Currently ranked 70th on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list and 14th on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, Burnt Ends is a modern Australian barbecue joint tucked away in a narrow strip of shop house space in Chinatown’s Teck Lim Road.

The restaurant features a 8-seater chef’s table tucked at the far end and a burned rain-tree-wood counter table with a seating capacity of 18. The casual dining approach encouraged you to relax, chat and eat freely with your date, or whoever you were with. The table is minuscule, sure, but that was all part of the intimacy as the menu is geared toward small plates meant for sharing.

We were recommended some excellent appetizers. Our first starter was the Jamaican Chicken with Lime Crema. Packed with tons of bold flavour, it was fragrant, savoury and smoky all at once. And the grilling gave the outside a nice crispness while the inside stayed nice and juicy-tender.

🗒 Jamaican Chicken with Lime Crema ($10)