It’s no secret that F&B establishments in Singapore haven’t exactly been having an easy time. The past few months have seen sporadic lockdowns – most recently, the second round of Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) – along with accompanying dine-in restrictions. But despite the dampened climate, a few brave new restaurants are continuing to throw open their doors. Now that restaurant.
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This month, we are celebrating everything local, from our flavours to icons to strength.
From the multitude of options available for familial dining, intimate date nights, guilt-free snacks, and tantalising bundles for the troops, we have some of our favourite picks in this list. Hang in there, we have gone through this chapter before and we will emerge stronger at the end.
National Day Specials
Cheers to better times ahead four ways with local cocktail aficionados,
GudSht! They have launched four limited edition concoctions to celebrate the recent opening of their two physical bars at King George and Cineleisure, and the festivities at home. Look out for their playful take on the national icons, including our beloved hawker centres, the Merlion, Phua Chu Kang, and Marina Bay Sands. “This year, we really wanted to create something special to celebrate Singapore and our people, having shown our strength, resilience, and discipline over the past year or so,” shared
Thursday, July 22, 2021
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New restaurants in Singapore make the best of a stressful situation with dining in off the table again
SINGAPORE - New restaurants are feeling the heat from the changing rules for dining in.
Over the last two months, these went from no dining in to two people allowed to five vaccinated people to no dining in again. The latest rule will kick in from Thursday (July 22) to Aug 18 under Covid-19 phase two (heightened alert) of reopening.
Chef-partner Remy Lefebvre, who delayed the opening of Casa Restaurant by Remy Lefebvre at Chijmes until last month, said: Opening a restaurant is difficult and requires projection and experience, but in this environment, we don t even know what the projections are for next week.
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Bonus: HDB free parking
Did you know that HDB offers Free Parking Scheme (FPS) at various HDB car parks on Sundays and public holidays?
Under the HDB FPS, you can enjoy free parking from 7am to 10:30pm on Sundays and public holidays in most HDB car parks.
Take note that this does not apply to parking lots reserved for season parking holders.
FYI: these lots are marked by red or bicoloured (red-and-white) lines.
To identify car parks with FPS, look out for the orange sign plate installed on main signboards like this:
Or you can use HDB s Centralised Map to locate the nearest FPS car park.