Where to shop, feast, party and staycat ion in Sing apore EAT SHOP PARTY REPEAT 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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All advertising in SG Magazine must comply with the Publisher’s terms of business, copies INDEX 46 of which are available upon request. MCI (P) 142/11/2016 6 | www.sgnow.sg CLASSIC + CLEAN CUT npretentious and down-to-earth, you are less about following the trends and flashing your cash and more about eternal and understated good taste. Some U people think that makes you basic, but you know how to enjoy the finer things in life and are secure enough to pursue your occasionally geeky hobbies. wear 2 this 1 3 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 GET THIS GUIDE TO GO Download it today is.gd/toptables2017 8 | www.sgnow.sg 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 PRE-COUNTDOWN AND COUNTDOWN SHENANIGANS party here The Float @ Marina Bay Pan Pacific Singapore 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 10 | www.sgnow.sg 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.