With so many restaurants constantly refreshing their menus, we decided to round up a few new ones for you to check out — so you won’t be surprised the next time you pop by, either. Think modern Asian-inspired dishes at Tanjong Beach Club, Italian food with an Asian twist at Wine & Chef, and renditions of Korean-Mexican fusion at Vatos Urban Tacos.
Tanjong Beach Club
Known as Sentosa’s “sun-kissed playground”, this chill beach club just revamped its menu to include fresh new starters such as wagyu beef carpaccio ($25) with pine nuts, basil cress, jicama, and kaffir aioli, and Hokkaido scallop ceviche ($28) topped with burnt corn, coriander cress, and Nikkei tiger’s milk.
If you’re hankering for a snack after your round of cocktails – like the Malayan mai tai ($21) of house-infused rum with pandan – try the tuna cracker ($23) with crispy wonton skin enveloping yellowfin tuna, or go for the miso baked hamachi collar ($33) that comes with chilled bok choy, shimeji mushrooms, and ponzu sauce.
Oh, and brunch addicts can now have your smashed avo toast ($21) and eggs benny ($23) all day, or sample hearty dishes like the grain salad with octopus ($25) and buttermilk pancakes ($18) with apple compote and whipped mascarpone. When you’re all stuffed, stroll by the new merch shop to stock up on beach essentials.
120 Tanjong Beach Walk, 6270-1355. Mon noon-10pm, Tues-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 9am-10pm.
Vatos Urban Tacos
Who knew Korean and Mexican food would go so well together? The Korean-American trio behind Vatos Urban Tacos, that’s who. The next time you get a table at this casual eatery, apart from usual must-haves like kimchi carnitas fries ($19) and the strange-sounding but oh-so-good Nutella nachos ($10) with cinnamon and vanilla ice cream, you can pad your order with these new menu additions.
Start light with the Mexican Caesar salad ($21) tossed with toasted pumpkin seeds, shredded tortilla chips, and grilled chipotle prawns, followed by bites of creamy chicken mole enchiladas ($16) doused in a combination of the traditional Mexican sauce with a touch of Korean gojuchang.
But if you’re not here to count calories, Vatos’ kimchi galbi grilled cheese ($16) is quite the treat. Think spicy kimchi tossed with galbi short rib, blanketed by a generous heaping of Mexican cheese, toasted in between sourdough slices. It’s like an indulgent take on your typical grilled cheese sandwich, but beefed up, with bits of the spicy pickled cabbage to cut through the richness.
To pack in more protein, get the ribeye steak fajita platter ($32), a sizzling plate of beef slices served with veggies, black beans, Mexican rice, guac, and pico de gallo, so you can assemble your tortillas just the way you like ‘em.
36 Beach Rd, 6385-6010. Sun-Thurs noon-11pm, Fri-Sat noon-midnight.
Wine & Chef
From Hokkien-influenced mod-Sin plates to Asian-inspired Italian creations, the kitchen at this Keong Saik Road eatery has undergone an overhaul – but its Italian boutique wines are still as affordable as ever. With glasses that start from $7, you can pair your reds or whites with dishes like scallop capellini ($28), which features the fresh mollusk from Hokkaido atop cold truffle and soy sauce capellini speckled with ikura, fried shallots, shio kombu, and furikake.
Or try the nduja pasta ($28), a creamy plate of crayfish and salami coated in a rich tomato sauce. For meat lovers, there’s the pork roulade ($24) marinated in a five spice blend and slow-roasted, then blasted on high heat to result in the beloved combination of crackling skin and tender pork belly meat.
7 Keong Saik Rd, 6221-9279. Mon-Sat 11am-11pm.
BONUS: The White Rabbit
It’s hard to believe, but for 10 years now, The White Rabbit has been on Dempsey Hill – and its survival in the fickle food scene here is quite the triumph. So to celebrate, the modern European restaurant’s current chef Benjamin Tan collaborated with its founding head chef Daniel Sia to craft a menu spotlighting a decade’s worth of crowd favorites.
From September to October, the limited edition five-course menu will feature modern updates of signatures such as Rangers Valley wagyu carpaccio and crepes suzette, priced at $108 per person. So if the restored church holds many memories for you, perhaps you’d like to reminisce a little by wandering down nostalgia lane.
39C Harding Rd, 6473-9965. Tues-Thurs & Sun 6pm-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-12:30am.
