Other Experiences - May 2026
Notable experiences that didn't justify a full article
It’s been a great month for food. Singapore consistently delivers hit after hit after hit.
I’ve always held the belief that Singapore is the exception to the rule that the farther you get from Tokyo, the worse the Japanese food gets. Singapore’s Japanese restaurants keep on punching well above their weight. Two absolutely amazing meals this month at Hatamoto and Nikuya Tanaka.
I managed to get a reservation to 1887 by Andre. He’s a legend in Singapore, and I knew about his legacy from other restaurants that I’ve tried, but he had long moved on by the time I tried his successors’ restaurants. Boy did 1887 deliver in spades.
But each of those restaurants have their own posts, and my monthly roundup is a more casual place to talk about restaurants that I didn’t bother writing up, or what else is going on in my life.
I ended up at the Lobster Bar and Grill at the Shangri-La. The food wasn’t particularly amazing, but they had an a top notch Jerusalem Artichoke soup - best I’ve ever had, and great for the rare cold night in Hong Kong.
A buddy of mine just opened an Argentinian steakhouse in Hong Kong, and invited me to the soft open. An in-house charcuterie program, a chorizo flambe, absolutely perfect steaks and my defining mark for a good Argentinian steakhouse, a great chimichurri. What’s not to like? Give Don Pedro a visit if you’re in Hong Kong! Their whisky-finished gelato is deceptively strong too!
Heading back to Singapore, I had lunch with an old friend at a street-side pizza joint. They had an amazing vodka pasta that we added stracciatella to. Skip the burrata outer shell, just give us the soft, creaming stracciatella inside. Delicious!
Of course, when in Singapore, I’m going to get some chili crab. In this case, because I’m lazy, I had my crab picked and combined with the sauce and served with some deep fried mantou.
The other thing about southeast Asia is that they go all out on desserts. Given the heat, eating alfresco always requires a frozen dessert to cool me down, and the logan shaved ice delivered well.
