October brings fresh dining options across Singapore, from new restaurant openings to seasonal menus and promotional offerings. There are local heritage dishes and cuisines from many different countries to enjoy. Here are a few of the new and interesting options available this October 2025.
New Openings
YARA – Modern Asian Comfort Food
YARA opened at The Initial Sama along Evans Road, presenting modern Asian cuisine with charcoal-grilled dishes and heritage-inspired flavours. Executive Chef Victor Loy’s menu features items such as Haricot Vert Kerabu at $18, Grilled Fish of the Day at market price, and Yu-Tang Clam Bowl at $24.
The 2,800-square-foot space seats 74 diners indoors and 15 outdoors.
YARA
26 Evans Road Singapore 259367
Tel: +65: 6298 2247
Opening Hours: 11 am to 3 pm; 5 pm to 10 pm (till 11 pm on Fri & Sat)
Closed Wednesdays
Bibik Violet – Peranakan Cafe and Bakery
Bibik Violet, a Peranakan cafรฉ and bakery by Violet Oon Group, opens at Temasek Shophouse on Orchard Road. The 54-seater concept operates on a walk-in basis with QR code ordering. Menu items include breakfast options like Kaya Toast and Mee Siam, one-dish meals such as Nasi Lemak and Nyonya Laksa, plus handcrafted Nyonya kueh and nostalgic bakes.
Opening specials from 29 September to 30 November include 10% off first bills and a welcome treat. The first 30 customers during opening weekend (4 and 5 October) receive Singapore Kopi and Traditional Pandan Kaya.
Bibik Violet
Temasek Shophouse
28 Orchard Road, Singapore 238832
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8 am to 9:30 pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am to 9:30 pm
Kko Kko Na Ra OG Korean Fried Chicken to Takashimaya
Kko Kko Na Ra opens an express concept at Takashimaya, bringing its signature Korean fried chicken to Orchard Road. Founded by Chef-Owner Eon Lee seventeen years ago, the brand’s Ma Neul Gan Jang (Soy Garlic Fried Chicken) uses a glaze made from hand-crushed garlic and 41 premium Korean ingredients. Fried chicken portions range from $10 for four pieces to $36 for 16 pieces. Chicken Bento Boxes start from $15 and include rice, kimchi, and pickled radish. New menu items include Fluffy Egg Bread, Giant Green Pepper Japchae, Jeju Premium Abalone Porridge at $15, and Cheese Kimchi Pancake at $15.
Kko Kko Na Ra
Takashimaya Department Store, Foodhall B2, Unit B207-6-2
391A Orchard Road, Singapore 238873
Tel: +65 97778730
Opening Hours: 10am to 9.30pm
Firefry – Thai Grab-and-Go Concept
Firefry is a Thai grab-and-go concept introduced in Singapore by SimYee Holdings, the company behind Soi Thai Soi Nice and Pratunam. Thai bentos start from $6.80, with options including pineapple rice or Mama noodle base paired with proteins such as grilled chicken thigh, fried chicken cutlet, or fried dory fish. The Royal Bento features fried chicken wings and fried dory fish. Snacks include Fried Banana, Fried Sweet Potato, and Paprika Potato Wedges, alongside Thai Milk Tea and desserts like Mango Sticky Rice.
Currently operating at Bugis+ #04-09 and Eastpoint #01-01C.
IM JAI by Pun Im – Creative Casual Thai Dishes
IM JAI by Pun Im at Icon Village in Tanjong Pagar is founded by Chef Vincent Pang. He trained at Le Cordon Bleu and worked at Michelin-starred Wana Yook in Bangkok. The restaurant serves creative Thai cuisine. Signature dishes include Crispy Cloud Egg at $16.80, Grilled River Prawns at $39.80, and Signature Duck Confit Red Curry at $25.80. The IM JAI Bento at $18.80 features the four cornerstones of Thai cuisine: spicy, sour, sweet, and herbaceous.
IM JAI by Pun Im
Icon Village, #01-78/81
12 Gopeng Street, Singapore 078877
Tel: +65 6518 3151
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 11am โ 3pm; 4pm โ 9:30pm (last order 8:15pm)
Closed on Sat, Sun & Public Holiday
Seasonal Menus & Collaborations
Po at The Warehouse – Nanyang Heritage
Po, the flagship restaurant at The Warehouse Hotel, has launched a new menu focusing on Singaporeโs Nanyang heritage. The menu draws on Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian, and Peranakan culinary traditions that evolved through local ingredients and cross-cultural exchange. The restaurantโs signature Popiah roll remains a central feature.
Dishes are made from scratch using traditional techniques. Starters include Ikan Kerabu, featuring yellowtail cured with calamansi, and Samsui Chicken, a classic 1900s dish with poached boneless chicken served with scallions and crispy ginger. Others are Gobi 65, fried cauliflower in a house masala, and Puyuh Panggang, grilled quail with layered ginger flavours and sambal.
Main dishes highlight heritage recipes like Singgang Serani, a Eurasian fish stew, and Sotong Masak Hitam, a Peranakan squid dish in its ink. The menu also revives Babi Tohay with Iberico pork and Itek Sioh, duck confit with tamarind sauce.
Po
The Warehouse Hotel
320 Havelock Road, Robertson Quay
Singapore169628
Tel: +65 6828 0007
Opening Hours
Breakfast: 7 am to 10.30 am
Lunch: 12 noon to 3 pm
Dinner: 6 pm to10.30 pm
Somma – Vendemmia
Somma presents Vendemmia, a seasonal menu running until 7 December that celebrates grape harvest traditions. The six-course dinner menu costs $268 and features dishes such as Indigenous Mushrooms Broth made with eight varieties cultivated by Singapore mycological farm Bewilder, Hand-Dived Scallop with fermented beef garum, and Ditali pasta cooked in Parmigiano whey. The Milk-Fed Lamb is served on an amazake base with Decana del Comizio pears and flowers kimchi.
Add-on experiences include Spaghettone with mantis shrimp and Ossetra caviar at $68, and the Somma Cheese Experience at $52 conducted in the wine cellar.
Somma
New Bahru (Big Block) #04-02,
46 Kim Yam Road, Singapore 239351
Tel: +65 9756 1590
Opening Hours: Wed – Sat: 6 pm to 10:30 pm
Jade at The Fullerton Hotel – Through Wind and Fire ้ฃ็ซ่ตฐ่ฟๅฒๆ
Jade presents Through Wind and Fire ้ฃ็ซ่ตฐ่ฟๅฒๆ from 8 to 31 October 2025, a collaboration between celebrity guest chef Daniel Koh and Chinese Executive Chef Leong Chee Yeng.
The menus honour Singapore’s evolution through dishes reflecting pivotal eras in the nation’s history. The seven-course lunch menu costs $148 and features items such as Braised Golden Flower Crab Broth and Seared A4 Kagoshima Wagyu Beef. The seven-course dinner menu at $188 includes Squid Ink Honeycomb Obsiblue Prawn and Braised Wagyu Brisket with Dang Shen. Chefs’ meet and greet sessions take place on 8 and 31 October.
Jade
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178
Tel: +65 3129 8125
Peppermint – Tastes of Taiwan
Peppermint at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay presents Tastes of Taiwan from 10 October to 9 November. Chef de Cuisine Leon Yee’s buffet features Whole Abalone served chilled on weekday dinners or honey-glazed on weekends, rotating lobster dishes including Braised Lobster with Bitter Gourd and Herbal Lobster, and night market staples like XXL Crispy Chicken and Black Angus Beef Belly Gua Bao. The buffet includes Ginger Mother Duck soup, Giant Squid Tomato Hot Pot station, and indigenous-inspired dishes such as Tribal-Style Roast Chicken and Hot Stone Grilled Fish Collar.
Weekday lunch starts from $72, whilst weekend dinner costs $112.
Peppermint
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Singapore
6 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039594
Tel: +65 6845 1112
Osteria Mozza Singapore – All-Pasta Tasting Menu
Osteria Mozza at Hilton Singapore Orchard launched a five-course Pasta Tasting Menu available exclusively at the 12-seat Mozzarella Bar for dinner at $88. The menu features signature Fonduta Ravioli in brown butter and sage with 25-year-aged balsamic vinegar, Mafaldine all’Amatriciana, Maltagliati with duck ragรน and Orechiette with fennel sausage. Executive Chef Peter Birks will rotate pasta selections based on seasonality. Wine pairing costs an additional $78.
Osteria Mozzaโs Pasta Tasting Menu (Dinner only) | 5 pm to 10 pm
Osteria Mozza
Level 5, Hilton Singapore Orchard
333 Orchard Road, Singapore 238867
Tel: +65 6831 6271
Edge at Pan Pacific Singapore – Tastes of the Australian Outback
Edge at Pan Pacific Singapore presents Tastes of the Australian Outback from 14 October to 9 November, developed in partnership with Indoguna Singapore. Executive Chef Andy Oh’s buffet highlights premium Australian produce including freshly shucked Tasmanian Oysters, Poached Whole Rainbow Trout, and Teochew-style Steamed Giant Australian Queensland Grouper.
The carving station features 65ยฐC Sous Vide Slow-roasted Australian Black Angus Beef, Slow-roasted Kangaroo Leg marinated in Taylor Port Wine, and Australian Duck Bourguignon with Nashi Pear. The charcoal barbecue grill offers Grilled Olive-marinated Spatchcock with Roasted Parsnips and Pacific Mussels in Chardonnay Sauce.
As an Ambassador of Indoguna Singapore, Executive Chef Dayan Hartill-Law of Palette Restaurant in Gold Coast, Australia, will make a guest appearance at Edge on 14 October 2025.
Dinner buffet costs $120 per adult. Available for dinner from 6 pm until 10 pm.
Edge
Pan Pacific Singapore
7 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039595
Tel: +65 6826 8240
Seafood Specialities & Promotions
Greenwood Fish Market – 22nd Anniversary Gala Dinners
Greenwood Fish Market celebrates its 22nd anniversary with two gala dinners in October.
The seafood buffet on 23 October at Quayside Isle, Sentosa, features live cutting of a 50kg Japanese bluefin tuna from Tsushima, A5 Black Wagyu from Kagoshima prepared as yakiniku and sukiyaki, unlimited oysters, snow crab legs, and live prawns.
On 30 October at the Bukit Timah outlet, Chef/Owner Alan Lee presents a seven-course menu featuring dry aged madai, Scottish scallops, and choice of blue lobster, king crab claypot rice, or Japanese A5 Black Wagyu. Tickets cost $188 per person, with an optional $58 free-flow drinks package.
Greenwood Fish Market @Bukit Timah
34 Greenwood Avenue, Singapore 289236
Tel: +65 6467 4950
Greenwood Fish Market @Quayside Isle
31 Ocean Way #01-02 to 05, S098375
Tel: +65 6262 0450
Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant – Lobster & Sri Lankan Crab Delicacies
Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel presents lobster and Sri Lankan crab dishes from 1 October to 31 December 2025. Lunch dim sum includes Crispy Crab Meat Puff with Glass Noodle and Chinese Parsley at $16 for two pieces, and Minced Lobster Dumpling with Gold Leaf at $18 for two pieces. ร la carte offerings feature Baked Crab in Foie Gras and White Pepper Sauce at $18.80 per 100g, and Wok-Fried Lobster with Onion in Green Peppercorn Sauce at $25 per 100g.
Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
320 Orchard Road, Singapore 238865
Tel: +65 6831 4605
Opening Hours: 11:30 am to 3 pm; 6 pm to 10 pm
Crossroads Buffet – Great Lobster Feast
Crossroads Buffet at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel presents The Great Lobster Feast every Friday and Saturday evening from 6 October to 30 November at $118 per adult. The buffet features Oven-Baked Lobster with Creole Mayonnaise, Grilled Octopus Tentacle, and Roast Irish Beef Hammer Shank at the carving station. Seafood on Ice includes Slipper Lobsters, Live Prawns, Scallops and Mud Crabs. The daily A Taste of the Ocean buffet starts from $68, whilst Sunday Champagne Brunch costs $98, or $145 with free-flow Duval-Leroy Brut champagne. Quote “CR20OFF” for 20% off from 6 October to 30 November.
Crossroads Cafe
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
320 Orchard Road, Singapore 238865
Tel: +65 6831 4605
Opening Hours: 6:30 am to 9:30 pm
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