Qīn Restaurant & Bar

Qīn Restaurant & Bar is a modern Asian restaurant on Levels 4 and 5 of The Clan Hotel on Cross Street, in Singapore's business district. It is run by the Tung Lok Group, a Singapore restaurant company. The kitchen cooks East Asian flavours with French technique.

The name is pronounced "chin". It is written with the Chinese character 亲, which refers to family and close kin.

The chef and the food

Singaporean chef Marvas Ng leads the kitchen. Before Qīn, he cooked at Path, a restaurant in the Michelin Guide's selection. His food starts from Chinese and wider Asian flavours, often with a nostalgic twist. He then builds each plate with classic French methods. Expect pork, beef and seafood dishes finished with sauces and spices from around Asia, such as XO sauce, mala and Teochew chilli.

What to order

Dinner is ordered from a menu of small plates, cold and hot starters, signature dishes, mains and vegetables. There is also a premium set menu, and lunch has its own menu. Dishes on the current dinner menu include:

• Caramelised Mermaid Fish: crisp sole inspired by a 1990s snack
• Kagoshima Hamachi: a take on the raw fish salad tossed at Chinese New Year
• Straits Wild Caught Threadfin: steamed local threadfin with a yellow chilli sauce
• Shanghainese Hairy Crab Roe: one of the kitchen's signature dishes
• Aus Wagyu Short Rib: Australian wagyu short rib with a mala glaze

Desserts use familiar Asian flavours such as Okinawan brown sugar, sesame and milk tea. A few dishes, including the breads and some vegetable plates, are marked as vegetarian on the menu. Menus change over time, so some dishes may differ when you visit.

The setting

The Level 4 dining room mixes rustic and Asian design touches. Tall windows run from floor to ceiling and look out over the city. It seats around 88 guests, so it works for couples and for groups.

Upstairs on Level 5, the bar sits in front of cabinets styled after an old Chinese medicine hall. It serves signature cocktails and more than 60 wines. It is a good place for a drink before or after dinner.

Good to know before you go

• Dress code: smart casual.
• Booking: reserve online through Chope (linked from the Qīn website), by phone or on WhatsApp.
• Bringing wine: a corkage charge applies to wine and spirits you bring.
• Lunch: the lunch menu suits a business meal in the CBD.

Nearby

If you want to stay in the same building, read our guide to The Clan Hotel Singapore. For a simpler meal close by, try Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang at Lau Pa Sat or the Korean food at Hyang Yeon (Telok Ayer). After dinner, you can walk to the riverside at Boat Quay. For more ideas, browse restaurants in Marina Bay and the CBD or our list of Thai, Korean and Asian restaurants.