Steak Frites French Bistro on Duxton Hill: L'Entrecôte

L'Entrecôte has built an entire restaurant on one idea borrowed from Paris in the 1950s: a trimmed entrecôte steak with a green walnut salad and fries that keep coming. The Singapore original is a shophouse at 36 Duxton Hill, Singapore 089614, on the steep lane above Tanjong Pagar, and it has been serving steak frites there since 2010. For anyone who types french bistro near me and wants a plate they can predict, this is the most straightforward answer in the neighbourhood.

Duxton Hill is a short lane of restored shophouses that climbs away from Cantonment Road and Neil Road. L'Entrecôte's own site describes the restaurant as a short walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT, and the walk takes you past the bars and cafés that fill the ground floors of the street.

The group also runs two other branches, in River Valley and in Siglap, the latter opened on 26 February 2026. Duxton Hill is the flagship and the one with the longest history, so it is the right choice if you want the original room rather than the newest one.

From Sunday to Thursday the dining room serves lunch from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM and dinner from 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM. On Friday and Saturday the lunch hours are the same and dinner runs from 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM. The restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner, so there is no quiet day when the doors stay shut.

That gap between lunch and dinner is worth knowing about. If you arrive at 3:30 PM expecting a steak, you will be early by an hour and a half. Aim for 5:00 PM when the evening service starts and the room is still calm, or take the lunch set on a weekday when the street is at its most relaxed.

The Trimmed Entrecôte Steak is S$38.80 and comes with free-flow fries and a green walnut salad. If you want the Rossini treatment, a slice of foie gras on top is an extra S$12. The restaurant says plainly that the free flow is not available for sharing, so each person who wants refills orders their own plate. A limited-time Wagyu 7/8 Onglet is listed at S$58.80 for guests who want something beyond the house steak.

The story behind the formula comes from the restaurant itself. Its site says the concept was inspired by a beloved 1950s idea from Paris, and that L'Entrecôte began in 2010 under Olivier Bendel as a Parisian-style eatery on Duxton Hill. It is now the flagship of Déliciae Hospitality Management, which runs the other two outlets as well.

Begin with the Escargots de Bourgogne at S$21 or the Steak Tartare at S$22, with an extra S$6 if you want Avruga caviar on top. The Meatballs à la Provençale are S$19, the Burrata Artisanale S$26, and the Oven-Baked Camembert is S$32. The Oven-Baked Beef Marrow at S$29 suits a table that likes to share before the steak arrives.

Crisp French Fries on the side are S$8, with an extra S$4 for truffle. They are a curious order given how many fries come with the steak, but they work as a shared bowl while the table waits. Menu prices are subject to a 10 percent service charge and the prevailing government taxes, which the restaurant prints at the bottom of every menu.

Desserts are S$19 each and include the Profiteroles de L'Entrecôte, a Tarte Tatin, a Paris-Brest, a Crème Brûlée and a Mousse au Chocolat. The profiteroles are the house signature and the safest choice for a table of four who each want a bite. A Paris-Brest is a ring of choux pastry with praline cream and is easy to share between two.

The Lunch Set Menu is four courses at S$58++ per guest. It starts with onion soup or crab cakes, moves to a garden green salad, then the entrecôte, and ends with a Paris-Brest or a mousse. It is the way to taste the full format without ordering à la carte, and it makes a sensible midday reservation for a business table.

A simple plan for four people is one entrecôte each at S$38.80, which comes to S$155.20 before service charge and taxes, plus two starters to share. The Steak Tartare at S$22 and the Escargots de Bourgogne at S$21 cover the raw and the baked, and they reach the table before the steak does. Add the Oven-Baked Beef Marrow at S$29 if the group likes richer food.

Finish with two desserts at S$19 each, say the Profiteroles and the Tarte Tatin, and pass the plates around. Because the fries are free flow for each guest who orders the steak, nobody needs to buy sides unless they want the truffle version at an extra S$4. The restaurant lists all of these prices on the menu pages of its website, so the sums above are easy to check against what you see at the table.

Outside food is not allowed inside the restaurant, and the restaurant is not halal-certified. Corkage is S$35 per bottle of wine and S$55 per bottle of spirits, not including mixers. A cake brought in for a birthday or special occasion carries a cakeage fee of S$25. These are the figures the restaurant publishes on its FAQ page.

Reservations are the easiest route for groups. The restaurant says they are strongly recommended on weekends, and there is a standing number to call. If you have a birthday dinner planned, ask about the cake in advance so the table is set the way you want it.

After dinner, Duxton Plain Park along Neil Road is a flat green strip that runs past the shophouses and is pleasant for a slow walk. Keong Saik Road is a short stroll the other way and has the bars and small cafés that give the district its evening reputation. Both are close enough to walk to without a taxi.

The streets here fill after work and quiet down late. If you want a drink before your reservation, the shophouse lane outside gives you a few options within a minute of the restaurant door. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP to put together a plan around Tanjong Pagar and it can pair this steak dinner with a walk and a nightcap.