Best beach-front restaurants for families

What have you planned for this weekend? Looking for a place where you can relax, and the children can burn off some steam? Then check out our list of restaurants with indoor playgrounds or our beachfront restaurants.

The beach is a fantastic place for the family! All that sun, sea and sand is sure to bring back some of that resort feel, not to mention the free space for the children to expend their insurmountable energy. You can build sand castles, fly a kite, dip in the sea, and play with a Frisbee or beach ball with your kids.

If the kids are young, the beach is a great sensory playground. For the older kids, you can enjoy the fresh sea-air and relax as you look out into the far horizon as you keep an eye on them.

Best of all, most of the beach activities these days aren’t confined to sand activities. You can cycle, roller-blade or run along the many footpaths near the beaches. Our National Parks Board had also very kindly set up many public facilities (toilets and showers) along the beach front to allow you to wash off the sand or freshen up before heading out to dinner.

Here are some of our favourite hang-outs at the beach.

1. Bistro at Changi (International)

Bistro @ Changi is an alfresco café serving light snacks and beverages for cyclists. It is located at the Changi Pitstop. This café also provides cyclists with a comfortable seating environment to rest and have a meal after a long ride. Cyclists can select from a variety of snacks such as palatable sandwiches and salads, or have an aromatic cup of freshly-brewed coffee. Refreshing juices are also available to quench your thirst.

Breakfast by the beach available on Sunday and public holiday, 9am – 11am, check out the special breakfast set ($5.90) with coffee or tea.

Address: 260 Nicoll Drive, Changi Beach Carpark 1, Singapore 498991

Telephone: 65465229

Operating Hrs: Monday – Thurs 11am – 11pm, Fri and Sat 11am – 1am, Sunday 9am – 1am

Nearest Carpark: first carpark at Changi Beach

Must try: Fish and Chips, Hickory Chicken Chop, Sirloin Steak and Sambal fish

2. Braise (French)

Sitting on the edge of Palawan Beach, Braise offers diners with the open view of the beach and the sea through a series of palm trees which forms the natural landscape the minute they steps into the restaurant. Braise serves unique cuisines, based on the French philosophy of natural seasonal flavours, enhanced by modern culinary technique with the freshest possible ingredients.

Address: 60 Palawan Beach Walk, Palawan Beach, Sentosa
Telephone: (65) 6271 1929

Operating Hrs:
Mon – Sat: 12pm – 3pm (last order for Lunch at 2:30pm)
Mon – Sun: 6pm – 10:30pm (last order for Dinner at 10:30pm)

Getting There: Palawan-Tanjong Beach Tram
Nearest Carpark: Beach Carpark
Website: http://www.braise.com.sg

3. Trapizza (Italian)

Every child loves pizza. Choose from a delicious selection of 9 pizza choices and 8 salads and pasta menu from Trapizza, an alfresco beachside dining that also include a takeaway menu for guests heading out to the beach or to explore Sentosa Island.

Address :101 Siloso Road, Sentosa 098970 Shangri-la’s Rasa Sentosa Singapore

Telephone: 6376 2662

Operating Hrs:

Mon – Sun: noon to 10pm

Nearest Carpark: Rasa Sentosa Resort

Must try: Four Cheeses Pizza, The Sicilian (Signature Pizza), Spaghetti Carbonara

4. Sunset Bay (International)

What could be finer than relaxing with cocktails in a car-free beachside park in the early evening? Sunset Bay offers just that, and with an excellent menu you can show up for dinner and while the night away to the far-off thrumming of hundreds of cargo ships moored just off Singapore’s southern shore. A rare find, indeed!

Add: 1300 East Coast Park Area Area F, Boungainvillea Garden East Coast Park, Carpark F2, Singapore 098996 (Near water Venture East Coast and East Coast Sea Sport Club are located 0.1 kilometres away from Sunset Bay.)

Telephone: 6448 9060

Operating Hrs:

Mon – Fri: 3pm – 12am

Sat – Sun & PH: 12pm – 2am

Must Try: pizzas, mango bruschetta

5. Scruffy Murphy’s (Irish)

A member of the Irish pub chains, Scruffy Murphy’s Irish Cafe-Pub is a cosy Irish seaside cottage by the calm shores of Singapore’s East Coast. Scruffy’s has been serving up great food and drinks for 5 years now as part of Gaelic Inns Group and is well known for the quality and variety of its hone cooked food, and of course the friendly service from its staff.

Address: 1000 East Coast Parkway, B7 Marine Cove(Note: Just in front of MacDonald’s facing the beach!)

Telephone: 6449 7717

Operating Hrs:

Mon – Wed: 3 p.m. till midnight

Thurs: 3 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Fri and eve of PH: 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Sat: 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Sun and PH: 9 a.m. to midnight

Nearest Carpark: Marine Cove carkpark

Must try: All Day breakfast, Enjoy “Sunset” Happy hours prices daily on draught beer all night! Happy hour prices on all house spirits and wine till 8 p.m. daily

6. The Beach Hut (International)

Whatever your taste – eastern, western . . . northern or southern – we have dishes to delight and satisfy. Items from our no frills menu have proved to be irresistible favourites with our ever-expanding clientele. Check out their stress-free buffet breakfasts on Sundays and public holidays.

Address :
Address: 1000 East Coast Parkway, Marine Cove, Blk B, Unit 21

Telephone: 6245 1932

Operating Hrs:

Mon to Thurs: 12 noon – 12 midnight
Fri & Sat: 12 noon – 2 am
Sun & Public Holidays: 8.30 am – 1 am
Eve of Public Holidays: 12 noon – 1 am

Nearest Carpark: Marine Cove

Must try: Norwegian Salmon Fillet, Cajun Chicken Chop, King Prawn & Seafood Hor Fun

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