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\"Babette
\nRadio DJ Darren Wee loves French and Japanese cuisine, so\u00a0when he opens Babette, a casual, unpretentious dining joint, every dish has both French and Japanese elements. All sauces are made in-house, and ingredients are delivered freshly every 2-3 days. That’s sincerity for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Babette
\nFor snacks as\u00a0starters<\/strong>, I’d recommend the\u00a0roasted avocado<\/strong> ($12), diced and tossed with aburi salmon and tomato; and bitter\u00a0charred cauliflower<\/strong> ($8) drenched in creamy, tangy yuzu veloute, topped with ginger confit, giving some heat and complex flavors to the dish. But if you want bar snacks<\/strong> to go with drinks, fo’ sho’ go for the super addictive\u00a0bacon tempura<\/strong> ($10), a crispy crust contrasting with soft, meaty bacon. Simple but effective. Cinemas should sell this, I can imagine eating this while watching movies.<\/span>
\n<\/p>\n

\"babette
\nWash the snacks down with\u00a0cocktails<\/strong>. The Lorens\u00a0<\/strong>($16) is whiskey with sour plum, very delicious, and\u00a0Babette <\/strong>($16), a refreshing, tangy but not sour mix of passionfruit, lemon, mint and gin. The cocktails were tasty, but a little thrifty\u00a0on alcohol.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Babette
\nThe mains consist mostly of\u00a0donburi<\/strong> (meat over plain\u00a0Japanese Niigata rice<\/strong>, instead of vinegary rice), using French cooking techniques (sous vide) with Japanese ingredients.\u00a0Will’s favorite was steak and foie gras donburi<\/strong> ($28, above), bestseller of the restaurant. The grass-fed Australian sirloin steak<\/strong> was lovely: cooked medium-rare with the surface charred, and insides pink, tingling with pepper. But the foie gras had a smell that I couldn’t appreciate.\u00a0My favorite was\u00a0duck confit donburi<\/strong> ($28) drizzled with Babette’s special sauce, like an\u00a0atas <\/em>duck rice. The\u00a0Babette chirashi donburi<\/strong> ($19, below), assorted diced raw seafood, was so-so.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Babette<\/p>\n

On a low-carb diet? Want something lighter? Will loved the\u00a0grilled octopus salad<\/strong> ($17, below). The sous vide Mediterranean octopus was\u00a0braised in Japanese sauce, giving it a surprisingly tender bite. The sous vide\u00a0confit salmon soba<\/strong> ($17) was tangy, and light. Do you know soba is high in proteins?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Babette<\/p>\n

Matcha lava cake<\/strong> ($12), made a la minute<\/em>, is a\u00a0must order<\/strong>. My advice: Eat one on your own, don’t share! The green tea came on strongly, and it was perfect with vanilla ice cream with premium\u00a0azuki<\/em> red beans. A pity the oven has space only to\u00a0churn out one at a time, so you may have to wait\u00a0on a crowded night. But I guarantee it’s worth your patience.
\n\"Babette
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Inexpensive comfort food with a Japanese and French twist\u00a0in a comfortable setting–what’s there to hiam<\/em>? When I got home, I quickly whatsapp-ed my foodie friends that we\u00a0MUST come here for our next outing.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Babette Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

165 Tyrwhitt Road,\u00a0#01-03 Parc Sovereign Hotel, Singapore\u00a0207569
\nT: 6341 7727
\n11am-11pm
\nfacebook<\/a>
\nRating: 3.350\/5 stars
\n\"chope-reservations\"<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by\u00a0A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ps: Thanks Jean and Darren for the invite.<\/em><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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