Suppertime and the livin’ is easy at these supper spots that Singapore’s top jazz singers, pianists, and musicians go to for a bite after playing their hearts out
Over my many years as a live music performer, I’ve come to be convinced (with significant bias, of course) that acquiring the ability to play tasteful chord substitutions somehow also hones one’s literal tastebuds. After an invigorating night of swinging hard on stage, our senses are heightened and our appetites awakened. Thus, the post-gig conversation naturally turns to: “where are we going for supper?”. Someone in the band always has an excellent recommendation.
The supper hang is undoubtedly my favourite part of gigging. You have to understand that most of my musician friends spend the bulk of their time “shedding”—holed up alone in their rehearsal rooms practicing. At the gig, work takes precedence, so most of our meaningful socialising actually happens over piping hot plates of Thai stir-fry or comforting fluffy stacks of roti prata. I confess that I sometimes deliberately head down to a jazz club late to watch my friends in their last set, with the true agenda of joining them for supper after.
Here’s a collection of late-night eating spots recommended by some of the best and brightest musicians in my industry. If you spot a group of people dressed in formal blacks (it’s a giveaway if they’re also carrying instrument cases), there’s a good chance they are jazz musicians, and you should definitely ask them for recommendations on what to order.
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1. RK Eating House
Jeremy Monteiro, jazz piano maestro and founder of Jass
“I have managed to largely avoid supper the past couple of years, but the Indian rojak or the RK Special complete with eggs and mutton curry are my go-to when I fall off the wagon.”
RK Eating House, 1 Kensington Park Road, S(557253), +65 6289 5379
