29-04-2025
Election eats: Cafe OSG's ‘Makanfesto' menu and Humpback's ‘Oyster Polling Day'
SINGAPORE – With Polling Day coming up on May 3, two eateries have caught election fever and are rolling out tongue-in-cheek promotions.
The first candidate is Cafe OSG at Suntec City, which has launched a new menu called 'Wok Wisely – A Makanfesto of SG Flavour'.
It offers 11 dishes – each with its own political party-inspired name and accompanying symbol – such as The Dependable One Chicken Rice ($8.50), The Hardworking Hero Char Kuay Teow ($13.90) and The Comeback Kid Hokkien Mee ($15.90).
Cafe OSG's owner Zach Wen, 41, is no stranger to putting a creative food spin on politics.
In 2018, he dished out Harmony Nasi Lemak at OSG. This was during the Trump-Kim Summit, when United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met here.
Mr Wen says: 'With the general election upon us and a record number of parties contesting, we decided to add a little local flavour to the occasion. Thus, 'Wok Wisely' was born.
'It's a playful yet meaningful nod to the season, featuring dishes that speak to Singapore's rich culinary soul.'
Most dishes will remain on the menu, even after the hustings are over.
Over at seafood restaurant Humpback in Bukit Pasoh Road, it is marking May 3 with its 'Oyster Polling Day'.
From noon to 11pm, it will offer an 'all-day oyster happy hour' – with oysters priced at $2++ to $3++ each.
These 'star candidates', says its press statement, are flown in fresh from Hama Hama Oyster Company, a sixth-generation family-run farm on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula in the US.
Voting also takes place here – for one's favourite oyster varietal, that is.
Diners will receive a ballot-style order sheet to cast votes with hourly updates provided as results will be tallied throughout the day. At the end of the day, one oyster will emerge victorious.
Happy hour for cocktails, wine and beer is available too – from noon to 7pm – priced from $14++ a glass.
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