With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to plan ahead and make a booking at the following restaurants.
Text by: Eris Choo
Publico Ristorante & Garden
Gather your friends and family and celebrate the year-end holidays at Publico, an Italian dining destination at InterContinental Robertson Quay. Settle in for a leisurely lunch, a lively aperitivo, or indulgent festive dinner overlooking the Singapore River, away from the hustle and bustle.
Publico’s Christmas sharing set features a range of robust Italian classics. Start with vibrant antipasti including creamy burrata with datterino tomatoes, and the seared scallops and octopus insalata with soppressata. Next comes the pastas including house-made tortellini with confit duck and black truffle, spinach tagliolini arrabbiata with stracciatella, and a hearty beef lasagna. This is followed by indulgent mains including the slow-roasted crackling porchetta accompanied by citrus asparagus, roasted potatoes and chimichurri, and the pizza agnello, topped with braised lamb, mascarpone cream, roasted mushrooms and parmesan. Round off with a classic fruit cake with luscious zabaglione and a hazelnut semifreddo. Priced at $128 per person for a minimum of four, this festive sharing set is available from now till 31 December.
Elevate the festivities further with vibrant cocktails and soak up the atmosphere either indoors or in the pet-friendly garden area. Sip on concoctions like the Clover Sparks, bright with raspberry notes and sparkling wine, the Bramble Bliss, a gin-based balanced blend of berries, bitters and ginger beer, and the Quay Pine, laced with melon liquer and triple sec. Meanwhile, for those planning to celebrate at home, check out Publico To-Go, which offers comforting classics and flavourful creations ideal for family gatherings.
For more information, visit: www.publico.sg
To make a booking, visit website
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PARKROYAL Collection Marina Bay, Singapore
Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay brings the holiday spirit to life with carollers filling its soaring atrium, festive photobooths, live tableside performances, and meet-and-greet moments with Santa and Santarinas.
At Peppermint, the Joyful Harvest Festive Feasts (priced at $72 for lunch and $98 for dinner) run from now to 1 January 2026, showcasing sustainable, farm-to-table produce and fork-tender applewood grilled meals like wagyu beef belly and juicy lamb T-bone. Other mouthwatering highlights include Russian snow crab, slow-cooked turkey with panch phoron spice, and hay-smoked sustainable salmon.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, indulge in traditional favourites like the classic beef Wellington, whole duck stuffed with morel mushrooms and pistachios, and baked lobster yuzu thermidor. New Year’s Eve unveils a spectacular 45kg slow-cooked whole wagyu beef leg alongside salmon coulibiac crowned with caviar.
Over at Portman’s Bar, enjoy the Nature’s Enchantments Afternoon Tea (from $68), featuring handcrafted savouries and whimsical pastries. Be charmed by sweet surprises like the Green Tea Christmas Tree Cheesecake and Chocolate Chestnut Reindeer. Round off the celebrations with specially crafted seasonal cocktails like Tipsy Elf (bourbon with passionfruit and peach oolong tea) and Jingle Juice (pineapple, pomegranate kombucha, Bloody Shiraz Gin, red currant, and citrus).
To make a booking, visit the hotel’s website
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Shangri-La Singapore
Available from 24 to 28 December 2025, Shangri-La’s Origin Grill presents its Christmas set lunch and dinner menus, which spotlights fine seasonal produce. Choose between a six-course ($178) or eight-course ($198) menu, which includes Amelie Fine de Claire oysters, butter-poached Boston lobster tail, and roast turkey roulade with charred carrots, brussels sprouts, and truffle jus. The menu also features tender, premium cuts like Sanchoku Full-Blood Wagyu Tenderloin and Tender Valley Black Angus Striploin. Each course comes with a Penfolds Champagne or a Festive Mocktail, with the option to upgrade to a Penfolds wine flight.
Rise and shine early on Christmas Day for a sumptuous Peranakan-inspired breakfast at The Lobby Lounge. The Semi-Buffet Breakfast ($68) has an enticing selection of familiar staples done with a creative spin, such as Charcoal you tiao with mackerel otah, mee siam with condiments, glutinous rice with dried shrimp, and sambal sotong ball, accompanied by a comforting cup of kopi tarik or teh tarik. Continue the indulgence with a Christmas Day Semi-Buffet Lunch ($118) where you’ll find signature Peranakan dishes like babi pongteh, nyonya snapper curry, popiah, and more.
To make a booking, visit website
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Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Christmas eve is a classy affair at French restaurant Maison Boulud, with an elegant set menu (available only on 24 December at $168), that begins with a delicate choux pastry filled with cheese and truffle, followed by a light Saint-Jacques featuring marinated Hokkaido scallop with caviar and dill-gin emulsion. Savour the classic Soupe VGE “Élysée 1975”, a rich broth of chicken, root vegetables, foie gras, and black truffle topped with a golden pastry crust.
For mains you can choose either the Rock Lobster Thermidor, a classic French preparation of lobster meat with creamy spinach. Or the wagyu beef striploin, served with potato gratin and black garlic sauce. Dessert is a refined white wine poached pear served with French vanilla sablé, pear sorbet, and Poire William gel.
For the ultimate feast, reserve a table at CUT by Wolfgang Puck on Christmas Day, where lunch ($145) kicks off with seven starters, including prime sirloin steak tartare with herb aioli. Mains spotlight premium steak cuts such as Japanese Wagyu grilled over binchotan charcoal, with an option to upgrade to the UK Earl Stonham Full Blood Wagyu. End with a creamy Basque-style cheesecake or a beautifully plated and decadent Peanut Caramel Bar.
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Grand Hyatt Singapore
Fittingly themed “A Grand Stage”, expect lavish buffets and experiences across the hotel’s dining outlets this festive season. Turkey is given a local twist at Straits Kitchen, with dishes like Tandoori Turkey Breast and Turkey Korma with cashew nuts and potatoes. Other highlights to watch out for are the scallop tauhu telur and wok-fried salted egg yolk lobster. The buffet is available for dinner on Christmas Eve, and for lunch and dinner on Christmas Day, priced at $130 per adult.
At Pete’s Place, indulge in authentic, traditional Italian flavours, starting with light bites like an Aragosta and Gamberi Cocktail (lobster and prawn salad with salsa Rosa and endive). Then, tuck into hearty plates of Italian Prime Rib Roast seasoned with a Tuscan rub and red wine jus; Vitello Tonatto with capers and lemon; and round off with a classic, buttery Panettone. Christmas eve dinner and Christmas day lunch at Pete’s Place are priced at $150 per adult, with an optional package of free-flow Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut, beers, and house wines.
To make a booking, visit: https://www.singapore.grand.hyattrestaurants.com/festive
