ASAP & Co.

ASAP & Co. is a steakhouse at Far East Square on Telok Ayer Street, in Singapore's business district. Its whole idea is smoke: each steak is smoked first and then finished on a grill over wood embers. Fittingly, asap is the Malay word for smoke.

The restaurant is part of The Straits Cattle Trading Company. It is Muslim-owned and does not serve alcohol. Instead, it pours a list of premium non-alcoholic wines and drinks, which won Best No-Lo Beverages at ProWine Singapore in 2024. The restaurant also won an Epicurean Star Award from the Restaurant Association of Singapore in 2024.

What to order

Beef is the reason to come. The menu offers six "houses" of beef from Australia and Japan, picked for their marbling and taste. Each is smoked over hickory and cherry wood, then grilled over applewood embers. The kitchen suggests ordering it medium rare.

• King Island: grass-fed Black Baldy beef from Tasmania.
• Vintage Beef: grass-fed Tasmanian beef from former dairy cows, dry-aged for 45 days.
• Margaret River: F1 Wagyu from Western Australia.
• Stone Axe Wagyu: full-blood Wagyu from New South Wales and Victoria.
• Kagoshima A5: full-blood Japanese Black Wagyu from Kyushu.
• Omi-gyu A4: Japanese Black Wagyu from Shiga Prefecture.

For three or four people, the Flintstone Cut is the showpiece. It is one large steak of 1.6kg or 1.8kg, carved and shared at the table. Sides come family-style. Beyond beef, the menu has starters, salads, other mains and desserts.

The setting

The dining room has 46 seats arranged around an open grill. The room is done in warm wood under low hanging lights, with a Warhol cow print on the wall. The grill is part of the room, so you feel its warmth, but the space stays calm enough for easy conversation. It works well for a celebration dinner or a long business lunch in the CBD.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: reserve online through the restaurant's website. Walk-ins are taken when tables are free, and special requests go through WhatsApp.
• Children: children under seven are welcome at weekend lunch. Check with the restaurant before bringing young children at other times.
• Cakes and drinks: you may bring a cake or non-alcoholic drinks for a fee. The restaurant also sells 6-inch celebration cakes, which need at least two days' notice.
• Private events: the whole room can be booked for weddings, birthdays and company dinners.
• Parking and prayer: the nearest car park is at Far East Square, and Masjid Al-Abrar is about five minutes away on foot.
• Delivery: you can order online for delivery or takeaway.

Nearby

Telok Ayer MRT station is a short walk away. Telok Ayer Street is lined with old shophouses, temples and places to eat. Hyang Yeon serves Korean food on the same street. For another steak dinner, Picanhas' is on nearby Club Street. A short walk takes you to the riverside restaurants of Boat Quay. If you want to stay close by, The Clan Hotel Singapore is just around the corner on Cross Street.

You can also browse more steakhouses and grills or see all restaurants in Marina Bay and the CBD.