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Square, 238 Thomson Road (
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65/6352-9077
) and #01-17/18 Ten Mile Junction, 1
Woodlands Road (
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65/6766 9813
).
#01-20 Capitol Building, 11 Stamf ord Rd.
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65/6338-1882.
Reservations not ac cepted. Small dishes
S$5-S$18 (US$3.35-US$12/£2.25-£8.10). MC, V. Daily 11am-10pm.
Our Village
NORTHERN INDIAN With its antique white walls stuccoed in
delicate and exotic patterns and glistening with tiny silv er mirrors, you'll feel like you're
in an Indian fairyland here. Even the ceiling twinkles with silv er stars, and hanging lan-
terns provide a subtle glow for the heavenly atmosphere—it's a perfect setting for a deli-
cate dinner. Every dish here is made fresh from hand-selected imported ingredients, some
of them coming from secret sources. In fact, the staff is so protective of its recipes, you'd
almost think their secret ingredient was opium—and you'll be floating so high after tast-
ing the food that it might as well be. There are vegetarian selections as well as meats (no
beef or pork) prepared in luscious gravies or in the tandoor oven. The dishes are light and
healthy, with all-natural ingredients and not too much salt.
46 Boat Quay (take elevator to 5th floor).
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65/6538-3058.
Reservations recommended on weekends.
Small dishes S$9-S$24 (US$6.05-US$16/£4.05-£11). AE, MC, V. Mon-Fri noon-1:45pm and 6-11:30pm;
Sat-Sun 6-11:30pm.
Rendezvous
MAL AY/INDONESIAN Line up to select fr om a large number of
Malay dishes, cafeteria style, like sambal squid in a spicy sauce of chili and shrimp paste,
and beef
rendang,
in a dark spicy curry gravy. The waitstaff will bring your order to your
table. The old-style coffee shop setting instills a sense of nostalgia for locals. On the wall,
black-and-white photos trace the r estaurant's histor y back to its opening in the early
1950s. It's a great place to experiment with a ne w cuisine.
#02-02/03 Hotel Rendez vous, 9 Bras Basah Rd .
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65/6339-7508.
Reser vations not nec essary. M eat
dishes sold per piec e S$4-S$7 (US$2.70-US$4.70/£1.80-£3.15). AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11am-9pm. Closed
on public holidays.
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CHINATOWN
MODERATE
Da Paolo il Ristorante
ITALIAN This Italian-owned place in tr endy Club
Street is coolly elegant, with white washed walls and star ched linens, but has a casual,
comfortable feel. The pasta is made fr esh ev ery morning and often ser ved with fr esh
seafood in classic and modern I talian style. The house specialty of fr esh squid ink spa-
ghetti, lightly dr essed with oliv e oil and garlic, is divine and the home-made tiramisu
shouldn't be missed. The o wners hav e other branches that ar e equally satisfying:
Da
Paolo il G iardino
(501 B ukit Timah Rd., #01-05 Cluny Cour t, beside the S ingapore
Botanic Gardens;
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65/6463-9628
) and
Da Paolo la Terrazza
(44 Jalan Merah Saga,
#01-56, at Chip Bee Gardens in Holland Village;
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65/6476-1332
).
80 Club St.
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65/6224-7081.
Reservations r ecommended. M ain c ourses S$22-S$38
(US$15-US$25/£9.90-£17). AE, DC, MC, V. Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm and 6:30-10:30pm.
INEXPENSIVE
Blue Ginger
P ERANAKAN The standar d belief is that P eranakan cooking is
reserved for home-cooked meals, and ther efore r estaurants ar e not as plentiful—and
where they do exist, ar e v ery informal. N ot so at B lue G inger, wher e traditional and
