Located in Palais Renaissance, Binary is a gastro-bar inspired by the astronomical phenomena of the binary star. The dining establishment offers a binary approach to cuisine and cocktails, where diners can choose from opt for an Asian or Western take.
A Binary Approach
On the Binary menu, ingredients are listed right in the middle, and you get to see two options beside it. One is an Asian approach to how the ingredient is going to be presented as a dish, while the other is a Western approach.
For example, the Flat Bread small plate ($18) can be served with marinara, three cheeses and gammon ham, or it can be served Peranakan style, with a wagyu beef rendang. The choice is up to you!
Their menu consists of Bread & Chips, Small Plates, Kebabs, Mains, On The Side and Desserts.
Binary Food Review
One thing you need to try at Binary, is their Signature Kubaneh Bread ($14) which is a homemade Yemenite Jewish bread, served with garlic butter and kombu butter. The pull-apart bread is so soft and fluffy on the inside, and the kombu butter & garlic butter pair perfectly with it.
Under their small plates menu, we tried the Octopus ($32), which was tossed in a Lao Gan Ma spicy chilli crisp. The sous-vide octopus was tender and not rubbery and had just the right amount of spice. The Western take for the octopus dish is the Pesto Alla Genovese.
Going for a Western take on the Cheese ($18), we saw a fresh burrata served with housemade impossible meat sauce drizzled with basil oil. A great option for those who can’t take meat, but honestly, if you didn’t tell us this was made with plant-based meat, we wouldn’t have known.
As for the Tiger Prawn ($18), it was served as a Hong Kong-style Prawn toast, which was crispy on the outside and had bouncy prawn bits on the inside. It reminded us a bit of dimsum as well as the Korean-Chinese dish, menbosha.
There was also the Wagyu Petit Tender ($18) which is served almost like char siew with their Asian take. If you were to opt for a Western take, it’s served with truffle!
For Mains, the King Prawn ($42) was done Western-style and topped with Cajun Herb Butter, served with a side salad. We did find this slightly salty, but the side salad helped to balance out the flavours. The other way to enjoy this would be to opt for the Asian take, which sees the King prawns served with a creamy mentaiko sauce.
One of our favourite dishes for the night was the Spatchcock Chicken ($42), cooked using Mum’s Secret Recipe. This was a whole oven-roasted chicken that’s been marinated with soy sauce and oyster sauce overnight. The chicken was moist and juicy, and the soy sauce flavours really stood out.
Before ending the meal, we tried some of their desserts such as the Miso Caramel Parfait ($16), Ice Jelly with Yuzu Sorbet ($16) and our personal favourite, the Valrhona Dark Chocolate Terrine ($16) which was served with specks of sea salt and a vanilla chantilly cream.
A New Cocktail Menu
Not only the food gets Asian and Western takes, but the new cocktail menu which sees six distinct categories such as Gin, Vodka and Whiskey gets presented in two ways as well.
Rum comprises a Passion Ginger Julep (our favourite for the night), prepared with rum, passion fruit, lime juice and a splash of ginger syrup. You can also opt for a Western take, which is the classic Mojito.
For prosecco, the Asian take, which was the Chrysanthemum 2.0, sees prosecco made with chrysanthemum vodka with simple syrup and fresh lime juice while the Western take sees it made with St. Germain elderflower liqueur and fresh lemon juice.
Binary Restaurant in Orchard
Overall, we felt that Binary is perfect for a nights-out with your friends/family with its unique menu offerings, and there’s bound to be something to fit everyone’s preferences. For reservations, click on the Book Now button below.
Binary
390 Orchard Road, #01-01A, Singapore 238871
Sun-Tues, 11:30am-10:30pm, Wed-Sat, 11:30am-12am
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