Quick Bites: what to eat and other happenings in Singapore this week

The old Six Senses Duxton might have closed temporarily during the circuit breaker period, but the shophouse hotel has since reopened, under a new name and owner: Duxton Reserve, Autograph Collection. Thankfully, the Chinese restaurant located within remains the same. Yellow Pot, together with the hotel, has opened its doors once food. Look forward to familiar hearty flavours, cooked using sustainably sourced ingredients and wholesome ingredients. And just in time for Chinese New Year, Yellow Pot will offer a dinner-only Signature Reunion Set Menu that ranges from $58 to $118 per person.

Publico, together with the World’s Best Bars, is bringing to our island the best international cocktail experience. The Best Bar Voyage will allow barflies to enjoy recipes from award-winning establishments from around the world. It kicks off with drinks from Caprice Bar at Four Seasons Hong Kong (36th on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list), with three exclusive libations. From now till the end of March, look forward to libations that include the Golden Raisin Fizz ($24) and Oro Nero ($24) with white miso butter and Bacardi Reserve Ocho. Come April to May, Publico will switch things up with a menu curated by Sydney-based Maybe Sammy, featuring a modern spritz with kombucha, chardonnay, and peach; as well as Candy Man with lychee and raspberry shrub, Aperol, and Grey Goose.  

Double the floor space, double the treats. Paris Baguette has opened its largest, two-storey outlet at 313@Somerset. Choose to dine alfresco on the first floor, which provides a great spot to people-watch, or head up to the second storey that offers a peek into the open kitchen where sweet treats and fresh bakes are made. Don’t miss the outlet-exclusive creation: a line-up of refreshing beer-based cocktails ($11/$13), made with coffee or various tea infusions. Our favourites: the Hadong Green Tea Crystal, with green grapes and fresh mint; and the elegant Yong Earl Grey Crystal which comes garnished with blueberries – all concocted with a base of Tiger Crystal Beer.

Steamboat meals are usually enjoyed in a big group setting. But for the solo diners craving for a bubbling hot pot meal, 7-Eleven’s latest creation has you covered. Just in time for Lunar New Year, the convenience store has released three instant hot pot meals ($4.80) that need just minutes in the microwave. Flavours include mala chicken, complete with luncheon meat slices, corn, spinach, black fungus, lotus root, tofu, cabbage, and vermicelli; the tomato seafood with prawns, crab stick, enoki mushrooms; and herbal chicken topped with carrots, wolfberries, chicken thigh, carrots, and more. Taste-wise, you won’t get the same robust soup that you’ll find in steamboat restaurants, but the convenience is perfect when the sudden craving hits.

Here’s an affordable all-day happy hour deal: Level33 will serve up pints of its seasonal brew for just $10. Over at the rooftop bar, quaff down the Hoppy 10, made with 10 hops sourced from countries around the world; or sample the Bohemian Pilsner with floral and bitter notes. The promotion will run for the month of February, from 11.30am to 10.30pm.