Now that reunion meals and Valentine’s Day dinners are well behind us, it’s time to get on with the programme and check out what Singapore’s food scene has to offer this month. From a new handmade pasta joint with magnetic appeal to the highest Cantonese fine-dining restaurant in the city, March is gearing up to be a promising month for foodies. Here are five establishments to watch.
Find out our favourite new restaurants of 2025 so far here.
1. Scarpetta
One free pasta weekend was all it took for Scarpetta to become the hottest new dining ticket in town. The Italian restaurant which took over Tambi’s spot along Amoy Street has consistently attracted long queues since its opening. The main draw: handmade pasta at reasonable prices. A snappy, one-page menu tells you all you need to know. There are unique and lesser-seen pasta dishes like the divinely charred All’Assassina ($18) which is notoriously difficult to perfect; a cacio e pepe ($20) dish using pici pasta – a thicker version of spaghetti for a better chew; and the piping hot baked rigatoni spicy alla vodka ($21) with a vibrant, rich intensity. Other highlights include an unctuous bone marrow Tuscan Schiacciata toast ($14), refreshing starters like burrata ($18) and radicchio salad ($14), and for dessert, a creamy fior di latte-inspired milk gelato ($6).
2. Maggie's
Maggie’s is the spunky younger sister of Marcy’s – one of our favourite seafood bistros in town and also an undeniably romantic restaurant for date nights. Now in its soft opening phase, the new 70s-inspired diner serves unapologetically ‘inauthentic’ Chinese cuisine and a roster of cocktails (from $21) made with Chinese ingredients. But we’ll let the menu speak for itself. Spot items like the golden prawn toast ($25) – a cheeky spin on the Chinese mian bao xia and French Croque Madame, made with focaccia and topped with a passionfruit hollandaise. There’s also Maggie’s Southern Dirty Rice ($35), peppered with duck liver sausage and monkfish liver parfait for velvety textures and deep, umami flavours. The 8 Treasure dessert ($16) melds the best of both worlds – Chinese longans and jujubes, and the quintessentially English sticky date pudding.
3. Jin Ting Wan
Marina Bay Sands houses several sky-high dining venues, namely CÉ LA VI, LAVO, and Spago. These all serve Western fare, but a new contender Jin Ting Wan (金蜓湾) is set to bring some fresh variety to the mix with its Chinese menu. The 166-seater Cantonese restaurant sits on the 55th floor of MBS Hotel Tower 1, and is the first Chinese fine dining venue that the hotel fully owns and operates. The interiors are flushed in regal shades of blue and gold, and the menu is equally refined, serving traditional delights like seafood dishes, roast meat, and dim sum. Jin Ting Wan also houses an extensive collection of Chinese fine wines, including rare vintages. But if tea is more up your alley, the in-house tea programme with curated blends sounds equally promising too.
4. Meh’r by Inderpal
MasterChef Singapore Season 4’s winner Inderpal Singh is finally settling down in a permanent location, after a year of dipping his toes in different restaurants, pop-ups, and private dining. Spot the bright yellow door along the back alley of South Bridge Road and head straight up to Meh’r. Inderpal’s new restaurant is inspired by his travels across Southeast Asia, serving elevated recreations of popular regional street food. An unmissable item on the menu is the bak bak wings ($18) which Inderpal debuted on MasterChef. This rendition sees boneless kicap manis-glazed wings stuffed with Hainanese chicken rice and a side of banana chilli. Other highlights to look out for include the tom kha scallop ceviche ($34); nasi padang reimagined as a flavour-packed ‘begedil pave’, and more. Head up to the rooftop bar Phool House afterwards for cocktails with a view of Marina Bay Sands.
5. Sugarra
Could things be finally looking up in the fine dining world this 2025? Sugarra is a glimmer of hope in the bleak landscape of F&B closures in Singapore. The mod-Spanish outfit is helmed by Chef Aitor Jeronimo Orive – behind the one-Michelin-starred Basque Kitchen which shuttered in 2023. Located in Hotel Michael at Resorts World Sentosa, Sugarra shines a spotlight on flavours from the Basque Country in northern Spain, but also draws influences from all over the country. Pick from the four ($148 per person) or six-course Discovery menu ($198 per person), or a nine-course menu ($288 per person) for the full experience. Each meal starts with the show-stopping tapitas, featuring a spread of eight tapas dishes. The nine-course menu also includes a luxurious cheese course with a range of fine Spanish and French cheeses to choose from, including some from Galicia and Menorca Island in Spain.
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