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Buffet Town – International Seafood, Mixed Grill and Teppanyaki

Buffet Town is the new kid on the block of buffet restaurants. Located at Raffles City where Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar used to sit, the restaurant aims to be the ultimate international buffet venue with an offering of over 300 food items. Buffet Lunch (Mon-Fri): Adult $23.80++; Child $16.80++ Lunch (Sat-Sun, Eve of and PH): Adult $28.80++; Child $16.80++ Dinner (Mon-Thu): Adult $33.80++; Child $19.80++ Dinner (Fri-Sun, Eve of and...

Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar – There’s Something for Everyone [Closed]

If you are a fan of Marché, the Swiss-run restaurant at VivoCity, or even its imitator at The Heeren, chances are you would love Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar. Shokudo shares the similar concept of having several cooking stations under one roof, charge cards and themed dining, but with Japanese cuisine instead. The 15,000 square foot eatery opened just weeks ago at the new basement extension of Raffles City Shopping Centre....

Marché Restaurant – Swiss Haven

After closing its two franchise outlets here and being briefly absent from the Singapore restaurant scene, the Swiss chain of Marché restaurants is back! It has returned with a spanking new restaurant at VivoCity and a second outlet at 313@Somerset. Unlike before when it was run by a local franchisee, the new restaurants directly fall under the Swiss management, ensuring that quality would be kept in check. Marché has often...

The Station Kitchen – 3-in-1 Restaurant [Closed]

St James Power Station is the clubbing hotspots in town. It has been refurbished from an old power station. And that’s not all. This power station is also Singapore’s first coal-powered power plant and was built in 1927! That’s quite a bit of history isn’t it? Located at the Sentosa Gateway and across from VivoCity, the largest shopping mall in Singapore, this formerly functioning power station is now home to...

The Vila’ge – Dining in a Village [Closed]

Tucked at the basement of The Heeren, The Vila’ge sits where Marché used to. Most people would probably not even notice the difference since the two restaurants share an identical look and concept. The Vila’ge is pronounced “vee-lah-jey”. Until very recently, I had thought it was simply pronounced and spelled “the village”! But firstly, here’s a bit of history behind these two restaurants. Marché opened its first restaurant at the...