Yellow Pot

Yellow Pot is a modern Chinese restaurant inside Duxton Reserve Singapore, a boutique hotel on Duxton Road in Tanjong Pagar. The hotel fills a row of restored 1860s conservation shophouses. Yellow Pot serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and you do not need to stay at the hotel to eat here.

The kitchen cooks classic Chinese dishes with a light, modern touch, and the menu mixes Cantonese favourites with Sichuan-style dishes. The restaurant has been part of the hotel since at least 2018, when the property was known as Six Senses Duxton. Today the hotel is part of Marriott's Autograph Collection.

What to order

Roast duck is the house signature. The kitchen roasts it to order until the skin turns crisp and glossy, and the current menu lists it as Cantonese roast duck with plum sauce. Other dishes on the à la carte menu include:

• Crispy Sichuan chicken with chilli, broad bean paste and peanuts.
• Steamed threadfin fillet with five-year-aged preserved radish and garlic.
• Wok-fried Kurobuta pork rib with aged vinegar.
• Japanese glass noodles wok-fried with XO sauce and crab meat.
• Double-boiled snow pear with osmanthus and preserved plum, for dessert.

There are also set menus, with three courses at lunch and five at dinner, for two or more diners. Each set has a vegetarian version. Breakfast mixes local dishes, such as laksa, chicken congee and fish soup with rice noodles, with Western plates like eggs Benedict and French toast. Our guide to dim sum and Cantonese food explains more of the dishes you will see on Chinese menus in Singapore.

Plant-based and dietary options

The menu has its own plant-based section. It includes Sichuan-style braised bean curd, lion's mane mushroom cooked kung pao style, and sweet and sour aubergine. Dishes are marked with symbols for pork, gluten, nuts, shellfish, dairy and spice, which makes the menu easier to read if you have allergies. It is still wise to tell the staff about any allergy when you order.

The setting

The hotel's interiors are by British designer Anouska Hempel, in a black, white and gold scheme. In the dining room, low lighting is set off by yellow ceramic jars and calligraphy brushes on display. The mood is smart but relaxed, and it works for a business lunch or a quiet dinner for two.

Anouska's, the hotel's cocktail bar, is in the same building if you want a drink before or after your meal. The restaurant also hosts private dining for groups of 2 to 50 guests.

Good to know before you go

• Reservations: book online through the Yellow Pot website, by phone or by email.
• Dress code: smart casual.
• Drinks: a wine list sits alongside the food menu.

Nearby

If you want to stay the night, read our page on Duxton Reserve Singapore, or compare the nearby Mondrian Singapore Duxton on Duxton Hill. That hotel is also home to Bottega di Carna, an Italian steakhouse. Our Tanjong Pagar and Keong Saik guide covers the streets around you. For more choices, browse our Chinese and dim sum restaurants or all restaurants in Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar.