Time for High Tea

Available until 30 November is “An Artful High Tea”, a special collaboration between Sofitel Singapore City Centre and The Art Faculty. The afternoon tea takes place at the hotel’s stylish coffee bar Coffea, where you will be presented with a limited-edition two-tiered box. The artwork on this one-ofa-kind box was created by Selena Seow, a gifted artist from The Art Faculty, a social enterprise by Autism Resource Centre (Singapore). The afternoon tea costs $108 for two on weekdays and $118 on weekends. 9 Wallich Street.

Elevated Bar Grub

Saigon brewery bar Heart of Darkness has expanded its menu with new food and beverage options! Start with a side of meatless nachos with vegetarian chilli, house-made guacamole, sour cream and jalapenos ($14), and then tuck into meaty picks like char siew beef short ribs – slow cooked for 14 hours and doused in a special sauce made with Merciless Phantom Reserve Imperial Stout. If you’re visiting with friends, share the taco platter ($65), which includes eight tacos and a generous portion of nachos, or go with the meat platter ($95): sausages, beef brisket, short rib and pork belly. Then wash it all down with freshoff-the-tap brews like Futile Purpose Cucumber Pilsner and Director’s Cacao Nib Porter. There’s also a fab range of cocktails and natural wines if you prefer something different. 1 Keong Saik Road. 6208 7940 | heartofdarknessbrewery.com.sg

Dim Sum Delights

Paradise Teochew at Takashimaya is officially opened! The restaurant offers Teochew classics like braised meats and stewed duck, alongside handmade dim sum for lunch. Highlights include traditional Teochew steamed dumplings to share, and the molten salted egg yolk buns, fluffy on the outside with an oozy and creamy salted egg lava. Dim sum brunch, anyone? #03-10 Takashimaya, 391A Orchard Road. 6805 8994 | paradisegp.com