Jazz and Jive
The only Chinese restaurant in town that promises a fun Friday night.
Fine dining is often synonymous with an air of seriousness. This restaurant is, however, adding a light-hearted vibe in complement of its
palatable menu.
MADAME FAN ISN’T your typical Cantonese restaurant. In the evenings, the restaurant is abuzz with chatter as diners are serenaded by jazz musicians. The ambience is upbeat and sexy, void of rigid European dining standards that are palpable across other high-end restaurants in the city, but all without sacrificing the quality of food and service, of course. At least that’s what the man behind the restaurant, Alan Yau, has been striving for.
While diners may come for the food, they tend to stay on for the booze and music. An impressive list of curated wines and bubblies awaits, in addition to lip-smacking tipples concocted by head mixologist Davide Boncimino. The restaurant has recently added live entertainment to its dinner programming, with a music roster comprising a rotating collective of esteemed musicians such as Imelda Teo, Skye Sirena, Dawn Wong, Ms Lou (Lou Peixin) and Karen Xavier – performing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Diners can jive the night away with a medley of vintage-style reworks of modern pop, jazz, swing and doo-wop hits.
The 222-seat restaurant has also added a couple of new dishes to its menu, including the Braised Supreme Dried 15 Head Australian Xu Rong Abalone (S$298). The premium-grade abalone is meticulously prepared and braised for two and a half hours, and paired with a side of crunchy broccoli. Also set to have your taste buds crackling is the Braised Supreme Guan Dong Sea Cucumber with tofu or seasonal vegetables (S$68).