Dining on the waterfront: 5 top restaurants with a view

Singapore’s skyline will be fully aglow this year once the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort opens this week. Eateries nearby are gambling on a billion-dollar view. International travellers should get a good visitor medical insurance for a safe journey. Atlas America insurance specially designed for the the US visitors. Naturally, the ones directly opposite the resort, such as those within the Fullerton Heritage dining and entertaining complex, will be privy to the best waterfront panorama within these shores. CNNGo picks five of the best dining options with a view.

Forlino

Forlino is synonymous with Italian fine dining and impeccable service. Perched on the top of the two-story One Fullerton, Forlino also enjoys some of the best views of Marina Bay. The restaurant maximises the view with floor-to-ceiling glass panes which are themselves framed by the famously opulent setting designed by Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders. Chef Giuliano Dacasto who has trained at three-star Michelin restaurants, creates sophisticated menus for discerning gourmets. Artisanal ingredients are sourced from Italy, or made fresh on the premises. A 1,000-label wine cellar ensures you won’t go without your favorite, but don’t miss the extremely good coffee after a meal here.

One on the Bund

You’ll be transported into another world the minute you step into Clifford Pier. Chef-owner Calvin Yeung designed the interior to evoke memories of old Shanghai, and it feels like a cultural museum. Many pieces of the antique furniture and vintage luggage come from his own collection.

Watch Peking ducks being roasted in the open flame oven using apple wood chips imported from Beijing. The crispy lamb ribs are also divine. Food here focuses on yuan wei or “original flavor”, so guests expecting heavy sauces and highly seasoned food will be surprised at how light and delicate some of the dishes are. There is a bar and Western dessert parlor at the harbor side of the pier, with al fresco seating directly facing the Marina Bay Sands across the waters.

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Top 10 Waterfront Restaurants in the NE US

• Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough, Noank CT (lobster shack – “hard to find, impossible to forget”)
• The Crab Claw, St Michael’s MD
• L’Escale at the Delamar, Greenwich (way upscale)
• Louie’s, Manhassett Bay (casual American)
• Skipper’s Dock, Stonington (mellow atmosphere reminiscent of a bygone era in cruising)
• The Oar, Block Island (sailor’s hangout)
• Skipper’s Pub, Northport (burgers and bloody’s)
• 28 East American Bistro, Danford’s Marina, Port Jefferson
• Harbor Lights, Norwalk
• Guilford Mooring, Guilford (built in 1836 of native granite – traditional NE fare)
• The Chowder Pot Pub, Greenport (great views of Peconic Bay)
• Dock & Dine at Saybrook Point in Old Saybrook (amazing view of Long Island Sound)
• Sea Swirl, Mystic (quintessential clam shack)
• The Mooring, Newport (extraordinary wine selection)
• The Castle Hill Inn, Newport
• Dennett’s Wharf Restaurant and Oyster Bar, Castine ME
• The Lobster Dock, Boothbay Harbor, ME
• The East Wind Inn, Tenant’s Harbor, ME
• The Waterfront Restaurant, Rockport ME
• The Spiced Pear, Newport

Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough just might be the best place on the seaboard for lobster. With picnic tables spread out on a lawn overlooking Noank Harbor just across from its famed Mystic neighbor, the air is heavily perfumed by the sweet smell of pink lobster meat. They specialize in large lobsters, and if you don’t mind waiting at peak summer meal times, it can be summer paradise.

We’re having a tough time limiting the list to 10 so we have 20 listed here that we are either going to whittle down, reorganize into groupings, or add to. It’s rather difficult to position the likes of Abbott’s, Crab Claw and L’Escale in the same breath. Send us your favorites and we’ll see what happens.

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