally opened its doors at Park Place Residences at PLQ after much delay in its renovations. (Screengrab of part of the dinner menu on their website; patrons are to scan the QR code to view the menu) Being located at the ground level of Park Place…

Gelato Labo – Cavan Suites

Another one of those F&B establishments which had launched just slightly before the Circuit Breaker kicked in, Gelato Labo had finally opened its doors during Phase 2 of the post-Circuit Breaker re-opening. Being located at Cavan Suites, Gelato Labo is one of the newest F&B establishments to have moved into the Jalan Besar neighbourhood, joining…

La Mensa – Tanjong Pagar Centre

The COVID-19 situation had pretty much taken a hit on the F&B industry, considering the many closures that had occurred during the Circuit Breaker and post-Circuit Breaker as well. There are still quite a number of F&B establishment which had opened their doors during the Circuit Breaker; a time where dine-in is restricted for all…

Chichi House – Amoy Street

Taking over the former premises of Aloha Poke at Amoy Street, the folks behind Nesuto and 52 Sandwich Shack had opened their latest venture, Chichi House. Situated in the heart of the Central Business District, Chichi House is a new establishment which aims to serve up modern Japanese fare. Being decked in a clean, yet…

Slate – Purvis Street

Purvis Street had always been a street known for its eclectic mix of F&B establishments, with the likes of Clinton Street Baking Company and Salted & Hung being located in the same street as humble local establishments such as Yet Con being situated there for the longest time, serving up Hainanese Chicken Rice. Slate is…

Double Up Coffee – Jalan Klapa

Cafes had been lesser of a spotlight of newly-opened places for a while, so it is indeed of a surprise to see so many new names entering the cafe scene of the late such as that of LUCID and Gather. Located within a shophouse unit within the Kampong Glam neighbourhood, Double Up Coffee is a…

Gather – Raffles Hotel

RONIN might have just ceased operations fairly recently, but that is certainly not stopping the folks behind PUNCH and now-defunct The Plain to open their latest concept at Raffles Hotel. Named Gather, their latest concept is nothing similar to the likes of what we are usually most familiar with. While RONIN was a space with…

Plentyfull Bakery & Deli – Great World City

Following the very first outlet of Plentyfull which had opened its doors at Millenia Walk quite a while ago, Plentyfull had since opened yet another outlet; this time round at Great World City which is still undergoing a revamp at the point of writing. Joining the likes of other F&B establishments such as House on…

Baker’s Bench Bakery – Bukit Pasoh Road

It seems that artisanal bakeries have been quite a thing of the late, with the opening of such concepts across the island which serves up freshly-baked pastries, loaves and cakes in-house. Moving into the Bukit Pasoh neighbourhood just a short walk away from Outram Park MRT Station, Baker’s Bench Bakery is one of such bakeries…

House on the Moon – Great World City

It seems that Great World City had seen quite a number of interesting additions to their tenant mix ever since the renovations to the mall had started — whilst featuring some establishments which have moved from Liang Court which is due to close for rejuvenation later in the year, it also had seen the opening…

Monarchs & Milkweed Gelato – North Bridge Road

It seems that botany-inspired gelato seems to be the trend of the late; following the success of Birds of Paradise Gelato Boutique which had since opened their second outlet at Jewel Changi Airport, there had also been other names such as Bread & Butterflies which serves up their very own rendition of a similar concept….