Crystal Jade Group pays tribute to Singapore’s 61st National Day from 10 July to 30 August 2026 with a limited-time menu across its portfolio of fine-dining and casual-dining restaurants. We got to sample a few of these dishes recently. Jadeite Members and OCBC cardmembers enjoy 15% off with a minimum order of two National Day Special dishes at participating Crystal Jade restaurants.
Highlights from Crystal Jade Palace at Takashimaya Shopping Centre
At Crystal Jade Palace in Takashimaya Shopping Centre, the White Pepper Crab Meat in Golden Tart (S$22 for 6 pieces) features crispy golden tartlet shells filled with sautéed, sweet, fresh crab meat seasoned with ginger, spring onion, and fragrant white pepper. This dish pays tribute to Singapore’s white pepper crab in one bite.
This thick rice vermicelli with seafood in ‘Satay’ Sauce (S$36 for regular) features slow-braised rice vermicelli with prawns and squid in aromatic ‘sha cha’ sauce that gives the dish a rich umami flavour.
Other highlights include the Crispy Japanese Oyster with Shredded Coconut & Cereal Crumble, Japanese Pumpkin Stew with Assorted Seafood & Porcini Mushroom, and Crispy Pandan Milk.
Highlights from Crystal Jade Golden Palace at Paragon
The Sesame Otah Prawn Toast (S$14.80 for four and available for lunch only) here is a rendition of the deep-fried prawn toast we are familiar with, except that Otah replaces the traditional prawn cakes. A comforting dish that is crispy and crunchy.
Other highlights include the Double Boiled Chicken Soup with Fish Maw, Sea Whelk & Hairy Fig Root; Crispy Iberico Pork Ribs marinated with Garlic & Prawn Paste; Plum-Marinated French Ananas Tomato with Balsamic Caviar; and Chilled Durian Coconut Ice Jelly (S$16.80 per person), which comes with silky coconut ice jelly, a generous scoop of durian flesh, and strands of chendol.
Highlights at Crystal Jade Pavilion (VivoCity)
The Chargrilled Scallop & Rojak Salsa Tartlet (S$18.80 for 8 pieces) is a rendition of Kueh Pie Tie. Each golden brown cup is filled with zesty Singapore rojak-inspired mix of jicama, pineapple and cucumber, dressed with a touch of rojak sauce and crowned with char-grilled scallops.
The S$42 regular portion of Australian Wagyu Beef Brisket in Pineapple Nanyang Curry is very appetising. Chunky cuts of Australian wagyu brisket are slow-braised in a fragrant Nanyang-style curry filled with pineapples, onions, okra, and aromatic kaffir lime leaf.
I love the Lychee Pastry (S$12 for 3 pieces). The blushing pink dessert is a delicate pastry shell filled with sweet lychee flesh and Chinese yam. If you love lychees, you have to order this.
Other creations here include the Double-boiled Pork Rib Soup with Black Garlic, Preserved Radish, Conpoy and Sea Whelk; Stir-fried Mustard Greens with Golden Fungus, Blak Bean & Lily Bulb; and Black Glutinous Rice with Attap Seed and Pandan Ice Cream.
Highlights from Crystal Jade Hong Kong Kitchen
Have you had Hainanese Chicken Rice in a pan fried dumpling before? For S$6.80 for 3 pieces, available until 5pm daily at Crystal Jade Hong Kong Kitchen for a limited time, Singapore’s unofficial national dish has been reimagined as a pan-fried rice-flour dumpling filled with glutinous rice and tender chicken pieces. There’s even a house-made chicken rice chilli for the essential finishing touch.
The Sizzling Pig Blood Curd & Tofu with Salted Fish & Minced Meat at Crystal Jade Hong Kong Kitchen is for those who favour pig blood. It was our first time having pig blood since its return to the menus of Singapore’s restaurants. Silky pig blood curd and tofu are braised with salted fish, minced pork and a heady base of ginger, garlic and chillies in a sizzling claypot.
The Gula Melaka Chendol with Coconut Ice Cream makes a great end to a fabulous meal.
Other highlights include Singapore-style Chilli Prawn & Pan-Fried Rice Roll with Dried Shrimp; and Nanyang-style Roasted Iberico Pork Ribs.
Highlights at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao
Plump and juicy tiger prawns are flash fried with fresh jackfruit, pineapple and bell peppers in XO sauce. The Wok-fried Prawns with Jackfruit & Pineapple in XO Sauce is available at S$23.80 for the regular portion.
The Kaya Mochi (S$5.80 for 3 pieces) are made with glutinous rice flour and filled with light homemade kaya jam. I enjoyed this dessert as well. Wish I had an appetite for more.
Other highlights include Laksa Ziao Long Bao; Sambal Fried Rice with Pearl Abalone & Prawn; and Curry Chicken Cutlet with Petai served in claypot.