BROTZEIT’S FAMILY CHRISTMAS PAN. Experience an authentic German Christmas this holiday at Brotzeit with an all-new family Christmas pan for four to five people at S$98 per pan. The family pan includes juicy honey glazed roast duck, stuffed turkey breast and more. Diners can also expect other seasonal specialities like the Beef Wellington ($46). Offered at all five Brotzeit outlets. Dec 16, 2013 to Jan 5, 2014. Email info [at] brotzeit.co for reservations and enquiries.

FESTIVE SMALL PLATES AT OCTAPAS SPANISH TAPAS BAR. The Octapas Spanish Tapas Bar by Tembusu Projects presents their latest range of festive small plates this season, including white asparagus salad with shaved jamon (S$12), the must-try salmon and clam in white wine sauce (S$17) and spanish-stuffed turkey with paprika sauce (S$18). Dec 22 to Dec 29, OCTAPAS, Clarke Quay. Call 6837 2938 for reservations.

TANTALISING TREATS OF JOY FROM THE LES AMIS GROUP THIS XMAS. The Les Amis Group brings you the festive promotions from five of the group’s restaurants. They include Au Jardin’s one-night-only Christmas Eve Dinner Menu (S$198 per person), where highlights such as the seared Challand duck will be served. Bistro du Vin restaurant will serve a Christmas Eve four-course dinner (S$85 per guest), where highlights include terrine of rabbit, foie gras, nuts and raisins. Of course, diners also have two choices of each course to choose from. And if that’s not enough, Casa Verde invites you to feast on an Italian spread from Dec 23 to Dec 31, ranging from Dolci pastries (starting at S$13) to mains like oven roasted whole pork knuckle (S$60). La Strada restaurant’s Christmas Eve And Day Dinner is a four-course set menu (S$80) which serves up highlights like the char-grilled lamb rock. For something French and forward, Les Amis brings you an extravagant Christmas Eve and New Year Eve menu (S$280) with highlights like slow cooked lobster in Chateau Chalon with caviar, available from Dec 24 to Dec 31. Les Amis Group restaurants.

FESTIVE BUFFETS AT LIME RESTAURANT. Lime Restaurant will be celebrating the festive season this holiday season with a line up of festive buffets and parties at the restaurant. First, the restaurant will offer a Yuletide Brunch (from S$68) on Dec 22, 25 and 29, which will include a vast selection of dishes such as cajun spiced leg of lamb, Alaskan crab and more. But if you can’t wait, there’s also a Festive Buffet Lunch and Dinner (from S$58) from Dec 19 to 23, featuring classics like honey glazed ham. On Christmas Eve, there will be a Christmas Eve Buffet Lunch and Dinner (from S$58) on Dec 24, where diners can partake in a live carolling session, or simply enjoy highlights such as maine lobster and smoky bay Australian oysters. And of course, there will also be a special Christmas Day Buffet Dinner (S$58) on Dec 25 which will feature Lime’s signature dishes like braised beef cheek and tiger prawn meuniere. Dec 19 to Dec 29, Lime Restaurant, PARKROYAL on Pickering hotel. Call 6809 8899 for reservations and enquiries.

HOLIDAY-THEMED COCKTAILS AND WELL-LOVED CLASSICS AT MARINA BAY SANDS. The celebrity chef restaurants and FUSE are counting down to the upcoming festivities with new creations and classic favourites for cocktail lovers to enjoy. While FUSE introduces two new cocktails, the refreshing Grey Berry Bramble cocktail and Raspresso Martini to pair with the chocolate raspberry cake dessert, db Bistro Moderne also introduces an original creation named My Beautiful Lady, made using fresh watermelon juice with vodka, cucumber syrup and lime juice in a sour plum sugar rimmed glass, and brings back the popular holiday cocktail Jack Frost. CUT on the other hand offers a new ladies’ night programme on Tuesdays with a 1-for-1 promotion of Rough Love. And on Mondays, it offers complimentary steak sandwiches with a purchase of any cocktail or glass of wine. Also, in Amaro Bar in Osteria Mozza, the Five Spiced Cable Car cocktail is back, and a perfect drink for the holidays. Ongoing at various restaurants at Marina Bay Sands. For more information, please visit www.marinabaysands.com.

CELEBRATE THE FESTIVE SEASON AT RAFFLES SINGAPORE. Raffles Singapore’s Restaurants are definitely preparing for a holly jolly Christmas this holiday season with a line up of events taking place. At Raffles Grill, the restaurant offers a Christmas and Christmas Eve Festive Five-Course Set Dinner on Dec 24 (S$318 per person) which includes roasted Foie Gras, winter black truffle, Alaskan King Crab and more. At the Bar & Billiard Room, enjoy a range of delicacies from around the world while sipping on Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve Champagne during their Christmas Day Buffet Brunch and Dinner (S$238), and Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner (S$198), where diners will have unlimited juices, beers and Singapore Slings. Dec 24 and 25, Raffles Grill restaurant, and the Bar & Billiard Room Raffles Singapore.

CHARLY T’S FESTIVE BUNDLE (TAKEAWAYS ONLY). Charly T brings the Christmas spirit right to your doorstep with the Charly T’s Festive Bundle thats perfect for bringing to home dinners and parties. The bundle for four pax includes a whole original recipe rotisserie chicken, Kansas city bbq pork ribs, and german potato salad. For early birds for orders made between Dec 2 to Dec 21, the bundle is priced at S$81, whereas other takeaway only orders (which requires advance booking of 1 day) from Dec 22 to Jan 1 will be priced at S$90. Available at both PasarBella The Grandstand and I12 Katong outlets. Call 6467 9307 (PasarBella) or 6636 4701 (I12 Katong) for enquiries.

PIDGIN KITCHEN & BAR. This establishment offers bold, unique Christmas creations inspired by South-east Asian dishes and flavours. Not only does it offer Christmas cocktails such as Zing-A-Ling (S$22), made with Irish whiskey, Frangelico, Kahlua, Baileys and Amaretto, and the Melly Krismust (S$22) made with rum, Midori, pineapple, lemongrass syrup and lime juice; the restaurant also features dishes like Piggy Terrine (S$18), which includes Kurobuta ham, Teochew pig trotters, parsley, dijon mustard and chilli, and the Christmas Goose Platter (S$108, for 2-3 people), with seared goose breast, goose leg confit, oyster stuffing, lychee gastrique and duck-fat potatoes. While the Christmas cocktails are offered till Dec 31, the Christmas Specials are available for order from Dec 20 to 31. Pidgin Kitchen & Bar, 7 Dempsey Road. Call 6475 0080 for reservations.

A JOYFUL CHRISTMAS AT ROUNDHOUSE. Roundhouse wishes you a joyful Christmas at Roundhouse with Christmas Eve Dinner on Dec 24, 6pm-10pm, and Christmas Lunch on Dec 25, 12pm-4pm. The Christmas menu includes Christmas favourites like honey glazed baked ham, whole roasted turkey and more. Both the Christmas Eve Dinner and Christmas Lunch is priced at S$89 for adults and S$29 for kids, with a free flow of soft drinks. Dec 24 and 25, Roundhouse, 100 Turf Club Road. Call 6466 0966 for reservations.

CELEBRATE THE FESTIVE SEASON WITH JAPANESE CULINARY INDULGENCE AT KI-SHO. Ki-sho restaurant celebrates the festive season with Japanese culinary indulgence. In Ki-sho’s Christmas Eve/Day menu (S$450), diners get to enjoy Fugu (also known as pufferfish), a delicacy best enjoyed in winter. Another highlight includes charcoal-grilled Foie Gras (Black Label) marinated in miso for 24 hours, and Hida Wagyu beef dish. The menu includes a complimentary glass of Giulio Ferrari or Sake, and a special door gift of home-made matcha chocolate. Dec 24 and 25, Ki-sho restaurant, 29 Scotts Road. Call 6733 5251 for reservations.

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AT GUNTHERS. Gunther’s restaurant serves up an extravagant Christmas Eve Dinner (S$320) this season. The eight-course set meal includes Alaskan king crab, coquille of pasta, pan roasted Foie Gras, whole roasted turkey with Christmas stuffing and more, guaranteeing you a holly jolly delicious Christmas. Dec 24, Gunther’s restaurant, 36 Purvis Street. Call 6338 8955 for reservations.

A FESTIVE INDULGENCE AT INDOCAFE - THE WHITE HOUSE. Savour a uniquely peranakan Christmas dining experience with INDOCAFE, as it offers a decadent five- (S$88) or six-course (S$108) festive set meal for lunch or dinner. The festive set meal includes the Tasmanian beef satay cubes, the Aromatic Spice Turkey served with a peranakan twist, with the signature Sayur Lodeh, a mildly spiced and creamy vegetable stew, and many more. Wine pairing options are also welcome for an additional S$48 and S$62. If you’re looking for a leisurely meal, INDOCAFE’s Festive Peranakan High Tea (S$38) offers savoury bites like crispy spring roll filled with turkey buah keluak, Penang-style lobster otah mousse and more. Also, enjoy a 100% wild Kopi Luwak (S$68, High Tea inclusive of Kopi Luwak) or light wine pairing with either Nivole Moscato Chiarlo or Antica Fratta Essence by the glass (S$17 and S$25) or by the bottle (S$80 and S$128). Dec 1 2013 to Jan 3 2014, INDOCAFE -The White House.

CHRISTMAS BRUNCH BUFFET AT THE HALIA AT SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS. The Halia is offering a Christmas Brunch Buffet at the Singapore Botanic Gardens with over 40 festive gourmet specialties to choose from, including braised beef bourguignon, roast turkey breast, as well as Halia signatures like the Halia chilli crab spaghettini, at the “hot”, “carving” and “seafood” stations. The buffet also comes with a choice of free flow sparkling, red and white wines ($138), a choice of a glass of soft drink or juice (S$98 for adults, S$38 for children). Dec 25, 10:30am-4pm, The Halia, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Call Alice Tang at 6287 0711 for reservations.

CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS AT QUAYSIDE ISLE. If you’re looking for cakes and savouries perfect for a Christmas house party, you’ll be spoilt for choice at Kith Cafe, with cakes such as mango passionfruit log cake (S$48), Gianduja Log Cake ($48), and even Cookies In A Jar (S$18) to treat your loved ones. For a festive meal, head over to Museo for a four-course festive meal for both Christmas (S$79) and New Year (S$79). The four-course meal offers gratin king oyster with basil cheese and pan-seared Foie Gras with poached egg, leg of lamb and more. Available during Christmas and New Year, Museo, Quayside Isle.

SPUDS & APRONS CHRISTMAS EVE MENU. Spuds & Aprons invites you to come hungry and leave happy this Christmas with their Christmas Even Menu (S$120 per person). Enjoy a traditional lobster bisque, Granny Smith apple sorbet, roasted US Tom turkey roulade and more. Dec 24, Spuds & Aprons, Mount Faber.