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New hotel openings ramp up Singapore’s F&B landscape

All-day-dining fare is a thing of the past as hotels team up with star chefs and independent restaurateurs to create exciting food concepts

    • French patissier Cedric Grolet draws the crowds.
    • Lobby restaurant at the new EDITION hotel.
    • Josh Niland is an advocate of sustainability.
    • A rendering of the new Grand Hyatt.
    • Grand Hyatt will house Le Pristine, by chef Sergio Herman.
    • Francisco Araya and Fernanda Guerrero of Araya.
    • Bottega di Carna at the Mondrian is an Italian steakhouse.
    • French patissier Cedric Grolet draws the crowds. PHOTO: COMO
    • Lobby restaurant at the new EDITION hotel. PHOTO: EDITION
    • Josh Niland is an advocate of sustainability. PHOTO: ALAN BENSON
    • A rendering of the new Grand Hyatt. PHOTO: GRAND HYATT SINGAPORE
    • Grand Hyatt will house Le Pristine, by chef Sergio Herman. PHOTO: GRAND HYATT
    • Francisco Araya and Fernanda Guerrero of Araya. PHOTO: ARAYA
    • Bottega di Carna at the Mondrian is an Italian steakhouse. PHOTO: MONDRIAN SINGAPORE

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    Published Thu, Nov 2, 2023 · 06:00 PM

    STAR chefs. Innovative dining. Trendsetting restaurants that you would expect to find in the fashionable dining enclaves of Amoy or Tras Streets are popping up elsewhere – namely hotels, erstwhile associated with buffet breakfasts and afternoon tea. 

    It’s not a new phenomenon – think Nobu in the Four Seasons, Nancy Silverton’s Mozza Osteria in the Hilton and Mauro Colagreco at Capella. However, the current spate of new hotel openings in Singapore has also seen a slew of famous names and original concepts raising the bar in the already competitive food and beverage (F&B) industry.

    Hotels are ramping up their food game because “it’s part of the brand experience and no longer seen as an ancillary offering”, notes Ruby Garcia, general manager of the 156-room Como Metropolitan Singapore, which welcomed its first guests in September.  

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