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PocoLoco – Hidden Gem of Italian Restaurant at Royal Square @ Novena

Royal Square @ Novena is a mixed development that houses Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena, Royal Square Medical Centre and a few retail shops. This is hardly the place I would expect to find an Italian restaurant. PocoLoco stands proudly on the second level of Royal Square @ Novena. The front of the restaurant doesn’t […]

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iO Italian Osteria – Pricey Delish Italian Restaurant in HillV2

I was very inspired after reading an article about how Joseph Knowles from Vancouver became the best-dressed man from thrifting. “Thrifting” means shopping in thrift stores. A search on Google reveals that there are actually quite a few thrift stores in Singapore and thrifting has become more popular in the past few years.  I decided […]

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Little Caesars Pizza – World’s Third Largest Pizza Chain in Raffles Place

Little Caesars Pizza was founded by couple Mike Ilitch and Marian Bayoff in 1959 in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Little Caesars Pizza became the largest carryout-only pizza chain in the United States and the world’s third largest pizza chain after Pizza Hut and Domino’s Pizza.  But I definitely don’t see any sign […]

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Fasta – Contemporary Fusion Pasta Restaurant in South Beach

As you probably already know by now, South Beach Avenue is my new favourite haunt right now. This newsish lifestyle enclave in the Civic District that is home to 16 dining, beauty and entertainment outlets. We have already seen Fynn’s, the causal Australian restaurant, but what if you want to have a plate of pasta? That’s […]

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Italian

Mad For Garlic – Italian Restaurant That Came From Korea

The moment you hear the name Mad for Garlic, you know it’s a garlic-themed restaurant. What you don’t know is that this is an Italian that originated from Korea (reminds me of Bel Mondo, an Italian restaurant that originated from Osaka, Japan). Mad for Garlic’s first restaurant was in Apgujeong-dong, an affluent entertainment and residential […]

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Bel Mondo – Italian Restaurant That Serves Mediterranean Fare

You will be surprised to learn that Bel Mondo, an Italian restaurant in Millenia Walk, originated from Osaka, Japan instead of Italy.   “Bel Mondo” means “beautiful world” in Italian and this Italian restaurant wants to share with you the wonderful world of Mediterranean cuisines.  Bel Mondo has both indoor and outdoor alfresco seating with […]

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Alt. Pizza

Ever since Alt. Pizza has opened its flagship outlet at Suntec City Mall, I have heard some really great reviews from colleagues about this place and I have been meaning to try this pizza joint that not only features their Signature Pizzas but also has the option to make “Design-It-Yourself” pizzas. Alt. Pizza’s Crispy Calamari […]

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Eat at Seven: Nigiro Cafe – Japanese-Italian Fusion Foods

Eat at Seven at level 3 of Suntec City Mall features 7 of Japan’s best and trending specialist concept restaurants is brought into Singapore by Global Retail Partners, a joint venture by ANA Trading, Komars Group and local restaurateur Mr Andrew Tan who owns Tomo F&B Group. Japanese cuisine is one of my favourite cuisines, so […]

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Da Paolo Gastronomia’s Salted Egg Croissant – My Personal Favourite So Far

The salted egg croissant war has been going on for some time now, even my doctor took notice of it and proclaimed Da Paolo Gastronomia’s Salted Egg Croissant to be the best in Singapore, although the winner goes to Antoinette’s Salted Yolk Lava Croissant in the The Straits Times article.   I happened to be in Paragon so […]

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[Closed] Bottura

Massimo Bottura is the man behind three-Michelin-star restaurant Osteria Francescana, which has been listed in the top 5 at The World’s Best 50 Restaurants since 2010.  Bottura, a name synonymous with authentic Italian cooking back by generations worth of culinary experience, has come to Singapore in the form of a three-in-one dining establishment in Suntec […]