PS.Gourmet Group unveils Park Side, a new casual all-day café concept designed as a welcoming cottage by the park. Open, relaxed, and made for lingering, Park Side draws inspiration from slow weekends and picnic afternoons, offering modern comfort food with a fun, local spirit.
Located at the main visitor entrance of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Park Side is thoughtfully designed to be family, kid, and pet-friendly, making it a natural gathering place for friends and families to enjoy good food and cheeky company amidst nature.
Rooted in Singapore’s diverse culinary heritage, the Park Side menu draws on familiar Asian flavour profiles without attempting to replicate traditional local dishes. Instead, the focus is on reinterpreting taste memories, ingredients, and techniques to create food that feels both comforting and refreshingly new. Tropical fruits such as mango and tamarind, spices including turmeric and curry powder, and herbs like curry leaves and rojak flower feature prominently across the menu.
“With Park Side, our intention was to craft a cosy space where people can come together and enjoy a moment of respite,” said Michael Bovell, CEO of PS.Gourmet Group. “The menu celebrates Singapore’s diverse culinary heritage without directly replicating it. We recreate familiar local flavours through a Western lens, using tropical fruits, spices, and herbs in a way that feels comforting, flavour-forward, and approachable. The result is food that feels familiar yet new, designed to be enjoyed casually, shared easily, and savoured at a relaxed pace.”
Each dish is bold and flavour-forward, designed to stand confidently on its own while remaining balanced and approachable. The menu is casual and unfussy, featuring many tactile, easy-to-eat dishes that can be enjoyed by hand or with minimal cutlery, perfect for takeaway dining on a park bench or picnic ground. Even the packaging reflects this philosophy, designed to be torn open and laid out like a picnic mat for a shared outdoor feast.
THE MENU
Park Side offers both brunch and all-day dining. Brunch plates are available from 8am to 4pm, while the all-day menu comprising nibbles, larger plates, and a kids’ menu, is served from 11am until closing.
Brunch highlights include the Hummingbird Pancake ($22), featuring corn pancakes, caramelised pineapple, coconut mascarpone, and Okinawa black sugar caramel, and the Tikka Paneer Toast ($22) is a flavour bomb of scrambled eggs, garam masala brown butter, mango yoghurt, and sourdough.
Main plates range from the Tamarind Hot Honey Chicken Burger ($26) with mango slaw and tamarind tomato jam, to Spiced Fish & Chips ($28) featuring curry beer-battered fish and amchoor fries, and the Asian Tuna Tartine ($24) with tuna & cincalok mayo, sourdough, mozzarella, ginger flower, sambal mayo and jammy egg. Vegetarian offerings include the Botanical Bowl ($24) with turmeric cashew golden rice; the “Rojak” Salad ($22) with caramelised pineapple, shredded cabbage, cucumber, apple, crispy fritters, tempeh, rojak dressing, ginger flower, and peanut sesame crumb while the Woodland Pesto ($24) is a robust pasta dish with maitake mushrooms and olive pesto.
For dessert, guests can visit the ice cream kiosk serving soft serve or opt for playful sundaes such as Mud Pie ($14) with brownie, chocolate sauce, and cookie crumbs; Bunny Hop ($14) with carrot cake and coconut cashew; and Swan Lake ($14) with vanilla cake, mixed berries, and flaked almonds along with sliced cakes and puddings.
A full range of handcrafted coffees, teas, specialty drinks, cocktails, and alcoholic beverages is also available. Signature creations include Sweet After Rain ($9) with cold brew, gula melaka, and pandan; Osmanthus Day Off ($8) of Osmanthus oolong, grilled pineapple and mint; Taro Cloud Genmaicha ($9) featuring Genmaicha, coconut milk, taro cloud; and refreshing slushies such as Mango Sago ($8) crafted from coconut, mango, lime, grapefruit, sago.
THE LOOK & VIBE
The interior of Park Side is inspired by a charming cottage by the park, featuring nature-inspired lighting, floral prints, soft muslin fabrics, and subtle Edwardian-era influences. Hand-sketched illustrations of whimsical animals commonly found around the Singapore Botanic Gardens add a playful and distinctive brand touch throughout the space.
With its relaxed atmosphere, flavour-driven menu, and friendly approach to dining, Park Side offers a fresh yet familiar way to enjoy good food, whether outdoors or in.
