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Singapore turns 61 on 9 August, and the tastiest way to celebrate is the wave of SG-flavoured limited menus and number-61 deals landing now. We rounded up 7 currently-live SG61 National Day food specials for 2026, each verified against the brand's channels or a reputable listing: Pizza Maru brings back its Salted Egg Chicago Pizza ($27.90) with a National Day cheese-pull challenge for up to 61% off at Changi T2 (8–9 Aug), plus Chilli Crab Pasta ($13.90) at more outlets; Swensen's has a Singapore Laksa Pizza and Jumbo Blue Prawn Hokkien Mee at $18.61 each and a $61 Family Set for three (till 9 Sep); Springleaf Prata Place discounts a different prata about 61% off every week till 4 Aug (the $0.61 plain prata week has ended — it's Chicken Floss Prata at $2.46 from 22–28 Jul); Tonkatsu ENbiton gives free Truffle Fries and sister brand Tamago-EN a free Soufflé Pancake with a minimum $61 spend (till 31 Aug); Dian Xiao Er drops three new dishes plus a free limited-edition MerDuck keychain with any herbal roast duck dish (till 31 Aug); and Guzman y Gomez brings back its Butter Chicken filling with a six-day app advent calendar (7–12 Aug). Below: the exact dishes, prices, dates and fine print for each.

Feeding the family out doesn't have to cost a fortune — plenty of restaurants in Singapore let your little ones eat free. We rounded up 6 verified 'kids eat free' deals for 2026, each checked against the brand's own channels: Guzman y Gomez (GYG) gives 1 free Kids' Meal with every regular main on the GYG App every Sunday; Morganfield's lets kids aged 7 and below eat free with each paying adult on weekends, public holidays and school holidays; Swensen's Unlimited feeds kids 4 and below free at its buffet (5–11 at a child rate); IKEA's Swedish Restaurant runs Kids Eat Free on weekdays for IKEA Family members during school-holiday windows; Fish & Co at Waterway Point does a free kids' breakfast on weekends and PHs; and Edge at Pan Pacific Singapore lets children under 6 dine free at its international buffet. Below: exactly who eats free, when, what you need to do to claim it, and the fine print.

Matcha is having its biggest moment yet in Singapore — and if you want the real, stone-ground, umami-rich stuff (not the sweet powdery kind), these are the cafés to know in 2026. We rounded up the 6 best matcha cafés in Singapore, each verified as currently open, from whisked-to-order ceremonial-grade specialists to affordable Hokkaido soft serve: Hvala (handcrafted matcha and tea-inspired desserts at 111 Somerset, Odeon Towers and Takashimaya); Matchaya (the local pioneer since 2015, famous for its Uji matcha soft serve at Tiong Bahru and Suntec City); Tsujiri (the Kyoto Uji house dating to 1860, now with a premium flagship at One Holland Village); Kurasu Singapore (a minimalist Kyoto specialty-coffee café at 261 Waterloo Street with an off-menu 'Dirty Matcha'); Nana's Green Tea (the Japanese café chain at Plaza Singapura and DUO Galleria doing matcha lattes, parfaits and savoury sets); and 108 Matcha Saro (Hokkaido matcha soft serve from just $4.90 at Suntec City). Below: what each is best known for, exact outlets, and how to order a proper matcha latte.

Singapore turns 61 on Sunday 9 August 2026, and because National Day lands on a Sunday, Monday 10 August is a public holiday in lieu — a proper three-day long weekend to actually go out and do something. We rounded up the 7 best attraction and theme-park deals in Singapore for 2026, each checked against the venue's own site, with a focus on the Singapore-resident (local) prices that quietly save you a lot: Universal Studios Singapore (One-Day tickets from $76, plus Minionland and the Universal Season Pass); the brand-new Singapore Oceanarium at RWS (three times bigger than the old S.E.A. Aquarium, admission from $43, kids under 4 free); Mandai's Bird Paradise (resident $39 adult / $27 child, free WildPass discounts) and its newest park Rainforest Wild Asia (resident $50 / $35 with Adventure+ activities); Gardens by the Bay (Flower Dome from $12 for residents, free Supertree Grove); the Singapore Flyer (from $40, PAssion Card up to 15% off); and Wild Wild Wet, Singapore's largest waterpark (Day Pass from about $26). Below: the real resident prices, what each is best for, and how to plan the long weekend without overpaying at the gate.

Singapore turns 61 on 9 August 2026, and the restaurants have gone all-in on premium meat for SG61 — this is the year to eat wagyu, yakiniku and steak for a song. We rounded up the 6 best National Day dining deals for meat lovers in Singapore for 2026, each verified against the brand's own channels: Suki-Ya's A5 Kagoshima Wagyu at just $1.88++ a plate (with its premium hotpot buffet, capped at 61 plates a day per outlet, 1–14 Aug); Tajimaya Yakiniku's $61++ SG61 Prestige Miyazaki Set of A5 Miyazaki striploin and Australian wagyu short ribs (1 Jul–15 Aug), plus a $61++ dinner-buffet flash sale; Barossa Steak & Grill's 'buy 2 mains, add a premium item for $6.10' (Aug, Mon–Wed, 5–8pm at VivoCity); Tonkatsu ENbiton's free truffle fries with any $61 spend (13 Jul–31 Aug); Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie's SG61 heritage brunch buffet from $61/adult, 8–10 Aug only, with kids-eat-free perks; and Dian Xiao Er's free SG61 'MerDuck' keychain with any herbal roast duck. Below: exactly what to order, the real prices, the catches (buffet minimums, day-and-time windows) and the end dates for each.

Too busy to cook but tired of oily zi char and delivery bloat? Singapore's healthy meal-delivery and meal-prep scene has never been bigger — chef-cooked, calorie-counted meals that heat up in three minutes and land at your door. We rounded up the 7 best healthy meal delivery and meal-prep subscription services in Singapore for 2026, each checked against the brand's own site: Grain (same-day, MUIS halal), YoloFoods (Asian menu, fresh or frozen from $7.90), Nutrition Kitchen (fresh daily plans), Freshkitchen (chilled daily, by the SaladStop! Group), Fresher (high-protein performance meals from $8.90), Prepped (5-minute meal kits) and Mighty Meal Prep (halal high-protein bento). Below: what each one does best, real per-meal prices, delivery and minimum-order details, which are halal — and every current first-order promo code (GETSTARTED, MEALPREP, SMOATS and more).

Singapore turns 61 on 9 August 2026, and because National Day falls on a Sunday this year, Monday 10 August is a public holiday in lieu — a proper long weekend to eat your way through. Restaurants have already rolled out their SG61 promotions, most built around the number 61: dishes priced at $18.61, $61 family sets, freebies with a minimum $61 spend, and 61%-off gimmicks. We rounded up the 6 best National Day dining deals in Singapore for 2026, each verified against the brand's own channels: Swensen's SG-inspired local menu (Singapore Laksa Pizza & Hokkien Mee at $18.61, plus a $61 Family Set), Permata's 1-for-1 halal buffet of 50+ local dishes at Gedung Kuning, Guzman y Gomez's returning Butter Chicken and its first National Day Advent Calendar, Dian Xiao Er's free SG61 MerDuck keychain with any herbal roast duck, KFC's Curry x Sambal Zinger series, and Springleaf Prata Place's weekly 'Back In My Days' SG61 throwback prices. Below: what to order, the real prices and the exact end dates for each — plus how to stack them over the long weekend.