







How excited are we that Christmas buffets are back!? Plan ahead for that festive brunch, lunch or Christmas dinner in Singapore with our guide to all the best places to enjoy holiday feasting with the family
If you are looking to head out for Christmas dinner or brunch this year we’ve got all the intel on the best Christmas buffets and festive set menus for feasting with the family this Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Many of these kid-friendly places are celebrating the holiday season throughout the entire month of December so if you are heading off on hols for Christmas you can still have your Christmas pudding in the tropics before you go! These family-friendly restaurants usually go all out with the Christmas feels – expect a big real Christmas tree, decorations, a visit from Santa Claus if you’re lucky, indoor snow in one spot and all the festive feasts – from classic roast turkey with cranberry sauce to Christmas buffets with a spread of seafood and meats, Christmas pudding with brandy sauce, log cakes, panettone and more!
And if you fancy eating out for one meal but are cooking a family feast for another festive celebration, check out our guide on where to buy ready-to-roast turkey in Singapore (or if you don’t want to do the hard work – and we can’t blame you!) then check out where to order in for a catered Christmas!
Read more: Where to Get Festive Christmas Deliveries & Turkeys
Sofitel Singapore City Centre: Christmas buffet with French flair
Take the family for a magnificent feast with French flair at Sofitel Singapore City Centre’s elegant restaurant Racine this Christmas! Look forward to bountiful feasts for the Christmas Eve Dinner, Christmas brunch and Boxing Day brunch. Buffets will be brimming with succulent Roasted Turkey with Truffle Butter, Chargrilled Angus Beef with Mustard Sauce, Miso Glazed Halibut with Beurre Blanc Sauce, Christmas Pudding, Panettone and more. If you are planning a corporate festive meal there are different festive set lunch options from $39++ and festive set dinner sets from $65++ menus to choose from, or indulge in a reimagined festive afternoon tea (from $128++ for two) designed to capture the spirit of the season!
Weekday Semi-buffet Dinner: 5 – 29 December 2022 (Excluding 26 December), Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 10pm: $98++ per adult, $49++ per child.
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet: 24 December 2022, 6pm to 10pm: $138++ per adult, $69++ per child
Christmas and Boxing Day Brunch Buffets: 25 & 26 December 2022, 12pm to 3pm: $148++ per adult, $69++ per child. Add on $58++ for unlimited servings of house wines, rose, gin and tonic, iced tea cocktails, and Tiger Crystal beer, and another $32++ for unlimited servings of Taittinger Champagne.
How to book: Email HA152@sofitel.com or call 6428 5000
Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa: Tropical feasts
Celebrate the festive season at Sofitel Singapore Sentosa and get the holiday feels as you sip champagne on the coast. Kwee Zeen presents a feast of epic proportions with a Christmassy spin on its famous Sofitel Sentosa Sunday Brunches. The Christmas Mega Brunch boasts a sumptuous spread of the freshest seafood on ice like succulent oysters and Boston lobsters plus roasted classics such as the traditional turkey, honey-glazed ham and roasted suckling pig. Leave room for the festive sweets from fruit cake, to stollen, panettone and patisserie galore. Looking for somewhere intimate and romantic? The Cliff is putting on an Italian Christmas with daily festive set dinners throughout the month of December. Look forward to a five-course wine dinner featuring pan-seared scallops, stuffed beef in a black truffle sauce and more.
Festive Sunday Brunch: 11, 18 December, 12pm $148 per person/ $218 for two
Kwee Zeen Christmas Mega Brunch: 25 December, 12pm, $228 per person
The Cliff Italian Christmas set dinners: all December 4-course dinner at $68 per person Wine pairing at $38.
The Cliff Italian Christmas: 24 & 25 December from 6pm; 5-course dinner at $128 per person Wine pairing at $58.
How to book: Email: festive.sentosa@sofitel.com
voco Orchard: Christmas carvery & a visit from Santa!
Opus Bar & Grill, one of Singapore’s top steakhouses is putting on a festive feast for families – and kids can even expect a visit (and treat!) from Santa! The Christmas brunch features an abundant buffet with carving stations offering whole hams and turkeys, a seafood station of succulent Alaskan King Crab, fresh Boston Lobster, mouth-watering Fin De Claire Oysters, platters of fresh prawns and a wide selection of artisanal European seasonal cheese paired with fine wines and champagne. There’s also an Asian, French and Japanese corner. Loosen your belts for the endless dessert bar with delights such as classics Mince Pies, White Chocolate Tiramisu with Gingerbread Genois, Araguani Dark Chocolate Log Cake and all-time favourite Cinnamon Rice Pudding with Dulce de Leche Cream. voco Orchard’s popular rooftop Italian restaurant il Cielo is also offering festive menus over the Christmas period.
Festive Month Brunches (4, 11, 18, 24, 31 December: Food only: $118++; with Prosecco, Wines and Beers: $148+; with Laurent Perrier Champagne, Wines, Beers, and Roku Gin DIY Bar: $178++
Christmas Day Brunch (25 December): Food only: $ 148++, with Prosecco, Wines and Beers: $168++, with Laurent Perrier Champagne, Wines, Beers, and Roku Gin DIY Bar: $198++.
Christmas Buffet at Atrium Restaurant
Atrium Restaurant puts on a yuletide feast with its Christmas Buffet and live stations available from 21 November 2022. Dishes may vary according to dates but the rotating lineup includes Lobster Bisque, Oysters, Salmon Sashimi, Baby Rock Lobster, and Beef Wellington. Of course, you’re wondering about roasted turkey and we can confirm this Christmas buffet features a new creation, Roasted Kam Heong Turkey, as well as comfort food of Beef Shepherd’s Pie and Chicken Shawarma! Leave room for dessert as the buffet tables will be heaving with festive delights from Churros and Christmas Pudding to log cakes. As per tradition at Holiday Inn, kids 5 years old and below dine for free with every paying adult!
Festive Buffet: 21 November 2022 – 8 January 2023, Adult: from $90++*, Child: from $25++
How to book: Email: atriumrestaurant.sinhi@ihg.com or WhatsApp(+65) +65 9114 0258
‘All You Can Eat’ Holiday Feasts at Azur
Azur’s celebratory holiday menus for festive brunches and Christmas dinners feature sensational roasts, premium seafood and decadent sweets, served with a side of festive magic! Start off with appetizers, cold cuts and soups. The festive deliciousness continues with fresh seafood including lobsters, oysters and snow crab while mains range from Barramundi Papillote, to Carnaroli Risotto and Seafood ‘Pao Fan’ that are cooked à la minute. Fill your plates at the carving station, where Christmas and Cantonese roasts await – think Whole Roasted Turkey, Honey Glazed Gammon Ham and Crispy Pork Belly. Christmas feasts are never complete without dessert and at this Christmas buffet you’ll get the hotel’s best-selling Bubur Cha Cha Yule Log and Marshmallow Berries Yule Log, chocolate fondue, warm bread and butter pudding, among other sweet delights!
Festive Buffets: from 18 November 2022 to 1 January 2023. Priced from $75++ per adult. Kids under 6 dine for free.
Weekend Festive Dinner Buffet: Friday & Saturday, $75.00++ per adult; $37.50++ per child
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet & Christmas Day Buffet: $98++ per adult; $49.00++ per child
How to book: Make a reservation here.
Festive buffet & sets: 15 Stamford by Alvin Leung, The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore
Expect an epicurean feast that blends contemporary Asian flavours with seasonal produce when you book your Christmas meal at 15 Stamford by Alvin Leung! There are three-course and four-course set menus for lunch and four-course and five-course sharing set menus for dinner. Lunch highlights include Japanese Crab ‘Sawagani’ in a Thai curry as well as Wagyu Beef Cheek, while for dinner sharing dishes include a Signature Amuse Bouche, a three Layer Tartare of Hokkaido scallop, amaebi prawn, skipjack tuna and Kaluga caviar, followed by Canadian Lobster, Smoked Turkey Breast and a Wild Caught Fish Plate featuring grilled mahi-mahi, poached blue-eye cod and pan-seared giant trevally or premium meats like Japanese A4 wagyu beef sirloin, and lamb tenderloin. The Christmas buffets are something special with a worldly selection of seafood such as Freshly Shucked Oysters and Snow Crab Leg, plus roast meats, including a Rotisserie Goose topped with a classic cranberry sauce or a seasonal chestnut gravy. End the festive feasting with Valrhona Black Forest Cake, Matcha Financier and Apple Crumble Tart to name just a few. Merrymakers can elevate their Christmas Brunch further with the Festive Beverage Package ($228++) featuring crafted cocktails or a Laurent Perrier Package ($258++).
Christmas lunch sets: Three-course ($68+) & four-course ($78++) all December except Christmas Day
Christmas dinner sharing sets: four-course ($158++) & five-course ($168++) all December except Christmas Day
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet: 24 December two seatings at 5pm ($188++) and 8:30pm ($168++)
Christmas Day Brunch Buffet: 25 December 12pm (from $188++).
How to book: To reserve call or email: reservation.15stamford@kempinski.com
Crossroads’ Festive Buffet Brunch
The iconic Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel is putting on a phenomenal holiday feast this Christmas! Head over to Crossroads Buffet where a Christmas buffet of fresh seafood and premium roast awaits! Think Wok-Fried Mala Mini Lobster, Crispy Kataifi Prawn, Pan-Seared Cod with Lemon Butter, Scallop Ceviche, Seafood on Ice of Poached Lobsters, Poached River Prawns, and Stone Crab Claws. Tuck into Slow Roast Turkey with Foie Gras Stuffing & Giblet Gravy, Honey Glazed Ham with Pineapple Chutney, and more. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Crossroads Buffet is upping the ante with an exclusive live grill station featuring Wagyu Ribeye Steak with Port Wine Jus, Octopus Tentacles with Romesco Sauce, Baked Lobster with Mornay Sauce, Half Shell Scallop Gratin with Mentaiko Cheese & Roasted Sesame Dressing, Moroccan Lamb with Saffron Cous Cous, and more! Complete your Christmas meal with never-ending tipples such as house red or white wines, draught beers, prosecco or take your pick from a selection of soft drinks, juices and iced tea.
Crossroads’ Festive Buffet Brunch: 3 to 18 December 2022 (Saturday & Sunday) and 26 December 2022 (Boxing Day), 12pm to 2:30pm; Adults $83++ Child $48++.
Crossroads’ Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Buffet Brunch with Free-flow Beverages: 24 & 25 December 2022 (Saturday & Sunday), 12pm to 2:30pm, Adults $138++ Child $60++ (includes free-flow soft drink, juice, iced tea, draught beer, prosecco and house pour wine); Advance Christmas reservations can be made here.
Christmas lunch & dinner at The Line, Shangri-La Singapore
The Line at Shangri-La has a sumptuous Christmas feast spanning over 10 stations and featuring festive dishes such as Seafood Paella, Braised Beef Cheek, Oven-roasted Lamb, Fresh Oysters, and Boston Lobster. Christmas dinner isn’t complete without Turkey and to make it an occasion special carving stations will be on hand to serve Traditional Roasted Turkey, Manuka Honey glazed Bone-in Gammon Ham, Roasted Wagyu Beef and Salt-crust Norwegian Whole Salmon. Unbuckle your belts for the dessert station – sweet delights include Christmas Pie, Grandma’s Chocolate Log Cake, English Fruit Cake, Gingerbread Cheesecake and more.
Christmas lunch and dinner: Available from 1 to 31 December 2022, prices start from $88++ for lunch and $98++ for dinner.
How to book: Reservations for Christmas lunch and dinner can be made here or email dining.sls@shangri- la.com.
Festive buffet & DIY cupcake decorating for kids at Silver Shell Café
Enjoy your festive buffet this Christmas with a unique seaside dining experience at Silver Shell Café within the Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa. We love the island vibes of this hotel – and we reckon you’ll really get that holiday feeling when you tuck into their buffets complete with loads of family fun! Start off with the premium seafood on ice (great with a glass of bubbly!) and then feast on seasonal delicacies such as Oven-roasted Turkey, Baked Salmon Coulibiac, Black Forest Ham and other international cuisines. Leave room for dessert as there’s Panettone and handcrafted Log Cakes galore. This spot is great for families – kids can delight in their very own buffet experience at the restaurant’s dedicated kids’ buffet zone with lower counters for little ones to help themselves. That’s not all! Kids will love the special sweet treats including a DIY cupcake decorating experience, festive cotton candy, a kids’ festive snack box and more. Children below 12 will also receive a complimentary Santa hat at the buffets on 24 and 25 December.
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet: 24 December 2022, 5:30pm and 7:45pm
Christmas Day Lunch Buffet 25 December 2022, 12pm to 3pm
Christmas Day Dinner Buffet: 25 December 2022, 5:30pm and 7:45pm
Festive Buffet Prices: from $138++ (no drinks) to $178++ per adult (includes free-flow house wine and beer); $69++ per child (7 to 11 years old).
How to book: Online via the website, call (65) 6371 1966 or email fbreservation.sen@shangri-la.com.
Christmas Eve Buffet: Sky22, Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena
If you’re after stunning views as you enjoy your Christmas feast, check out Sky22 restaurant at Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena. Sip on champagne and tuck into Lobster Bisque, Slow-roasted Angus Rib Eye and Turkey as you admire panoramic views though expansive floor-to-ceiling windows. Sky22’s Festive Set Dinner is a lavish 3- or 4-course set featuring Christmas delights such as Ham Hock Terrine, Cranberry Glazed Turkey Ballontine and Beef Stroganoff. For dessert, we are excited about the Baked Alaska, a delectable classic made of eggnog semifreddo and dark rum, yum! There’s also a Christmas buffet with seafood on ice comprising freshly-shucked Oysters, Slipper Lobster and Australian Blue Mussels, and a selection of European
cheese, plus Red Wine-braised Lamb Shank, Traditional Roast Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing and Slow-roasted Ribeye with Yorkshire Pudding. Save room for desserts of assorted Log Cakes, Stollen and Christmas Pudding with Rum Sauce.
Festive Set Dinner: 1 November to 30 December 2022: Sunday to Thursday 6pm to 10:30pm, 3-course, $45++/4-course, $55++.
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet: 24 December 2022 6pm to 10:30pm $108++ (Adult) $54++ (Child 6-12 years); Christmas Day Lunch Buffet: 25 December 2022,12pm to 2:30pm, $98++ (Adult) $49++ (Child 6-12 years)
Festive Buffet: 11 November to 30 December 2022; Fridays and Saturdays 6:30pm to 10:30pm -$88++ (Adult); Saturdays and Sundays, 12pm to 2:30pm – $44++ (Child aged 6-12 years), $78++ (Adult) $39++ (Child 6-12 years)
How to book: Reserve your spot here.
Estate: Christmas buffet, Santa Claus and snow!
Estate is a hot favourite when it comes to buffet spreads so we can imagine their festive buffets over December will be nothing short of spectacular! Exclusively on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there will be live music from Christmas carollers, an appearance from Santa Claus himself, roving magicians and treats for kiddies like gingerbread cookies and toasted marshmallows! Plus from 16 to 26 December between 6:30pm and 10pm daily, look out for indoor snow on Level 5, just outside Estate! Foodwise, chow down on fresh seafood, artisan cheese, plus festive roasts like Honey Glazed Ham and Roasted Black Angus Ribeye at the live Christmas carvery, yule logs, and an array of festive pastries like homemade Panettone and Christmas Pudding. Exclusively for dinner are delicacies like freshly shucked oysters, snow crabs, and a yuletide twist on Estate’s Signature Black Truffle Roasted Duck.
Estate Festive Buffet lunch & dinner: 2 to 23 December 2022, lunch: $78++ each (Monday to Thursday) |$88++ each (Friday and Saturday); Dinner: $98++ each (Monday to Thursday) | $108++ each (Friday to Sunday).
Estate Grand Christmas Eve lunch & dinner: 24 December 2022, Lunch: $128++each | Dinner: $188++ each.
Estate Grand Christmas Sunday brunch & dinner: 25 December 2022, Brunch: $188++ each| Dinner: $158++ each.
Book by calling 6831 6270
The English House: British roast with trimmings
Christmas dinner in Singapore is a classic affair at The English House by Marco Pierre White. We love the cool decor of this popular restaurant brasserie where you’ll be served up a traditional British Christmas feast that’s crafted with seasonal ingredients. Expect a festive roast menu that features the finest free-range woodland Bronze Turkey from Hogan’s farm in Ireland plus all the trimmings – think pigs in blankets and homemade cranberry sauce, plus a must-try Christmas pudding. In addition to a special kids’ Christmas set menu, kids can also order a la carte from the Kids Festive Menu.
Festive roast Christmas menu: daily from 1st – 24th December 2022
Classic Christmas Eve, Day, & Boxing Day Set Menu: 4-course set menu at $168 on 24 Dec, 25 Dec and 26 December.
Special kids’ Christmas set menu: $68 or a la carte options available from $30.
Italian-style Christmas feast at Fiamma, Capella
Fiamma by Michelin-starred Chef Mauro Colagreco offers a Christmas celebration with the spirit of Italian family cuisine. Nestled in the heart of Capella, Fiamma is all about intimate, familial Italian fare – we love how cosy the dining room feels, just perfect for a festive family feast. This holiday season take the family over for Christmas dinner or brunch with menus featuring Aperitivi, Antipasti, a Primi course, Secondi course and dessert. Dishes include the Charred Beef Fillet, Pumpkin Flan, Black Truffles and Baccala Alla Veneziana, a Venetian style salted cod with a crunchy pave of fried polenta and rosemary oil, Hokkaido scallop carpaccio and Sicilian red prawn risotto with sea algae and delicately perfumed citrus. The 3-course kids’ Christmas menu has kid-friendly fare like penne and panettone with ice cream.
Fiamma Christmas Dinner: 24 and 25 December 2022, 6pm – 10pm, From $198++ per person, $68++ per child
Fiamma Christmas Brunch: 25 and 26 December 2022, 12pm – 2:30pm, From $208++ per person, $68++ per child
Book now or contact Fiamma at Fiamma.Singapore@capellahotels.com
Amò: 4-course Christmas Day & New Year’s Day menu
Looking for a restaurant with a buzzing casual atmosphere for your family meal this Christmas? Amò is putting on a 4-course communal menu consisting of 8 dishes available for both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day lunch. For dinner, look out for Amòs 3-course Christmas dinner menu highlighting 10 sharing dishes available for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Canapés include Tuna Tartare, Burrata Campana, Slow Roasted Iberico Pork Neck, Pizza with Citrus Cured Salmon to start the meal, followed by hearty pastas such as Baked Rigatoni or an Oven Roasted Augustus Prime Rib as a main. Don’t miss the sumptuous Panettone Soufflé to end on a sweet note.
4-course communal festive lunch: $68 per person available for both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day lunch.
3-course Christmas Eve dinner & Christmas dinner: $88 per person
How to book: Email book@amorestaurant.sg.
Alley on 25 at Andaz Singapore: Christmas Buffet
Alley on 25 at Andaz Singapore serves up a themed buffet for dinner and lunch for Christmas Eve and Day. Look out for Christmassy salads, a charcuterie and cheese station, and fresh seafood on ice featuring freshly shucked oysters, sashimi, and shellfish. Dig into hearty festive mains including Roasted Whole Turkey, Beef Cheeks braised in red wine sauce, Turkey Breast Roulade with Chestnut Stuffing, Roasted Prime Rib, Oven-baked Salmon, and Honey Citrus Baked Ham. For something sweet – think a buffet loaded with treats like Yule Log Cake, Panettone Pudding with vanilla Anglaise, Santa Hat Brownies and Gingerbread Berry Tiramisu.
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet: 24 December 2022, 6pm – 10pm, $148/adult, $74/child (6-12 years)
Christmas Day Lunch Buffet: 25 December 2022, 12pm – 2:30pm, $148/adult, $74/child (6- 12 years)
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