Founded in 2016, Alchemist has grown into one of Singapore’s most well-known speciality coffee brands.

If you're looking for a minimalist cafe that serves legitimately good coffee and tea, look no further than Kurasu Singapore in Bugis.

Narrative Coffee Stand is a highly rated cafe at Bras Basah Complex, a four-minute walk from Bugis MRT Station.

Kyuukei Coffee is a popular cafe at KADA that offers filter coffee and matcha lattes. It is a three-minute walk from Maxwell MRT Station.

Maxi Coffee Bar is a small cafe on Ann Siang Hill with cereal milk latte, specialty filters, egg muffin sandwiches and more!

Nylon Coffee is a highly rated cafe in Everton Park with an in-house roastery. The homegrown brand has been around since 2012!

Tiong Hoe Specialty Coffee is a popular homegrown cafe with 11 outlets across Singapore. Their roots date back to the 1960s!

Colony at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore presents a $78++ lunch buffet that is totally worth checking out!

Basilico at Conrad Singapore Orchard offers a $68++ Italian lunch buffet built around seasonal produce sourced from Italy.

Edge at Pan Pacific is one of the most well-known hotel buffet restaurants in Singapore, with a good mix of Asian and international fare to enjoy.

Estate Restaurant is an all-day dining spot at Hilton Singapore Orchard with an impressive buffet spread with live stations.

Lime Restaurant at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering is a popular buffet spot with plenty of international eats and local fare.

If you’re looking to indulge in a hearty Italian buffet, head to LUCE for a wide selection of delicious dishes.

Ginger Restaurant is a halal-certified buffet at Beach Road which serves wagyu beef rendang, fresh seafood, steak and more.

RISE is a popular buffet restaurant in Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The most affordable option is $78++ per person for weekday lunch!

Abundance is a popular restaurant-bar at Redhill that serves Taiwanese gua bao, dumplings, fried rice and more, alongside craft beers on tap.

Bac Viet offers Northern-style Vietnamese specialities, where herbs and subtle seasoning produce light, well-balanced flavours.

Udon lovers, rejoice: the legendary Udon Shin has arrived in Singapore, bringing its famed handmade udon—known to draw three-hour queues at its Tokyo flagship—to its very first international outlet!

Mention mala, and one brand that’s sure to pop up in conversation is A Hot Hideout. If you didn’t already know, they’re a popular, local-born mala chain that went viral a while back for their unconventional toppings, scrambled eggs, and an assortment of deep-fried items.

Home to China’s largely Muslim Ughyur population, Xinjiang has a unique cuisine that blends Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and Chinese influences to great effect. You can try said cuisine right here in Singapore, at the famous Restaurant Aisyah along Arab Street.

If you love a good burger as much as we do, you’ve probably heard of One Fattened Calf. When the homegrown joint first opened at a quiet spot in One-North five years ago, it gained a lot of fanfare for its consistently delicious burgers, made with fresh, premium ingredients.

Huevos offers a diverse menu featuring everything from loaded nachos and hearty burritos to tasty tacos and cheesy quesadillas. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the options, don’t hesitate to ask the friendly staff for their must-tries!

Loosely translated to “cook and fry”, zi char or tze char refers to a spread of Chinese-style, home-cooked dishes usually served to share. One notable stall that’s been doing it for three generations and counting is Keng Eng Kee Seafood, a family-run business with multiple accolades under its belt.

There is much contention for the title of best briyani in Singapore, what with the myriad of options available around at hawker centres and restaurants. On a recent food hunt around Joo Chiat Road, we chanced upon a clandestine new contender—Cilantro: The Biryani Club.

Prince Noodles currently has five outlets across Singapore, though the one at ARC380 in Jalan Besar remains its flagship. If you’re thinking of checking out this acclaimed eatery, we hope this review will convince you that it’s very much worth a try.

MTR Singapore belongs to the highly acclaimed restaurant chain Mavalli Tiffin Room, which began life in Bangalore, India back in 1924. Its branch here in Singapore is also similarly lauded, having racked up many awards over the years, including TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence.

If you’re a pasta lover like us, you have probably heard of the highly raved-about Tipo Pasta Bar, a Muslim-owned restaurant that specialises in handmade pasta.

Widely claimed to serve one of the best wonton mee in Singapore, Laifaba Wanton Noodles & Roasted Meats is a restaurant hidden within a Bukit Batok industrial estate.

One of Singapore’s most storied Indian restaurants, Samy’s Curry was founded by the late Indian-born chef Mr. M. Veerasamy, who first set up shop along Tank Road in River Valley in the 1960s.

With so many zi char restaurants in Singapore, it’s common to find overlapping dishes and similar influences. That’s why the very best usually have unique items, or they simply do the classics at a very high level. Por Kee Eating House 1996 belongs to the latter category.

HaHaHotpot offers an affordable halal hotpot buffet with freshly cut meats, market-fresh seafood, free-flow ice cream and more.

Crystal Cafe, the restaurant at Orchard Grand Court, has a $22.80++ Taiwan Porridge Buffet that's great value for money.

The Landmark Restaurant at Village Hotel Bugis is offering a 1-for-1 promotion on their popular halal international buffet.

Swensen's Unlimited is an international buffet at Changi Airport T2. It includes 48 ice cream flavours, a chocolate fountain, seafood and more.

Located at KINEX Mall, JING is a popular Muslim-owned hotpot and grill buffet serving mala soup, Wagyu beef and more.

You have probably heard of I'm Kim Korean BBQ, a popular K-BBQ buffet in Dhoby Ghaut that has been around since 2014. Here's our review!

Atrium Restaurant's international buffet has a 1-for-1 offer for adult diners, so we checked it out to see if it was truly a good deal!

Cafe Nesuto at ION Orchard offers a savoury menu with affordable brunch plates, exclusive pies, and their signature cakes and desserts.

Run by the folks behind Proud Potato Peeler, Alani is a rooftop cafe and bakery at KADA Maxwell that specialises in Greek pastries.

Rise Bakehouse is housed in a conserved shophouse at South Bridge Road. The cafe offers locally inspired mains, cakes, and coffee.

Micro Bakery & Kitchen is a humble neighbourhood bakery committed to making everything in-house, from sourdough loaves to pastries.

Highly worth a visit is Folk Yard, a sandwich cafe decked with camping chairs, serving excellent nosh and chill vibes in Potong Pasir.

Known for their hearty breakfast and great coffee, Tolido’s Espresso Nook is a Melbourne-inspired brunch cafe that's been around since 2013.

When it comes to the best cafes in Singapore, it’d be hard to overlook Lola’s Cafe. The brand has been around since 2013!

Hello Arigato Everton Park is a popular sando cafe that's a short walk from Outram Park MRT Station!

Jalan Besar is full of under-the-radar food gems, one of which is Space 23. This brunch cafe offers thick hotcakes, donburi bowls and more!

Fortuna Terrazza, opened by the same team behind the popular pizzeria Fortuna, is a brunch cafe with toasts and cocktails in Tanjong Pagar.

Marymount Bakehouse is a popular sourdough bakery and cafe in Farrer Park! Their brunch menu features handmade sourdough pasta and more.

Keong Saik Bakery is located at Luzerne Building, near Bendemeer MRT Station. Get new hot food items including Otak Mac N Cheese here!

Two Men Bagel House is a stalwart in Singapore’s F&B landscape, having survived 12 years and expanded to five outlets islandwide!

Pretty Good Muffins is a bakery in Chinatown at Hong Lim Complex, selling muffins in more than 10 flavours from $1.40!

Chocolat N' Spice is a popular hawker bakery in Shunfu Mart by an ex-hotel pastry chef. You can get fresh muffins in 20 flavours, from $2.20!

Mother Dough Bakery is a popular Muslim-owned bakery in Bugis serving fresh-baked goods such as rustic loaves and croissants.

New Deli Bakes is a hidden Tampines bakery with fresh croissants from just $4.80, alongside a small coffee menu.

Butter Town is a bakery stall in Holland Drive with affordable shio pan and sourdough bakes made from scratch by young hawkers!

Champion Bolo Bun is a new three-storey cafe in Tanjong Pagar that specialises in bolo buns and Hong Kong milk beverages.

Check out Puffs And Peaks, opened by a mother-daughter duo, with shio pan, brioche donuts, banana cakes and more!

A stone's throw away from Farrer Road MRT station, Bakery Brera serves affordable French pastries, including almond croissants and cruffins!

Yat Ka Yan is a popular traditional dessert shop at Fortune Centre offering durian chendol, avocado sago, and cheng tng!

Uncle Lee Confectionery is a family-run bakery in Bugis with old-school bakes such as kaya cake, custard puffs and more!

One of Singapore's most famous banana pie spots, Dona Manis Cake Shop has been a fixture of Katong Shopping Centre for over three decades.

Serangoon Garden Bakery & Confectionery is 40 years old, and is situated in Serangoon Garden! They have cream puffs, kaya buns and more!

Chin Mee Chin Confectionery has been around since 1925, with classics including cream horn and charcoal-toasted kaya buns!

Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah might have been around since 1948, but it was only in the 1970s that they started making their famous tau sar piah.

Tong Heng Traditional Cantonese Pastries, founded in 1935, is one of Singapore's oldest Chinese bakeries. They're known for their egg tarts!

Aside from chicken rice, the chilli crab is the most iconic Singaporean dish. On size and reputation alone, one could argue that JUMBO offers our most famous chilli crab.

If you’re looking for more underrated Korean cuisine in Singapore, check out Um Yong Baek on the Telok Ayer stretch.

With Tonshou making waves in Singapore since arriving here in 2024, we tried out local brand Katsuya to see if they can match up to them.

Since it opened in 2024, Mensho Tokyo at Raffles City has become one of the more popular places in Singapore to enjoy toripaitan, the creamy chicken broth ramen that’s often compared to its tonkotsu counterpart.

We’re no strangers to the various delicious tonkatsu renditions around Singapore, but it’s only at Gyusei Gyukatsu Wagyu Steakhouse, a new restaurant on North Bridge Road, where you’ll find the nation’s first halal-certified A5 Wagyu gyukatsu!

Shrimp Prawn Seafood was initially located on Circular Road when they first opened, but soon shifted to a much better spot along Boat Quay. The restaurant not only has a cosy ambience befitting of the nightlife area, they also has an alfresco area along the Singapore River.

If you Google “best Indonesian restaurant in Singapore”, you’ll find that IndoChili features in most listicles dedicated to this topic, including our own.

Picanhas' is a Muslim-owned restaurant in Chinatown serving affordable steaks and beef bowls, along with refreshing mocktails.

SODENG Korean Restaurant in Telok Ayer claims to be the first and possibly only K-BBQ restaurant in Singapore to serve duck, cooked at the table on a sodaeng (소댕), or the pot lid of an ancient Korean cooking vessel called the gamasot (가마솥).

Italian restaurants are aplenty in Singapore, but few possess the widespread popularity and acclaim that iO Italian Osteria has. Opened in 2014, the HillV2 restaurant currently boasts a 4.6-star rating with over 5k reviews on Google Maps, a testament to its high reception.

Jason Niang Dou Fu at Beach Road is one of the rare yong tau foo stalls in Singapore to be fully halal-certified, making it an accessible option for Muslim diners as well. Beyond that, the stall boasts an impressive selection of over 50 fresh ingredients to choose from.

Charlie's Peranakan Food is a stall in Golden Mile Food Centre that has been serving house-made Peranakan fare since the 1980s!

Wang Bu Liao is a traditional prawn noodles stall located at Golden Mile Tower with a perfect five-star Google rating.

Chef Kang's Noodle House in Toa Payoh is known for its high-quality wonton mee. It draws queues that are sometimes two hours long!

Da Dong Prawn Noodles serve up delicious bowls of prawn noodles along Joo Chiat Road.

Mr Kneady's at Bedok Marketplace makes handmade sourdough pizzas from $14, including a sweet dessert pizza! They also make loaves for sale.

Nanay’s Kitchen is a Muslim-owned Filipino restaurant in Ubi that serves legit Filipino food such as chicken sisig and halo-halo.

If you love Hokkien mee, head over to Hokkien Man Hokkien Mee in Toa Payoh for a queue-worthy hawker stall run by an ex-Les Amis chef!