(1) Tarte by Cheryl Koh
If I lived in SG, it would be a hangout for me. I know there must be some others more popular or fancier, but Chef Cheryl Koh and her team’s dedication to bring the best of the ingredients in a simple manner is genuine.
Making the most of the ingredients and techniques to develop fairly simple and unpretentious tarts, the naturally comfortable and pleasant flavors did keep me entranced.
Not that kinds of shiny look wining guests fast, the magics residing in the taste – a real class act – would leave guests panting for more.
(2) Claudine
A sister of an over-achiever sibling, Odette, it’s endearingly named after the mother of Chef Julien Royer. This French neo-brasserie brings comforting French classics.
Set amidst Dempsey Hill surrounded by lush green grounds, it’s housed in a 1930s converted chapel. The standout tranquility and greenery-lined area – a distance from MRT – feels like an escape from the madding crowd.
Behind a thicket of trees a building greets you when you walk in, with arched windows, mansard roof and an open kitchen. The tropical sun shining through a line of windows dappled the red-and-white dining room.
The team runs set and a la carte menus. Offering an array of quintessential French dishes, it presents a home-cooking style that is close to the chef-owner’s heart, albeit with an elevated touch.
(3) Burnt Ends Bakery
A stone’s throw away from Claudine, the bakery is worth visiting – especially if you are a bread lover. Neither is it big, nor is there a wide variety of products, its offerings speaking for itself.
(4) Ghim Koh Chwee Kueh
A family-run hawker stall aged about 60 years old is specialized in traditional Chwee Kueh – wobbly white cakes with toppings of chai poh. Earning itself one of the best Chwee Kuehs there, it might be lesser-known for visitors.
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