It’s a challenging time for restaurants but these new arrivals thrive with the perfect pairing of great food and good design
While interior design and gastronomy are different fields, these go hand-in-hand in the makings of a great restaurant. That said, chefs and restaurateurs are upping the dining experience in their new dining concepts with innovative menus complemented by well thought of designs. Here are five of them.
1. Lucali Bygb
Legendary pizza joint Lucali from Brooklyn, New York has finally made its way to Singapore. Lucali Bygb is a collaboration between chef-owner Mark Iacono and Singapore-based hospitality expert Gibran Baydoun. “We want the restaurant to be an interpretation of all that we love about Lucali but done our way,” shares Baydoun. The restaurant’s original DNA is reflected in the interiors, which has an industrial flavour overall but is jazzed up with contemporary artworks on the walls, lit candles set atop long dining tables, and an open kitchen for diners to watch chef Ariana Flores prepare pasta dishes, salads and pizzas. The signature pizzas come in a standard 18-inch pie, cooked until light and crispy and topped with the Brooklyn cheese combination of buffalo mozzarella, low-moisture mozzarella, and shaved grana padano. Diners can also choose their preferred extra toppings.
Lucali Bygb | 66 Kampong Bugis, Level M, S(338987) | 8284 1325 | Book here