Best new restaurants in Singapore this April
If you’re looking for a new dining spot to bring the fam this month, you’ve come to the right place. From trendy home cafes to a popular durian buffet, here’s our guide to the top new restaurants in Singapore to check out in April 2025.
Table of Contents
- Best new restaurants in Singapore this April
- 1. Peng Jia Zhou
- 2. Yuen Yeung
- 3. Goodwood Park Hotel
- 4. Wilmar International Headquarters Staff Canteen
- 5. Seorae Jib
- 6. Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe
- 7. Knead Kopi
- 8. Maji Curry
- 9. Sakanoue Cafe
- 10. Bateel
- New restaurants in Singapore for April 2025
1. Peng Jia Zhou
Heads up, Easties. Peng Jia Zhou is a new addition to ESR BizPark Chai Chee, a 15-minute walk away from Bedok MRT Station. This new food court stall offers unique DIY congee priced from just $5 for 100g of ingredients. Essentially, this means the porridge is free of charge!
The concept is similar to mala hotpot, where you get to select the liao from a display at the counter. Thereafter, the staff will cook your chosen ingredients together with your porridge. During our visit, we could pick from over 15 items, ranging from pork liver and beef slices to dory fish and fresh veggies. We also recommend adding a side of Youtiao ($0.80), which is made by hand on the premises. These deep-fried fritters were crispy on the outside and light in the middle, soaking up the delicious congee.
Read our Peng Jia Zhou review.
Address: 750 Chai Chee Road, #01-25, Singapore 469000
Opening hours: Daily 7am to 9pm
Tel: 9627 0063
Peng Jia Zhou is not a halal-certified eatery.
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2. Yuen Yeung
Recently opened in late February 2024 is Yuen Yueng, a TikTok-viral Chinese dessert cafe. Best known for its IG-worthy dessert bowls, the cafe offers both traditional and modern Chinese desserts, with the most affordable being the Pure-Fresh Milk Double Layer Milk Pudding ($4.20+).
If you are a matcha latte girlie, go straight for the Matcha Mochi Peaks ($6.40+), served with matcha ice cream atop a creamy white rice mochi paste, and topped with a generous amount of QQ brown sugar pearls. If you’re on Team Pistachio, opt for the Pistachio Paste ($8.60+) instead, which comes as a nutty, creamy, and sweet-savoury paste topped with salted pistachio bits. The dish wasn’t as cloying as we had expected and is suitable even for those new to pistachio.
Yuen Yeung is conveniently located along Neil Road, just a three-minute walk from Maxwell MRT Station.
Read our Yuen Yeung review.
Address: 43 Neil Road, Singapore 088825
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 11pm
Website
Yuen Yeung is not a halal-certified eatery.
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3. Goodwood Park Hotel
ICYMI: the annual Durian Fiesta by Goodwood Park Hotel is back! Look forward to an exciting lineup of durian-infused desserts for takeaway and dine-in, along with a showstopping durian buffet held at Coffee Lounge till 10 August 2025. The durian buffet costs $65++ per adult and $39++ per child. It is available for dinner on Fridays, lunch on Sundays, and both lunch and dinner on Saturdays.
A highlight this year is D24 Sourdough Pizza, a sweet-savoury pairing of pepperoni pizza with creamy durian paste. We were surprised by how well the sweetness of the durian paste complemented the savoury pizza! Other returning favourites include the D24 Puff—creamy D24 mousse sandwiched between fluffy choux pastry—and D42 Mousse Cake.
Read our Durian Fiesta feature.
ddress: 22 Scotts Road, Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore 228221
Durian buffet hours: Fri 6pm to 10:30pm, Sat 12pm to 2:30pm, 6pm to 10:30pm, Sun 12pm to 2:30pm
Tel: 6730 1786
Website
The Coffee Lounge at Goodwood Park Hotel is not a halal-certified eatery.
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4. Wilmar International Headquarters Staff Canteen
If you work or reside near Buona Vista, consider dropping by Wilmar International Headquarters. Their staff canteen, which is also open to the public, offers an all-you-can-eat economic rice buffet priced at just $7 per person. The lunch buffet opens from 11:30am, but we recommend heading down earlier to avoid the queue. After making payment, you can pile on as much food as you want for the first time. No seconds or thirds are allowed, though you can rejoin the line and pay $7 for another round of cai png.
During our visit, there were seven items on display, featuring a good mix of carbs, veggies, and proteins. Do note that the toppings change daily, so you’ll likely be enjoying different dishes each time you return.
Read our Wilmar Canteen cai png buffet feature.
Address: 28 Biopolis Road, Lobby 2, Level 4, Singapore 138568
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to sold out
Wilmar International Headquarters Staff Canteen is not a halal-certified eatery.
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5. Seorae Jib
Fans of Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars are in for a treat, as the famous “Cooking Maniac” Chef Yoon Nam No has partnered with Seorae Jib to launch new and exclusive dishes. Available across all outlets from now till 28 March 2026, the four dishes are Misoyaki Galmaegisal, Buchaesal Sotbap, Nuruk So Anchangsal, and Makkoli Sorbet.
You can enjoy Chef Yoon’s dishes in three different ways: Pork Set ($98++), Beef Set ($128++), or the Pork and Beef Set ($118++). We recommend the latter to get the best of both worlds!
Read our Seorae Jib x Chef Yoon Nam Ho review.
Website | Full list of outlets
Seorae Jib is not a halal-certified eatery.
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6. Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe
We’re excited about Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe‘s upcoming opening at Geneo, a new development at Singapore Science Park. This restaurant marks the homegrown brand’s third outlet, which follows their successful launch in Somerset.
We don’t have much information about the upcoming Kent Ridge branch yet, but we’ve heard there’ll be outlet-exclusive items sold here, including Steamed Roti and Penang White Curry Noodles. Hopefully, the new restaurant will also offer the chain’s best-sellers such as Signature Hainanese Chicken Cutlet ($15.90+) and Hor Ka Sai (from $3+), a rich and creamy blend of coffee and Milo.
Read our Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe Kent Ridge feature.
Address: 1B Science Park Drive, #B1-32, Geneo, Singapore 119315
Opening hours: TBD
Website
Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe is not a halal-certified eatery.
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7. Knead Kopi
Home-based cafes seem to be the in-thing this year, with budding bakers and baristas setting up shop at the comfort of their homes. One new addition to the scene is Knead Kopi, an old-school home cafe set in a front yard in Bukit Timah.
For brekkie, we recommend their Set One ($8.50), comprising three pieces of baguette with homemade kaya and butter, two soft-boiled eggs, and a choice of kopi or teh. Alternatively, consider the small selection of light bites, including Egg Tart ($2.50) and Mochi Brownies ($5).
Do note that the cafe is closed from now till 7 April, and will reopen on 8 April.
Check out our Knead Kopi feature.
Address: 7 Watten Rise, Singapore 287290
Opening hours: Mon-Wed, Fri 6am to 5pm, Sat 7am to 7pm
Website
Knead Kopi is not a halal-certified eatery.
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8. Maji Curry
Good news for fans of Maji Curry: the famous Japanese curry chain has opened their second outpost in Singapore, this time in Funan. The award-winning brand first rose to fame in 2018, when they won the Kanda Curry Grand Prix, an annual curry competition in Japan.
A must-order is the Hamburger Steak Cheese Sauce Curry Rice (from $14.30++), where rich cheese fondue is poured over Japanese curry rice and juicy hamburger steak, making each bite rich and flavourful. There’s also the Tonkatsu Omelette Curry (from $14.50++), a crowd-favourite dish comprising fluffy omelette with creamy curry rice and crispy pork katsu.
Address: 107 North Bridge Road, B1-28, Singapore 179105
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 9:30pm
Tel: 8148 7734
Website
Maji Curry is not a halal-certified eatery.
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9. Sakanoue Cafe
Sakanoue Cafe, a popular Japanese brand known for their kakigori AKA shaved ice, is set to launch in Singapore this month! You’ll soon find them at Drips Bakery Cafe‘s Tiong Bahru outlet along Tiong Poh Road.
Fans can expect a fixed set of kakigori options at this upcoming Tiong Bahru launch, including the Signature Strawberry Shortcake Kakigori ($17.50) and a Singapore-exclusive Signature Blackforest Kakigori ($19.80). A special ice machine is also flown in to the cafe to recreate the same fluffy, melt-in-the-mouth shaved ice.
Read our Sakanoue Cafe Singapore feature.
Address: 82 Tiong Poh Road, #01-05, Singapore 160082
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am to 10pm, Sat-Sun 9am to 10pm
Tel: 6222 0400
Website
Sakanoue Cafe is not a halal-certified eatery.
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10. Bateel
Dubai-famous date shop Bateel is now in Singapore! Located in the basement of Takashimaya Shopping Centre, the new kiosk offers seven types of dates here, all featuring different textures and flavours.
For instance, medjool is chewy and moderately sweet, while kholas is soft and smooth with a strong toffee flavour. There’s also segai that’s firm and sweet, or wanan identified by its dark, wrinkled skin and mildly sweet aftertaste.
I’m not the biggest fan of dates, but my recent visit to Bateel in Orchard might have just converted me. If you didn’t know, Bateel is a popular gourmet date brand from Dubai with more than 170 outlets worldwide. They specialise in organic dates in a wide range of flavours, which you can now find in the basement of Takashimaya Shopping Centre.
Prices differ depending on what you get, but you can mix and match to try a bit of everything. Our favourite flavours were the macadamia-stuffed dates and pistachio-stuffed dates. Besides dates, you can also try the Hazelnut Kunafa Choco Bar ($9.50+), a made-in-Dubai treat starring crunchy kunafa bits and creamy hazelnut sauce.
Check out our Bateel Singapore feature.
Address: 391 Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City, Takashimaya Food Hall, Singapore 238873
Opening hours: Daily 10am to 9:30pm
Website
Bateel is not a hala-certified eatery.
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New restaurants in Singapore for April 2025
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