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In this month’s guide to , we explore the city’s vibrant arts scene, sample tipples at the newest cocktail bars and take part in cultural festivities 1DAY

Located inside your traditional Take a stroll around the The Capitol museum Tanjong Pagar area, making Kempinski store, with a sure to stop by the Seng Hotel Singapore, restaurant, bar Wong Beo temple, which is and inspired and design shop dedicated to the Chinese City by Berthold contained within God and was constructed in Kempinski, who ran a a single open space. 1905. Then, depending on how delicatessen in his native Among the eclectic the day is unfolding, head back Berlin before turning his focus off erings here are Cleopatra to your hotel for a break or take to the hotel business, Berthold tote bags, soaps inspired by a cab straight to ESORA for Delikatessen is a handsome exhibitions and books on dinner. Located in a heritage breakfast spot. Sit indoors or Southeast Asian art. shophouse, this kappo-style alfresco and order from a range Grab a cab for the short ride (which emphasises interaction of German breads and pastries. to the business district, where between the diner and chef ) With your stomach sated, lunch at the new 51 Soho modern Japanese restaurant it’s time to feed the mind. awaits. Expect dishes such as has a white and blond-wood Drop by the nearby National pan-seared chicken breast with palette and supplies artistically Gallery Singapore, home to baked curry caulifl ower or one- plated fare that mines the the world’s largest collection bowl protein-and-carb meals in riches of Japan’s land and sea. of Southeast Asian modern a sleek, sophisticated setting. Round out the day with art. The 10-month exhibition If you feel like a sweet treat, a taxi ride to IB HQ, a cosy “Lim Cheng Hoe: Painting take a short walk to bar along North Bridge Singapore” ends in early Naganuma Ice, the Road where you can June, so this is one of your last Hokkaido soft- indulge in a Li Che chances to catch the landscape serve sensation Ro (raspberry Clockwise paintings of an artist who is with novel gin, lychee and from top left regarded as the country’s fl avours such as Perrier) or a National Gallery pioneering watercolourist. Ebisu pumpkin, Giacomo (cocoa Singapore; ESORA; After browsing Lim’s works, Yame matcha vodka, Campari, 51 Soho; head over to Gallery & Co. and Yubari sweet vermouth

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includes a tongue-tingling Sichuan-inspired version and a vegetarian option made with DAY grilled portobello mushrooms. Take a post-prandial walk among the greenery before getting a well-deserved treatment at Aramsa, a spa located within the park where the menu includes anti-stress and detox therapies. Pleasantly decompressed, grab a taxi back to your hotel to freshen up before dinner. Tonight’s treat is the fi ve- or eight-course 2 tasting menu at Have a leisurely breakfast table65 on Sentosa. at your hotel as you’ll do Opened by Dutch plenty of walking today. star chefs Richard van Accommodation-wise, Oostenbrugge and Thomas consider the new Oakwood Groot, it approaches fi ne- Premier OUE Singapore dining, modern European- in the heart of the business inspired dishes through a district, which has luxury casual lens, evident from the serviced apartments available counter-style seating that for short-term stays. allows guests to interact with The highlight of the the chefs. Go for the apple Buddhist calendar, Vesak Day, dessert, which is encased in occurs on 19 May. The biggest a picture-perfect sugar bubble. festivities will take place in After the gustatory the Bishan area at the Kong interlude, you have a couple Meng San Phor Kark See this slash of green is a verdant of options. For a relaxed Monastery, a large complex oasis with open lawns and a evening, head to RPM, which with its own Buddhist college. lotus pond that’s bisected by couples shochu-inspired Clockwise If you’re not here for the holy a curling three-kilometre river. cocktails with music from from top day, the monastery is still It’s also home to GRUB, vinyl records. Alternatively, Oakwood Premier worth a visit, with its imperial a family-friendly joint with an at Marina Bay Sands, strap OUE Singapore; Chinese architecture and outdoor terrace and a menu on your dancing boots for the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See gleaming gold stupa. that features fi nger food, new Marquee Singapore, Monastery; From here, cross the road soups and seafood that’s ideal which is now the largest club Marquee to enter Bishan-Ang Mo Kio for lunch. The real draw is in the Lion City and even has Singapore Park. Split into two sections, the burger selection, which an indoor Ferris wheel.

SWEET TREATS May is steamy in Singapore, so here are three icy treats to cool you down

Chendol Cheng tng Mango pomelo sago Chendol (also spelled Made with lotus seeds, The chilled dessert melds cendol, pictured left) is longan, persimmon and a flavour profi le of sweet made of rice-flour jelly, red dates among other and a little sour and coconut milk, palm sugar things, cheng tng is a local originated in Hong Kong. syrup and crushed ice. Try favourite. Sample a bowl at Sample it at Ah Chew the version at Four Seasons the renowned No Name Desserts, with locations

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Created by delivery food service The Local Box, Hideout by The Local Box DAY is a brick-and-mortar outlet in ’s Heeren shopping centre. Its white walls and patterned marble fl oors give it an easy ambience, while the menu features choices such as fried bee hoon (rice vermicelli), chee cheong fun (rice noodle rolls) and the Great Hideout Breakfast (loaded with eggs, hash browns, greens and sausages). Then take a short stroll to Istana Park, a slender parkway teeming with fl owers and anchored by the 3 Festival Arch, a 26-metre- long landmark that sits atop a refl ecting pool. Since you’re near some major traffi c arteries, it will scores of be easy to catch a taxi to home décor Olivia Restaurant & Lounge items small on the edge of Chinatown. enough to With honeycomb terracotta squeeze into tile fl oors and rough brick your luggage. walls, the place has a rustic Among the highlights feel, which complements the are blue-and-white lidded Mediterranean-centric dishes porcelain jars and ornate that use ingredients such Shanghai lanterns. Clockwise from top as ham, truffl es and seafood. From here it’s a quick ride HortPark; Hideout Hop back into a cab and to HortPark, a wellspring of by The Local Box; head to Taylor B Design, information and resources on Taylor B Design a huge furniture store with gardening, with its manicured plots showcasing everything from vegetable patches to fl oral walks. Wander the roads near the park with Anglo- BOLD DESIGNS inspired names (Berkshire, Where to get a glimpse of Singapore’s famed black-and-whites Cornwall and Canterbury) to see some of the lovely black- Three places to see the and-white houses – former city-state’s black-and-white homes of rich businessmen, houses, named for their white walls and dark government offi cials and timber beams, are winding British Army offi cers. Mount Pleasant Road, Dinner lands you at the home to the Singapore nearby habitat by honestbee, Polo Club and stately a cashless, tech-forward black-and-whites flanking supermarket that also features its leafy sides; multiple food stalls serving , where items such as bento boxes, the houses were built barbecued meats and local mainly for off icers at the nearby naval base; and comfort food. Wash down your Dempsey Hill, which once meal with a freshly squeezed housed army barracks and juice at Lucky Peach or a craft is now home to dozens of beer at White Moustache.

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