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Restaurant Reviews of Singapore Restaurants that we have had the good fortune of visiting and eating at on our travels and at home here on The Red Dot, Singapore.
Restaurant reviews on IsLifeARecipe.net aren’t written from a desk with a press release in one hand and a thesaurus in the other. They’re written from the table — usually mid-bite, occasionally mid-spill, always mid-laughter. This blog covers everything from hawker heroes in Singapore to beachside BBQs in Bohol, Michelin-star swagger to plastic-chair perfection. If it’s smoky, spicy, saucy, or spectacularly comforting, it gets photographed, tasted, and judged with honesty. No fluff. No fake praise. Just real plates and real opinions.
Every review dives into what actually matters: what to order, what it costs, whether it’s worth queuing for, and whether you’d take your mates, your date, or your mum. Expect bold flavours, straight-talking verdicts, and the occasional cheeky comment when something misses the mark. From new openings to long-standing legends, these restaurant reviews are about helping you eat better, choose smarter, and maybe loosen your belt one notch at a time. Because life really is a recipe — and some dishes deserve a second helping.
Tortuga Tapas Bar & Bistro @ Katong We truly are so verfy lucky living in Siglap and being foodies as a family. We always have new stuff to try. Always. And all within 10 minutes of home, hence we love living on the East Coast so very much. We have walked past this place once, […]
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The Botanic @ Raffles City Review We finished our little trip to see Amy’s Gold Winning Entry for the “Draw My Stamp” competition at the National Library. As we were nearing dinner, but not quite I thought we could wander and have a drink and sit somewhere 1st. So I took us off to Loof,
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Sandwich Saigon Cafe Katong Sandwich Saigon Cafe, excellent Vietnamese food in Katong I wrote about this place years ago. Do you remember? I wrote about how incredible the owner is at Sandwich Saigon Cafe @ Katong, and how she is making her own baguettes every day and her own soy and fish sauces. Clearly, it
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Wolaa East Coast Road Now moved to 387 Balestier Rd, Singapore 329795 Yeah, baby another exciting little find. Our good mates the Breens have been here and really liked it. Every time we go past on the bus we see it and think; “Oh yeah we must pop in there one day…” And today was
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Rakuya Review at Katong – the best Japanese Omakase in Singapore, Katong & Joo Chiat The opportunities for date lunch with wifey were fast disappearing on this stint of gardening level between jobs. Work starts again soon, and I am sad. I’ll miss our lovely long days together, seeing the kids, and basically just having
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Paradise Dynasty @ Funan Mall – lunch with wifey OK, OK this was not a school day albeit that we did go to Amy’s school and nearly went to Ollie’s too. But more as in it was not a workday. But anyways it was still lunch with the wifey (and all the kids), so it
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Salted & Hung & Chef Drew You know it is weird. You get retrenched from the company you have worked for 5 years and you feel shit, let down, worthless, and no good. But then once you have licked your wounds and started to look around for employment you start to feel better about yourself
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Tono Cevicheria @ Duo Galleria BRILLIANT Latin American Menu Tono Cevicheria Update (2022) Sad to say that Tono Cevicheria @ Duo Galleria is now permanently closed. It was a cracking lunch, but it seems they got smashed by Covid. It is also evident that Toniito’s @ Jewel went the same way, but has since ben bought
MeatSmith Review: Dave Pynt at KF Seetoh’s Makansutra Gluttons Bay MeatSmith at KF Seetoh‘s Makansutra, Gluttons Bay Hawker is sadly closed. We believe a victim of Covid-19. The stall is still there and empty, including that damn-fine Gaucho Grill. I might sneak in there one night and have that away in a LaLaMove. Clearly the
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Chaoniu Hot Pot @ Katong Chaoniu Hot Pot – It has happened again. Something new comes to East Coast to allow us to have another culinary adventure. And boy oh boy is this a cracker. Ollie spotted the ‘logo’ and we were then hooked, we had to go and reunite my tattoo with his long
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