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New restaurant openings in Singapore, August 2026

Every month a handful of places open in Singapore and half a dozen publications race to write them up.

Here are 25 of them, August 2026, with whoever got there first linked beside it.

Underneath, the rest of the city, which is the part a new-openings list never has room for.

The lists worth reading

Somewhere established, if the new place is booked out

  • Altro Zafferano - Raffles Place. Italian, $$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Eatbook, Seth Lui.
  • Osteria Mozza - Orchard. Cal-Italian, $$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Eatbook, Seth Lui.
  • Alice Boulangerie - Tanjong Pagar. Euro-Asian, $$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Seth Lui.
  • Basilico - Orchard. Italian, $$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Seth Lui.
  • LONGJING (Suntec City) - Marina Centre. Zhejiang, $$$. As recommended by Eatbook, Daniel Food Diary.
  • LeVeL33 - Marina Bay. Craft Beer Brewery, $$$. As recommended by Sassy Mama, Eatbook.
  • Long Bar - City Hall. Hotel Bar, $$$$. As recommended by Time Out, Eatbook.
  • Ma Der Kin Khao - Beach Road. Thai Isan, $. As recommended by Honeycombers, Daniel Food Diary.
  • Meadesmoore - Telok Ayer. Steakhouse, $$$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Eatbook.
  • Modu High - Telok Ayer. Korean Samgyetang, $$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Daniel Food Diary.
  • NAE:UM - Telok Ayer. Korean Fine Dining, $$$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Daniel Food Diary.
  • Restaurant Born - Outram. Chinese-French, $$$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Daniel Food Diary.

147 more in the deck.

The reliable big table

  • Dong Fang Mei Shi (Chinatown) - Chinatown. Dongbei, $$. As recommended by Seth Lui, Time Out, Daniel Food Diary.
  • Hopscotch - Gillman Barracks. Bar, $$. As recommended by Tatler, Sassy Mama, Seth Lui.
  • Boomarang - Robertson Quay. Australian, $$. As recommended by Tatler, Sassy Mama.
  • Fortuna - Tanjong Pagar. Sicilian, $$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Daniel Food Diary.
  • Fusion Spoon - Botanic Gardens. Cafe, $$. As recommended by The Little Day Out, Sassy Mama.
  • Hortus - Gardens by the Bay. Mediterranean, $$$. As recommended by Honeycombers, Seth Lui.
  • Huber's Bistro - Dempsey. European Grill, $$$. As recommended by Sassy Mama, The Little Day Out.
  • IKEA Restaurant Alexandra - Alexandra. Swedish, $. As recommended by The Little Day Out, Sassy Mama.
  • Lazy Lizard - Upper Thomson. Western, $$. As recommended by The Little Day Out, Sassy Mama.
  • Raffles Courtyard - Bras Basah. Southeast Asian, $$$. As recommended by Time Out, Tatler.
  • The Dempsey Project - Dempsey. Middle Eastern, $$$. As recommended by Tatler, Sassy Mama.
  • Asian Market Cafe - City Hall. Asian Buffet, $$$. As recommended by ladyironchef.

124 more in the deck.

If it is a different night

Narrower asks these places answer

Every list we have gathered, in one place

Checked August 2026. Lists go stale; we re-check ours.

Nobody has to pick. Nobody has to be the one who chose badly.

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