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This family-friendly neighborhood bistro is the latest venture by MasterChef Singapore judge Damian D’Silva, who has dedicated his career in restaurant kitchens to pushing lesser-known Singaporean heritage dishes into the spotlight. Hence the inclusion of his grandfather’s recipe for the Malay-influenced Eurasian specialty baca assam: melt-in-the-mouth beef cheek smothered in a rich tamarind-and-galangal spiced gravy, perfect for spooning over turmeric basmati rice. It’s a hopelessly addictive flavor bomb that tastes halfway between rendang and beef bourguignon. Topped with delicate ambarella floss and coated in a citrusy dressing, the sweet-sour kedondong salad of sliced wing bean, herbs, chopped peanut, and ginger flower acts as a counterweight to heavier dishes like buah keluak fried rice, which liberally uses a kind of fermented black seed beloved in Peranakan cooking. Dessert comprises a changing selection of bite-size local cakes. —James Louie
<a href="https://rempapa.sg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rempapa.sg</a> 
+65 9459 1603 
<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/iLfssPnkjbeRAyj36" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#01-01 2 Paya Lebar Rd., Park Place Residences at PLQ, Singapore</a>

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