REVAMP Bar & Kitchen Review: $10 Lunch Rice Bowls In An Aesthetic Tanjong Pagar Restaurant

If you walk along the stretch of shophouses on Tanjong Pagar Street, the restaurant-cum-bar stands out with its modern decor. The restaurant stays open till 1am to cater to late-night prowlers looking for supper, and there is also a bar that runs down the length of the entire space.

Food at REVAMP Bar & Kitchen Review REVAMP’s lunch menu is rather straightforward, offering only eight different rice bowls to choose from. I reached for the dish I was most eager to try, the Dong Po Pork Belly ($10+) bowl.

I would say this rice bowl, along with its generous portion of tender pork belly, was the most ‘worth it’ at its $10 price tag. The Squid ($10+) lunch bowl is piled with golden-brown nuggets of fried squid.

The squid meat was a tough workout for my jaw as it was likely cooked a tad too long, causing it to lose its succulent texture. The saving grace of this dish was the tangy house sauce that came in a small dollop on the side.

After I mixed the sauce in with the oozy sous vide egg and tried another spoonful, I found that it brought the dish together with its subtle tartness, cutting through the heaviness of the fried batter and rich yolk. As a lover of red meat, I in addition picked out a bowl of the Beef Blade Cubes ($14+) to try.

From the name of the dish, I envisioned the Australian blade steak to be served in cubes, and was a little taken aback when the bowl came with thin beef slices instead. Having the meat cut this way meant that all parts of the beef were evenly cooked to well done, causing it to have a one-dimensional texture.

Even so, the pieces of meat were surprisingly not too tough and the finer slices cleared it to soak up the peppery and savoury sauce well. Ambience at REVAMP Bar & Kitchen Located along the hip stretch of shophouses lining Tanjong Pagar Street, the restaurant is only a short four-minute walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station.

The interior of this hole-in-the-wall diner exudes retro vibes with its pop-culture decals, copper-accented design, and naked lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling. Hidden at the back of the restaurant is something you wouldn’t expect to find in the sleek bar and diner.

A life-sized claw machine is embellished with glowing neon lights and positioned in a dim corner of the diner to complete its arcade-like look. The verdict Overall, though the food quotations were rather standard for a restaurant found in the CBD, what set REVAMP Bar & Kitchen apart was its modern take on classic Asian dishes. If you’re up for more affordable food in town, check out our review of Buta Kabayaki for restaurant-quality Japanese pork rice bowls.

Or, if you’re in the area looking for good food, check out our list of Tanjong Pagar Plaza food ! 10 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Food Stalls For Halal Ramen And Thai Food Address: 61 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088482 Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11am to 1am, Fri-Sat 11am to 2am, Sun 11am to 6pm Tel: 9050 5303 Website REVAMP Bar & Kitchen is not a halal-certified eatery.