Cassia

Cassia is the Cantonese restaurant at Capella Singapore, a luxury resort on Sentosa. It serves modern Cantonese food that stays close to classic flavours. In its write-up of the hotel, the MICHELIN Guide calls Cassia a very fine Chinese restaurant. It also holds One Diamond in the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2026.

Executive Chinese Chef Ben Wong leads the kitchen. He has around 30 years of experience in kitchens across the region. His cooking is precise and balanced, and lets good ingredients speak for themselves.

What to order

The menu mixes Cantonese classics with richer seafood dishes. These are some of the dishes the restaurant puts forward:

• Hong Kong-style Peking duck
• Lobster in golden broth with silken egg white and caviar
• Wok-fried Kagoshima A5 wagyu beef with black pepper
• Claypot-baked Matsuba snow crab with yellow chilli sauce
• Steamed leopard coral grouper with the chef's yellow chilli sauce

Double-boiled soups are worth a look. The best known pairs sakura chicken with conch, fish maw and dendrobium, and takes about six hours to prepare.

Dim sum is served at lunch every day, either à la carte or as a set. Look out for the steamed charcoal bun filled with barbecued Iberico pork and black truffle. The set is a good way to try several pieces in one sitting. A Cassia set menu also runs through a series of courses, which helps if you are hosting a group. Festive set menus appear for Lunar New Year, Christmas and New Year, built around premium ingredients such as abalone and lobster.

The setting

Hong Kong designer André Fu shaped the dining room. He took ideas from the historic spice routes of southern and western China, which ties in with the name: cassia is a type of cinnamon. The mood is calm and quiet, suited to a long meal or a special occasion.

A private dining room seats up to 12 guests and has a lounge area for drinks before the meal. A minimum spend applies.

Capella itself sits in large landscaped grounds, away from the busier parts of the island. A meal here pairs well with a stay at the resort or a slow day on Sentosa.

Good to know before you go

• The dress code is smart casual. Leave shorts, caps, singlets, tank tops, slippers and open-toed shoes at home.
• Book ahead for weekends and festive periods, when set menus are in demand.
• Reservations can be made by phone or through the official website.
• Groups who want a fixed spend can choose the dim sum set or the Cassia set menu.

Getting there

Cassia is inside Capella Singapore at 1 The Knolls on Sentosa. A taxi or ride-hailing car is the simplest way to arrive, as it drops you at the hotel entrance. The nearest MRT station is HarbourFront, on the mainland side of the Sentosa bridge. Diners get free Sentosa entry and parking: the entry fee is taken off the food and drink bill, once per bill.

Nearby

Capella is also home to Fiamma, its Italian restaurant, if you plan a second meal at the resort. Before dinner, spend the afternoon at Palawan Beach or explore the old coastal guns at Fort Siloso. For more choices, see our list of restaurants on Sentosa and our Chinese and dim sum guide.