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HOLIDAY GUIDE 2016
www.sgnow.sg | 5 EAT, DRINK AND BE STYLISH ecember is here, and the Christmas and New Year the month’s best dinners, countdown parties, events and shopping, feasting and partying are in full swing, of course gifts and clothes into personality types for easy Dwith every restaurant, bar, club and shop offering browsing. So whether you’re a clean-cut type with classic something new. It can be tough to make sense of it all, tastes or a radical counter-culturalist (who likes the finer which is why you need this guide. We’ve broken down things, of course), have a gander through these pages.
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5 1. Oculos De Grau AOR005O Adidas Originals from Adidas Italia Independent, $205. Sin Kwang Optical, #13-05 Tan Boon Liat Building,15 Outram Rd., 6221-5777, www.italiaindependent.com
2. Refined Poplin Long Sleeves Shirt with Hexagon Studs on Collar from Calvin Klein, $248. #03-19 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, 6304-1363, www.calvin- 4 klein.com 3. Spot Bow Tie from Alexander McQueen, $167.88. 1/F Scotts Square, 6 Scotts Rd., 6636-3633, www.alexandermcqueen.com/sg
4. Silk-Panelled Checked Wool- Blend Waistcoat from ETRO, $794.88. Available on www.mrporter.com
5. Denton Str Premium Blue from 6 Tommy Hilfiger, $249. #01-38/39 Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Rd., 6339-0269, www.tommy.com
6. Slim Briefcase Bourbon from Shinola, $1,638. Robinsons The Heeren, 260 Orchard Rd., 6735-8838, www.shinola.com 7 7. Navy Red Stripe Woven Men’s Classics from Toms, $129. #02-14 Wheelock Place, 501 Orchard Rd., www.toms.com 2017
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eat MULTI-COURSE AFFAIRS, BUFFETS AND MORE here BEDROCK BAR & GRILL and VivoCity branches, so there’s plenty to try. Through Dec 31: It doesn’t get more classic and www.jamiesitalian.com/restaurants/singapore. tasteful than this New York‑themed restaurant $49.90-65.90 per person, inclusive of a glass of and its festive feast featuring the baked oysters sparkling wine with bacon, spinach and truffle cheese sauce with two glasses of Rock Oyster whisky. For KAISERHAUS a real meaty splurge, get the Chateaubriand Through Dec 25: steak served with sweet potato gratin, sauteed Indulge your inner mushrooms and shallots paired with the history geek with a Timorous Beastie whisky. retaurant inspired by #01‑05 Pan Pacific Serviced Suites, the Habsburg Empire. 96 Somerset Rd., 6238‑0054, Dine on a three‑course www.bedrock.com.sg. $80-218 per person Christmas menu with a wholesome serving of the FLAVOURS AT ZHONGSHAN PARK soup of the day, moist roast duck and a spread Shangri‑La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa Dec 24‑25: Sometimes Christmas should of handmade desserts, paired with Hirter craft come with robust Asian flavors. If that’s you, beer or a glass of Austrian wine. gorge on the “Hawkerlicious‑Certified” buffet #02‑06 and #03‑06 Capitol Theatre, 17 spread, which features char siew honey‑glazed Stamford Rd., www.kaiserhaus.com.sg. From gammon ham and roasted Asian spiced turkey $88 for two with chestnut stuffing, pumpkin and crabmeat porridge, braised duck with chestnuts and SHANGRI‑LA’S RASA SENTOSA RESORT mushrooms and wok‑fried cranberry chilli crabs. & SPA Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park, Dec 24: If you are less about the sit‑down 16 Ah Hood Rd., 6808-6846, affairs and more about the endless buffets, www.ramadasingapore.com. $49 per person try the Festive Mega Buffet Dinner (from $128 per person) at Dine on 3. It has a whopping JAMIE’S ITALIAN 78‑meter buffet line that offers over 100 cuisines Through Dec 31: Synonymous with honest, from around the globe including traditional simple Italian cooking, the celebrity chef’s roasts, turkey, ham, seafood, grilled meats; Singapore outposts are serving three-course and festive desserts like stollen and panettone. lunch and dinner menus, with hearty comfort Unwind with cocktails at Barnacles by the Sea. fare like Gennaro’s porchetta with braised red 101 Siloso Rd., 6371‑1966, cabbage, and wild mushroom pappardelle. The www.shangri‑la.com. From $128 per person Ramada at Zhongshan Park menu is slightly different at the Orchard Road
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HARD ROCK CAFE SINGAPORE MARINA BAY PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE Dec 31: You like your NYE celebrations cozy Dec 31: Nothing says classic NYE in Through Dec 31: Get close to the fireworks and fun—something you can wear a nice pair Singapore like the countdown at Marina display and combine it with a staycation of jeans to. Head to the party at Hard Rock Bay, aka the biggest countdown party, this at the Pan Pacific Singapore. This package Cafe, a five‑course dinner, an open bar and year headlined by the fifteen‑time Grammy includes a stay in a deluxe balcony room, live music performances by Ngak & Friends Award‑winning singer Alicia Keys. The lineup complimentary breakfast for two, free and reggae band, Bushmen. Dinner package for Rock On 2017 also includes Asian pop high‑speed Wifi, local calls and parking. includes a five‑course gourmet dinner and artists like Rainie Yang, Shin, Penny Tai and 7 Raffles Blvd., Marina Square, 6336‑8111, free flow prosecco, house beer and house others. Say goodbye to 2016 and usher in www.panpacific.com. $1,120 pours. 2017 with a spectacular firework display. #02/03‑01 HPL House, 50 Cuscaden Rd., www.marinabaycountdown.sg. From $48 6235‑5232, www.hardrock.com/cafes/ singapore. $200 per person
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do EVENTS, CONCERTS AND ART SHOWS TO CHECK OUT IN DECEMBER
this Wonderland returns for its third edition with an expanded fairground with Italian light sculptures, carnival activities, musical performances and a bigger shopping and dining experience. Gardens by the Bay, www.gardensbythebay.com.sg
SHOW CIRQUE ADRENALINE LIVE AT MARINA BAY SANDS Dec 15: Experience a dangerous and death- defying theatrical show that pumps the adrenaline. Almost every act being large scale and risky, the show includes motorbike stunts, Teamlab Gardens by the Bay high-flying trapeze artists, strong men, aerial acrobatics displays and a blazing fire act. MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands, 10 ART TEAMLAB: FLUTTER OF SPORT ILLUMI RUN Bayfront Ave, 6688-8888, www.sistic.com.sg BUTTERFLIES BEYOND BORDERS - Dec 17: Have a run at the new neon paradise NEW DIGITAL WORKS route, get splashed with ILLUMI Glow Water GAME MUTANTS & MAYHEM: A ZOMBIE Through Dec 22: A second solo exhibition and slide down the thirty-metre long slide, filled APOCALYPSE SURVIVAL GAME of the Japanese collective which showcases with the neon water. Party by the beach with DJ Dec 10-11: Fancy a survival experience in this an interactive digital installation that spans TiNC, Rave Republic, and Taiwanese DJ Cookie. real-life adventure game. Choose to join the the entire gallery and immerse both wall Palawan Green, Sentosa, Sentosa Island, game as an infected mutant or a human survivor and floor with projections. Every viewer illumirun.com/sg. $72-280 will experience a different response as the dressed as your character in a post-apocalyptic displays continuously changes. Singapore stage. Fight it out with foam blasters Ikkan Art Gallery, #01-05 Tanjong Pagar MARKET GARDENS BY THE BAY and foam melee weapons against mutants who Distripark, 39 Keppel Rd., 6681-6490, www. Through Jan 1: Merry Medley is a seven-week will infect with a single touch. ikkan-art.com. Free Christmas-themed floral display featuring Colony 13, 5 Ubi Link. a giant glass globes, a ballerina, a band of www.voiddeckgames.com. $36-256 toy soldiers and a choir. Also, Christmas
WHAT TO GET FOR THE CLASSIC + CLEAN CUT gift this
Apple Watch Clutch / iPad Air Series 2, $548. Case (Burgundy) Available on from Goldlunacy, www.apple.com/sg $140. Available on www.megafash.com
PlayStation 4 500GB Faculty Graphite Holiday Bundle Pack, Ootani Mug from $449. Sueki Ceramics, $156. #02-28 to 37, 313 @ Somerset, 313 Orchard Available on Rd., 6634-9497, www.faculty.com.sg www.asia.playstation.com
P7 Over-The-Ear ROG G752VL Headphones from from ASUS, $2,498. Bowers & Wilkins, #02-261 to 67, 6 Raffles $559. Boulevard, Marina Square Available on 6332-5384, www.asus.com www.lazada.sg AsiaCity_HolidayGuide_FPFC_297x210_SH_XMAS_28nov2016_FA.pdf 1 28/11/2016 11:59 PAINLESS & PANIC-FREE How to shop like a pro this Christmas Christmas is less than three weeks away, the malls are packed with long lines and you are freaking out. Well, don’t, because we have just the shopping strategy for you, and you don’t even have to leave the house. Follow these dos and don’ts and save your energy for the eating and partying.
SIX-STEP PLAN FOR SHOPPING EFFICIENTLY
1. Do it in bed 2. Do it all in one place 3. Don’t get weighed down Forget the after-work and With over 500 brands on offer with bags weekend rush. Log onto at ZALORA, from high street Carting heavy shopping bags all www.zalora.sg and browse to high-end, you don’t need to over town can be tiring. But it and shop to your heart’s content run from mall to mall to shop doesn’t have to be! ZALORA any time you like. The online shop is open 24/7. for everyone in your life. delivers fast. All orders* are typically delivered to your doorstep in one to three days.
4. Don’t break the bank 5. Don’t overthink 6. Let the clothes come to you Hasty decisions and overspending ZALORA offers free and On the hunt for a kimono jacket? happen when you are shopping easy returns so don’t even A printed bomber jacket perhaps?
in a panic. Stop, take a breath and bother to hesitate on your How about a bucket bag? At no only. ZALORA warehouse items sourced from Applicable for * wait for ZALORA’s 12.12 sale next purchase. If you’re point are we more grateful for on Dec 12. Last-minute shopping unhappy with any product, a powerful keyword search than has never been this rewarding. What’s more, just return it with no questions asked for when we we already know what we want, but ZALORA not only takes cards and PayPal, you store credits or exchange it for a different don’t have the time to go to 20 malls looking also have the option of cash on delivery, e-gift size or color within 30 days. for it. cards and store credit.
WHAT TO BUY
Men’s Accessories Women’s Accessories
Channel your inner wild thing with this pair of eyecatching sunglasses Backpacks are all the rage right from Ray Ban which comes with a now, and this rugged suede suitably sexy tiger motif. $226.90. version from Topman sports a foldable body that not only makes it versatile, but stylish to boot. $179. Step out in style with this pair of sassy Kate Spade sunnies which comes with shiny glitters that add pizzazz to any glamour aesthetic. $313.90. Do the fuddy-duddy in your life a favor and get them this blue-and- red contrast of this Herschel cardholder—a jazzy alternative to the more staid options out there. Nothing like jazzing up a basic, $49. neutral ensemble with this ethnic- inspired Aztec sequin tasseled wristlet by Something Borrowed. $24.90.
A sturdy, classic watch needn’t Nobody, not even your most be extravagant. This Fjord Elif conservative loved ones, will be able to Watch boasts a leather strap and stainless steel case, and even comes resist this classic black backpack with a Japanese Quartz movement. by River Island, adorned with silver $162.90. glitters that will make them all starry eyed. $80.90. ADVERTORIAL Women’s Apparel
For something Cut with a flared Who says sleepwear simple yet elegant, hem with an all-over has to be drab? this red lace detailing, this V-neck top Comfortable, roomy
from Mango and yet so modish, Odessy lace dress with a striking but this from Bardot timeless metallic pajama set sensual appeal is great sheen will do the by Chelsea Peers for both events and even features an job at work and parties. $160.90. exotic all-over at play. $79.90. Moroccan tile print. $70.90.
Men’s Apparel
This classic yet stylish Calvin Klein black For an even more safer bet (hey, we all Undergarments are usually an afterthought. This suede sweatshirt comes embellished with know how hard it is to shop for men), this standout red edition from Topman proves a funky print and is a great choice for those pre- signature grey logo tee from Calvin otherwise with its bold treatment – a perfect NYE parties. $439. Klein hits the spot. $129. addition to any man’s wardrobe this festive season. $39.
Beauty
Perfect for our unpredictable weather, this Shaken or stirred, this My Mask Cocktail handy Sigma Blushing Babe Brush Set, Set Skin Inc, made from naturally sourced which comes with three copper-plared brushes, ingredients, soothes and brightens up the skin in will assure that your cheeks look toned and just one night – get it to recover from all those radiant at all times. $77.90. celebrations you have going on. $169.
For the most natural way to rejuvenate the Even your well-stocked friends will skin, look no further than this Glam Up Set appreciate the Classic Clean Duo by Skin Inc, which revives dull skin tone, Gadget and Tower Set by Sigma hyperpigmentation and visible pores with no which is designed to clean, reshape and added fragrance and is paraben-free. $110. refresh all their beauty blushers. $86.90.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY 14 | www.sgnow.sg BOHO GLOBETROTTER ou wear $200 yoga pants and think nothing of jetting off to Ubud for a month-long retreat. You just got back from an unguided tour of Marrakech in time soak in Singapore’s Yfarm-to-table dining trend and all the tropical music parties.
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1. FOXGLOVE Resin Necklace in 4 Olive from In Good Company, $109. #B1-06 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, 6509-4786, 5 www.ingoodcompany.asia
2. Scarf from Moismont, $180. Kapok, #01-05 National Design Centre, 111 Middle Rd., 6339- 7987, www.ka-pok.com
3. Hammond Top from Sandy Liang, $404. Lula Rock, 6235-7179, www.lularock.com 6 4. Blue Lace Pants from Rico Rinaldi x Tomita Senkogei, $179. Available on www.zalora.sg
5. Georgia Watch from TOKYObay, $175. Naiise, #02-23 Clarke Quay Central, 6 Eu Tong Sen St., www.naiise.com
6. Apacklet Handbag from A Pale 7 Petal, $159. Gallery & Co., #01-05 National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew’s Rd., 6385-6683, www.apalepetal.sg
7. Sandals from Pedder Red X Unistella, $170. Pedder on Scotts, 2/F Scotts Square, 6244-3808, www.pedderonscotts.com www.sgnow.sg | 15
MULTI-COURSE AFFAIRS, BUFFETS AND MORE eat here LIME night will be complete with free flow Prosecco, Dec 2-Jan 2: Christmas buffet brunch at Asia’s house wine and beer. top eco-chic hotel is looking mighty promising 130E Minden Rd., 6471-0306, with a spread of delights like cognac flambéed www.openfarmcommunity.com. foie gras, lobster bisque with cognac cream and $120 per person chocolate yuzu log cake. For some Asian flavors, treat yourself to their Cantonese style prawns RANG MAHAL with shoyu dressing and chawanmushi with sliced Dec 24-25 & Dec 31-Jan 1: It’s just like you to skip abalone. Did we mention it also includes free-flow the traditional Christmas fixings and opt for an Champagne? Indian feast. Rang Mahal is doing a special buffet ParkRoyal on Pickering, 3 Upper Pickering St., lunch for Christmas and New Year with plenty of 6809-8899, www.parkroyalhotels.com. vegan options. Savor intriguing twists like Tandoori $158 per person turkey, pass-around snacks and homemade chocolate log cake while sipping on free flow of THE MARMALADE PANTRY Moët & Chandon. Through Dec 30: This chic, modern bistro has Pan Pacific Singapore, 7 Raffles Blvd., Level 3, Rang Mahal specially created seven new dishes from appetizers www.rangmahal.com.sg. $108 per person to mains and desserts this festive season. Start off with their roasted pumpkin salad with kale and UNA feta cheese ($14), go for the braised beef cheek Dec 31: Reminisce about your recent vacation with truffle mash ($34) for mains and end with the to the Iberian Peninsula with this New Year’s chocolate & orange tart to complete your night. Eve dinner at this al fresco spot. Gorge on Available at all The Marmalade Pantry outlets unpretentious Spanish fare like the arroz negro— (Novena, Downtown and Ion Orchard), squid ink rice with fresh cuttlefish strips and aioli— www.themarmaladepantry.com.sg or the grilled pluma Iberico pork. Afterwards, there will be a two-piece acoustic band, a dance floor OPEN FARM COMMUNITY and the requisite year-end lucky draw to start the Dec 24: You’re all about Singapore’s efforts at new year off right. locally sourced produce and Spa Esprit Group’s 1 Rochester Park, 6773-0070, www.una.sg. farm-to-table restaurant and edible garden space $85 per person on Dempsey. So check out their four-course Christmas Eve dinner menu, which includes honey roasted cod in miso and lobster confit in roasted chestnut puree. Top up another $150 and your The Marmalade Pantry
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Mandarin Oriental Sofitel So Singapore W Singapore Sentosa Cove
DOLCE VITA HI-SO WOOBAR Dec 31: Get your Italian countdown right in the Dec 31: If you’re not off to some exotic location, Dec 31: Avoiding Trump’s hometown for NYE? heart of the city. Pick either an indoor table or party at this chic French hotel. The hotel’s stylish You can still pretend you’re there because New an outdoor cabana for your five- or six-course rooftop pool bar with a mix of high society York City, Times Square is the theme for the feast. If you’re intent on being there when the French touches, views of Singapore’s skyline countdown party over at WOOBAR this year. clock strikes midnight, be sure to score the later and roster of DJs will make for a nice exit out So get your crew ready and jet set to Sentosa. of their two seatings. of 2016. There’s a free flow of house pours, Merry-making starts from 9pm with their drink- Mandarin Oriental, 5 Raffles Ave., 6338-0066, beer and wines from 9pm to midnight and all-you-can-drink offer of Champagne. www.mandarinoriental.com/singapore. $248- Champagne to toast as the clock strikes 12. W Singapore Sentosa Cove, 21 Ocean Way, 298 per person, $100-120 for wine pairing Sofitel So Singapore, 35 Robinson Rd., 6808-7288, www.wsingaporesentosacove. 6701-6828, www.sofitel-so-singapore.com. com. $69 per person $140 per person 16 | www.sgnow.sg
EVENTS, CONCERTS AND ART SHOWS TO CHECK OUT IN DECEMBER do this STAYCATION PARK REGIS Through Dec 31: Book the #sginsiders weekend staycation package, which includes complimentary room upgrade, two-hour bicyle rental and one-hour yoga session, and you’ll receive a guidebook featuring cool local hangouts put together by three Singaporean personalities covering fashion, music and nightlife, arts and culture and more. 23 Merchant Rd., 6818-8888, www.parkregissingapore.com. $199 per night
ART OPEN A DOOR TO ISRAEL EXHIBITION Dec 9-23: For the culturally engaged, expect a Park Regis Open A Door to Israel Exhibition 30-minute, multi-sensory experience consisting of nine “curiosity doors”, each leading to a MARKET THE HIVE STAYCATION THE SCARLET HOTEL large LED screen with interactive videos, games Dec 16: Head here for their movie screening of Dec 24-25: How does a luxurious boutique and libraries showcasing Israel’s vibrant culture the Christmas classic The Grinch at the recently hotel for you and your partner-in-crime in the and heritage. Spend another 10 minutes and launched Open Air Cinema Club, grab some Ann Siang party epicentre sound? Choose you’ll be greeted with a visual documentation popcorn, beer and festive munchies and you are the premium room or splurge on the Suite of the country’s advances in technology through all set for a great TGIF with your mates. Or buy and you will receive a surprise Christmas synchronized robotic projectors. a gift or two from cool brands like Charly, Happy gift, complimentary breakfast and mini bar, a Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Hall Bikes, La Vie Boheme at their Christmas market. romantic dinner at Casa Tartufo and late check- C, 1 Bayfront Ave, www.facebook.com/ The screening is technically sold out, but we’re out at 3pm. IsraelinSingapore. Free sure you have your ways. 33 Erskine Rd., 6511-3333, 6-10pm, The Hive, 59 New Bridge Rd., www.thescarlethotels.com. $480-630 www.thehive.sg. $15 for movie, free for market
WHAT TO GET FOR A BOHO GLOBETROTTER gift this
One-Month Blanket and Scarf Set Membership from Jack Wills, $59.50. Gift Card from #01-19 Raffles City GuavaPass, $169. Shopping Centre, 252 Available on North Bridge Rd., 6338- www.guavapass.com 7766, www.jackwills.com
Well-Being Hamper Juices Subscription Plan from OSIM, any 2 from AYOMO, $60-196. for $68. Available on OSIM stores www.ayomo.com.sg islandwide, www.osim.com
The Impassioned MAY Mug, 300ml (Navy) Wanderer Hair Care from Scene Shang, $39. Trio from Aesop, $105. TANGS at Tang Plaza, 310 #01-11 Capitol Piazza, Orchard Rd., 6737-5500, 13 Stamford Rd., www.sceneshang.com 6384-5898, www.aesop.com/sg There may be a famous song about the 12 days of Christmas, but let’s face it: the two days of weeks before the big day are a flurry of activity, eating and high-pressure shopping. christmas at Luckily, there’s a way to do it all without 12 losing your mind. Here’s how you can do your planning, shopping and celebrating at Serangoon Gardens myVillage.
say farewell to office mates Before you fly off on those well- earned vacations, have one more Make a lucid battle plan hurrah with your colleagues at over breakfast Hajime (#02-07/08/09, 6509-9952) Got an extra-long shopping list which has rolled out special dishes for Christmas this year? A little for the festive season. Not only is planning goes a long way. Pop into their porky Shabu Shabu Ramen Toast Box (#01-01/01A, 6509-3693) getting a Kurobuta upgrade, they to get it all sorted over a hearty have rolled out the decadent 2 breakfast of kaya toast and soft- Ume Layer Tonkatsu Set, where1 boiled eggs, and a freshly-brewed each cutlet comprises layers cup of coffee. Toast Box of Japanese pork infused with Japanese plum (ume)—so you get Hajime meaty and sweet with each bite. Schedule an overdue hangout with your BFF Shop for the wellness Been pushing back those catch-up Shop for the hipster in junkie in your life sessions with your best friend again and again? Make it happen! your life Wish friends and family good health in the new year with some Shoot the breeze in a cozy It doesn’t get cooler than bottles armchair over a festive coffee at of craft beer lining your favorite traditional health supplements. Hockhua Tonic (#B1-08/09, 6634- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (#B1- hipster’s fridge. Make them happy 01/02/26, 6634-5123), then head with a present from Thirsty Craft 45070) carries ginseng teas, bird’s 5 nest and essence of chicken along to neighboring Mediterranean- Beer Shop (#01-04, 9823-0282)— Australian bar and restaurant Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA with trendier health foods like New 3 Zealand and Manuka honey. Plonk (7 Maju Ave., 6286-4688) for for hopheads or the cinnamon some tapas and sangria. Thirsty Craft and nutmeg-flavored Coronado Beer Shop Punk’In Drublic for those who like those seasonal notes.
Finally, shop for yourself Spruce up the house You deserve some holiday season Give your home a makeover in pampering too! Treat yourself time for the holiday parties. to the contemporary yet classic Brighten up the bedroom with earrings, necklaces and rings at new linens, replace the curtains U-Design (#01-06, 6634-2166) and and get some snazzy new cushion a cute, flattering dress at 7nearby covers, all from Bedroom Affairs boutique Lemon Chiffon (12A U-Design 6(#01-20, 6634-5431). Then head Kensington Park Rd., 6858-3023). to Guardian Health & Beauty (B18-20, 6634-9432) and pick Udders up some aromatherapeutic reed diffusers—options include lavender & eucalyptus and guava Last-minute house party & grapefruit. relax and catch up supplies with the girls You might be a good planner, Spend a relaxing day working on but just in case anything slips Re-energize for more a leisurely painting at one of the through the cracks, you can rely on Wine Connection (#B1-05, shopping art classes for adults at Boulevart (#01-03, 6816-2866) before 6634-8245) and NTUC FairPrice Spending all day out and about savoring waffles, cake and coffee 10Finest (B1-11/12/13/14/K8/K9, can be tiring and taxing, so kick at Little Wimbly Lu (#01-09/10), 6634-2038) to help you solve any back for a rejuvenating facial 9 and a liqueur-flavored ice cream party emergencies you might treatment at Beyond Beauty Little at Udders (#01-11, 6634-5839), encounter—from too little booze (#02-15/16/17/18, 6337-8333), like Wimbly Lu who have a Fruit Cake flavor for to forgotten salad greens. the needle-free Cryo Stamp or the the season, involving apricots and 8TCM-inspired Gua Sha lymphatic prunes soaked in brandy. drainage and facial therapy. Located in the heart of the charming Serangoon Garden Primp for days of parties neighborhood, myVillage A Christmas Eve dinner To make sure you stay in fine (1 Maju Ave., 6634-2288) is not your average shopping mall – it’s a with the family form throughout the year-end party line-up, get your hair and light-hearted meeting point that Before the Christmas to New nails done at Cuttour (#01-25, caters to all your needs, whether Year’s stretch, spend some quality 6634-4666) then detox with a you’re a “villager” or a visitor. time with family over Christmas healthy, cold-pressed juice from For more information, head to Eve dinner. Tuck into a sumptuous Cleanse Bar (#01-08, 9628-0251) myvillage.sg. steak at iSteaks (#02-03/04/05/06, in preparation12 for the eating and 6285-8839), which specializes 11 drinking to come. BROUGHT TO YOU BY MYVILLAGE in affordable cuts of beef from Australia and New Zealand—along with burgers and classic sides iSteaks like buttered corn and creamed spinach. 18 | www.sgnow.sg CBD SUIT our entire life unfolds within a two-mile radius of Raffles Place. During the week, you are traversing the streets in an impeccably tailored suit. On weekends, you aren’t too far Yaway from the office, daytime drinking at some free-flow Champagne event at a rooftop bar—or maybe hitting the fancy bars of Amoy Street or Customs House.
2 1. Cabrini Jacket Navy from Ted Baker, 1 $669. wear #02-36A Paragon, 290 Orchard Rd., this 6235-1203, www.tedbaker.com 2. Men’s Chronograph Luigi Black Ceramic Bracelet Watch 43mm AR1509 from Emporio Armani, $749. 1/F Takashimaya, 391 Orchard Rd., 6506-0458, www.armani.com/sg
3. Navy Engineered Chino Pants from Benjamin Barker, $99.90. #02-11 Wheelock Place, 501 Orchard Rd., 6733-3275, www.benjaminbarker.co
4. Pack of Double Reversible Belt from Massimo Dutti, $125. 3 #B1-01/02 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, 6509-9081, www.massimodutti. com/sg
5. Urban Spirit Tote Bag from Mont Blanc, $1,720. #01-37A Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Rd., 6334-1903, www.montblanc.com
6. Murano Glass Cufflinks from Rahul & 4 Anthony Marmoreo, $199. Available on www.zalora.sg
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eat MULTI-COURSE AFFAIRS, BUFFETS AND MORE here LAWRY’S THE PRIME RIB SINGAPORE SAINT PIERRE Dec 31: If you prefer to be closer to Orchard, try Dec 31: Emmanuel Stroobant’s Michelin-starred the dinner at this steak and rib specialist. There restaurant is celebrating its first holiday season will be two seatings, serving sashimi lobster on a off Sentosa with a caviar and Champagne New watermelon ice bar, roasted flower crab bisque, Year’s Eve dinner menu. The eight-course menu and prime ribs or white cod and king prawn. showcases a variety of caviar that appears in #04-01/31 Mandarin Gallery, 333A Orchard Rd., every course including pre-dinner snacks, amuse 6836-3333, www.lawrys.com.sg. bouche, seafood, vegetables, turbot fish, beef $149 per person and desserts. Wine pairings are included. #02-02B One Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Rd., ME@OUE 6438-0887, www.saintpierre.com.sg. $588 Dec 24 and 31: Nearby and with equally excellent views is Me@OUE. On Christmas SUPER LOCO CUSTOMS HOUSE Eve, dine in with their five-course dinner, which Dec 31: You probably hang out at this water- involves a chestnut veloute amuse bouche, facing Mexican gem all the time, but they’re almond silver lobster, steamed cod, naked doing an Acupulco themed dinner and dance turkey Wellington and a traditional log cake. At party for NYE. Come at 8pm, when you get The Pelican midnight on NYE, you’ll have access to stunning eight dishes and a margarita for $118. You can fireworks from their lounge, after you feast on a also come for dancing. If you have a group of set menu where the show stealer is the charcoal 6-8, wangle an outdoor table with bottles of grilled wagyu beef. Champagne and vodka. OUE Bayfront Rooftop, 50 Collyer Quay, #01-04 Customs House, 70 Collyer Quay, 6634-4555, www.me-oue.com. $150 6221-7197, www.super-loco.com. $50-1,117
THE PELICAN USQUBA Through Dec 31: Pretend you’re Gatsby at the sea Dec 31: The contemporary European (formerly at this New England-themed restaurant with views Scottish) restaurant is doing a four-course dinner of the water, decked with black and white floors ($300) with a duo of foie gras, sea bass with and copper-plated wall panels. The festive set for langoustine and grilled wagyu rib eye beef, all two involves the Pelican lobster & burger, which pair with fine wines. comes with a chopped steak burger, whole baked #02-03 One Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Rd., lobster, fries and smoked paprika Hollandaise. 8723-6378, www.usquba.com. $300 #01-01 One Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Rd., Me@OUE 6438-0400, www.thepelican.com.sg. $89 per set
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Shoe In Spanish brand Carmina, which boasts outposts 2 in Paris, Barcelona, Bilbao, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Palma de Mallorca and Madrid, offers only the finest in both men’s and women’s footwear styles, like this gorgeous pair of handmade Step in Line women derby shoes with a buffed leather outer. As a purveyor of smart-casual, heritage- Price upon request from inspired apparel and 01-66, 6384-6376, 1 www.carminashoemaker.com. a lifestyle destination for the discerning gentleman, Benjamin Barker is the go-to spot for all your year-end wardrobe makeovers. This pair Time Out of grey suede brogues, for Look no further than curated example, is an essential buy lifestyle and accessory store for its dapper style that is perfect CLOUT9/Nixon for a diverse for both work and play. 3 and impressive range of timepieces to $169.50 from B1-30, 6384- complete all your Christmas and year- 6755, www.benjaminbarker.co. end party looks. This striking Nixon ladies’ bracelet watch in champagne gold with pink dial, in particular, will effortlessly brighten up any ensemble. $158 from B1-32, 6384-0687, www.aristasingapore.com.
Art of the Bling With its original designs and intricate reproductions of iconic 5 artworks by the likes of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, Viennese jewelry house FREYWILLE creates gorgeous pieces featuring perfect enameling. This timeless Diva bordered bangle, from the Orangerie collection inspired by Claude Monet, is a serious head- turner, alongside the equally gorgeous Halfmoon pendant with snake chain Watch this Space and Cabochon earrings. For over 44 years, Cortina Watch has been $210-$1,910 from 01-81, 6384-2055, the leading watch retailer and distributor www.freywille.com. 4 in Asia, with over 50 international brands. Not only that, it is the go-to place for serious watch aficionados looking for collectible investment pieces, like this elegantly sporty Invictus 01 timepiece by Hautlence with skeletonized chronograph movement and a red gold bezel. $38,000 from 01-77/80, 6384-3250, www.cortinawatch.com. ADVERTORIAL
Fashion Forward What else? Iconic British luxury label Joseph presents 45R, 01-13/14, 6702-3545 7 contemporary ready-to- Alexandre de Paris, 01-18, wear collections for both men and 6702-1926 women with a strong core of luxury Converse, B2-46/47, 6702- essentials that will never go out of 1839 style. Tailoring is a key element of Dr. Martens, B1-31, 6384-1410 the Joseph aesthetic, and this twill chino Campton jacket is G-Star RAW, B1-34/35, beautifully fitted for the stylish 6834-4803 urbanite on the go. GOLDLION, B1-17, 6385-5389 $560 from 01-19/21, 6384-5811, JOLI, 01-16, 6385-1377 www.joseph-fashion.com. Julie Nicole, 01-17, 6385-5411 La Putri, 01-25, 6385-3801 Flair for Fashion Manifesto, 02-19, 6346-5050 Local designer Sabrina Mimento, B2-17, 6385-6828 Goh and her eponymous Napapijri, 01-26, 6702-1926 6 boutique SABRINAGOH ORRO Private Collection, B1- has been making headlines 11/12, 6385-5246 with her bold menswear and Outdoor Products, B2-34 , womenswear collections which 6385-0631 work with unconventional cuts, Picabo Eyeworks, B1-15, symmetries and unexpected 6385-5752 details. This Elohim by Sabrina Goh black layered flair dress, The Proposal, 01-67/68, cut with a loose fit from a soft 6835-7077 stretch rayon jersey, will make the The Reckless Shop, 02-32, fashionista in your life very happy. 6385-4693 Time Index, B2-27, $139.90 from 02-14, 6385-2185, 6336-3660 / 6636-8521 www.sabrinagoh.com. HOME
Dinner is Served Serve all those 8 Christmas dinners on some game-changing Haviland porcelain products. Their exceptional sets, all handmade by artisans in France, tell stories of generations of craftsmen Tea for Two through seemingly simple High-quality casual and formal dinnerware but meticulous handiwork, from Villeroy & Boch makes everyday dining especially the charming and especially your festive celebrations all Souffle d’Or collection, 9 the more memorable. Their collections are inspired by which has been used at artists, royalty and pioneers but with a contemporary some of the world’s most slant, like its Althea Nova tableware collection, exceptional restaurants. which features delicately drawn nature motifs and $105-1,170 from Daum – intricate patterns. Haviland, 01-69/71, $19.95-$139 from 01-74/76, 6384-7309, 6384-3800, www.daum.fr, www.villeroy-boch.com.sg. www.haviland.fr. Pop In Spruce up your home with an art investment. One of the newest 10 contemporary art galleries in town, Tokyo Gallery by Musée Collection hosts regular exhibitions of Japanese and international contemporary artists, ranging from calligraphy to pop art. Currently on show are stunning pieces by American artist Shane Bowden. Drawing from modern life and popular culture references, some of the best pieces in the collection feature nods to Chanel, Lady Gaga and late pop legend David Bowie. $1,500-$2,650 from 02-13, 6384-6390, One for the Wall www.museecollection.com/popart. And if photography is more to your taste, Visionairs Gallery supports 11 photographers whose work is illuminated with a social conscience. The gallery showcases international contemporary photography not only from established names, but up-and-comers too, like local artist Lin Hsin Hsin and her spellbinding, math-inspired, multi-layered works. Four exclusive digital prints are available from December, with more arriving in January during her solo show. $2,500 onwards from 01-65, www.visionairsgallery.com.
Like a Boss The name SIMMONS is usually associated with mattresses and bedroom accessories, 12 and the SIMMONS Gallery is in a league of its own with a luxurious lifestyle showroom concept. The biggest SIMMONS store in town is also home to some cool home accessories available exclusively here, like its latest arrivals of Linari home fragrance, Filico water bottle, B&O headphones and Enjoy flameless candles. And with up to 25%+12% off on SIMMONS accesories, shopping here is pretty sweet. $26 onwards from 02-25/26, 6385-3966, www.simmons.com.sg.
Plush Life What else? Renowned for its original prints and ARCH, B1-13, 6384-6608 13 colors, 60-year-old Eagle Eye’s Art Gallery, Finnish lifestyle specialist Marimekko 01-60, 6339-8297 is one of the most distinctive textile Moleskine, B2-14, 6384-1533 and clothing design houses, thanks Poppy Flora Studio, 02-24, to its high-quality interior decoration 9188-1247 items ranging from furnishing fabrics to tableware as well as clothing, To Be Calm, B1-16 bags and other accessories. Its iconic prints, especially those found on the ever-popular cushion covers, will brighten up any room in an instant. $59-190 from 02-17/18, 6834-4802, www.marimekko.com. ADVERTORIAL DINING
Whet Your Appetite Food is the ultimate indulgence over the holidays—next to shopping of course—and the dimly-lit Equilibrium is 14 the place to be for hearty classic Italian meals with exciting twists (carbonara with Parmesan foam anyone?). And especially for this season, the kitchen is serving up a whopping 30 types of cicchetti and antipasti including a wide range of seafood, hams and cheese that will leave Have Your you wanting more. Cake and $9 onwards from 01-86, 6384-4069, www.equilibrium.sg. Eat It Too 15Nothing says “tres chic” than a high tea session with friends at the elegant Angelina, with its wide spread of mains, drinks, pastries and desserts in a cozy setting that evokes Parisian elegance and the French “art de vivre”. This holiday season, the brand has come up with an all-new partries menu, including the very delectable eclair caramel au beurre sale, which comes with caramel cream topped with Guerande salted butter; and the beautiful Babylon, almond meringue biscuit sprinkled with raspberry confit and strawberry marshmallows. $10 onwards from 01-82, 6384- 0481, www.angelina-paris.fr/en.
Tap Into This Inspired by American tap rooms, TAP Craft Beer Bar is one of the 17 first concepts in Singapore to boast 20 craft beers on tap at any time and a selection of bottled varieties. Core breweries include Modern Times, Lost Coast and Strand, as well as intriguing Asian craft breweries, too. Not only that, the sun-drenched spot also serves a solid food menu, including its cold cut plates and the new sausage platter for two with tasting paddle. $64 from 01-K1/K2, 6384-7188, www.tapthat.com.sg.
Duck’s Eye View Arguably offering the best roast duck in town (the team, which originated 16 in West London in 1990, are true specialists), the first Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant outpost serves up its world-famous rendition that is simply not to be missed. Beautifully marinated and served with a delectable mixture of soy sauce, sweetener, herbs and spices, this dish is perfect to gather around with friends and family. $68 (whole duck), $36 (half duck) and $22 (one portion) from 02-27/29, 6702-1838. Rib It Up Ribs are one of our favorite indulgences, and Bali barbecue joint Naughty Nuri’s world famous 18 pork ribs, grilled on a smokey charcoal pit and glazed with a secret panggang sauce, is a must-eat on many a foodie’s bucket list. Its outpost here offers the very same ribs but in Capitol Piazza’s sophisticated setting, replete with a full cocktail list (with martinis vouched for by Anthony Bourdain as “the best martinis in the world”). Signature ribs at $24.90 for half rack, $38.90 for full rack and cocktails at $15.50 from 01-84, 6384-7955.
It’s Raining What else? Ramen 1933 by Toast Box, 01-83, The soup base 6384-3660 19 at Ramen & Cane & Juice, B2-28 Tonkatsu Ma Maison is cooked from Japan-imported pork bones, Dazzling Café, 01-85, simmered for 10 hours to create a 6384-3310 creamy white broth that is lighter Food Republic, B1-20/27 than the rest in town, and a perfect Geláre, B2-32 complement to their crispy and Gong Cha, B2-31, 6386-1692 beautifully fried tonkatsu (pork cutlet). Menu highlights include Hoshino Coffee, B2-55, the very unique Cheese and Spicy 6384-5131 Cheese Ramen, both of which J-Story, B2-53, 6384-1020 come with extra thick miso and soy Oh-Oh- Kaiserhaus, 02-06, 6377-0013 base, and the signature Ramen and Oriole llaollao, B2-29, 9071-8661 Tonkatsu Set. Round off Nalan Restaurant, B2-54 $17.80-$19.80 from B2-51, 20 your festive Ryu’s Japanese Restaurant & 6384-6211. feasting with a great cup of Sake Bar, L1-87, 6384-9087 coffee. For something unique Spizza Mercato, B2-52, at Capitol Piazza, head over to 6702-1835 Oriole Coffee + Bar for their selection of coffee blends. Savour Teuscher Chocolates, 02-31, their limited edition Oriole Festive 9823-3779 Blend, origins from Ethiopia and Kenya with delightful flavour notes of floral, bergamot, red currant and lemon. $18-$23 (250g coffee beans) from 02-20/21, 6384-6495. BEAUTY Magic Mask Beauty products are on everyone’s list at year-end, and the choices are bewildering. But the goods at -417, which carries 21 only its all-natural, in-house brand, made from natural active ingredients and moisture-balancing minerals from The Dead Sea, are a no- brainer. Take home or gift away the Luminous Advanced 60 Second Mask, which regenerates skin power, helps to promote detoxification and fights skin aging—perfect for men and women. $600 from B2-23, 6384-6298, www.minus417.com. ADVERTORIAL Back to Nature If choice is what you are looking for, head down to Aveda for its wide 23 selection of plant-based products including hair care, skin care, body care, aromas and lifestyle accessories. Over here, you can even experiment and try out the different products before deciding on your pampering product of choice, but its TulasaraTM Firm Concentrate, which helps firm up all skin types and smooth visible lines and wrinkles, is an easy bet and great gift idea. Skin Deep $105 from B2-33, 6384-1510, Australian beauty brand Aesop is www.facebook.com/Aveda. famous both for its high-quality 22 products and its undeniable hipster appeal. First established in Melbourne in 1987 with a quest to create a range of superlative products for the skin, hair and body, the brand is now synonymous with everyday wellness, committed to using plant-based and laboratory-made ingredients of the highest quality and proven effectiveness. For the holiday season, its Persistent Collector set, featuring a cleanser, balancing toner, hydrating cream and masque, is hard to resist. $191 from 01-11, 6384-5898, www.aesop.com/sg.
High for What else? an Eye BB Laboratories, B2-15, Finally, put the 9090-3074 25 final touch to Dental Focus, B2-36/37, your holiday look with an eyelash 6430-9213 extension from Highbrow. This one-stop expert in brow grooming Lancôme, 01-12, 6384-0571 does services ranging from basic O Medical Clinic, 01-12, 6385- brow threading and tweezing, 4434 facials and extensions to semi- Organic Hair Professional, permanent works. To really make B2-43 a statement, try the Brow Enliven PINK Parlour Prestige, B2-21, technique which deploys designer 6100-8266 tools to deliver natural-looking, yet funky brow embroidery that will PREP Luxe, 01-62, 6384-1406 certainly turn heads. Scentre, B2-19 Head Trip $499 from B2-16, 6694-2777, Simple Aesthetics, B1-28, www.highbrow.com.sg. 6384-2598 / 6384-2568 The Japanese Soap Stories, B2-22, salon’s first 6384-3524 overseas flagship 24 Sulwhasoo, 01-72/73, outpost, Branché Hair & Nail offers luxury hair styling, scalp 6844-9766 treatments and nail services The Body Shop, B2-18, specially customized by its award- 6384-2764 winning stylists on a one-to-one Truefitt & Hill, 01-61, basis from start to finish. A must- 6384-1440 try is the Scalp Treatment, which True Harmony, B2-38/39 uses salt extracts from Christmas Island plus a smoothie cream which will perk you right up ahead of that string of Christmas and New Year parties. $180 from B1-33, 6702-3036, www.branche.sg. A Classic Christmas More than just shopping deals and F&B treats, there are also plenty of events, activities and special promos to check out at Capitol Piazza this festive season.
ACTIVITIES Christmas Photo What’s a Christmas celebration without will be screening the latest Hollywood carolers? Enjoy all your beloved blockbusters as well as the best in Op Display Christmas anthems performed by world cinema. Dec 1-31 | 10:30am-10:30pm our wonderful team of roving carolers B1 Space (Opposite Food Republic) as they serenade you through this Premier League Channel your talented inner selfie here! festive season! Football Screening Snap a photo at the display area and Galleria Area hashtag us at #CapitolChristmas to win Golden Village (Beside Capitol Theatre) special prizes! Log onto www.facebook. Movie Screening com/capitolpiazza for more details There is certainly no better way than to Dec 1, 2016–Jan 11, 2017 and updates. be in the company of football fans and Capitol Theatre revelers to catch the latest games of Roving Caroling Treat yourself to a nostalgic cinematic the Premier League. As the mood gets experience as the historic Capitol hyped up by the exciting atmosphere Performances Theatre opens for regular screenings as you mingle with fellow fans, so will Fridays: Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 | 6:30-7pm during the holiday season. Equipped your festive spirits too! Log onto www. Saturdays: Dec 3, 10, 17, 24 | 2-2:30pm with state-of-the-art digital projection capitolpiazza.com for updates. Sundays: Dec 4, 11, 18 | 2-2:30pm and a Dolby-certified hall, the space
EVENTS Merry Festive Build: The People’s Avenue Makers Market A Christmas Bazaar Christmas Market Friday, Dec 9 | 5-10pm Friday to Sunday, Dec 16-18 | Saturday & Sunday, Dec 3-4 | Saturday & Sunday, Dec 10-11 | 11:30am-8:30pm 12pm-9pm 1-9pm Outdoor Plaza, Level 1 Outdoor Plaza, Level 1 Outdoor Plaza, Level 1 There will tons of fun to be had at this Load up on exciting and exclusive A must for anyone and everyone multi-faceted bazaar where you will gift ideas brought to you by the local who loves all things artisanal and not only find lots of different pop- design community at this Christmas handmade, this market will have on up stores offering a smorgasbord of market, where you will get to not sale local design and craft products cool finds, there will also be a photo only pick up authentic and original that will make perfect Christmas gift exhibition, building games and a products, you will also get to learn ideas too! very special LEGO bricks display that more about the stories behind various you can participate in as we gear local brands and the teams who have towards setting a new Singapore Book created these exclusive products. of Records for “Most LEGO bricks Support local! decoration” on a Christmas tree.
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MULTI-COURSE AFFAIRS, BUFFETS AND MORE eat here THE BEAST ($120) and drunken matcha fruit cake ($12) Through Dec 31: The southern American kitchen to go with their bespoke cocktails. Try the and bourbon bar is cooking up a feast this Kurisumasu Punch with infused fruit tea vodka festive season. Highlights include whole roasted and spiced wine. Cajun turkey, oven baked pork shoulder, bacon #01-023 1 Keong Saik St., 6222-3623, and cheddar cornbread and sweet potato www.neonpigeonsg.com casserole. Wash these down with their extensive collection of bourbons and you’ll have a taste of the South right in town. You can get individual PARK BENCH DELI dishes or the whole set to share. Through Dec 30: The best part about turkey dinners is next-day turkey sandwiches, and 17 Jalan Klapa, 6295-0017, www.thebeast.sg. there’s no one better to do them than the boys $198 per set at this edgy deli. They have the Hot Butter Ball ($16), a classic turkey sandwich finished KILO KITCHEN with a drizzle of house made brown butter and Along with their facelift last November came truffle gravy, and Porchetta Sandwich ($16), a fresh recipes and Japanese-leaning dishes that 24-hour slow roasted pork belly dressed with Park Bench Deli meld unexpected flavors together to keep caramelized onions and fresh arugula—perfect repeat visitors excited. If you’re looking for for the girl who digs in like she means it. comfort food and great conversations in the 179 Telok Ayer St., 6815-4600, leafy surrounds of Kallang Riverside Park, go www.parkbenchdeli.com here and opt for their sea urchin with matcha cream, Earl Grey and garden pickles ($28) or the Australian grain-fed beef cheek guisado with SEAR congee, bone marrow and watercress ($36). Through Dec 24: Head up to the 45th floor for a three-course dinner at this American Ture Building, 66 Kampong Bugis, 6467- steakhouse. Or get additional appetizers like 3987, www.kilokitchen.com the grilled foie gras or oysters with sun-dried cranberries and lemon thyme in their four- NEON PIGEON course set—either way, the view alone will make Dec 19–31: The ever-packed, casually chic your Christmas extra special. fusion Japanese izakaya is covered in dark 45/F Singapore Land Tower, 50 Raffles wood and graffiti mural walls, and is a good Place, 6221-9555, www.facebook.com/ place to go in search of a festive menu searsteakhouse.sg. $75-85 per person that’s a little bit different. They’re doing sharing plates like the miso poached lobster Kilo Kitchen
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COASTES & SAND BAR KULT KAFE KYO Dec 31: All those big countdown parties are Dec 31: Our favorite house on a hill is throwing Dec 31: Show up with your best dancing shoes too mainstream for you. You prefer something a Silent Disco party for NYE. Don their noise- for the last party of 2016 at this newly revamped cozy and cool, so why not head to Coastes and cancelling headphones, flip between three underground club. Acclaimed London-based Sand Bar’s two-in-one countdown beach and channels—dance on the blue channel, rock DJ Simon Baker (he only plays at key clubs barbecue party. They’re doing a buffet spread music on the red and disco grooves on the worldwide, mind you) will be hitting the decks of seafood, meats, mains and desserts. House green—and your headset will light up among a with his unique house and techno tracks like pours start from $10 if you want to fuel up. crowd of other revellers, turning the dance floor Plastik and Traces and of course hits from his 50-52 Siloso Beach Walk, www.coastes.com, into a huge interactive light installation. There latest label B.K.R (Projekt). www.facebook.com/sandbarsingapore, $70 will be cocktails by Zac Mirza and beer on tap. #B1-02 Keck Seng Tower, 133 Cecil St., 6225- per person 11 Upper Wilkie Rd., 9389-2185, 6001, www.clubkyo.com. $28 per person www.kultkafe.com. $30-40 per person
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Zoukout In Search of Salt
PARTY ZOUKOUT THEATER IN SEARCH OF SALT STAYCATION HOTEL INDIGO Dec 9-10: We know this has been on your list Dec 16-17: Issue-based art always gets you Those Orchard Road and Marina Bay staycations forever, but just in case you missed it, this year’s going, and this stage performance looks pretty are too over the top for you. Instead, head east Zoukout—the first under new ownership—has promising. Set in a raw, intimate and immersive to the old Joo Chiat Police Station, site of the headliners Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Alan Walker, space, award-winning film director Sarah Howell new Hotel Indigo. It’s affordable and cozy with TIGA, Dillon Francis and Zedd, so get those will leave you breathless with her compelling, free WiFi and a rooftop infinity pool, and the comfy slippers and shorts ready for this massive female-driven narratives that explore the grief in rooms are decked out in nostalgic Singaporean sundown party. today’s social media age. touches. Siloso Beach, Siloso Beach Walk, Sentosa, Centre 42, 42 Waterloo St., Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong, 86 East www.zoukout.com. $128-$218 per person www.centre42.sg. $33-35 per person Coast Rd., 6723-7001, www.ihg.com/ hotelindigo
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eat MULTI-COURSE AFFAIRS, BUFFETS AND MORE here COCOTTE OXWELL & CO Dec 24-25: Head to Wanderlust hotel’s Through Jan 15, 2017: For a down-home Anglo- quirky and comfort food-delivering French style Christmas feast, head to Mark Sargeant’s restaurant which combines rustic with four-floor gastrobar, where they will be serving industrial. Expect hearty dishes straight a festive menu this holiday season: mains like from a French countryside kitchen with their roasted organic turkey with chestnut stuffing Christmas weekend trolley (from $109), which and cranberry, stuffed belly of Dingley Dell includes homemade charcuterie, pates, pork, braised Savoy cabbage and mustard rillettes, seafood cocotte, roast wagyu beef sauce, and pan roasted grouper with sauce rump and signature poulet roti. vierge and surf clams. There’s a menu for 2 Dickson Rd., 6298-1188, vegetarians as well. www.restaurantcocotte.com. From $109 5 Ann Siang Rd., 6438-3984, www.oxwellandco.com. $65-85 per person DECKER BBQ Decker BBQ Enjoy the time honoured tradition of Texas style SALTED & HUNG barbeque with their custom made wood smoker Dec 24-25: The Unlisted Collection’s new- this holiday season. Dig into their menu with ish and meat-heavy Australian restaurant brisket, spare ribs, pulled pork, chopped beef, is having an eight-course Christmas menu. pulled chicken, and turkey breasts. They will serve items like fish tail, king crab, #01-17 The Quayside, 60 Robertson Quay, Blackmore Wagyu 9+ paired with anchovy 6635-8565, www.deckerbarbecue.com. and sweet potato, Iberico Secreto with kelp and radish, and a Pavlova with blood orange and sorrel. MONTREUX JAZZ CLUB 12 Purvis St., 6358-3130, Dec 24-25: This new jazz club is serving a three- www.saltedandhung.com.sg. $85 course dinner menu ($138). Feast on dishes like roasted turkey breast roulade and chargrilled beef fillet mignon. For dessert, there’s sour cherry white chocolate mousse. Pan Pacific Orchard, 10 Claymore Rd., 6733-0091, www.montreuxjazzcafe.com. Montreux Jazz Club $138 per person PRE-COUNTDOWN AND COUNTDOWN SHENANIGANS party here
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CIVIL SERVICE CLUB@TESSENSOHN THE GREAT ESCAPE WAVE HOUSE SENTOSA Dec 10-11: Unusual location, we know, but Drink Dec 10: The second edition of the Kampong Dec 31: Party all night with non-stop drinks at Eat Party 2016 may be the most hyperlocal BYOB Party at this parking lot bar behind the allegedly Asia’s first ever twelve-hour free- block party we’ve seen so far. Treat yourself to projector is dedicated to climate change. flow event. This New Year’s Eve, Blackwhite roast beef, BBQ chicken, sambal stingray and They will be a documentary screening by Production hosts a grand poolside event that grilled squid. Microbrewery 1925 Brewing Co. environmentalist collective Up2Degrees, live lets you drink all night long. Free flow drinks will be serving their craft beers and there will be painting, healthy food and cheap drinks. Music include vodka, gin, whiskey and tequila. live music by local band Paraphrase. will be provided by international DJs Marvin 36 Siloso Beach Walk, www.peatix.com. 60 Tessensohn Rd., www.eventbrite.sg. Gold, Vito Zeubill and Jeck Hyde. $50 per person $20-40 per person 5/F Golden Mile Tower Carpark, 6001 Beach Rd., www.peatix.com. $15-30 per person 38 | www.sgnow.sg
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Lepark Christmas Musical Gillman Barracks
MUSIC LEPARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL ART HOW IT FEELS SPORT BEER RUN ORTO Dec 25: Chinatown’s rooftop hipster eatery Through Dec 23: Scratch your beard at this Dec 17: Combining two national pastimes, beer- Lepark and concert organizers Getai Group are exhibition happening at the Gillman Barracks drinking and running, this “beer mile” inspired teaming up again for a special Christmas party, showcasing abstract paintings in attempt to event hits our shores, with a 1.8-kilometer race with a line-up of live performances. Details are connect to the audience on an emotional level route. Here’s the twist, at the half-way point, scant as of press time, but they have done a instead of intellectually. The works are by six you’ll be asked to finish a pint of beer. Beer fans series of these already, so if you like local bands, Indonesian artists, Made Wianta, Pupuk Daru (as opposed to running fans) can win free beer craft beer and low-slung rooftop views over Purnomo, Faizal, Dipo Andy, Yoga Mahendra by participating in games like beer pong and Chinatown, get your crew together. and R. Yuki Agriardi. team chug. 6/F People’s Park Complex Carpark, 1 Park Mizuma Gallery, #01-34 Gillman Barracks, The Promenade @ ORTO, 81 Lorong Rd., 6909-5809, www.lepark.co. Prices TBA 22 Lock Rd., 6570-2505, www.mizuma.sg. Chencharu, www.sbbhosted.com/event/beer- Free run-orto-2016-4. $38
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3. Fabulously Clip Earrings from Swarovski, $550. #01-09/10 Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Rd., 6 6334-5154, www.swarovski.com
4. Fabulous 40 Bangle with Red Agate Stone from RISIS x NUYOU, $235. Available on www.risis.com
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MULTI-COURSE AFFAIRS, BUFFETS AND MORE eat here FAT COW “Rossini” style with souffle potatoes and port Through Dec 31: You’re hardly reduction, both part of their nine-course menu. the type to shy away from 1/F Hotel Michael, Resorts World Sentosa, 8 fat, especially when it comes Sentosa Gateway, Level 1, Hotel Michael, marbled in some high 6577-7888. $588 per person quality imported beef at this famous meat atelier. Head Chef Fukashi’s festive eight- MITZO course winter dinner set includes Dec 24-25: When it comes to extravagant premium winter season ingredients straight from Cantonese style yum cha, this restaurant’s glorious Japan—perfect if you want a break from the whole selection of over 40 dim sum, roasts and seafood turkey and sides thing. delights will amplify your Christmas celebrations. Opt for their festive highlights like the crispy soft #01-01/02 Camden Medical Centre, 1 Orchard shell crab with curry floss, steamed scallop in Blvd., 6735-0309, www.fat-cow.com.sg. $198 Hollandaise sauce and deep-fried lobster claw per person wrapped with salted egg puff. Then head over to the bar for some seasonal tipples ($18 per glass) by Joël Robuchon Restaurant JAAN Italian mixologist Marco Pignotta. Through Dec 31: One of our all-time favorites, this 4/F Grand Park Orchard, 270 Orchard Rd., Michelin-starred French restaurant and Chef Kirk 6603-8855, www.mitzo.sg. $88-148 per person Westaway will not disappoint with their Christmas- inspired dishes like the majestic oyster with artichoke royale and Osetra caviar and venison THE WHITE RABBIT Dec 25: Round up your fellow fashionistas and saddle with celeriac ribbons. Go for their seven- catch up over a Christmas Day brunch at this course at lunch. quietly fancy restaurant on Dempsey Hill. You can 70/F Equinox Complex, Swissotel The indulge in Insta-worthy and well-executed dishes Stamford, 2 Stamford Rd., 6837-3322, like smoked chicken Waldorf and pan-seared www.jaan.com.sg. $178 per person barramundi alongside a seafood bar, a carving station and free-flow thirst quenchers. Top up $20 JOËL ROBUCHON RESTAURANT and you can choose a Plymouth gin & tonic or Dec 31: Singapore’s only three Michelin-star Bellini to wash it all down. restaurant really needs no introduction. Splurge 39C Harding Rd., 6473-9965, on New Year’s Eve, with their signatures like the www.thewhiterabbit.com.sg. $98 per person wild salmon tartare with Imperial caviar and saffron crisps, and beef Chateaubriand and foie gras The White Rabbit
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CE LA VI LANTERN MANHATTAN Dec 31: Time to bring out those feathers and Dec 31: This classy rooftop bar has some of Dec 31: For a taste of New York, swing by tulles, fashion queen—you are going to a the best views of Marina Bay, making it the the celebratory countdown party at Asia’s #1 black-tie masquerade ball for NYE. Just bring place to be with your squad on New Year’s cocktail bar, and try their Best of 2016 cocktails your glamorous self and in exchange, you’ll be Eve. Sign up for table service, and you’ll along with soulful jazz tunes by Leandra greeted with Champagne, chart-topping beats get four bottles of Veuve Clicquot or two Leandra. Be sure to check out their gorgeous and a display of fireworks. premium spirits and a snack platter. selection of private rooms, tucked away from 57/F Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, 1 Bayfront The Fullerton Bay Hotel, 80 Collyer Quay, the main salon, for that VIP feeling. Ave., 6688-7688, www.sg.celavi.com. $198 6597-5299, www.fullertonbayhotel.com. 2/F The Regent Singapore, 1 Cuscaden Rd., at the door $1,450 for six people, $140 for each 6725-3377, www.regenthotels.com. $100 per additional person person inclusive of bar bites
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Orchard Road Esplanade Capella
LIGHT UP CHRISTMAS ON A THEATER NUTCRACKER STAYCATION CAPELLA GREAT STREET 2016 Dec 7–11: It’s not just all VIP clubs and fancy Dec 27-Jan 1: If you hate the party crowd for the Through Dec: It might be a touch touristy, but dinners for you. Glam-types need a touch of holiday season, go for this fancy Sentosa hotel’s think of all the wardrobe updates you will need the thea-tah, and Christmas means a Asian- Under the Stars New Year package, which during the party season. And you can soak in inspired staging of The Nutcracker. Get ready includes a two-night Premier Garden Room stay, the lights while you’re there. Take some time to be enchanted by the spectacular set of tickets to A Tale of Lights Countdown Party, to pop by all five of the unique interactive pre-WWI Shanghai with choreography by Janek dinner for two at Cassia and New Year’s Day installations along Orchard Road or immerse Schergen, music by a certain Mr Tchaikovsky brunch at The Knolls. yourself in the hanging decoration of reindeers and costumes by local designer Aaron Yap. 1 The Knolls, 6591-5000, www.capellahotels. and stars. Esplanade Theatre, 1 Esplanade Dr., 6338- com. $1,650 per night Orchard Rd., www.orchardroad.org. Free 0611, www.sistic.com.sg. $30-$70
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Martini Set of 8 Glasses Greatest Hits Hamper from Crate & Barrel, from Dean & Deluca, $71.60. $380. Orchard Gateway@ #01-09/10 Orchard Emerald, 218 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Rd., 6634-8488, Rd., 6509-7708, www. www.crateandbarrel.com deananddeluca.com.sg 44 | www.sgnow.sg SEASON OF GIVING nd lest we forget, there is more to Christmas than just shopping and eating. AIt’s also a time to give back to the community—whether it’s cash, used goods or your time and concern.
Habitat For Humanity
AIDHA with disabilities, RDA’s free horse-riding sessions AIDHA provides classes in English, computer also boost the morale of those with physical literacy, entrepreneurship and financial skills impairments, while giving a second lease on to Singapore’s domestic workers, so they can life to aging horses. Sign up as a side-walker, maximize their income potential in the long run. accompanying the riders. Training is provided. You can help by donating money or by applying 5 Jalan Mashhor, 6250-0176, to be a volunteer mentor or teaching a class. www.rdasingapore.org RDA Singapore #02-01 734 North Bridge Rd., 6341-5287, www.aidha.org SOUP KITCHEN PROJECT This organization is always looking for HABITAT FOR HUMANITY volunteers to help pack and distribute This global organization tackles housing poverty vegetarian dinners for the needy in the Jalan by building modest homes for those in need. Besar and Lavender areas. Sign up for stints to help build houses abroad, 9842-3287, www.facebook.com/ or lend a hand here—the Singapore outpost is thesoupkitchenprojectsg behind Project HomeWorks, which cleans the homes of disadvantaged seniors. #05-00 Century Technology Building, 56 THE T PROJECT Lorong 23 Geylang, 6744-7326, Singapore’s first shelter for homeless trans www.habitat.org.sg people also champions empowerment, equality and creating an inclusive environment for all gender identities. Check out their Facebook HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION FOR page to find out how you can help. MIGRATION ECONOMICS www.facebook.com/TheTprojectsg HOME helps victims of human trafficking and forced labor while building an inclusive community. The group also provides support TRANSIENT WORKERS COUNT TOO Soup Kitchen Project to those with grievances through counselling, TWC2 takes on cases of unethical practices such consultation and representation services. You as negligent workplace safety, long working can volunteer with their outreach programs, hours, low wages, unpaid salaries, forced publicity efforts and the helpline. repatriation and poor accommodation among 6344-0224, www.home.org.sg migrant workers. Join the cause as a member or volunteer to help with these issues. If you speak one of the languages of Singapore’s migrant MUTTS & MITTENS communities, even better. This community for dogs, cats and rabbits #09-86 Golden Mile Complex, 5001 Beach provides boarding services for pets and even Rd., 6247-7001, www.twc2.org.sg a pool facility for dogs, but it also helps re- home rescued (mostly mature) dogs and cats at the shelter. Join their team of volunteers by WATERWAYS WATCH SOCIETY registering at their website. Around since 1998, WWS’s aim is to create both 11 Pasir Ris Farmway 2, 6583-7371, awareness and volunteer-run clean-ups around www.muttsnmittens.com Singapore’s bodies of water. They have regular clean-ups at various locations. RDA SINGAPORE 4876 Beach Rd., 9684-0893, www.wws.org.sg Singapore’s only organization providing Equine Assisted Therapy & Hippotheraphy to those Waterways Watch Society Start your day with the latest lifestyle news, direct to your inbox. daily Be the first to hear about brand new openings, exciting events and news you actually care about
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FOOD & DRINK Latitude Bistro...... 20 Mandarin Oriental...... 15 The Beast...... 32 Manhattan Bar...... 42 Bedrock Bar & Grill...... 8 Marina Bay...... 8 Cocotte...... 37 Pan Pacific Singapore...... 8 Decker BBQ...... 37 Wave House Sentosa...... 37 Fat Cow...... 42 W Singapore Sentosa Cove...... 15 Flavours at Zhongshan Park...... 8 Zoukout...... 34 Jaan...... 42 Jamie’s Italian...... 8 ART & STAGE Joel Robuchon...... 42 Kaiserhaus...... 8 Cirque Adrenaline...... 10 Kilo Kitchen...... 32 First Class Comedy...... 29 Lawry’s The Prime Rib Singapore...... 20 How It Feels...... 38 Lime...... 15 Imagined Peripheries...... 29 The Marmalade Pantry...... 15 Lepark Christmas Musical...... 38 Me@OUE...... 20 Nutcracker at Esplanade...... 43 Mitzo...... 42 Open a Door to Israel Exhibition...... 16 Montreux Jazz Club...... 37 TeamLab: Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders...... 10 Neon Pigeon...... 32 Open Farm Community...... 15 OTHER EVENTS Oxwell & Co...... 37 Beer Run Orto...... 38 Park Bench Deli...... 32 Gardens by the Bay...... 10 The Pelican...... 20 The Hive...... 16 Rang Mahal...... 15 Illumi Run...... 10 Saint Pierre...... 20 In Search of Salt...... 34 Salted & Hung...... 37 Merry Medley at Gardens By the Bay Sear...... 37 Mutants & Mayhem: A Zombie Apocalypse Survival Game...... 10 Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa...... 8 Super Loco Customs House...... 20 STAYCATIONS Una...... 15 Capella...... 43 Usquba...... 20 Hotel Indigo...... 34 The White Rabbit...... 42 Mandarin Orchard...... 29 Park Regis...... 16 COUNTDOWNS & PARTIES The Scarlet Hotel...... 16 1-Altitude...... 20 Drink Eat Party 2016...... 37 GIVING & VOLUNTEERING Ce La Vi...... 42 AIDHA...... 44 Coasters...... 32 Habitat for Humanity...... 44 Grant Hyatt Singapore...... 20 Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics...... 44 Hard Rock Cafe...... 8 Mutts & Mittens...... 44 Hi-So...... 15 RDA Singapore...... 44 Kampong BYOB Party...... 37 Soup Kitchen Project...... 44 Kult Kafe...... 32 The T Project...... 44 Kyo...... 32 Transient Workers Count Too...... 44 Lantern...... 42 Waterways Watch Society...... 44
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