The Latest In Dining: New Restaurants, Cafes, Menus & Afternoon Teas To Try In 2026

We've all been there: staring at the group chat, no one pitching new dining suggestions, and ending up at the same familiar spot for the nth time. But it's a new year, a new you, and time for a new dining calendar!

2026 has just begun but there are already new restaurants, themed afternoon teas, festive menus and more to mix things up. Skip the planning and research. Here's what to add to your to-eat list:

New Menus & Dining Promotions

#1 Sushi Tei's The Hokkaido Fair Menu

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From now until 15 March 2026, Sushi Tei is serving up a limited-time menu that showcases Hokkaido's pristine seafood and soul-warming specialties. For something hearty, go for the A4 Hokkaido Steak Don ($33.80), which has a beautifully marbled striploin resting atop steamed Japanese rice with mushrooms, salmon roe, and onsen egg. Prefer sushi? Get the King Prawn Roll ($21.80) that's topped with avocado, crab meat, and black flying fish roe.

Seafood lovers can opt for the Hokkaido Ishikari Nabe ($23.80) that arrives bubbling in a rich crab broth, brimming with Hanasaki crab, salmon, and abalone. Another option is the Uni Cream Pasta ($23.80), where fragrant garlic meets the sweetness of sea urchin in a smooth sauce. And for a sweet, whimsical finish, the Hokkaido Corn ice cream ($4.80) tastes uncannily like fresh corn.

#2 Firangi Superstar's New Menu Additions

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Step inside this modern Indian restaurant along Craig Road and it's like you're in a palace you want to live in; lavish furnishings and gilded details give it grandeur, but the cosy dim lighting and unpretentious vibes keep it feeling homey. It's the kind of spot you save for birthdays or other special occasions, but since the menu just got a refresh, it's the perfect excuse to book a table, even if the occasion is treating yourself.

New additions include two new house-made dips - a creamy Coconut raita and a punchy Spiced Mango - for the Chutney & Raita (2 for $10 or 3 for $14). For mains, The Bengal Bake Off ($108) features a whole seabass baked in salt dough and infused with kasundi cream sauce. If you're craving meat, go for Back In The Saddle ($21 per 100g), a tandoori-spiced lamb with a sauce that makes for a perfect dip with the signature naans, including the must-order Black Garlic Naan ($14).

#3 PAZZION Café's "Lucky Fortune Flavours" Festive Menu

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Consider your next cafe hop settled as PAZZION Café just dropped a limited-time trio that deserves permanent status on the menu. Available till 3 March 2026, this seasonal line-up includes the Tangerine Harmony Duck ($22), a crispy and tender duck leg. It's coated in a sweet ginger plum glaze and has subtle citrus accents from zesty tangerine and honeyed pineapple.

Crafted perfectly to complement this main dish, the refreshing Jasmine Prosperi-Tea ($9.80) is a fragrant jasmine tea with lime, tangerine, and honey, while the Abundance Citrus Cream Latte ($9.80) brings a bright twist to espresso with hints of orange.

From 17 February to 3 March 2026, every purchase at the cafe will come with a complimentary fortune cookie, with some holding fortunes and others a free drink from the new menu.

#4 Pepper Lunch's All-New Mala Series

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Pepper Lunch is getting a numbingly good start to the year with a mala twist on their hotplate stir-frys. From 6 January to 23 February 2026, the Mala Prosperity Toss reimagines the traditional Yusheng as a theatrical, sizzling lo hei. It comes in Beef ($17.80) with a generous serving of juicy meat, as well as the indulgent Seafood ($18.80) with abalone, scallops and salmon. It's sprinkled with a fragrant mala seasoning that has a mild level of spice so even the team xiao-xiao-la people can enjoy it. To cool the palate, a limited-time Yuzu Cake ($4.90) offers a light, citrus-kissed finish.

Diners who spend over $48 will receive a hilariously oversized Giant Red Packet, while stocks last. It contains a set of Peppie Couplets and six regular-sized red packets. Pepper Lunch Express also has MALA SO SHIOK! bowls in Beef ($8.90) or Salmon ($9.30) from now till 28 February.

#5 1-for-1 Local Delights promotion at Coffee Lounge, Goodwood Park Hotel

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Fancy savouring your favourite hawker dishes in a grand, heritage-inspired dining room? At Goodwood Park Hotel's Coffee Lounge, this pairing becomes reality. Classic local mains like Mee Siam, Char Kway Teow, Hainanese Pork Chop, Laksa Singapura, and Hainanese Chicken Rice are elevated with refined touches, served in an elegant, stately space.

From 19 January to 30 April 2026, diners can enjoy a 1-for-1 promotion on mains from $23 per dish, available for lunch, late afternoon, and dinner, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

#6 $25 DIY Handroll Trays at MOGĀ

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At MOGĀ in Pullman Singapore Hill Street, Saturday nights become a be-a-sushi-chef moment ($48++ per tray, serves 2-4). This DIY experience comes with a spread of fresh sashimi plus seasonal veggies, ikura, scallions, tenkasu, and crunchy toppings like pickled jalapeño and corn. Best part? Rice and seaweed are free-flow, so you can keep rolling until satisfaction sets in. Feeling bougie? There are Premium add-ons like caviar ($18), seared wagyu beef ($13), or unagi kabayaki ($9).

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New Restaurants, Cafes & Kiosks

#1 MoreYogurt

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MoreYogurt, a household name across China with over 1,600 outlets, has landed at Suntec City serving thick, tangy yogurt smoothies that toe the line between virtuous snack and guilt-free treat. Prices start from $5.50, and the lineup includes Almond Avocado Yogurt Shake ($7.90), Strawberry Yogurt Shake ($9.90), and the Singapore-exclusive Pandan Cendol Yogurt Smoothie ($6.90).

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#2 Medusa

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Singapore's first Osteria Romana, Medusa is unapologetically, gloriously red. From crimson walls and retro diner booths to a mirrored ceiling glowing under ruby neon light, the 1960s Roman vintage aesthetic wraps you in sultry, date-night energy the moment you step in. The food matches the drama. Highlights include the Burrata Fritta ($26) and Roman-style porchetta ($26).

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#3 Hangyodon x Wong Fu Fu Cafe

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Sanrio's adorably derpy merman, Hangyodon, has surfaced at Wong Fu Fu! The limited-time menu includes collectible Hangyodon Snack Boxes designed to stay clean for diners to bring home, with options including Korean Fried Chicken with Soy Garlic Glaze ($14.90) and Crispy Taiwan Salt and Pepper Chicken ($13.90). For mains, there's the Hangyodon's Chilled Ramen ($23.90) that comes with a free Hangyodon keychain.

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New Afternoon Teas

#1 Botero-Inspired Afternoon Tea at Shangri-La Singapore

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Fernando Botero's art has been reimagined as an afternoon tea as full-bodied as his voluptuous forms. Running from now till 1 March 2026 at The Rose Veranda, this $68++ affair includes scones, tea, dainty sweets and savouries, and even a main course.

The hotel lobby itself transforms into a mini art gallery with sculptures and paintings to admire before or after your feast. And as a bonus, diners receive 10% off tickets to the Botero exhibition at IMBA Theatre.

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#2 White Rabbit-Inspired Afternoon Tea at The Westin Singapore

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Childhood nostalgia takes centre stage at The Westin Singapore's Lobby Lounge, where the beloved White Rabbit candy transforms into an afternoon tea that's creamy, comforting, and - true to local tastes - surprisingly not too sweet. It begins with White Rabbit Milk Tea served in a retro enamel mug, before a three-tiered stand arrives filled with rabbit-shaped scones, bird's nest-topped egg tarts, custards, financiers, lobsters, and more.

Priced at $78++ per person and available daily for a limited time, the afternoon tea also includes a sure-win lucky draw for each paying diner. The capsule dispenses White Rabbit merch like plushie charms as well as hotel vouchers.

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