4 multi-concept restaurants for the best dining experience

FLUID SPACE

With the beach right out front, and a pool deck with comfy lounge chairs by the side, it’s easy to while away the day at FOC Sentosa sipping on cocktails and dipping your toes into the water. The restaurant is run by Spanish chef Nandu Jubany, also behind one-Michelin-star Can Jubany in Catalonia. Food-wise, you’d get British grub like fish and chips, composed of tender sea bass coated in a light batter and a side of thinly sliced potatoes. There’s also a private dining room on the second floor, which comes furnished with projectors and screens for guests looking to organise product launches or business meetings. 110 Tanjong Beach Walk.

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UNUSUAL UNION

Located right in the heart of Clarke Quay, VLV proves dining at an upscale Chinese restaurant doesn’t have to be stiff. The modern Chinese restaurant is owned by chief executive Dolores Au, who used to head global branding for the Ku De Ta club, now known as Ce La Vi, at Marina Bay Sands. The historic River House (formerly Indochine Group’s restaurant-bar Forbidden City) boasts a 140-seater dining area that offers posh nibbles such as Canadian lobster wonton, a lounge for sharp-suited executives to relax with a whisky or two, and an outdoor riverfront dining space. #01-02, 3A River Valley Road.

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FIT FOR A GARDEN PARTY

Once used to house cars, the heritage building in Botanic Gardens is now a multi-functional hotspot that caters to hungry park-goers. On the first floor of The Garage is Bee’s Knees, where you get your fix of hearty brunch fare or freshly baked pastries. If it’s a night for dressing up and dining fancy, head up to Botanico for fine dishes such as Spanish mackerel with black garlic and grilled kumquats. Round off the experience with a delicious gin-based cocktail at the adjoining garden bar. 10 Cluny Park Road, Singapore Botanic Gardens.

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SUMMER LOVIN'

New restaurant The Summerhouse wouldn’t be out of place in the English countryside. Not only does the black and white bungalow exude an European colonial charm, the sprawling property at Seletar Aerospace Park also has an edible garden filled with herbs like snakeweed and rojak flowers (torched ginger plant). And if dinner is with a special someone, pick up a bouquet of fresh blooms from the restaurant’s partner florist on site, Poppy Flora Studio. 3 Park Lane.

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