In March 2019, I checked into the Andaz Large Suite King at Andaz Singapore, which occupies levels 25-39 of the gleaming mixed-use development DUO Tower in Bugis. The hotel is accessible via the Downtown line exit of Bugis MRT Station, and is situated close to the ethnic enclaves of Kampong…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Accessible luxury vibes and forest lodge cosy feels in Bugis. The must-dos (if any): Take a dip in the pool, have an Andaz Chendol pop, have a drink at Mr Stork (or Bar Square if you take your drinks seriously). Intro: Over the Christmas weekend, I…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Six spatially distinct dining concepts, one glorious view. The must-orders (if any): Spring Chicken (The Green Oven), Andaz Chendol Pop (Icehaus), Lau Pa Loma (Bar Square) Review: Situated on the 25th floor of the newly opened Andaz Singapore, Alley on 25 consists of six distinct dining concepts primarily based…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Classic luxury hotel with enjoyable club benefits feels like home. The must-dos (if any): Breakfast and cocktail hour at the Club InterContinental Lounge (club member benefits). Intro: Over the long weekend in early September 2017, after becoming a newly-minted InterContinental Ambassador (a wonderful investment that pays for itself by…
Salmon Don from the lunch menu of the newly-opened Big Sake Bar at The Concourse Skyline. Whilst the salmon sashimi portion would fully satiate your inner tabby cat, the presence of the spurtfully sour cherry tomatoes and bitter arugula in a Japanese sashimi rice bowl felt as comfortably natural as…
Maguro Akami from Nobu-ya at Fortune Centre, one of the essential izakaya experiences around. You are paying not for a plate of sashimi but for a Bukit Merah (that’s “red hill”, folks – Social Studies Consultant) of clean, baby buttock-tender tuna flesh, and at the baffling price of $10 it…
Kau Pau Kolo Mee from the newly-opened Broth House opening next to The Hangar along Arab Street – kolo mee with minced thai pork and basil served with poached egg, fried shallots and fried ikan bilis. The kolo mee sprung and bobbed energetically, whilst elsewhere the liberally peppery minced pork…
Fish & Chips from TICM Gelato Cocktail Bar + Dining. Whilst the titular fish had the gargantuan stature of a Paragon Fitness First upper-body sculpting enthusiast with self-professed #hotpits (it took up more than half the plate), it delivered the goods with the fairly elementary competency of a ABRSM Grade…
– lemon sablé breton, yuzu curd, mandarin orange reduction and yuzu sorbet. Suitably refreshing – save for the bodaciously wince-inducing sorbet (which probably had too much whisky the night before as it was served particularly soft instead of in its usual quenelle form), the other sour elements were restrained in…