There has never been a better time to eat out…. on plates that is. Jokes aside, despite the two-person rule, practically any new restaurants or menus are exciting us right now. The thought of having properly plated food served to us or having someone pour us a cocktail sends shivers down our socially-deprived spines. Heck, even just sitting in a restaurant to people watch has become some kind of new sport in its own right.
However, these new restaurants and menus here don’t really have anything to do with what excited us in the past — a fancy-schmany interior or over-the-top plating. It’s all about great food that isn’t hard to pronounce or in some extreme cases, digest. In classic #Men’sFolio fashion, we’ve broken each of them down into digestible (sorry, couldn’t help it) portions. This is what you’re going to be eating, drinking and loving in July 2021. Enjoy.
Pictured Above: The Butcher’s Wife.
The Concept: The natural wine bar and restaurant now has all day dining with the best of Brazil’s flavours.
The Timings: 11.30a.m. to 9.30p.m. every Tuesday to Sunday.
The Specials: Moqueca (S$37++),— a seafood stew is served with a toasted banana oats farofa, delicious down to the last sip. For the vegetarians, there’s a Roots Salad (S$15++), with greens harvested from an organic farm in Genting.
The Sweets: A classic Brazilian coffee break snack called Tapioca and Coconut fudge (the ice cream is house-made, S$15++) or Ice Cream “Magnums” (S$12++) that tastes of miso with buckwheat or chocolate.
The Drinks: The restaurant has 57 alcohol options which means you can literally try one per week over the course of 57 weeks.
The Address: 19 Yong Siak Street, Singapore 168650.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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Butcher Boy.
The Concept: One of the new menus that’s got us checking our bank balance, focuses on local produce as well as sustainable sources. Basically, it feels even better to eat at Butcher Boy.
The Timings: All-day dining to your fancy.
The Specials: The Peranakan Pie Tee (S$12++ for two pieces) is served up here with marinated ikura and wasabi cream cheese mayo while the classic Chinese potstickers (S$20++), are now filled with karana jackfruit and mushroom. Butcher Boy’s new menu is pretty big on vegetarian options.
The Drinks: Haw Yeah! (S$22++) is a Ramos Gin Fizz that infuses the spirit with basil and Holy Smokes (S$24++) twists up the taste of an Old Fashioned with coffee-infused malt whisky.
The Address: 31 Keong Saik Road, Singapore 089139.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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Casa Restaurant
The Concept: One of the new restaurants on the block (specifically: Victoria Street) serves up Spanish fare the homely way — over a woodfire. Case Restaurant even does four-, six- or eight-course menus for lunch and dinner.
The Timings: Casa Restaurant opens on Wednesday to Saturday in two shifts, 12p.m. to 2p.m. and 6p.m. to 10:30p.m. On Sundays, it opens from 12p.m. to 3p.m. and 6p.m. to 10:30p.m.
The Specials: Everything at Casa Restaurant revolves around seafood and vegetables. However, owner Remy Lefebvre also ages the fish and dry-ages beef to intensify its flavour and texture. For the lunch and dinner discovery menu, one can pick four (S$118++), six (S$198++) or eight (S$258++) courses from a selection of 16. Weekends are where a multi-course brunch with champagne is served.
The Drinks: A wine arrangement — four (S$198++) or eight selections (S$258++) — is available and so is a mix arrangement, a medley of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
The Address: 30 Victoria Street, #01-20, Singapore 187996.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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CATFISH
The Concept: Playful like its moniker, one of the new menus in this list is called the Sunday Seafood Shack Brunch — so finger-licking good you’ll want to put your phone down to focus on eating it.
The Timings: It’s only available on Sundays from 12 to 2 p.m.
The Specials: The classics like tacos (panko crumb fish with spicy pimento mayo and pickled red cabbage — S$12++) and fish burgers (everything dipped in buttermilk is instantly more delicious — S$22++) are available but the highlight would have to be the Catfish Lobster Roll (S$28++), sweet fresh Boston lobster tossed in lemon and dill.
The Drinks: Cocktails like Passionfruit Smash (vodka, passionfruit, ginger beer and citrus — S$18++) and Pinky Paloma (tequila, grapefruit, lime and citrus — S$18++) are easy to smash but the bottomless package (S$78++) is where it’s at. Two wonderful hours of freeflow prosecco, house white & red and Suntory beers.
The Address: 5 Gemmill Lane, #01-01, Singapore 069261.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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CUT by Wolfgang Puck
The Concept: One of the new menus that’s bang for your buck is called Early CUTs (S$98++), perfect if you have the eating habits of a traditional Asian dude.
The Timings: Available from 6.30p.m. from Sundays to Thursdays and 6p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Specials: The three-course menu revolves around new seasonal offerings like an English pea soup with Maine lobster chunks, an all-time favourite Maryland blue crab cake and the signature USDA prime steak with hand-cut fries. The new addition is the Snake River Farm American wagyu or mains like wild field mushroom pasta and young chicken.
The Drinks: Wine pairing is available (S$31++), two glasses of white, red or rosé wines.
The Address: 2 Bayfront Avenue B1-71, Galleria Level The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018972.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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Mott 32 Singapore
The Concept: The Hong Kong-ers got it first and now, we can enjoy nine plant-based dishes from the good people at Mott 32 Singapore.
The Timings: It’s available all day.
The Specials: Lion’s mane mushroom is used in Mott 32 Singapore’s iconic sweet & sour pork (S$32++), chunky coconut flesh replaces squid in Salt & Pepper Squid (S$21++) and their signature Smoked Cod (S$45++) uses fishless fillets instead.
The Drinks: Nothing has changed but that’s all good, Mott 32 Singapore still has some of the most remarkable vintages for your pleasure.
The Address: 2 Bayfront Avenue, B1-42-44, Galleria Level The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018956.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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NAE:UM
The Concept: NAEUM is Hangeul for scent and specifically, the kind associated with flowers, the sea and seasons. But nothing flowery or poetically pretentious here at this restaurant, just elevated Korean cuisine by Chef Louis that’s pleasingly familiar to one’s taste buds. It helps too that the portions are perfect, especially if you’re going to steam roll through the five-course one.
The Timings: NAE:UM opens from Tuesday to Saturday, 6p.m. to 10:30p.m. Lunch will be introduced in the future.
The Specials: Only a five-course dinner (S$148++) will be served and the dishes range from “Mulhwae” — a popular Korean summer dish that is a cold spicy raw fish soup and “Duck” which uses the familiar mother sauce Gochujang that is a marinade for a dry-aged Challans buck.
The Drinks: Full or half alcohol pairings are available from a list of old or new world wines, as well as Japanese sakes.
The Address: 161 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068615.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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ONDA by Park Bench Deli
The Concept: Technically, ONDA by Park Bench Deli isn’t one of the new restaurants in this list. Consider it a pop-up of sorts, a focus on the food culture behind some of Park Bench Deli’s most famous sandwiches. In this case at ONDA by Park Bench Deli, it’s the Cubano.
The Timings: ONDA by Park Bench Deli is set to launch on 8 July 2021 so make sure you give them a follow on the ‘gram at @OndabyPBD.
The Specials: The iconic Park Bench Deli Cubano is back — sweet ham, lechon, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on a soft roll. If you can finish it in one seating, you’re a true G.
The Drinks: Five different cocktails from a spirited Cuba Libre, a refreshing Canchanchara to a classic Gin & Tonic.
The Address: 21 Lorong Telok, Singapore 049033.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
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Zafferano
The Concept: Summer time and the living is easy. And preferably, sweet like Zafferano’s new menu that centres around premium beef and lamb, all of which are cooked to perfection on a charcoal grill.
The Timings: Zafferano is open all week and in two slots, 12 to 3p.m. and 6 to 11p.m.
The Specials: A bone-in ribeye (S$248 for 900grams that will feed three to four) and striploin ($108 for 600grams that serves two) from a 31-day dry-aged Vintage Galiciana beef or a New Zealand Spring Lamb Rack, S$98++ for 600 grams that will serve two portions of free-range lamb.
The Drinks: Cocktails! Wine! Champagne! Non-alcohol drinks! You can literally pick your poison here.
The Address: 10 Collyer Quay, Level 43 Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315.
The Booking Form: Book a reservation here.
Once you’re done with this story about new restaurants and menus, click here to catch up with our June/July 2021 issue.
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