12 - 28 July 2019 A FOODIE’S GUIDE TO THE SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL 2019 SAVOUR SINGAPORE IN EVERY BITE This year, the Singapore Food Festival (SFF) marks its 26th year of celebrating our vibrant local dining scene. Our national food obsession has always been at the heart of this annual event, with opportunities to showcase our multicultural food heritage, explore new culinary innovations and profile local talents. Mark your calendars in July to discover Singapore’s identity through our food and have a gastronomic experience like no other! Follow this guide to enjoy the best of the fest, depending on your appetite for modern culinary adventures, local authentic dining experiences, artistic feasts, or traditional flavours. Shortlist the events and experiences you wish to be part of and book your tickets with our official booking partner, Klook. BITE INTO Modernit Are you always the first to know and adopt the latest food trends? Always updated on innovative dishes and restaurants? With your adventurous palate and love for innovative interpretations of traditional local dishes, you’ll fit right in with fellow gourmands who love a modern twist. STREAT 12 – 13 JULY 2019 Free Entry 5pm – 1 1pm THE PROMONTORY Singapore’s most distinguished chefs and celebrated 11 Marina Boulevard hawkers bring you a slice of our island’s most delectable Singapore 018940 dishes at STREAT. The Singapore Food Festival’s signature event features 12 F&B stalls and a pop-up bar helmed by Origin Bar. In between bites, check out a range of workshops, live music performances and quality wares from local design label Naiise. FIND OUT MORE > Sponsors: The NETS Group operates Singapore’s national debit scheme enabling customers to make payments using their ATM cards or mobile devices at more than 114,000 acceptance points in the country as well as QR, credit card and online payments. The Group manages and operates the clearing and payment infrastructure for the Singapore Clearing House Association and core electronic transfer services FAST, Inter-bank GIRO and PayNow and is the market leader for payment and clearing solutions (Real-Time Gross Settlement system and Cheque Truncation System) in the region with some S$1 trillion in transaction value processed through its systems every year. Made from apples, Strongbow brings nature to the city and invites consumers to experience its uplifting natural refreshment. As the first drink of the evening, it refreshes times with friends, turning them into golden moments. Strongbow keeps our connections real and take a new outlook on our urban lives. POCKY X YA KUN KAYA TOAST & KOPI O FROM 12 JULY 2019 ONWARDS STREAT AND Experience the taste of an authentic local breakfast on a ALL YA KUN crispy biscuit stick, with this limited-edition snack from OUTLETS Glico and Ya Kun Kaya Toast. This delectable treat fuses the flavours of kaya (traditional jam made from coconut and eggs) toast and kopi-o (black coffee). FIND OUT MORE > THE ULTIMATE CHILLI CRAB RAMEN 1–31 JULY 2019 IPPUDO Craving for oodles of noodles? Singaporean chilli crab and MANDARIN GALLERY Japanese ramen come together in a perfect marriage of 333A Orchard Road flavours, with the first-ever collaboration between famed #04-02/03/04 Japanese ramen chain IPPUDO and beloved local seafood Singapore 238897 restaurant, No Signboard Seafood. Mon-Sat: 11am –11 pm Sun/PH: 11am –10pm This delicious concoction blends Ippudo’s Tonkotsu soup IPPUDO and No Signboard Seafood’s homemade chilli crab sauce. MARINA BAY SANDS You can taste this spectacular dish only at IPPUDO’s 2 Bayfront Avenue Mandarin Gallery and Marina Bay Sands outlets. Only 30 B2-54/55 bowls will be served per outlet per day, so be sure to The Shoppes at hurry down! Marina Bay Sands Singapore 018972 Sun-Thu: 10.30am –11pm FIND OUT MORE > Fri/Sun/PH Eve: 10.30am–11.30pm 7- ELEVEN DAY 10 JULY – 6 AUGUST 2019 7-ELEVEN STORES Singapore’s most beloved chain of convenience stores ISLAND-WIDE brings you a fantastic array of fusion food, with ready-to-eat local products that combine local and global flavours. The perfect snack for peckish visitors on the go, these nibbles include Salted Egg Tamagoyaki, Chicken Satay Onigiri and Takoyaki with Chilli Crab Sauce. FIND OUT MORE > AVOCADO COFFEE 12 JULY – 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 SELECTED Discover a taste of tradition at LiHO Tea, which fuses LIHO OUTLETS aromatic kopi (local coffee) with avocado in one delicious drink. Avocado Coffee will be available at selected LiHO outlets. Be sure to admire the spruced-up shop interiors, which pay tribute to local hawker culture. FIND OUT MORE > SINGAPORE VEGAN STREET FOOD CRAWL 13, 20, 27 JULY 2019 $45 13 JULY 2019 Embark on a culinary adventure across the three bustling 10am - 12.30pm cultural precincts of Geylang Serai, Chinatown and Little GEYLANG SERAI India with the Singapore Vegan Street Food Crawl. PRECINCT Meeting Location: The event celebrates Singapore’s vibrant vegan street In front of Mr Teh Tarik, food culture, with fun tasting trails that will have you Geylang Serai Market, 1 Geylang Serai, #01-210, sampling desserts, artisanal teas and meat-free versions Singapore 402001 of popular Malay, Chinese and Indian cuisine staples. 20 JULY 2019 GEYLANG SERAI PRECINCT 2.30pm - 5pm FIND OUT MORE > CHINATOWN PRECINCT Meeting Location: CHINATOWN PRECINCT Main entrance of Buddha FIND OUT MORE > Tooth Relic Temple & Museum LITTLE INDIA PRECINCT 27 JULY 2019 FIND OUT MORE > 2.30pm - 5pm LITTLE INDIA PRECINCT Meeting Location: Entrance of Exit E, Little India train station (Junction of Race Course Road, and Buffalo Road) BITE INTO Cultur Do you have a passion for authentic local experiences and flavours? Does your endless curiosity drive you to live – and eat – like the locals? If so, then hop on this food trail and start feasting, Singapore style! LOCAL FESTIVAL 1 JUNE – 31 JULY 2019 Looking for gifts for your loved ones back home? DFS Sun-Thu: 1 1am - 8pm, Group’s Local Festival campaign unveils a range of Fri - Sat: 1 1am - 9pm toothsome treats and exclusive products. These include Home’s Favourite cookies—which come in uniquely local T GALLERIA BY flavours like durian kaya and kopi-o—and Fragrance’s DFS, SINGAPORE salted egg snacks, which are proudly made in Singapore. 25 Scotts Road Singapore 228220 FIND OUT MORE > PBD X CANDLENUT GUEST CHEF SERIES 1 – 31 JULY 2019 Mon-Fri: 10.30am - 4pm, 5pm - 9pm Sat-Sun: 9am - 3pm PARK BENCH DELI Singaporean flavours meet American comfort food with this 179 Telok Ayer Street local sandwich creation by Park Bench Deli and Candlenut, Singapore 068627 the world’s only Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant. Made with beef patty, buah keluak (black nut indigenous to Southeast Asia), fried eggs and potato buns, the Buah Keluak Burger is a bold and robust statement dish blending the best of Asian and Western flavours. You’ll be eating for a good cause, as $1 will go to charity for every burger sold in July. FIND OUT MORE > https://www.privatechefstable.com/ PRIVATE CHEF’S TABLE 5 – 28 JULY 2019 $70 - $98 7pm - 10pm THE GATHERING Experience private dining that fuses modern innovation and ROOM traditional flavours, with creations whipped up by ten local 115 King George’s chefs. Discover recipes that have been passed down from Avenue #02-01 generation to generation, and the stories behind them. Singapore 208561 FIND OUT MORE > SINGAPORE TEA FESTIVAL 2019 19 JULY 2019 Free Entry 2pm – 10pm 20 – 21 JULY 2019 10am – 10pm JEWEL CHANGI An unmissable experience for tea connoisseurs and caffeine AIRPORT fiends, the Singapore Tea Festival features hundreds of tea 78 Airport Boulevard blends and items related to the fine craft of tea-brewing. Singapore 819666 Besides the various tea vendors, visitors can also expect an enchanting array of workshops and masterclasses, to learn to appreciate tea, make kombucha (fermented tea) and use tea in their skincare regimes. FIND OUT MORE > #PLUCK 20, 21, 27, 28 $100 – $120 $128 JULY 2019 27, 28 JULY: 27, 28 JULY: Chef Evelyn Yap of Happivore, Chef Ivan Yeo of hosted by Sub Zero & Wolf The 1925 Brewing Company $120 $100 – $120 20, 21 JULY: 21, 28 JULY: Chef Lynette Seah of Chef Abu Anuar of Legenda Lynette’s Kitchen hosted by Scaled (by Ah Hua Kelong) Discover Singapore’s sheer diversity of flavours at #pluck by Majoolah. Featuring myriad cuisines by four celebrated chefs on the island—ranging from modern Teochew fare to traditional Malay cuisine—these chefs mainly use local produce sourced from local farms. CHEF EVELYN YAP OF HAPPIVORE FIND OUT MORE > CHEF IVAN YEO OF THE 1925 BREWING COMPANY FIND OUT MORE > CHEF LYNETTE SEAH OF LYNNETTE'S KITCHEN FIND OUT MORE > CHEF ABU ANUAR OF LEGENDA FIND OUT MORE > BITE INTO Ar Do you have a deep appreciation for the arts, from theatre and literature to the culinary? Indulge all five senses at these unique dining experiences with a healthy serving of the arts. Get ready to be entertained while you feast on delectable delights. ADVANCED DINING 13, 20, 27 JULY 2019 $150.65 1pm – 4pm, 7pm – 10pm TELOK AYER Featuring a surprise programme and seven-course menu ARTS CLUB with a welcome drink and cocktail pairing, this unique dining 2 McCallum Street experience aims to remove all distractions so visitors can Singapore 069043 fully appreciate the key elements of food, such as its texture, flavour, aesthetic and process, in a way that advances dining. FIND OUT MORE > OPEN AIR FILM CLUB: REPUBLIC OF FOOD 19, 26 JULY 2019 $12 onwards 7pm – 9.30pm THE HIVE Expect a blend of local food, a heritage film and creative NEW BRIDGE ROAD camaraderie beneath the stars at this outdoor movie event.