Singapore's best gourmet restaurant

Singapore's best gourmet restaurant -- Recommended: Salut Private Dining

Chef Karl Dobler may cook on the second floor but his food is far from second rate.

The greatest skill of Karl Dobler, the chef de cuisine at Salut Private Dining, the sister arm to the Au Petit Salut restaurant located on the first of the Harding Road premises, is that he allows his food to show itself off.

“He really sticks to high quality ingredients, and his cooking style shows the best of the produce,” says Best Eats panelist Eric Teo, president of the Singapore Chefs’ Association. 

The Austrian turns out a deliciously tender, beer-roasted, crispy, juicy suckling pig served with apple and shallots, fendant potatoes and star anise sauce. His spiced foie gras is perfect and comes with a kick, courtesy of its accompanying chardonnay mustard.

What's the hitch? You've got to pick your friends wisely as there is a minimum number (12) -- as well as a maximum (40-44) -- number of guests allowed.

Level 2, 40C Harding Road, tel +65 6475 1976. By appointment only.