This Baba au rhum is a sponge cake soaked in a special syrup of manta rum and topped with Italian buttercream and strawberries. All proceeds go to funding a child’s education. Photo by YPH Papua.

Christmas specials

• Items that ship to Singapore:
  • Panettone (500g) $60 for plain, $65 for chocolate or rum. 
  • Panettone trio of original, chocolate and rum flavours (250g each) $90
  • Baba au Rhum (20cm diameter) $60

How to buy: Order by WhatsApp +62-811-979-5700
Delivery: $10 for each address in Singapore 

3. Chilli crabs at Penang Place

Christmas is the season of honey baked ham and tender turkey … and at Penang Place, chilli crabs. 

The free-flow of chilli crabs, which made its debut 10 years ago, makes a highly anticipated return to the restaurant’s Christmas buffet this year. 

Spicy chilli crabs are a departure from the Christmas tradition but the dish is an iconic Singapore delicacy “and we communicate love by giving our customers a dish they really like,” said Paul Ooi, Penang Place owner. Chilli crabs join a spread of Penang favourites including the restaurant’s highly acclaimed Penang char kway teow at the Christmas buffet. 

Free-flow chili crabs make a highly anticipated return to Penang Place’s Christmas buffet this year with a spread of Penang favourites including its famed Penang Char Kway Teow. Photo by Penang Place.

The chilli crab Christmas buffet is available December 14, 2024 to January 1, 2025. At $41.50 on weekdays, it’s a steal! 

If you’d rather throw your Christmas party at home, Penang Place has you covered with the Christmas mini-buffet featuring seafood doused in the head chef’s signature chilli sauce. 

Christmas specials

• Christmas buffet with free-flow of chilli crab $41.90/adult (weekdays) $44.90/adult (weekends) (20% discount for seniors 60 years old and above). 
• Christmas mini buffet $279 (1o pax)

How to buy: Reservations for lunch and dinner here or order the mini buffet here. 

Penang Place is at 3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City, #02-314 / 315 / 316 Convention Centre, 038983

4. Log painting and high tea at Café de Paris

Café de Paris, known for serving art jams with coffee, cakes and specialty bon bons, is putting log painting on its menu this Christmas. 

The dessert cafe has a Christmas package of high tea with log painting, a super fun way of bonding over Christmas. 

Log painting is a beginner-friendly activity that can be completed in under two hours. The painted logs can double up as Christmas tree ornaments.

The high tea set comprises of sweets in a floral theme and savoury snacks in a garden theme. Each high tea tray adorned with flowers is crafted by Café de Paris and no two are the same.

High tea and log painting at Café de Paris is a super fun way to spend time together this Chiristmas. Photo by Café de Paris.

“As we celebrate, let’s carry the joy and gratitude of this season into our interactions, letting it be a light that shines to others,” owner Ming Ming said. “May this be a time to remember our first Love—Jesus Christ—and to be vessels of His love, spreading kindness and warmth to everyone we meet.”

Christmas log painting special ends January 19, 2025. 

Christmas specials

• Floral blossom high tea set with log painting Christmas special ($45/pax)
• Floral blossom high tea set ($25/pax)
• Where to buy: Make your reservations here 

Café de Paris is at 313 Orchard Road, 313@somerset, #B1-37 Singapore 238895

5. Barbecue and Big Savings at The Book Bistro

The Book Bistro, the evening dining experience of the Book Café, is giving away festive discount vouchers on its Christmas menu when you dine in for an evening meal. 

If you cannot get your hand on those vouchers, you can grab the same deals when you show this article at an evening meal.

“Find someone at this year-end season who may be in need of some encouragement and bless them,” says Tim Wong, owner of The Book Bistro, quoting Acts 20:35.

For meat lovers, The Book Bistro’s festive meat board is a dream platter of hearty barbecued pork ribs, grass-fed steak, chicken and bratwurst.

Like any barbecue worth its salt, these come with unlimited (!) fries and salad, as well as a complimentary scoop of gelato for each diner.

The festive meat board at The Book Bistro is a dreamy platter of barbecued ribs, beef, chicken and bratwurst for meat lovers. Photo by The Book Bistro.

The vouchers are available until February 28, 2025. Festive boards will be served through Chinese New Year.

The Book Bistro is open for dinner Wednesdays to Sundays, 5 to 9.30pm. 

Christmas specials

• Festive vouchers (show this article at a dinner at The Book Bistro to redeem these vouchers)
  • 1-for-1 deal for set menu 
  • 30% savings on festive meat boards 
  • $3 for any beverage with food order between 3pm and 5pm at The Book Cafe 
• Festive meat boards
  • The Book Bistro Board (2-3 persons) $68.80
  • Friends Board (5-6 persons) $148.80
  • Family Board (8-10 persons) $208.80
  • Over Board (12-14 persons) $288.80

How to buy: Make your reservations here
Delivery: Order through Grab, Deliveroo and Food Panda.

The Book Bistro is at 20 Martin Road, Seng Kee Building, #01-02, Singapore 239070

6. Follow the star at Bakery Brera 

Italian sweet bread pandoro makes its debut in Bakery Brera’s Christmas catalogue. Pandoro is a bread originally made for the royalty of Venice (pan means bread and d’oro means golden), so called because only the rich could afford it.

Today, pandoro is a staple at every Christmas in Italy and is becoming a staple at Christmas in Singapore too.

Typically dusted with icing sugar to resemble the alps in winter, the eight-pointed star shaped bread is perfect for decorating into a mini Christmas tree and makes a gorgeous centrepiece for the holiday table.

A stellar lineup of Christmas bakes joins pandoro, Bakery Brera’s new offering. (clockwise from top left) Christmas tree pastry, pandoro, brioche Christmas wreath and Christollen German stollen. Photos by Bakery Brera.

Joining this star-shaped Christmas goodie is a stellar lineup of Bakery Brera’s signature Christmas bakes that have been the mainstay of the bakery. 

“I challenge everyone to ‘taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.” Psalm 34:8”, said Thrina Low, Bakery Brera owner.

Christmas specials

• Pandoro (65 g or 200g) $8-$15 
• Panettone (fruit or chocolate) $35-$80
• Christollen (470g) $38
• Christmas Wreath (10 inches) $28 

See the full catalogue here.
How to buy: Order online here or email [email protected] 

Bakery Brera is at #01-05, 8 Empress Road, 260008, Singapore

7. Guilt-free sweets from Camaca

Want your cake and eat it too? Camaca’s gelatos, swiss rolls, pound cakes are so good you’d never guess they are sugar-free.

The Camaca line of desserts was developed by a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan who wanted to create healthier options for desserts without sacrificing taste. 

Camaca’s Christmas bundle of sugar-free goodies makes a delicious gift for diabetics and those looking for less calories. Photo by Camaca.

The result is sugar-free desserts that are perfect for diabetics and for your friends and family members with a sweet tooth who don’t need the extra calories.

Available while stocks last.

Christmas specials

• Camaca Christmas Gift Bundle, $68
  • Chocolate Pound Cake
  • ⁠Figs Pound Cake
  • Orange Pound Cake
  • Whole Vanilla Swiss Roll
  • Classic Gelato
  • ⁠Nutty Tart
  • Brownie
  • Box of Nama Chocolates
• Camaca Special Christmas Bundle, $40
  • Choice of three tubs of sugar-free gelato from seven flavours: chocolate, hazelnut, strawberry latte, lychee coconut, earl grey, vanilla

How to buy: Call +65 6264 7787  or WhatsApp +65 8151 777 or pick up from EagleWings Loft 

EagleWings Loft is at 9 King Albert Park, #01-33/34/56/57 KAP Residences Mall, Singapore 598332

8. Celebrate abundance at EagleWings Loft

From the earth to the sea, the offerings on this year’s EagleWings Loft Christmas menu reflects the abundance of the earth and gratitude for the blessings received through the birth of Christ.

“The offerings celebrate the simplicity and richness of God’s provision, reminding us of the joy of sharing a meal with loved ones during this holy season,” said Jonathan Bowness of EagleWings Loft. 

“The verse that underpins our inspiration for the menu is Psalm 34:8: ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.‘”

The Christmas menu at EagleWings Loft reflects the abundance of the earth and gratitude for the blessings received through the birth of Christ. Photo by EagleWings Loft.

Tuck into fully loaded baked potatoes bursting with the richness of the earth, truffle-baked oysters from the sea, baked short ribs and wagyu steak and finish off the meal with a mint log cake.

The Christmas Feast menu ends January 5, 2025. 

Christmas specials

• Christmas Feast 
  • Fully loaded baked potato $8.90 
  • Winter buratta salad $19.90
  • Truffled baked oysters $13.90
  • Yuletide braised short ribs $58.90
  • Christmas wagyu steak $53.90
  • Noël mint log cake $7.90/piece, $42.90/cake 
• Christmas Feast three-course set menu $78.90 
• How to buy: Order or make reservations for dining in at 6264 7787 or WhatsApp 8151 7777 

EagleWings Loft is at 9 King Albert Park, #01-33/34/56/57 KAP Residences Mall, Singapore 598332

9. A Peranakan Christmas by S17

The much-loved Peranakan-style stuffed turkey from social enterprise S17 Community Kitchen returns, this time accompanied by kueh salat and kueh lapis. 

S17 Community Cafe is offering kueh lapis and kueh salat this Christmas with its Peranakan-inspired stuff turkey. Photo by S17 Community Cafe.

The turkeys are available in a choice of two stuffings – buah keluak fried rice or nasi ulam. Both come with buah keluak sauce and sambal belachan.

At a hefty 5.5 kg, these turkeys will feed your entire family and then some this Christmas. 

The kueh salat comes with a side of durian pengat sauce. 

Deadline for ordering the turkey is December 20. For kueh salat and kueh lapis, three days’ advance notice is required. 

Christmas specials

• Christmas turkey: Choice of nasi ulam or buah keluak fried rice stuffing (5.5 kg) $188
• Kueh salat with durian pengat sauce (2kg) $60
• Kueh lapis (2kg) $45 

How to buy: WhatsApp 8023 4345 or dine in. 

S17 Community Kitchen is at 57 Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 151057

10. Christmas ham from Breakthrough Missions

Breakthrough Missions’ renowned ham baked by in-house chef Benjamin Tan with a secret recipe is a Christmas favourite, and part of the halfway house’s fundraising efforts. This ham is snapped up well in advance of Christmas. Delivery for Christmas eve is no longer available. 

The bone-in gammon ham from Breakthrough Mission baked with a secret recipe is a hot favourite every Christmas. Photo by Breakthrough Mission.

The ham is available only while stocks last. 

Christmas special

• Honey baked ham (3kg) $150
• Gammon bone-in ham (3.5-4kg) $250
• Gammon bone-in ham (5kg) $300

How to buy: WhatsApp Susan at 9233 9812
Delivery: Free
Email enquiries to [email protected]

11. Giving back at Elsie’s Kitchen

The spirit of giving is what drives Elsie’s Kitchen Christmas offerings and activities this year. The caterer supports its community by using locally sourced ingredients. It is also giving away Christmas gifts to customers: A reusable grocery tote for corporate buffets and, and a three-tiered festive tingkat (a layered food container) for household buffet orders. 

In that same spirit, Elsie’s Kitchen contributed 600 bentos, featuring some of the kitchen’s favourites to a Christmas carnival held jointly by Care Corner Singapore and five churches in Woodlands.

“Through the event, we aim to bring festive warmth to the Woodlands community and show care to disadvantaged families,” said Reuben Ang, managing director. 

The spirit of giving is the inspiration this year for Elsie’s Kitchen, which uses fresh, locally sourced ingredients to support the local community. Photo from Elsie’s Kitchen website.

Elsie’s Kitchen Christmas menus offer a spread of holiday favourites with an Asian twist: Gula melaka and pineapple glazed turkey ham, mushroom and turkey ham spaghetti with burnt miso cream, slow-cooked Vietnamese turkey consommé with beef bakso (Indonesian meatballs), Laksa-gna with santan bechamel with rempah turkey and shrimp ragu. For desserts, the Asian flavours continue into Vietnamese coffee ground log cake, matcha white chocolate croissant penyet and kaya muffin with pandan crumble.

Choose from five Christmas menus ranging from $24.99 to $44.99 per head. A minimum of 10 persons applies.

Christmas party menus are available December 16-31, 2024. 

Christmas specials

• Christmas holiday favourites (minimum 10 persons) $29.99-$35.80 per head
• Festive feast deluxe (minimum 25 persons) $44.90 per head
• Christmas menu (minimum 30 persons) $24.99-$34.99 per head

How to buy: Order here. 

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