Eating in Singapore, from hawker centres to private clubs. Find laksa stalls, rice dumplings, Peranakan cuisine and vegetarian hawker stalls that meat-eaters enjoy, with a gluten-free guide to hawker centres and National Day feasts. We also cover private wine cellars and members clubs, the Singapore coffee championship and what the hygiene grades on stalls mean before you eat. Seasonal pieces help you plan around National Day and the September rush.
Private members clubs in Singapore are having a remarkable moment, and the second half of this year presents a genuine opening to make the right choice. Mandala Club, Bukit Pasoh: community with real substance Mandala Club was established in 2021 in Singapore as a private members club built on the pillars of conversation, creation, celebration, … Read more
Rice dumplings in Singapore reach a different level during Dragon Boat Festival season, when everything from hawker stalls to five-star hotel kitchens wraps glutinous rice in bamboo leaves and competes for your attention. Why bak zhang matters in Singapore Key traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival include dragon boat racing and eating bak zhang, also … Read more
Peranakan cuisine sits quietly at the heart of Singapore’s food story, and it deserves far more attention than most visitors give it. What makes Peranakan cuisine so distinctive Peranakan cuisine is a hybrid of Chinese (mainly Hokkien but also Hainanese), Malay, Indian, Thai, and Western colonial influences, including Portuguese, Dutch, and English. That is a … Read more
