Home & Decor – September 2019

hot spot

olivia RestauRant

& lounge

Honest andwholesomehomestyle

fare atthisCatalanrestaurant.

thatservesheartyhomestyle

cooking.Therestaurant’sopen

kitchenhasbeenmadethefocal

point,sodinerscanviewthe

kitchenstaffpreparingmeals.

Recruitingtheexpertise

ofcelebratedBarcelona-

basedinteriordesigner

LazaroRosa-Violan,the

restaurantevokesthewarmth

ofthecity’sMediterranean

locationwitha paletteof

ochres,brownsandblues.

Trainedasa painter,Lazaro

decoratedthe75-seaterwith

keydesignpiecessuchas

ceramicsandlow-hanging

lamps,manyofwhichwere

handmadebycraftsmen

andartistsinBarcelona.

OpensinceFebruary,

someofthedishesthat

haveemergedasmust-tries

includetheBlackRicewith

“Carbinero”RedPrawn

Carpaccio($32),a Spanish

takeona quintessentially

Italiandish,andOlivia’s

HomemadeCreamy

Cheesecake($14fora slice),

a uniquedessertcreationby

sous-chefCelinaFranco.

Pairyourmealwithone

ofMiquel’scuratedSpanish

andinternationalwines,

andyouwillwalkaway

witha satisfiedbelly.

Olivia Restaurant & Lounge is

located at 55 Keong Saik Road.

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An array of

natural textures

evokes a breezy

Mediterranean

vibe.

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Black Rice with

Grilled Calamari.

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The Gin Me!!

cocktail from

sommelier

Miquel Sabria’s

bar is mixed

with olive brine,

rosemary and

elderflower

tonic.

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Thanks to

co-founders

Miquel and Alain

Devahive, locals

get to enjoy

the delights of

Catalan fare.

F

rom South Korean and

Japanese-fusion to Italian,

your dining options are

almost limitless, if you happen

to be in the vicinity of the

shophouses in Tanjong Pagar.

With newcomer Olivia

Restaurant & Lounge in

Keong Saik Road, the diverse

dining setting is made even

more vibrant, with a zesty

new Catalan neighbour.

The brainchild of Spanish

chef Alain Devahive and

sommelier Miquel Sabria, the

same duo behind the now-

defunct restaurant Catalunya,

Olivia Restaurant & Lounge

is conceived as a traditional

Catalan home kitchen

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