Make Your Makan Plans With These 3 New Restaurants Now

A self-service restaurant specialising in three types of chicken dishes. There’s the Signature Chicken Rice Box ($9.90), starring a fried chicken thigh fillet soaked in a spice brine, then coated in buttermilk batter before being fried. It’s served with a sous vide egg and rice that comes in your choice of flavours like Garlic Butter and Cilantro Lime. Avoiding oily stuff? There’s a sous vide teriyaki chicken version of this dish, too. There are also sarnies, such as the Wasabi Mayo Chicken Sandwich ($12.90), stuffed with chopped fried chicken tossed in wasabi mayo on dark rye sourdough bread, served with fries. Desserts include the bite-sized Cake Cubes ($5.90 for four) in assorted flavours like red velvet.

#01-75 NeWest Mall, 1 West Coast Dr, S128020. Tel: 6924-0876. Open daily noon-9pm. Last orders at 8.30pm. www.facebook.com/birdfolks.sg

If you’re a fan of healthy grub, check out this compact cafe opposite i12 Katong. Harvest serves customisable salad and protein bowls in one standard size. Each portion ($12) comes with a carb base, one protein, three sides, one topping and a dressing. All protein choices are first cooked sous-vide then flame-torched, and include Chicken Breast, Flat Iron Steak (additional $4.5), and Norwegian Salmon Fillet (additional $3). Pair it with carbs like Roasted Baby Potatoes or Japanese Brown Rice, and sides such as Roasted Broccoli. Standard toppings range from Sunflower Seeds to premium options like the Truffle Parmesan Crumble (additional $1). Have it all tossed in a sauce such as the Garlic Soy.

81 East Coast Rd, S428785. Tel: 8715-1625. Open daily. Mon-Fri 11.30am-9.30pm; Fri-Sun 11am-9.30pm. Last orders at 9.15pm. www.harvestsg.com