SMALL PLATES

No, not the miniscule portions of food that some unscrupulous restaurants try to pass off (and charge you) as “tapas”, but the heartfelt creations of chefs who want their customers to be adventurous – why be restricted to just a couple of dishes when you could have all of them with your friends, without anyone busting their gut? Here are our faves.

Le Restaurant and Bar

We’re not fans of its theatrical decor, but the drama element is well-applied to its tapas menu – the Braised Cherry Foie Gras is fashioned to resemble actual cherries and is equally tantalising

on the palate. # 02- 314, Suntec City Mall,

tel: 6338- 8775, www.paradisegroup.com.sg.

Theatrics aside, Le Restaurant and Bar serves genuinely good food – worth the splurge.

22 Ann Siang Road, tel: 6423-1228, www.lolla.com.sg. Lolla’s Braised Beef Tripe is one of the highlights of the menu.

23 Ann Siang Road, te: 6557- 0189, www.dingdong.com.sg. The Scallop Ceviche with Fresh Coconut and Chinese Cabbage, one of Ding Dong’s many “East-meets-West” creations.