Ash & Elm

If you’re looking for a new restaurant to dine in this Christmas, Ash & Elm is the place to be. The newest addition to Intercontinental Hotel Group’s list of dining establishments makes sure that your trip is worth your while with an extravagant Christmas Eve set dinner.

What’s even better here is that you get two or more options for each course. For starters, you can pick amongst the Surf and Turf Platter, Oyster Degustation and Boston Lobster Bisque scented with cognac. 

It’s the same for the mains where the chefs have cooked up the Rossino-style Beef Tenderloin Mashed Potatoes and Truffle Sauce and Tasmanian A La Plancha with grapefruit Hollandaise and vegetables. Meanwhile, you are spoilt for choice at the dessert counter offering specialties like the Warm Gingerbread Pudding with Winter Berries Compote and the signature Brandy Fruit Cake. (The Christmas Eve set menu is available for dinner only.)

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Ce La Vi

The restaurant’s Executive Chef, Frederic Faucheux, impresses us again this Christmas with a unique 12-course festive menu featuring new creations that are not your usual turkey, ham or log cake.

Instead, what you get are contemporary Asian dishes such as the Irish Kelly Oysters and the Wok-fried Shisito. But to make these more festive, these are mixed with Christmas ingredients of cranberry gel topping for the first dish and cinnamon honey glaze for the latter. Even the Yuzu Apple dessert is given a holiday make over by sprinkling it with gingerbread to create a crumbly base.

For wine lovers, the festive menu comes with wine and champagne pairings. For an additional price, you can indulge in these offerings together with fine labels including Ruinart, Dom Pèrignon and Krug Vintage. Now, that’s how you round up a wonderful Christmas meal. (The festive menu is available from 9 December 2015 to 3 January 2016, lunch and dinner.)

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Fat Cow

While Fat Cow is known mainly for its Japanese premium steaks, seafood is the highlight of its special a la carte menu this festive season. Where to begin? How about with the Hokkaido Miki Hotate no Otsukuri, which features thinly-sliced fresh raw scallops, or the Hirami no Usuzukuri to Tosazu Gelee, a tangy starter made of sliced fluke sashimi and topped with bonito-infused vinaigrette jelly?

It doesn’t stop there for the feast grows and becomes even better with mains such as the Zuwaigani Kani Shabu, where the Japanese red king crab is grilled to smoky perfection, and the Wakasagi no Isobeage, which features a popular winter fish fried to achieve that crispy skin and succulent meat. 

The list goes on and on, so it’s best that you just head over to Fat Cow this Christmas to try them for yourself. (The seasonal winter seafood special is available from 23 November to 3 January 2016, lunch and dinner.) 

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JAAN

Acclaimed restaurant, JAAN, offers us more than uninterrupted views of the city skyline for the holidays. Other than that, Chef de Cuisine Kirk Westaway presents a selection of modern French dishes, which you can enjoy in a special three-course festive lunch.

With the freshness of the produce as his main focus, he uses his talent and skill in the kitchen to turn them into delightful and festive dishes such as the Majestic Oyster with Artichoke and Oscietra Caviar, Seared Langoustine with Obsiblue Broth and Heirloom Radish Yuzu as well as Roasted Challans Duck with Italian Fig. (The three-course festive lunch is available from 7 to 31 December 2015.)

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Me@OUE

If you can’t choose what cuisine to have for Christmas, you’re in luck for Me@OUE has cooked up a five-course menu featuring dishes from its French, Japanese and Chinese kitchens. Taking the lead is the Japanese culinary team, and the meal begins with their elegant Sashimi Omakase, followed by the French-inspired Foie Gras Terrine and Baked Black Cod.

As for mains, the Chinese chefs give you a taste of home with the Roasted Duck that comes with poached pear, artichoke, pecan nuts and drizzled with duck jus and black truffle shavings. Of course, no Christmas is complete without a log cake, and the French team take care of that with the divine Buche de Noel – a Christmas log cake drenched with caramel tulip Amarena cherry ice cream. (The five-course Christmas Eve menu is available for dinner only.)

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La Brezza

There’s no more reason to fly to Italy this Christmas just to indulge in its Christmas specialties. You can find them at La Brezza restaurant, which has created a six-course menu beginning with the Smoked Eel and Venison Loin and Sardinian Artichoke Soup.

Mains become even more indulgent with the Chestnut Risotto, made richer with monkfish medallion wrapped in parma ham, and the Oven-baked Black Cod with walnut and fresh herbs crust. It ends on a sweet note with the Croccante Semifreddo. (The six-course menu is available on 24 and 25 December, dinner only.) 

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Raffles Grill

The iconic French restaurant at Raffles Hotel has prepared two scrumptious Christmas menus, which are available on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

For Christmas Eve, Executive Sous Chef Mickael Le Calvez makes the night extra special with the dishes like the sweet and nutty Gillardeau Oysters, served with lettuce, fennel and topped with Oscietra caviar; as well as the Ravioli filled with Langoustine and Ceps coated in poulette sauce and garnished with white truffle shavings. 

Make sure you leave some space in the tummy for the festivities continue until Christmas Day with a five-course lunch featuring stellar creations such as the Polenta with Parsley Butter and Porcini and the Lardo Di Colonnata and Sprouts in Champagne Reduction. (The five-course Christmas Eve menu is available for dinner, while the five-course Christmas Day menu is available for lunch.)

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Stellar @ 1-Altitude

For any occasion, you can trust Stellar @ 1-Altitude to give you the best dining experience. The upcoming festive season is no different with its five-course Christmas Eve and Christmas Day menus prepared by Executive Chef and Krug Ambassador Christopher Millar.

Both offerings feature exquisite and new dishes, some of which are the Scottish Salmon Gravadlax, Caramelised Foie Gras and Eggnog Crème Brulee. To complete the experience, there’s a live station complete with the traditional turkey, bone-in ham and all the trimmings.

If you can’t wait for the 24th to feast on Stellar’s offerings, Chef Christopher has created the Festive Constellations Menu, where you can customise your own six-, seven- or eight-course menu. This is available from 1st to 23rd December. (The five-course Christmas Eve and Christmas Day menus are available for dinner only.)

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Xperience

Christmas just got a whole lot more delicious with newly-appointed Head Chef, Trevor Paulo, leading the restaurant’s culinary team. He brings with him his love for French cooking to present rustic and classical dishes with his personal touch. 

This is represented in his four-course Christmas menu, which begins with an amuse bouche of Blinis topped with dill yogurt and herring roe; and followed by an equally-appetising entrée of house-cured Salmon Gravlax served with edible truffle, mushroom soil and pickled shallots.

Mains get even better with the Hay Roasted Savel Chicken, which Chef Trevor will personally serve and carve out for you at your table. Think he’s done? Not quite for he rounds up the exquisite meal with the deconstructed version of the classic Pear Tarte Tatin, layered with poached pear and warm cake. (The four-course Christmas Eve menu is available for dinner only.)

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