Because restaurants and cafés come and go so fast, we thought it's better if you had this go-to list of somewhat new-ish places to refer to when faced with the perennial question of "eat where, huh?".

We share one you can check out every weekend till this year ends — and because we're so kind, we even tell you if you risk emptying your wallet eating there:

[Legend: $ $10-20 | $$ $20-30 | $$$ $30-50]

 

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1. Brawn and Brains

Because now there’s actually space for larger crowds.

$$

100 Guillemard Road

9am - 7pm; Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Mountbatten

 

 

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2. Ginza Kuroson

Because you cannot go wrong with Japanese.

$$$

Ngee Ann City, 391 Orchard Rd #03-10

11:30am-2pm, 6pm-10pm; Open daily

Nearest MRT: Orchard

 

 

3. Tendon Ginza Itsuki

Because it’s delicious tempura on rice.

$

101 Tanjong Pagar Road

11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm; Open daily

Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar

 

 

4. May May

Because lunch meals in bowls rock.

$$

65 Tras Street

11:30am-3pm, 6pm-11pm; Closed Sundays

Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar

 

 

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5. NUDE Seafood

Because you never thought seafood could taste so good with quinoa and barley.

$$

12 Marina Blvd, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, #01-02

8am-9pm (10pm on Fridays); Closed weekends

Nearest MRT: Marina Bay

 

 

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6. Park Bench Deli

Because sometimes you want an alternative to that weekday Subway s’wich.

$

179 Telok Ayer Street

9am-3pm; Closed weekends

Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar

 

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7. CreatureS

Because Desker Road is where local flavours start to go crazy.

$$$

120 Desker Road

5:30pm-10:30pm (Tues-Thu), 12pm-11:30pm (Fri-Sun); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Farrer Park

 

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8. Mak’s Noodle

Because we don’t have to go to Hong Kong.

$

176 Orchard Road, Centrepoint #01-63/64

11am-10pm; Open daily

Nearest MRT: Somerset

 

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9. Sum Yi Tai

Because tapas became Chinese.

$$$

25 Boon Tat Street

11:30am-2.30pm (Mon-Fri), 5pm-1am (Mon-Sat); Closed Sundays

Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer/Raffles Place

 

 

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10. The Refinery

Because your friends love skewered meat.

$$

115 King George's Avenue #01-02

12pm-3pm (Tues-Fri), 11am-4pm (Sat-Sun), Dinner from 6pm till late; Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Lavender

 

 

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11. Lepark Singapore

Because you want to lepak with mod sin (modern Singaporean) food

$$

1 Park Road, Level 6 People’s Park Complex

4pm-11pm (Tues-Fri), 11am-late (Sat-Sun); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Chinatown

 

 

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12. Curious Palette

Because you want to see what the 4th Strangers’ Reunion venture tastes like.

$$

64 Prinsep Street

9am-10pm (Mon-Sun, Fri & Sat till late); Closed Tuesdays

Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut

 

 

Photo credit: IG/eveluvshimnher

13. Luxe Singapore

Because lux is the way to live.

$$$

1 Keong Saik Road #01-04

12pm-12am (Tues-Fri), 9am-12pm (Sat), 9am-4pm (Sun); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Outram Park

 

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14. Mad about Sucre

Because you want to treat yourself to expensive desserts.

$$

27 Teo Hong Road

12.30pm-10.30pm (Tues-Sat), 12:30pm-5pm (Sun); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Outram Park

 

 

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15. Red Baron

Because sometimes, you like coffee with quiet.

$

45 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

11am-6pm (Tues-Thu, Sat-Sun), 11am-10pm (Fri); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Labrador Park

 

 

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16. Sacha & Sons

Because you can pretend you’re in NYC.

$$

#03-02 Mandarin Gallery, 333A Orchard Road

10am-10pm; Open daily

Nearest MRT: Somerset

 

 

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17. Crown Bakery & Café

Because it has Hainanese Chicken Bread. Yes.

$$

557 Bukit Timah Road Crown Centre #01-03

7.30am-8.30pm; Open daily

Nearest MRT: Botanic Gardens

 

 

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18. OMB (Oh My Bacon!)

Because did you say bacon everything?

$$

7 Dunlop Street

12pm-10pm (Tues-Fri), 10am-10pm (Sat-Sun); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Little India

 

 

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19. The Tiny Roaster

Because finally, another café in the west.

$

106 Clementi Street 12 #01-62

12.30pm-10pm (Tues-Fri), 9.30am-10pm (Sat), 9.30am-6pm (Sun); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Clementi

 

 

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20. The Sushi Bar Ngee Ann City

Because you cannot have too many Japanese offerings.

$$

391 Orchard Road #05-34/35 Ngee Ann City

11.30am-9pm; Open daily

Nearest MRT: Orchard

 

 

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21. L’éclair Patisserie

Because now, eclairs can be the main seller.

$

Singapore Shopping centre, 190 Clemenceau Avenue #01-28

11am-8pm (Tues-Sat), 11am-6pm (Sun); Closed Mondays

Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut

 

 

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22. The Daily Roundup

Because they finally have a name.

$

1 Keong Saik Road

9am-6pm (Mon-Fri); Closed weekends

Nearest MRT: Outram Park

 

 

Photo credit: IG/timotakoyaki

23. Rise & Grind Coffee Co.

Because photogenic food is important, usually.

$

Bukit Timah Plaza, 1 Jalan Anak Bukit

10am-9pm (Mon-Fri), 9am-9pm (Sat-Sun)

Nearest MRT: Clementi

 

 

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24. DEN

Because it’s decent-not-overpriced grub in CBD.

$$

29 Boon Tat Street

11am-11pm (Mon-Fri, till late for Sat); Closed Sundays

Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer/Raffles Place

 

 

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25. Joo Bar

Because fusion/atas Korean food needs trying.

$$$

5 Tan Quee Lan Street

5:30pm-12am; Open daily

Nearest MRT: Bugis

 

 

p.s. For more "where should I go for food?" woes that need not require a trendy answer, you may also wish to head to AskMedha and check out more recommendations. You're welcome.

 

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