Ah, a double-storey high Muslim-owned floral themed brasserie called “The Secret Garden” located in the heart of Kampong Glam.
Not related to the novel and movie, The Secret Garden focuses on French-inspired cuisine with an enchanting floral installation as the backdrop.
Stepping inside, the first floor houses a small petalsmith counter with an in-house florist on the left; a display shelf with all the fresh pastries and cakes on the right.
A total of 36 seats are available in the compound – 12 on the first floor, 24 on the 2nd floor.
The look is thematic, with wallpapers depicting forest, paintings of a garden and a mini bouquet of flowers made by the florist.
82 Own located at The Cathay is a new Korean café. If the name sounds familiar, it is related to 82Bunsik and +82 PlusEightTwo at Rendezvous Hotel – which is a short walk away.
I first visited +82 PlusEightTwo Cafe exactly 3 years ago when they had Korean Bingsu on their menu. Remember the time when bingsu was quite trending in Singapore.
(Currently, their outlet at Rendezvous Hotel is undergoing a change in concept.)
Located right next to the main entrance of The Cathay, 82 Own is a 25 seater-space decked in Scandinavian style with the use of white and brown colour tones.
The menu at 82 Own is a congregation of both 82Bunsik at Ang Mo Kio and +82 PlusEightTwo. I did wish there was a more differentiating factor in the menu though.
Craftsmen Specialty Coffee is no stranger to many cafe lovers, with multiple outlets in Singapore such as Clarke Quay Central, Holland Village, Mohd Sultan, Siglap V, Novena and Eastwood Centre.
The folks behind Craftsmen has opened a new concept PRAIRIE by Craftsmen at Cluny Court, next to Botanic Gardens Exit A and can be accessed via the basement carpark entrance.
The word “Prairie” refers to a type of habitat mostly occupied by grasses and flowering plants with occasional shrubs and trees.
Here, you will walk past a mini stretch of bamboo “forest” before reaching a huge courtyard with a total of 40 seats outside.
Suntec City is where you can find plentiful of dining options, especially Chinese and local restaurants.
This includes Crystal Jade Hong Kong Kitchen, Din Tai Fung, Paradise Dynasty, Soup Restaurant, COCA, White Restaurant, Ho Fook Hei Soy Sauce Chicken, Tim Ho Wan, Shi Jian Hot Pot and Yong Xing Teochew Porridge and more.
If you are finding somewhere to celebrate with the family or have small group gatherings over sumptuous Chinese cuisine,
here are 10 places you can head to:
(Do check with individual restaurants as there may be varied opening hours during festive periods. Reservations, if applicable, is also recommended.)
But, this promises to be different, located at the rather ‘happening’ Bukit Merah area (and I can imagine a few other websites – the usual suspects, writing about this place soon.)
This café is located at The Mill. Where?
The Mill is a neo-gothic building at Jalan Kilang (kind of near ABC Brickworks Food Centre).
It has been described as an “amalgamation of post-industrial American architectural influences, cast alongside a fortified Gothic tower, and rooted in industrial Singapore.”
A twin-tower that is 45 metres high, dark, alluring, eye-catching, which some may describe as “the Batman building”.
If the gothic design reminds of Parkview Square, that is because they both share the same architect – American James Adam.