Where To Eat & Drink: Singapore's Best Pizzeria, A MasterChef Singapore Collab & More

Always on the hunt for new dining spots? We bring you sound bites on where to eat, including new restaurant and eatery openings, the best places for your after-work tipple, and what’s new in the food scene.

What to know: La Bottega Enoteca celebrates its top pizza win with a new menu, celebrity chef Damian D'silva is bringing together MasterChef talents for a heritage cuisine bonanza, Ikkagoyo has an exclusive a limited-time menu, and more.

La Bottega Enoteca named top pizzeria in Singapore, serves up new menu additions

La Bottega Enoteca has been crowned Singapore's best pizza spot in the 50 Top Pizza Asia Pacific 2023 list by 50 Top Pizza. And to celebrate, the Italian restaurant helmed by chef-owner Antonio Miscellaneo has rolled out a new menu.

Nestled within the Joo Chiat enclave, the restaurant's dimmed lights, rustic interiors and brick walls transport you to an Italian piazza. The 38-seater has both alfresco and indoor seats, or you can perch at the counter to watch the pizza-making action.

Kick things off with the Calamaretti Alla Griglia ($25++), a starter of smoky and tender baby calamari served with an earthy and minty green pea puree, and crispy kale.

Then it's on to the pies, or what Miscellaneo has coined 'Newpolitan' style pizzas, a modern riff on the classic Naples-style pizza. It uses 72-hour slow-fermented dough made with a mix of unrefined and low-refined Italian flours, yielding a perfect marriage of airy and chewy with that signature charred, poufy crust. I tried the new Mortadella ($32++ for half/ $58++ for full), which has a delightful mix of mortadella, red pesto, and basil atop indulgent parmesan fondue. Pistachios and sweet potato crisps add texture and crunch.

For secondi, don't miss the Pluma Alla Griglia ($58++) or grilled Spanish Iberico Pluma that's rich, flavourful and tender. Go easy on the fried Sicilian capers garnished atop with each bite, little flavour bombs that pack an intensely briny oomph.

Desserts shine, too. Cheese lovers will enjoy Seadas ($14++), a Sardinanian delicacy of a large fried ravioli stuffed with nutty cow's cheese and drizzled with honey.

La Bottega Enoteca is at 346 Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore 427596. Visit its website for reservations or more information.

Ikkagoyo's limited-time menu puts the spotlight on Ishikawa's premium produce

From Oct 24 to 28, 2023, Japanese kaiseiki restaurant Ikkagoyo is presenting an exclusive 'Jewels of Ishikawa' dining experience. The seafood-focused prix-fixe menu crafted by chef-owner Mitsutaka Sakamoto celebrates his close ties with the Japanese prefecture's producers and its premium ingredients.

Diners can look forward to eight delectable courses that star seafood like hairy crab, black abalone, and nodokuro (blackthroat seaperch). Starters see a refreshing starter of hairy crab with tangy tosazu jelly and stunning hassun platter of exquisite bite-sized morsels like the a maneki-neko monako wafer stuffed with chicken and matsutake mushrooms.

Other highlights include the traditional Kanazawa cuisine of jibu-ni, given an update with black abalone cooked shabu shabu-style instead of duck, as well as grilled nodokuro (blackthroat seaperch), a rich deep-sea fish that's prepared two ways.

It concludes with a dessert of the coveted Ruby Roman grape – the largest and reddest grape varietal grown exclusively in Ishikawa – crowned with a tangy cider jelly. Alcohol pairing is available.

Available for lunch and dinner, available at $450++ for food only, and $500++ with alcohol pairing. Ikkagoyo is at 15 Amoy St, #01-04, Singapore 069935. Visit its website for more reservations and more information.

Rempapa hosts a Heritage Food Festival buffet with multicultural cuisine

Rempapa is turning two and to mark the occasion, is hosting a Heritage Food Festival buffet-style bash. For the one-day-only event on Nov 18, celebrity chef Damian D'silva is teaming up with six MasterChef talents for a fiesta of mouthwatering multicultural dishes.

Working alongside chef Damian are Jonathan Ng, home-based chef serving hearty Eurasian and Peranakan fare; Mandy Kee, self-taught specialist in Asian and fusion cuisine; Tina Amin, accomplished cooking show competitor and heritage cooking enthusiast; Amanda Chia, young talent and entrepreneur; Reuben Wong, private chef and advocate of plant-forward gastronomy; and Inderpal Singh, home-based F&B business owner.

Heirloom highlights you can look forward to include the Eurasian-style White Debal, Kerabu Assam Pedas Ikan Pari, laksa Siglap that dates back to the 1800s, and Saag Bakri, a Punjabi classic.

On Nov 18, 2023, from 11am to 9pm (1 1⁄2-hour fixed seating, at 11am/1pm/5.30pm/7.30pm). Indoor seating is priced at $88 and comes with selected drinks, while outdoor seating is priced at $68. Reservations now open till they sell out. Rempapa is at #01-01/02/03 Park Place Residences at PLQ, 2 Paya Lebar Rd, Singapore 409053.

KFC's Cheesy Zinger Meltz is back

If you've missed KFC's Cheesy Zinger Meltz, the beloved wrap which debuted last year is making a return this week on Oct 25, for a limited time only.

The tortilla wrap envelops KFC’s signature Hot & Crispy Zinger fillet, alongside diced tomatoes, crunchy nacho chips, melted mozzarella and cheddar, and is further slathered with a cheese sauce before getting lightly toasted so it's served warm and toasty. It will be priced from $7.95 each.

At the same time, KFC is rolling out the new KFC Cajun Wedges. What's special about these wedges? They're specially cut for scooping up your favourite sauces. Made using specially selected potatoes, it's sprinkled with a combination of herbs and spices as well as a flavourful cajun seasoning. You can also opt for a cheesy option.

The limited-time KFC Cheesy Zinger Meltz and KFC Cajun Wedges are available for dine-in or takeaway across all KFC outlets islandwide and via KFC Delivery, Grab, Foodpanda or Deliveroo. Visit KFC's website for more information.