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Peranakan food

Food Picks

Nya Nya at Wisma Atria serves home-style Peranakan dishes with housemade rempah

Nasi Kunyit (left) and Mee Siam (right) at Nya Nya.
Nasi Kunyit (left) and Mee Siam (right) at Nya Nya.

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The hotel turning Christmas dinner into a choose-your-own-adventure feast

Savour a selection of festive Italian favourites at Waterfall Ristorante Italiano, inspired by home-cooked flavours and traditional recipes.
Savour a selection of festive Italian favourites at Waterfall Ristorante Italiano, inspired by home-cooked flavours and traditional recipes.

Why are Singapore-made shows unappealing to many Singaporeans?

Television still: Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story starring Tasha Low and Tyler Ten
Television still: Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story starring Tasha Low and Tyler Ten

Singapore restaurateur Violet Oon to launch casual cafe Bibik Violet at Temasek Shophouse

Bibik Violet will serve Peranakan and Singapore favourites such as nasi lemak and laksa.
Bibik Violet will serve Peranakan and Singapore favourites such as nasi lemak and laksa.

Food Picks: Last chance to have Rempapa’s Peranakan dishes

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Float: Life
Credit: Rempapa
hypicks26 - Rempapa (PLQ) - Peranakan Menu_Group Shot_Credit Rempapa

Float: Life
Credit: Rempapa

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Turn your Emerald Hill Netflix binge into a real-life experience at Sentosa's Peranakan world

A glowing tribute to tradition, The Peranakan House anchors Sentosa’s Peranakan Reimagined show.
A glowing tribute to tradition, The Peranakan House anchors Sentosa’s Peranakan Reimagined show.

Take a deep dive into Peranakan culture at Sentosa Sensoryscape

Pssst... I’m watching Emerald Hill. Perhaps you should too

Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story starring (from left) Ferlyn Wong, Tasha Low and Chantalle Ng.
Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story starring (from left) Ferlyn Wong, Tasha Low and Chantalle Ng.

Head to Dempsey for ‘the Violet Oon taste’

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Violet Oon (centre) with her children Tay Yiming (left) and Tay Su-Lyn.

Feature on Violet Oon's new flagship restaurant at Dempsey.

Photographed on April 10, 2025.
hyviolet12 ST20250410_202568400249 Ong Wee Jin / Tan Hsueh Yun / 

Violet Oon (centre) with her children Tay Yiming (left) and Tay Su-Lyn.

Feature on Violet Oon's new flagship restaurant at Dempsey.

Photographed on April 10, 2025.

‘Have you eaten?’ is still Asian for ‘I love you’

Love plays out on a broad canvas across time and can be found in small acts – like cooking for family and passing on traditions in the best ways we know.
Love plays out on a broad canvas across time and can be found in small acts – like cooking for family and passing on traditions in the best ways we know.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.