Marina Bay & CBD

The Marina Bay and Central Business District restaurants are built for views, client lunches and special occasions, with several Italian dining rooms high above the bay. The area runs from Raffles Place and Collyer Quay to Marina Bay Sands and Marina One, with neighbourly Tiong Bahru a short ride away.

Sospiri, from the team behind the former Braci, is in the Michelin Guide and looks out over Marina Bay from Central Boulevard. Altro Zafferano on the 43rd floor of Ocean Financial Centre has one of the best skyline views in the city, MONTI sits in a glass pavilion on the water at Collyer Quay, and LAVO serves Italian-American plates and cocktails at the top of Marina Bay Sands. For something easier, d.o.c at Marina One is a dependable Neapolitan pizzeria, and Lucca's Trattoria in Tiong Bahru is a relaxed Tuscan neighbourhood spot.

Weekday lunches are busy with office crowds and many places offer set lunches. Book window tables well ahead for sunset and weekend dinners, and check dress codes at the rooftop venues.