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The Neon Pigeon at Carpenter Street. Weekends at the restaurant-bar have been booked out weeks in advance.

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SINGAPORE - A pent-up appetite to dine out in tables of up to 10 has seen restaurants inundated with reservations after group size restrictions were eased on March 29.
Since then, the pace of bookings has quickly picked up, especially for celebratory meals over this Easter long weekend, as well as Labour Day, Hari Raya Puasa and Vesak Day next month.
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