
We’ve got the lowdown on all the new restaurants and menus in Singapore for 2025. Bookmark this page for regular updates on the hottest openings!
Everyone knows our tiny island is a highly-revered culinary paradise, thanks to the smorgasbord of cuisines available. From Asian favourites like Indian and Korean fare to international flavours such as Italian and French, you can get them all here. In 2025, we continue to expand our palates with new restaurants and menus in Singapore. Here are the hot new tables you should take note of.
New restaurants and menus in Singapore: February 2025
New restaurant: Magpie

Tiong Bahru is already brimming with culinary institutions, but that shouldn’t stop more from popping up in the ‘hood. Everyone, say hello to Magpie, the brainchild of Eliot Thomas (founder of Kafe Utu and Tamba) and Kurt Wagner. The menu celebrates bold flavours by letting the best ingredients take centre stage in shared plates and cocktail classics.
A must-try dish is the Market Haul with Zanzibar sauce ($72), which Kurt raved about after chef-owner Eliot cooked it for him once. If you’re into Mexican food, the tangy and spicy aguachile ceviche ($26) will be your new favourite from this spot. Be sure to add the lamb T-bone ($52) to your order sheet. The New Zealand meat comes with yoghurt, burnt aubergine, and Urfa chilli butter. Delicious.
Must-try items: Market Haul with Zanzibar sauce; lamb T-bone
How much: Food from $12; drinks from $7 (menu changes regularly)
Opening hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 5.30pm to 9.30pm; Fridays & Saturdays, 12pm to 2.30pm & 5.30pm to 9.30pm; Sundays, 12.30pm to 4.30pm
Magpie, 57 Eng Hoon Street, Singapore 160057
New restaurant: Latido

Have you ever had Colombian food? If the answer is no, Latido is a stellar introduction to the cuisine. To set the scene, the space is warm and inviting, with counter seats by the open kitchen that you should snag to watch all the flaming action. And of course, chef Fernando Arevalo, whose name you might have heard in the kitchens of Artemis, Preludio and Bacata, is no stranger to creating excellent Latin American food.
We arrived right as the place opened for dinner service, but by 7pm, it was packed and buzzing with excited diners. After taking our first bite of the pan de la casa ($8), chef’s signature rye bread from his Preludio days, it was clear that the dining experience would be exceptional. If you haven’t tried this starter, don’t scoff at it. Topped with fermented mushroom glaze and bacon fat, and served with onion butter, it will change the way you look at bread.
From the snack side of the menu, the pincho de corazones ($22) is another must-order. These aren’t your ordinary grilled skewers of chicken hearts. They’re impeccably done and served with a red wine and egg yolk sauce, along with potatoes fried in duck fat.
But hands down, our favourite of the night was the arepa de chocolo y huevo ($20), an impossibly fluffy corn cake packed with juicy pork jowl and egg with an oozing yolk. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and savoury, and we could eat five more of these stunners.
If you’re game to try braised rabbit meat, the arepan conejo ($38) envelops the tender meat in a soft cassava wrap stuffed with bacon and parmesan. As for the mains, you’ve got choices like blue cod, grilled sea bass, suckling pig and lobster in potato soup – but honestly, we’d come back just for the snacks and appetisers.
Must-try items: Pincho de corazones, arepa de chocolo y huevo, and arepan conejo
How much: From $8 for snacks, from $12 for appetisers, from $38 for mains
Opening hours: Lunch 12pm to 3pm; dinner 6pm to 12am
Latido, 40 Tras Street, Singapore 078979
New restaurant: Vino Tinto

Tapas from $6 and wines from $14 per glass? Say less! We made it to the launch of Vino Tinto, the city’s newest Spanish hangout, and it was a relaxed spot to unwind after work. Helmed by chefs Daniel and Tamara Chavez, the couple behind Canchita Peruvian Cuisine and Tinto Spanish Restaurant at Dempsey Hill, this casual eatery doesn’t disappoint with its food, though the ambience isn’t as vibey as we’d like (CBD woes, perhaps).
Pop by for a cup of coffee and Spanish sandwiches in the morning, lounge indoors at lunch, or take a seat in the alfresco area and grab a drink after work. You’ll find more than 30 tapas dishes on the menu, alongside Spanish wines and sangrias.
For us non-octopus lovers, the pulpo al brasa ($28) delivered a pleasant surprise with its tender meat slathered in smoked chilli mayo for a lick of heat, complemented by sweet grapes and toasted migas. Oh, and the paella here comes in a small pan with a serving size that’s just right for two. But we preferred the fideua de cerdo and padrones ($32). This noodle version of paella, tossed nicely with Iberico pork, Padron peppers, chestnuts and saffron aioli, was the perfect carb to round off the meal.
Must-try items: Pulpo a la brasa and fideua de cerdo & padrones
How much: Tapas from $6
Opening hours: Breakfast 8am to 11am; lunch 11.30am to 2.30pm; happy hour 5pm to 7pm; dinner 6pm to 9.30pm
Vino Tinto, #01-10/K1, South Tower, 1 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048583
New restaurant: Yakiniku Gyubei

Who doesn’t love Japanese cuisine? If you adore yakiniku, listen up: Japan’s first head-to-tail yakiniku restaurant debuts its first overseas outpost in Tanjong Pagar. Yakiniku Gyubei utilises every part of the cow, a top-tier breed from Kyushu, and transforms it into a mindblowing dining experience that challenges your understanding of meat.
Choose from the sirloin, shoulder loin, chuck, rump, and thigh as part of your omakase BBQ course. The lunch set for two ($100) comprises six kinds of wagyu matched with salad, side dishes, and your choice of hot main. Dinner is a different menu altogether, where you’ll be spoilt for choice with wagyu sushi ($9.90) and sashimi (from $26.90) alongside tantalising off cuts like beef tongue ($25.90), beef first stomach ($21), and beef large bowel ($19).
Must-try items: Signature Gyubei lunch; beef skirt lunch; top wagyu sushi and sashimi
How much: Lunch menu from $12.90; a la carte dinner menu from $7.50
Opening hours: Daily, 11am to 3pm & 6pm to 10pm
Yakiniku Gyubei, #03-10/11, 100am Mall, 100 Tras Street, Singapore 079027
New restaurant: Camp Caribbean

Oh, what we’d give to be in the Caribbean right now. But it’s only the start of 2025, so we make do with the next best thing: this new restaurant in Singapore. Camp Caribbean serves an authentic taste of the subregion right at our doorstep. Heading the kitchen is chef Ricardo Allen, a true-blue Jamaican who can’t wait to have you devour his cuisine.
Of course, it ain’t Caribbean without the signature jerk chicken ($18). Chef Ricardo’s rendition doesn’t hold back on the smokiness, which comes generously doused with various spices like allspice and cinnamon. You can swap out the chicken for BBQ pork rib ($34, ½ rack) if you prefer a different meat option. Be sure to add the Jamaican patties to your order. A staple street food in the Caribbean, the flaky golden pastry is filled with spiced beef ($16) or vegetables ($15).
Must-try items: Jerk chicken; oxtail with spinners; Jamaican patties; sorrelade punch
How much: A la carte menu from $5
Opening hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 12pm to 9.30pm; Fridays, 12pm to 10pm; Saturdays, 11am to 10pm; Sundays & public holidays, 11am to 9pm
Camp Caribbean, 66 Kampong Bugis, Singapore 338987
New menu: Restaurant Espoir

Hands up if you love Spanish food! Muslim-owned Restaurant Espoir invites you to its “bottomless” tapas buffet ($98++) with local flavours. Diners can expect up to 17 assorted small plates served on trolleys. Pro tip: come to the buffet on an empty stomach. There’s a lot of food, and not gonna lie, it pains us that we were unable to polish our plates.
Among the extensive menu, we love the patatas bravas, which comes with three condiments: curry bravas sauce, sambal ijo, and saffron aioli dip. Our only minor gripe is the sauces are too little! The tortillas de patatas, topped with aioli and free-range eggs, is a distant second. We think of it as an elevated bagedil. Between the two paellas, we recommend going for the chicken option. It comes with salted egg chicken crackling, chicken broth, and crispy bottom rice.

Two sweet treats are wheeled out to signal the end of the buffet. Espoir’s churros come in plain and pandan flavours, with a generous dusting of sugar. We can’t choose between the chocolate coffee and toffee sauces – there was plenty of double dipping action going on at our table! The Basque cheesecake is great too, although at this point we were feeling overstuffed. Skip the compote and eat the cake as it is.
Must-try items: Patatas bravas with three sauces; tortillas de patatas; paella con pollo; Basque cheesecake
How much: $98++ per adult and $15++ per child (six to 12 years old)
Opening hours: Fridays, 6.30pm; Saturdays, 11am, 1.30pm and 6.30pm; Sundays, 11am and 1.30pm (tapas buffet)
Restaurant Espoir, 70 Amoy Street, Singapore 069889
New menu: Na Oh

It may not exactly be winter right now in Singapore (despite the monsoon surge), but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the season’s delights. Na Oh’s winter seasonal menu ($78) continues its modus operandi of merging authentic flavours with contemporary touches. The result? A delightful four-course meal that’s a testament to why it’s one of our favourite restaurants.
The menu kicks off with mainstay starters of homemade tofu with aged soy sauce, and buckwheat and mugunji pancake with freshly harvested greens from Hyundai’s smart farm. We thoroughly enjoyed the chilled noodles in fermented kimchi broth. The chewy hand-pulled strands complement the braised octopus and beef tendon.

Diners can choose between three jinjitsang options for mains. We opted for the charcoal-grilled Hanbang-style beef short ribs, which come with sotbap (rice with chestnuts and thistle), preserved unfermented kimchi, and three sides. There’s also beef broth served in a hot stone pot. We have no notes for the meat: it’s melt-in-your-mouth tender and perfectly absorbs the aged soy sauce. The broth is very suitable for Singapore’s current inclement weather.
The dessert reimagines the viral hwachae into a fruit punch and sorbet form, made with Jeju citrus, Naju pear, and pomegranate. It’s a refreshing treat to cap off the meal. We found it interesting that the restaurant serves this (along with the noodles) cold – perhaps as a nod to the Korean tradition of eating cold dishes during winter. But overall, Na Oh did it (right) again.
Must-try items: Chilled hand-pulled somyeon in lightly fermented kimchi broth, braised octopus and beef tendon; winter hwachae
How much: Lunch and dinner set menus at $78 per pax
Opening hours: Wednesdays to Sundays, 11.30am to 3.30pm & 6pm to 10pm
Na Oh, Level 3, Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore, 2 Bulim Avenue, Singapore 649674
New restaurants and menus in Singapore: January 2025
New restaurant: Lo Hey HK Seafood

Why travel to Hong Kong for food when you can have a taste of it at One Holland Village? This new restaurant in Singapore presents a lethal combination of fresh seafood and nostalgic charm that’ll bring you back to the fragrant harbour’s golden era. We have to admit, when we stepped into the place, it felt like we were in one of Jackie Chan’s old films. There’s a lovely alfresco dining area that’s also pet-friendly. Yes, four-legged friends can experience old-world Hong Kong too.
The gorgeous handwritten menus boast delectable Chinese dishes including traditional soya sauce duck (from $30), hami melon sea conch chicken soup ($58), and “typhoon shelter” style stir-fried fried crab (from $9.80 per 100g). Don’t pass up on the sauteed watercress with dried shrimp ($14.80), which offers a satisfying crunch with every bite. Oh, and try the housemade almond paste with sweet potato ($6.80) to cleanse your palate.
Must-try items: Traditional soya sauce duck, sauteed watercress with dried shrimp; housemade almond paste with sweet potato
How much: A la carte menu from $9.70
Opening hours: Daily, 11.30am to 3pm & 5.30pm to 10pm
Lo Hey HK Seafood, #03-22/23/24, One Holland Village, 7 Holland Village Way, Singapore 275748
New restaurant: Gamtan

Telok Ayer is one of the best places to enjoy all kinds of cuisines in Singapore. Joining the buzzy enclave is this Korean restaurant specialising in sotbap, aka Korea’s version of traditional claypot rice. Choose from various types of sotbap including steak ($34.80), pork ($26.80), mushroom ($23.80), and abalone ($28.80). Those with adventurous palates can try the eel sotbap ($28.80), one of the restaurant’s most popular offerings.
Pro tip: here are a few steps you should follow to fully enjoy the dish. First, scoop the sotbap and sauce into a separate bowl and mix them well. Pour in the barley tea that’s just casually hanging around on the side and cover it for a few minutes. This is eaten best with the scorched rice left at the bottom of the bowl.
When evening comes around, Gamtan transforms into a barbeque joint serving premium beef and pork cuts. The king galbi cut is a fave among diners, so set aside some stomach space for that.
Must-try items: Steak sotbap; eel sotbap
How much: From $14.80
Opening hours: Daily, 11.30am to 3pm & 5pm to 10pm
Gamtan, 132 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068599
New restaurant: Bhoomi by Milind Sovani

Attention, Indian food lovers: you’re gonna want to sit up for this. Fine dining restaurant Bhoomi has taken root in Singapore and can’t wait to welcome you to its physical space in Orchard. Diners can enjoy India’s rich flavours and culinary heritage through dishes from age-old family traditions and regional specialities. Everything is made with ingredients handpicked from trusted suppliers, so you’re getting the best of what the country has to offer.
What’s good to kick off your feast? The “incredible” pani puri ($15), which is chef Milind’s favourite dish. Of course, the tulsi malai paneer tikka ($22) deserves a place on your table. Another obvious choice is the curry (from $26): choose between veggie options or the standards like chicken tikka masala ($26), which you can eat with steamed basmati rice ($8). The Indians make a mean sweet treat, and you can’t leave the restaurant without trying the gulab jamun ($12), made with reduced milk and rose.
Must-try items: Pani puri; tulsi malai paneer tikka; gulab jamun
How much: Set lunch menu at $29.90++ per pax; a la carte menu from $6
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays, 12pm to 3pm & 6pm to 10.30pm
Bhoomi by Milind Sovani, #01-05, 1 Claymore Drive, Singapore 229594
New restaurant: Vitis Wine Bar and Bistro

We’re all familiar with wines from countries like France, Italy and Australia. But what about Asian winemakers? This sleek new spot in Bugis wants to spotlight these oft-overlooked producers for wine lovers, and we’re loving it. Expect to see bottles from China, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan on the list, including standout names like Long Dai Cabernet Blend 2019 from Shandong and Fratelli Vitae Chardonnay 2016 from India.
As for the food, Asian classics get a contemporary spin to pair with the wine selection. Think familiar and comforting, yet fresh and new. We enjoyed the deep-fried pig’s tail ($16) that’s melt-in-your-mouth crisp, though the grilled sumi ika ($28) stuffed with glutinous rice was a tad chewy and overcooked. But the zesty Thai-style eggplant salad ($18) with ajitama and green chilli sauce delivers a punchy kick that’s refreshing.
For mains, the assam glazed pork ribs with rojak salad ($26) was perfectly tender, sticky and sweet, while the lamb shoulder ($38) was a little on the tough side, though beautifully served with cumin parsnip puree and a herb salad. If you’re a fan of noodles, you’ll gleefully take your pick from options like dan dan ($18), oxtail lu rou ($28), and abalone kolo mee ($38) – basically elevated versions of what you know and love.
Must-try items: Deep-fried pig’s tail; eggplant salad; assam glazed pork ribs with rojak salad; abalone kolo mee
How much: Set menu at $58; a la carte menu from $8
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, 12pm to 2.15pm & 5pm to 10.15pm and Saturdays, 5pm to 10.15pm
Vitis Wine Bar and Bistro, #01-46/47, Duo Galleria, 7 Fraser Street, Singapore 189356
New outlet: Kok Sen Restaurant

This name needs no further introduction. Renowned zi char establishment Kok Sen has finally opened a second outlet at City Square Mall. Yes, you don’t have to travel all the way to Keong Saik to enjoy the brand’s delicious offerings.
Fans can expect familiar faces, from the signature big prawn hor fun (from $19) and roasted pork with black sauce (from $18) to comforting claypot yong tau foo (from $18). Tip: order the outlet-exclusive crispy smoked tea duck (from $25), which requires hours of marinating, air-drying, smoking, and deep-drying. It sounds intensive, but the final product is divine.
Must-try items: Big prawn hor fun; claypot yong tau foo; crispy smoked tea duck
How much: A la carte menu from $7.50
Opening hours: Daily, 11am to 9pm
Kok Sen Restaurant, #04-31/32, City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road, Singapore 208539
New menu: Soup Restaurant

Guess who’s back after a month-long renovation? Soup Restaurant Nex reopens its doors with a brand new look and a refreshed menu. We’re in awe of the new colour scheme! The light teak wood with gold accents makes the space brighter and more spacious; we also noticed the chairs and lampshades bear a ginger flower design, which is a nice nod to the restaurant’s signature ginger sauce.
The collagen soup with fish maw ($15.90 per pax) makes a triumphant return to the menu. Will this help delay the signs of ageing? We don’t have the answer for that, but it’s a good broth to slurp. Another item that’s making a comeback is the individual meal set, featuring a bowl of steamed rice, a pot of boiled soup, and desserts. A simple yet satisfying meal for all types of diners.
Must-try items: Collagen soup with fish maw; samsui ginger chicken
How much: A la carte menu from $14.90
Opening hours: Daily, 11.30am to 10pm (Nex outlet)
Soup Restaurant, #02-15/16, Nex, 23 Serangoon Central Singapore 556083
New menu: Amo

There’s no stopping the rise of Italian dining in Singapore, and we’re here for it. Amo beckons you to visit its sprawling space with a revamped menu perfect for a cosy meal with friends or a lively celebration with colleagues. Expect vibrant antipasti (from $18), crisp salads, hearty sides, and of course, signature pizzas (from $26). The whole butter roasted spring chicken ($45) is a delicious indulgence accompanied by spinach and truffle jus. If you prefer a different protein, then sink your teeth into the charcoal grilled wagyu beef ($42), which comes with truffle mash.
P.S. Amo is also introducing an ever-changing weekly set lunch. For $28, diners can get two courses: a rotating selection of appetisers followed by gourmet pasta or meat for mains. What a sweet deal!
Must-try items: Whole butter roasted spring chicken; charcoal grilled wagyu beef
How much: Two-course set lunch at $28++ per pax; a la carte menu from $10
Opening hours: Daily, 12pm to 2.30pm & 6pm to 11pm
Amo, 33 Hongkong Street, Singapore 059672
Savour the best of 2025 with these new restaurants and menus in Singapore!