Restaurants

FOOD & DRINK

Celebrity chef Andre Chiang’s new Raffles Hotel restaurant to have heritage concept

1887 by Andre marks the chef’s return to Singapore after eight years

RAS is calling for support from the government to consider targeted, structural interventions crucial to enhancing cost predictability and stimulating domestic demand within the F&B sector.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

F&B association calls for rental caps, foreign worker levy removal in Budget 2026 wish list

The sector is afflicted by escalating operational costs, persistent manpower shortage and intense market competition

The stalwart Peacock Alley gets an Oriental twist.
BTLUXE EXCLUSIVE

An urban retreat in Shanghai’s newest playground

The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan offers a quiet getaway in the city’s new Bund

Peridot, located on the 38th floor and facing Victoria Harbour and Central’s skyline, sports a pale-green cocoon-like interior that evokes the gemstone it is named after.

Top of Hong Kong’s glitzy new skyscraper offers instagrammable cocktails

The opulence at Peridot is the closest to Dubai vibes available in the city

The entrance of Gilmore & Damian D'Silva at National Gallery.
DINING OUT

Cooking a grandfather’s story at Gilmore & Damian D’Silva

Singapore’s culinary historian serves up family history at his new National Gallery restaurant

JIJA by Vicky Lau, a Yunnan-inspired bistro, is a collaboration with Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong.

Why Michelin chefs are moving into luxury hotels

Rising costs and changing expectations are driving a wave of chef-hotel collaborations, reshaping how fine dining is conceived in Asia

International hospitality groups are collaborating with chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants.

Hotels tap Asian Michelin-level chefs to elevate dining options

FORGET fancy hotel restaurants tied to heavyweight names such as Alain Ducasse or Jean-Georges Vongerichten. International hospitality groups are now collaborating with chefs from Michelin-starred res...

Benjamin Boh, president of the Restaurant Association of Singapore, said operators are generally more sensitive to food cost inflation than rent.

Singapore F&B players push for more changes in import rules to ease food cost squeeze

Operators laud moves to diversify food sources, say more can be done to help local business compete against global players with strong supply chains

Mosu now sits in a two-storey house in Itaewon.
FOOD & DRINK

Culinary Class Wars 2 puts Seoul restaurants back in the spotlight

With the cult favourite cooking show back for its second season, it’s time to plan for an eating spree in the South Korean capital

Sushi Kimura Plus is scheduled to open this month, but that may be delayed till January due to repair work.

Singapore’s F&B industry gears up for a rocky 2026

Players in the mid-high to luxury segment look back on 2025, and prepare for the challenges ahead