Q&a / Foodie influencer Sunny Han’s favourite places to eat in Singapore: from grilled marron with kombu beurre blanc at Burnt Ends to sushi at Hamamoto – and Cote Korean Steakhouse for quality barbecue

Jun 20 , 2024

Sunny Han’s favourite places to eat in Singapore, from Tamba to Burnt Ends. Photo: @sunnyskitchen/Instagram

Sunny Han, or @sunnyskitchen, amassed her Instagram following by sharing deeply intriguing and aesthetically pleasing BTS content of her delectable dishes and food-inspired travels around the world

For comfort food, Han turns to Jade Palace for Cantonese or dim sum with the family, or a slow-cooked French leg of lamb from Ma Cuisine

Singapore has the best of all cuisines within its tiny, 750-square-kilometre radius – in no small part thanks to its multicultural population and diverse expat presence. When I think about the food scene in this Southeast Asian hub, Sunny Han is the first person who comes to mind. Han is better known by her popular Instagram handle, Sunny’s Kitchen (@sunnyskitchen).

“Seven different sides with condiments were served family-style and shared in the table with some of our closest friends,” Sunny Han said. Photo: @sunnyskitchen/Instagram

By day, Han is the creative director of The Work Project, a high-end co-working space in Singapore, but it’s her side hustle as a part-time chef that takes up most of her time – and her Instagram feed. That’s where the home cook has built an impressive following simply by sharing deeply intriguing and aesthetically pleasing BTS content of her delectable dishes and food-inspired travels around the world – especially Italy, where she travels two to three times a year for cooking inspiration.

Sunny Han has 48,000 followers on Instagram at the time of writing. Photo: @sunnyskitchen/Instagram

Being a multinational student of the world – Han was born and raised in South Korea, and studied in California and New York before moving to Singapore – she’s the ideal person to ask for the inside scoop on where to find the best eats in the Lion City, beyond the tourist hotspots and hawker centre stalls.

The Burnt Ends chicken rice. Photo: @burntends.sg/Instagram

Do you have an all-time favourite place to eat in Singapore?

The first place that came to mind is Burnt Ends. I’ve been going there since it opened its first location in Keong Saik Road.

I love Burnt Ends because of the complexity of flavours in every dish simply prepared with honest, high-quality ingredients. One of my favourite dishes at Burnt Ends out of many is the grilled Australian marron with kombu beurre blanc.

Burnt Ends’ McGill Estate with W.A. marron tobiko and kombu beurre blanc. Photo: @burntends.sg/Instagram