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Singaporean chefs make low-key fine-dining debut at Inicio

The Thye Hong Centre restaurant serves generic mod-European food that could use a stronger sense of personality and direction

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Jaime Ee

Published Thu, Apr 4, 2024 · 06:00 PM
    • Quiet surroundings of Restaurat Inicio.
    • Crunchy pasta nest atop a bouncy prawn ball with caviar garnish.
    • Miso-marinated cod in light sauerkraut broth.
    • Steamed egg custard and scallop.
    • Rolled hamachi slices topped with caviar in tomato water.
    • Slim white asparagus topped with crumbled egg and croutons.
    • Sous vide tongue is topped with crumbled egg and croutons.
    • Dessert of raspberrry, granola, milk ice cream and lychee foam.
    • Quiet surroundings of Restaurat Inicio. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
    • Crunchy pasta nest atop a bouncy prawn ball with caviar garnish. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
    • Miso-marinated cod in light sauerkraut broth. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
    • Steamed egg custard and scallop. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
    • Rolled hamachi slices topped with caviar in tomato water. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
    • Slim white asparagus topped with crumbled egg and croutons. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
    • Sous vide tongue is topped with crumbled egg and croutons. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
    • Dessert of raspberrry, granola, milk ice cream and lychee foam. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT

    NEW RESTAURANT 

    Restaurant Inicio 2 Leng Kee Road # 01-06 Singapore 159086 Tel: 8031-0141 Open for lunch and dinner Mon to Sat: 12 pm to 2.30 pm; 6 pm to 10.30 pm. 

    THE past few times we drove down Leng Kee, it was depressingly clear that it was not because we just bought a car. It has been mostly to poke around this ex-biscuit factory building which houses several restaurants, one of them being a revolving door of sorts for would-be fine-dining concepts. 

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