Cafe Fernet on Collyer Quay is where sharp, New Italian swagger meets a million-dollar skyline. This place isn’t just serving dinner; it’s serving attitude. The menu? It takes classic Italian comfort and runs it through a modern, slightly dangerous filter. Here’s the rundown on the dishes that cut deepest.
Hamachi Crudo isn’t you usual gentle appetizer. It’s perfectly-sliced, high-grade Hamachi (amberjack), but it gets a hit of pure fire from Calabrian chili. The mint cools the burn just enough to trick you into taking the next bite. It’s clean, acidic, and utterly addictive—the perfect white-line hit. Steak Tartare Bruschetta: The only thing better than raw beef is raw beef on a crisp throne. This is a refined grind of premium steak, mixed with a punchy mustard aioli, and piled onto perfectly toasted bruschetta. It’s a study in texture: silky, spicy meat versus a bone-dry, crunchy vessel. It’s high-stakes snacking.
Before you dive into the heavy hitters, you need to pay homage to the dish that made their reputation for complex comfort like the Mafaldine Cacio e Pepe. A masterclass in minimalism. The star is the pasta itself—long, wavy ribbons of Mafaldine that catch and cling to every drop of the rich sauce. That sauce is an intensely creamy, emulsified blend of Pecorino Romano cheese and an obscene amount of freshly cracked black pepper. It’s fiercely salty, fiercely spicy, and totally unforgiving—the purest, most sophisticated comfort food you’ll ever crave.
These are the dishes that carry the weight, taking simple concepts and giving them a dark edge. Don’t let the comfort fool you. Fernet’s Meatballs aren’t all dainty; they’re veal meatballs, dense, rich, and drowning in a tantalising pomodoro sauce. Topped with a liberal dose of Parmesan, this is pure, unadulterated Italian indulgence—the kind of food that your stomach will forgive you for.
Charred Octopus is where the kitchen earns its stripes. The octopus is taken to the edge—tenderized, then blasted with heat until it’s perfectly charred and smoky. It sits on a creamy, earthy hummus base, with a spicy kick from the chili crunch. It’s complex, meaty, and tastes like the best kind of risk.
You think a vegetable dish can’t be edgy? Think again. Cauliflower is elevated, often roasted until deeply caramelized, and paired with creamy, smoky eggplant puree and scattered with crunchy pine nuts. It’s the dark, brooding vegetable side that silently judges all the other appetizers.
Cafe Fernet is Italian dining without the sentimentality. It’s chic, it’s bold, and it’s got the sharp flavours to back up the skyline view. This is your spot if you like your comfort food complicated and your dinner to have a little danger. Ideal for that corporate event and company dinner, the whole venue can be fully or partially bought out for that enhanced privacy. BlackBookAsia VIPs, email vip@blackbookasia.com for event/buyout enquiries.
ADDRESS:
70 Collyer Quay Singapore 049323
PHONE:
9178 1105
WEBSITE:
https://www.caffefernet.sg/