The luxury of wining and dining in restaurants has been put on pause for now as people do their part to stay home and flatten the Covid-19 curve during the nation-wide “circuit breaker”. The city’s top restaurants have responded with takeaway and drive-through options as well as home delivery services, each one stretching their creativity to offer comfort food takes on signature dishes, special multi-course menus, gift boxes and fun plating challenges.
To make these trying times easier to swill, some of these MICHELIN-listed restaurants have also opened their cellars to make their exclusive collections of wine available for purchase and delivery. Here is where to go to have a special tipple or two delivered right to your door.
Burnt Ends
One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide 2019
You may know them for their hearty barbecue offerings, but did you know head chef Dave Pynt and his team at Burnt Ends are quite the wine connoisseurs as well? Part of the Burnt Ends Hospitality Group, Burnt End Cellars provides private and commercial clients with some of the best Scotch Whisky and Australian wines, gin and beer. Leave it to the restaurant's expert sommelier Neil Claudio to curate a special case of wine suited to your tastes via two special bundles, A Sommelier’s Dozen (S$680+) or Half-Dozen (S$360+), which come with free delivery. Free delivery for a la carte bottle orders over S$250 is available as well.
For all inquiries regarding liquor purchases and private tastings, email timothy@burntendscellars.com.sg or visit the website.
Nouri
One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide 2019
Pick up bottled cocktails (S$32-S$36), kombucha (S$12), wine and sake from The Shop @ Appetite, the online store extension of MICHELIN-star Nouri helmed by Brazilian chef Ivan Brehm. Pick up a 2018 Martin & Anna Arndorfer ‘Handcrafted’ Riesling (S$78) or Gruner Veltliner (S$79) or splurge on a bottle of 2017 AA Badenhorst ‘Raaigras’ Grenache (S$152) from a six-decade-old Grenache vineyard said to be the oldest in all of South Africa. Sakes are specially sourced from innovative sake start-up Nihonshu Oendan, which works with small makers scattered around Japan to craft original styles that express the terroir of each region, such as the 'Kakeya' Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu (S$131) or the 'Kamogata' Junmai Daiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu (S$184).
Visit shop.appetitesg.com
Ma Cuisine
One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2019
When a restaurant has a 1,100-strong wine list, you know you are in good hands. Burgundy-born chef-owner Mathieu Escoffier has newly launched a delivery and takeaway menu, where the food offerings are the supporting cast to a small but carefully curated selection of wines and port available by the bottle. Enjoy a crisp white from Bourgogne in the form of a Meursault Les Casse Tetes Domaine Tessier 2017 (S$115) or splurge on the Vosne Romanee Domaine Vincent Legout 2016 (S$200). The full wine list is available by request.
To order, call +65 6224 1838
Alma
One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2019
Alma’s cellar (pictured in banner, Photo: Alma) is every wine connoisseur’s heaven, with over 450 wine labels from around the world with a strong focus on USA and especially Napa Valley. A rare highlight is the Screaming Eagle range including Second Flight, which fetch prices up to $25,000 per bottle. Some fine wines rated 90-points and above by Robert Parker Wine Advocate reviewers include the Peter Michael, Chardonnay, La Carriere, 2009 (RP93); Kongsgaard, Chardonnay, The Judge, 2013 (RP100); Bryant Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004 (RP98); Staglin, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005 (RP95) and Hundred Acre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Kayli Morgan, 2012 (RP99). Free delivery is available with a minimum spending of S$90.
To order, click here, email reservations@alma.sg or call +65 6735 9937.
Beni
One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2019
Japanese-French restaurant Beni’s special wine bundles are a great value-for-money way to explore different labels. For example, the White Wine Bundle (S$328+, usual price S$518+) includes a Spanish cava, Gramona III Lustros 2012, a Japanese interpretation of Alsatian pinot gris from Japan's acclaimed Grace Winery Gris De Koshu 2018, a Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanch 2019, and alcohol-free “merlot” and “cabernet” from Didier Goubet. Prices are inclusive of delivery fee.
Check out Beni’s Facebook page for more bundle details and call +65 9159 3177 to order
Meta
One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2019
Modern Korean restaurant Meta’s full wine list is available for takeaway and delivery during the “circuit breaker” period at 35 per cent off the regular price before GST. The menu runs the gamut from bubbly and orange wines to old vine Barossas and fortified wines. It’s also the perfect opportunity to get your hands on one of Meta’s last two bottles of Domaine Fourrier 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Vielles Vigne from the legendary house in Gevrey-Chambertin. Free delivery is available for all orders above S$300 before GST.
For enquiries and to order, call +65 6513 0898 or visit Meta's website
Summer Pavilion
One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2019
Summer Pavilion's small but carefully curated list of wines by bottle is designed to go with the one-MICHELIN-star Chinese restaurant’s exquisite Cantonese takeaway options. Prices range from S$43 for the St. Hallet Gamekeeper’s Shiraz-Grenache from the Barossa Valley in Australia, to S$135 for the NV Bollinger Rose Champagne from France. Summer Pavilion’s food and wines are available for takeaway from the self-collection booth at the driveway of The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore from 11am to 9pm daily.
For orders or enquiries, call +65 6434 5288 or email rc.sinrz.restaurantreservations@ritzcarlton.com
Esquina
MICHELIN Plate, MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2019
What’s a tapas bar without an equally convivial Spanish wine list? On the Esquina At Home menu are sparkling wines like the organically farmed Cava Gramona Imperial Brut Gran Reserva 2015 (S$120) a selection of tempranillos, viuras and rosé wines that range from S$65 to S$200 a bottle. Otherwise, order a bottle of homemade sangria that’s good for six to seven glasses (S$78) to go with your takeaway tapas.
Click here to browse the menu and place your order
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