Taste Paradise (ION Orchard)

Taste Paradise is a Cantonese restaurant on level 4 of ION Orchard, the mall beside Orchard MRT station. It is run by Paradise Group, a Singapore restaurant company, and is one of its more upmarket brands.

The kitchen cooks traditional Cantonese food, and the chefs are free to add modern touches. The restaurant reopened in late 2020 after a seven-month renovation, with a new look and a refreshed menu.

What to order

The main menu covers roast meats, seafood, soups, vegetables, rice, noodles and congee. Abalone dishes also appear. Some good choices include:

• Signature Charred Honey BBQ Spanish Kurobuta Pork: char siu made with Kurobuta pork and a honey glaze
• Osmanthus-infused Crispy Roasted Duck: roast duck, served whole, half or as a smaller plate
• BBQ Combination: a platter of two or three roasts, such as duck, soya sauce chicken, char siu and pork belly
• Stewed Mee Pok with Boston Lobster in XO Sauce: flat egg noodles with lobster, served per person
• Poached Rice with Assorted Seafood in Lobster Broth: rice in a rich seafood stock

Dim sum

Dim sum has its own menu, which you fill in on an order sheet. It mixes classics with richer versions. Look for prawn dumplings topped with abalone, pork siew mai and xiao long bao. Fun items include custard buns shaped like piglets and fried yam puffs topped with rock melon. There is also a wagyu beef tart and a pan-fried chilli crab dumpling.

If you are new to the food, our guide to dim sum and Cantonese food explains the basics.

The setting

The dining room takes its ideas from traditional Chinese landscape paintings. A curved ceiling is shaped to suggest flowing water, and bright blue accents run through the space. The mood is calm and polished. It suits a family meal, a celebration or a business lunch.

The wine list has more than 200 labels, picked to go with Cantonese dishes.

Good to know before you go

• Reservations: you can book online through the Paradise Group website or call the restaurant.
• Share your dishes: Cantonese meals are made for the table, so order several plates and share them.
• Delivery: the restaurant also runs its own online ordering for delivery.

Getting there

ION Orchard stands right next to Orchard MRT station, on the North-South and Thomson-East Coast lines. Taste Paradise is on level 4, in unit 04-07.

Nearby

For another Chinese meal on Orchard Road, try the Sichuan cooking at Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro. You can also browse all Chinese and dim sum restaurants in Singapore. If you need a hotel close to ION, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel is just across the junction. Our Orchard Road guide covers shopping and food along the street. You can also see every restaurant in Orchard and River Valley.