CHERRY GARDEN

Mandarin Oriental Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square, S(039797) TEL: 6885 3500

This Cantonese stalwart has drawn generations of Singaporeans, especially with its popular weekend dim sum brunch that offers unlimited servings of their signature dim sum. Those in the know always ask for the big crunchy prawns swathed in wasabi aioli and topped with chunks of mango and flying fish roe, and the steamed prawn dumpling with black garlic. At lunch and dinner, the restaurant—fashioned like an ornate Chinese residence, with teak panels and slate floors—impresses with unimpeachable dishes such as pan-fried A4 Miyazaki Wagyu doused in a thick and garlic-forward sauce, and five-grain fried rice with Cantonese pork sausages. The extensive menu means there’s always something for young and old alike, be it traditional desserts, such as glutinous rice dumplings in almond cream or more creative options such as delicate cherries with aged rosé wine cocktail jelly and a refreshing lychee sorbet served in a cocktail glass.