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Indulge in a Festive Feast: 2023’s Best Christmas Dining and Takeaways

The festive season is right around the corner! And you know what that means? It is time for some food feasting alongside friends and family — or perhaps save it all for yourself. And as part of the occasion, many Christmas-themed foods are available to check out.

With so much on offer, it can be hard to keep up. So we’re splitting the list into two categories: dine-in meals you can enjoy amidst the jolly ambience and takeaway treats you can bring back to savour at home or give as a gift. Join us in seeing what fabulous festive foods you can get this December 2023!

Festive Dine-in Choices

Fireside

Christmas Foods 2023: Fireside

Though Thanksgiving may be over, there’s still time to give your thanks to Fireside’s  Thanksgiving Family Set Menu (S$258++, suitable for 4-5 pax), which features family-style favourites such as steamed mussels and wood-fired midwings.

But for something in the spirit of the season, they also provide a special Christmas menu (S$98++ per person) on the evening of Christmas Eve. Dishes include delicious oysters drizzled with classic mignonette sauce and a hearty roasted whole chicken to savour, while you can end the meal with desserts like Bread Pudding and the “After Eight” Chocolate Bowl.

Date: 24 December 2023
Location: Quayside Isle, 31 Ocean Way, #01 – 15, 098375
Price

  • S$258++, suitable for 4-5 pax (Thanksgiving Family Set Menu) 
  • S$98++ per person (Christmas menu)

Time:  From 5 pm onwards 

For more details about the Christmas menu and to book yourself a spot, check out Fireside’s official website.

Colony

Christmas Foods 2023: Colony

This December, look forward to Colony’s Festive Dining experience — featuring ‘live’ culinary showmanship at each of their seven conservatory kitchens! Available for lunch and dinner, enjoy unlimited servings of classics like roast turkey and maple honey-baked ham to satisfy your appetite.

If you plan to feast on Christmas Day though, Colony is also open to host you! In addition to their wide selection of offerings, their Christmas Day special includes King Prawn with Ikura and Tarragon Mustard sauce. So be sure to fill your belly up this festive month!

Date: Till 30 December 2023 (Festive Lunch and Dinner) 25 December 2023 (Christmas Day Special)
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, 7 Raffles Ave., Singapore 039799

Price
Festive Lunch

  • S$88 per adult (Mon – Fri), S$92 per adult (Sat)
  • S$44 per child (Mon – Fri), S$46 per child (Sat)

Festive Dinner

  • S$118 per adult (Mon – Thurs), S$124 per adult (Sun)
  • S$59 per child (Mon – Thurs), S$62 per child (Sun)

Christmas Day Dinner

  • S$218 per adult 
  • S$109 per child (6 to 12 years)
  • S$54.50 per child (3 to 5 years)

Time
Festive Lunch

  • 12 pm to 2.30 pm

Festive Dinner

  • 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm

Christmas Day Dinner

  • 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm

To see the full selection of food offerings and reserve your place at Colony, visit their official website.

Wong Fu Fu

Christmas Foods 2023: Wong Fu Fu

Looking for some sweet treats aside from the hearty festive meals? Wong Fu Fu is collaborating with Nestlé Professional to bring some holiday treats to indulge in! Their “A Taste of X’mas made with KITKAT®.” collab features 4 Taiwan Inspired Milk Shaved Ice flavours — the fan-favourite fusion Chocolate Banana (S$13.90), refreshing Mint (S$12.90), the tangy Strawberry (S$13.90), and the locally unique Cempedak (S$14.90).

But there’s more! The collab also has macrons on the menu, with Original (S$3.20), Mint (S$3.20), Strawberry (S$3.20), and Cempedak ($3.50) among the flavours available. Rounding it all off is the Mini Log Cake made with KITKAT® (S$10.90) to end your sweet journey with a smile. 

Location: 776 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 198744
Opening Hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday to Sunday: 11.30 am to 10 pm 

PS.Cafe

Christmas Foods 2023: PS.Cafe

PS.Cafe is putting creative Christmas twists on the classics with their latest Holiday Menu. Among their selection of appetisers is their Pan Seared Hokkaido Scallop (S$22++), which comes with a fresh tabbouleh salad dressed with homemade honey lemon vinaigrette and sprinkled with smoked bacon dust. Meanwhile, a highlight of their main course is the PS. Traditional Christmas Dinner (S$38++), which provides a serving of succulent oven-roasted turkey layered with an apricot-glazed leg ham alongside chestnut and sage stuffing. 

You can also pair the dinner with their Holiday Spritz (S$21++), a zesty concoction that combines a yummy mix of Aperol, Hendrick’s gin, fresh apple juice, lemon and cinnamon.

Date: Till 26 December 2023
Location

To reserve a spot at any one of PS.Cafe’s various branches, you can book via their official website.

Osteria Mozza 

Christmas Foods 2023: Osteria Mozza

At Hilton Singapore Orchard’s Osteria Mozza, an Italian-styled Christmas celebration awaits with their Christmas Eve & Day Dinner; a menu curated for sharing amongst your family and friends.

As with Italian dining, expect a generous four-course spread to fill your tummies. Start with the Antipasti platter, featuring a selection of premium cured meats, cheeses, and Fettunta – grilled sourdough drenched in extra virgin olive oil. Next is the Primi course, which brings Rigatoni alla vodka and Corzetti alla Genovese to the table. The Secondi course serves Crispy Pork Belly with Spiced Plum Sauce and Creamy Tuscan Olive Chicken. Lastly, the Cortoni course lets you savour Parmigianno Reggiano Potato Gratin and Roasted Glazed Carrots & Pancetta

If you still have room for more, the dessert-centric Dolci course adds Cannoli with Candied Orange and Chocolate alongside Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding

Date: 24 and 25 December 2023
Location: Hilton Singapore Orchard, 333 Orchard Rd, Level 5, Singapore 238867
Price: S$148++ per person (min 2 pax)
Time: 5 pm to 10.30 pm

Osteria Mozza’s Christmas Sharing Dinner can be booked from their official website.

Festive Takeaway Options

Leckerbaer

Christmas Foods 2023: Leckerbaer

Leckerbaer’s refreshed line-up of new småkagers, tarts, puffs, and butter cookies provides a sweet way to enjoy the festive season! Their famous box of småkagers (from S$12) now includes classic Christmas flavours like speculoos, pear & spice, and rum & cherry.

Meanwhile, there are four new festive flavours of Tarts and Puffs (S$8.50 each) to enjoy this season — savour either the Banoffee Puff, Raspberry Puff, Pistachio & Chocolate Tart, or the Blackcurrant & Blueberry Tart. You can also get them in mini bite-size versions (available up to a box of 16) to share as well.

For cookie lovers, Leckerbaer’s Butter Cookie options include Dark Chocolate Dipped Vaniljekranse (S$11.50), Dark Chocolate Dipped Cinnamon Vaniljekranse (S$12.50), and Passion Glazed Christmas Tree Butter Cookies (S$12.50), There’s also Gingerbread Man (S$12.50) and indulgent Chocolate & Cinnamon Hearts (S$12.50) to add to your stockings too!

Finally, to make someone’s day, you can gift them the Cookie & Tea Set ($68) — a hamper that combines a selection of three Danish butter cookies of your choice with a canister of Art of Tea — or the Champagne and Cookie Set (S$98), which pairs a bottle of Bruno Paillard Premiere Cuvee with two Danish butter cookies.

The festive offerings from Leckerbaer are available across both outlets at Isetan Scotts and Keong Saik Road. You can also pre-order them for island-wide delivery or self-collection via their official website.

Beam Suntory

Christmas Foods 2023: Beam Suntory Advent Calendar

Advent calendars are common during the Christmas season, but how about one with a slight twist? Beam Suntory presents its Beam With Joy Advent Calendar, where each door of the calendar hides delightfully miniature bottles of spirits meticulously curated by the company.

Selections include the botanical notes of Roku Gin, the ambery glow and smoothness of Maker’s Mark, as well as the fruity flavour with subtle wisps of smoky elegance of the Bowmore 15 Years Old — each provides a unique experience to be had.

The Beam With Joy Advent Calendar is priced at S$98 and is available from Alcohol Delivery’s website.

Janice Wong

Christmas Foods 2023: Janice Wong

Not many other things go as well with Christmas as chocolate. Janice Wong’s selection of delectable options provides the best offerings to fire up the festivities, presenting their signature decadent chocolates in lovely Christmas Editions.

First up are the Chocolate Bon Bons, and for the festive occasion, Janice Wong brings five special Christmas flavoursBlack Forest, Raspberry Apricot, Honey Mascarpone, Cookies & Cream, and Spice Baked Apple. These can be randomly found across 25 available flavours, which includes the Singapore Signature Series like Gula Melaka Pandan, Kaffir Lime Caramel, and Jasmine Milk Tea, as well as all-time favourites such as Salted Caramel, Praline Feuilletine, and Lemon Thyme. These are available in boxes of 5, 9, 16, or 25; so get the 25 if you want to try everything!

Other than chocolates, you can also get their Christmas-themed cakes. There’s the Christmas Wreath Celebration Cake (S$88), eye-catching blue Yule Log (S$95), and boozy Santa Pom Pom Celebration Cake (S$88) — all of which are great for sharing. If you want to eat it solo, there are small cake offerings like the traditional Yule Log, Christmas Bauble and Green Wreath (all S$12). 

And finally, there are the Christmas Edition Cookies. This year brings two flavours, Ginger Almond and Pistachio Cranberry, which you can grab as individual jars or as a mix that you can eat (both S$28). To get some extra enjoyment, there’s also the Cookies & Dip set (S$50), which adds a hazelnut praline dip to pair with the cookies.

Janice Wong’s Christmas Selections are available till 31 December 2023, and you can order them online through the company’s official website.

Bombay Sapphire

Christmas Foods 2023: Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru

Gin aficionados can add some blue to their Christmas season by including Bombay Sapphire’s Premier Cru gin bottle, now available for the first time in Singapore.

The world’s first Premier Cru gin is exquisitely handcrafted and features the famous Murcian Lemons from Spain, which are vapour-infused into Bombay Sapphire gin. What is created is a bright and vibrant concoction bursting with citrus goodness, which can be further mixed into a range of cocktails like the iconic Gin & Tonic or the French 75.

The Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru is available for S$107.90 on Lazada, and if you’re getting it for a friend instead, you can purchase it as a limited edition gift wrap for no extra cost!

The Kettle Gourmet

Christmas Foods 2023: The Kettle Gournet

Planning on bingeing holiday movies like Home Alone this Christmas period? Well, the best companion for that is some popcorn! Luckily for us, Singapore-based F&B startup, The Kettle Gourmet, provides some unique flavours if you want to try something other than the traditional sweet and salted popcorn options.

Enter the Popcorn Christmas Box (S$40), which comes with The Kettle Gourmet’s full range of crowd-favourites. That’s right, you’ll be getting a box each of local flavoured delights with the Chilli Crab, Fish Head Curry, Chicken Floss, Nasi Lemak, Pulut Hitam, and Kaya Butter Toast, alongside the classic Salted Caramel and Chocolate. If that is a little too much, you can get their mini version instead (S$24), which comes in smaller 30g samplings.

But there is more than just popcorn to snack on this festive season from The Kettle Gourmet, with addictive Corn Sticks also available! The YUMI Christmas Box (S$26)comes in 4 mini boxes with 20 cornsticks each. Inside, you can find three delectable flavours — classic original, scrumptious cheese, and smoky BBQ chicken — sure to entice you to indulge one more each time. 

If you’re keen to light up your holiday film watch party, The Kettle Gourmet’s Christmas box offerings can be purchased from their official website!


Have these Christmas dining and takeaway food offerings got you hungry for the holiday season?  Be sure to let us know by telling us on our socials on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok!


Visuals courtesy of Fireside, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, Wong Fu Fu, PS.Cafe, Hilton Singapore Orchard, Leckerbaer Singapore, Beam Suntory, Janice Wong Singapore, Bombay Sapphire, and The Kettle Gourmet.

Russell Matthew Loh

Watcher of films and player of games. Dabble with writing in between.

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