The festive season has come to a close, so how about sinking your teeth into February's hottest new openings around Singapore?
Sonny’s Pizza
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For Pizza Lovers
Looking for a solid slice of pizza made with the freshest ingredients? Sonny's Pizza is a cosy spot dishing up massive 18" and 12" New York-style pies, as well as slices that measure a whopping 9 inches. Popular flavours include the classic Pepperoni ($6.50/slice), the Vietnamese-inspired Saigon Stunner ($7/slice) with betel leaf pesto, and the GM Pizza ($7/slice) complete with hollandaise and bechamel sauce, bacon and sausage. Don't forget to pair your pizza with the wide array of Hong Kong craft beers from the fridge!
Bloom Coffee
Photo by Burppler Xing Wei Chua
For A Cosy Coffee Date
Head down to this Scandinavian-style cafe in Siglap for the exquisite combination that is coffee and sangas - an Australian slang for sandwiches. You're in for a fulfilling breakfast or lunch combination with savoury sandwiches like Tonkatsu ($18), Grilled Mushroom & Eggplant ($17), or PB & Strawberry Basil ($15) for a sweeter taste of housemade strawberry basil jam. Burppler Xing Wei Chua particularly recommends the Tamagoyaki Avocado Bacon Sanga ($18) for its smashed avocado, grilled bacon, tamagoyaki, Japanese mayonnaise and basil yoghurt sauce - all "reconstructed" and "felt comforting in a way similar to a big breakfast platter"!
KOAL
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For A Meaty Affair
Discover the best of grilled meats with KOAL, a new casual diner that marries Asian flavours with both Western and Eastern grilling techniques. Dig into their specially-curated dinner menu offering Salmon with Kimchi Butter Sauce ($18) featuring grilled salmon fillet, grilled kale and chive oil, or Iberico Pork Chop ($28) that you can complement with an array of sauces like Yakiniku no Tare, and more. Burppler Miss Merlot also recommends their US Beef ($42 for 3 course) for its "hearty beef don" that comes with onsen egg, ikura, mushrooms and charred broccoli.
Fraser Street Brothers
Photo by Burppler Xing Wei Chua
For Sandwich Enthusiasts
Check out this new kid on the block, Fraser Street Brothers, at DUO Galleria! Specialising in home-brewed coffee, hand-rolled bagels and cookies, you can also try out their House Cut Fries ($14), Empanadas ($3) or Apple Turnover ($3). Their bagels come in 3 types of flavours to choose from: plain, sesame or multigrain, with fillings like grilled pork, egg and avocado, lox and more! As Burppler Xing Wei Chua puts it, "it's a spot for meat and sandwich lovers"!
Rookie’s Coffee Shop
Photo by Burppler Xing Wei Chua
For a Coffeeholic Experience
Need your daily dose of caffeine? Stop by this hole in the wall cafe in Bukit Merah for some humble brews - White ($5), Black ($4.50), Chocolate ($5.50), and Aeropress ($6) - for something a little more artisanal. Feeling peckish? You won't go wrong with light bites such as Chocolate Chip Cookie ($3.50) or delicious Lemon Bar ($5) which comes with a crumbly New York-style cheesecake at the bottom. Indeed, Burppler Xing Wei Chua strongly recommends the lemon bar "worked especially well with the Black and the Aeropress coffees - the lemon curd’s punchy zing definitely did provide quite a kick"!
Fei Lou Fatt
Photo by Burppler Cecil Dulam
For A Prawn Noodle Twist
From succulent jumbo prawns and fresh abalones to fork-tender braised pork ribs simmered for up to ten hours daily, Fei Lou Fatt will keep you wide-eyed and craving for more with its traditional prawn noodles, all presented in generous servings of savoury, umami-rich prawn broth. You won't go wrong with highlights like Signature Fei Lou Noodle ($20), Big Prawn and Braised Pork Ribs Noodle ($11), and Big Prawn-zuke ($16). Diners can choose from over 20 different types of Lok Lok (or skewers for steamboat) that Burppler Cecil Dulam describes as "not oily and have four flavours to choose from (Sze Chuan Mala, Seaweed, BBQ and Furikake)!"
