*Editor’s note: As of 31 May 2020, Six Senses Duxton and Six Senses Maxwell (collectively known as Six Senses Singapore) have ceased to be managed by Six Senses Hotels Resorts and Spas, and will reopen in 2021 under Marriott’s Autograph Collection and be renamed as The Duxton Reserve Hotel, Autograph…
Situated in the drinks-centric Duxton Hill enclave, Rizu is a contemporary Japanese restaurant showcasing omakase menus as well as an a la carte selection of various sashimi, nigiri sushi, tapas, mains, rice bowls and rolls. The 38-seater restaurant plays it simultaneously chic-sexy and intimate with its dim lighting and textured…
Heirloom tomatoes, ricotta, burnt pomelo and yuzu pearl from Rhubarb Le Restaurant’s 3-course lunch menu. Rhubarb Le Restaurant 3 Duxton Hill Singapore 089589
Japanese mackerel (fennel, quinoa, mussels, chorizo) from the lunch menu of the recently Michelin-minted Rhubarb Le Restaurant at Duxton Hill. A delectably oily affair all round – the softly chewy, juicy mackerel was slicker than a Prudential insurance agent, whilst elsewhere the fried rice-esque and lobster foam-crowned quinoa and chorizo…
XYT Ayam Percik from Xiao Ya Tou. Essentially the curry chicken equivalent of watching The Conjuring 2 – you go in wanting reliable scares and then you get one jump scare, and another comes, and another, and before you know it a whopping 134 minutes have elapsed and you’re still…
Bang Bang Prawn Pasta from The Prawn Star – warm cappellini, mayonnaise, chilli and lime. Like the spiritual Thai sister of the Fried Meesua with Kimchi Purée from Gastrosmiths. The oily strands of sweet and spicy capellini are so slurpsome and full of flavour, they steal the spotlight from the…
King Prawns on Vermicelli Claypot with bacon and white pepper from The Prawn Star. Essentially an indulgent, regal morning economic beehoon but with king prawns instead of the usual oily and unhealthy suspects, and my favourite item from my meal at The Prawn Star. While the bacon played hide and…
Sriracha Caramel Popcorn from The Prawn Star. Delectably sweet, yet gives a devilishly spicy sting to the lips. Majorly addictive. 4.1/5 [This was a hosted meal, courtesy of The Prawn Star.] The Prawn Star 21 Duxton Hill Singapore 089604
All-Hands-On-Deck Seafood Platter ($98) from The Prawn Star – seafood grilled in kimchi-miso butter. Some of the clammed seamen petulantly refused entry and, when forcefully seized, even flung sand in a rowdy show of temper, but the lobster and prawns were reliably good and the nicely smoky bread went wonderfully…