Five best sit-down Christmas meals in Singapore

Above: Cartlon Hotel's roasted turkey with chestnut and foie gras

1-Twenty Six

The four-course set dinner opens with pan-fried foie gras and a parsnip and leek veloute as choices. Roast turkey breast with a fig and chestnut stuffing, roast parsnips and cranberry relish is one of three main options. $85++ per person. 24 & 25 Dec. #01-26 Playground @ Big Splash, 902 East Coast Parkway (6348 2126, www.1-twenty-six.com).

Carlton Hotel

Pick up a traditional roasted whole turkey with chestnut and foie gras stuffing and two sauces – cranberry and port wine for $95. The bird should feed four to six. 1-25 Dec. 76 Bras Basah Rd (6338 8333, www.carlton.com.sg).

Ellenborough Market Café

From 16 December to 2 January, Peranakan and international cuisines come together in lunch, tea and dinner buffets of festive proportions: honey-glazed smoked ham, traditional roast turkey, buah keluak turkey and a selection of log cakes, including a rich Valrhona black forest cake with brandied cherries. Adults $38++ to $68++; children $19++ to $34++. 20 Merchant Rd (6239 1848, www.swissotel.com/ singapore-merchantcourt).

Gordon Grill

A little more ambitious and exotic, this six-course set dinner includes a reindeer striploin roast, cep mushroom-barley risotto with liquorice jus main, and chocolate chestnut ice Yule log with poached fig and winter berries compote as dessert. $178++ per person. 24 & 25 Dec. 22 Scotts Rd (6730 1744, www. goodwoodparkhotel.com).

The White Rabbit

This Dempsey stalwart’s menus feature a moist roulade of turkey breast stuffed with chestnut and smoked oyster cornbread stuffing, which when served with broccolini is good to the last drop of cranberry sauce. 1-24 Dec. Set lunch $48++ per person; festive dégustation dinner $98++ per person; Christmas Eve dinner $108++ per person. 39C Harding Rd (6473 9965, www.thewhiterabbit.com.sg).

MORE PLACES

The Dempsey Brasserie 7 Dempsey Rd (6473 4500)
Mandarin Orchard 333 Orchard Road (6831 6051)
Hotel Re! 175A Chin Swee Road (6827 8228)
Serenity #01-98/99 VivoCity (6376 8185)
San-Sui Sumiyaki & Bar #01-05 1 Fullerton Road (6423 1555)
Sol Tasca #01-04 3 Fullerton Road (6533 8913)

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