Culinary Expressions of a Globetrotting Chef
Named after its founder, award-winning sommelier and respected restaurateur Ignatius Chan, Iggy’s is the culmination of a culinary dream. As one of the most celebrated restaurants in Singapore and a landmark for contemporary cuisine, Iggy’s has become a culinary expression of Chan’s globetrotting ways. The acclaimed venue, which seats no more than 40 guests, continues to draw a faithful clientèle who come to experience the refined and thoughtful interpretations of modern European fare in a classy, minimalist space.
Ranked Asia’s number one restaurant for three consecutive years by The Miele Guide, Iggy’s menus are an amalgam of Chan’s travels and dining experiences around the world. Working with a culinary team, Chan creates new dishes based on his favorite foods and food combinations, incorporating ideas and ingredients from Europe, Asia and Australia. The set lunch tasting and eight-course dinner degustation menus change periodically with the availability of seasonal ingredients, but always feature artful flavor combinations, executed with finesse and restraint. The most current lunch menu offers dishes like Sri Lankan mud crab with avocado, cucumber and flying rish roe; foie gras with hazelnut and creme de cassis; sea bream with cauliflower, white onion and white chocolate; and papparadelle with Wagyu, bell pepper and pomegranate; and to satisfy the sweet tooth, a kaya & teh tarik brioche french toast with coconut and pandan. The most recent dinner menu includes dishes like capellini with sakura ebi and chopped konbu tossed in shellfish oil; pork belly with fig and pink peppercorn; gillardeau oyster with heirloom tomato, caviaroli and gazpacho; foie gras with chawanmushi, pearl onion and mushroom; and for dessert a Hinoki chocolate box that delights in a selection of home-made marshmallow, truffle and paté de fruits. With advance notice, Iggy’s will happily customize the menu to cater to vegetarians and guests with dietary restrictions, including the creation of an impromptu carte du jour with mini Wagyu burgers and cappuccino of mushroom for the kids.
The best way to dine at Iggy’s is to pair each dish with a specially selected wine from Chan and his team. With an extensive and charming wine list based on Chan’s own superb collection, you won’t be disappointed. The wine list has a strong focus on France’s Burgundy region as one of Chan’s favorite grape varietals is Pinot Noir, but he also emphasizes Champagne, rieslings and wines of interest from around the world. As a member of the world’s oldest wine fraternity, the Jurade de Saint Emilion, Chan’s wine selection promises satisfaction.
