Local boy here, coming home that week !

Unfortunately I really don't have many good
things to say about both dinner locations . They are both in good accessible locations , but food and price wise they are a let down (for locals, but visitors may beg to differ). IMHO they are tourist traps .. sorry !

The problem is that if you want to go where the locals go you really need to get out of the downtown area, and I'm not sure if that is feasible for many of you on tight schedules.

Areas I would recommend visiting for a look at where the locals go would be:
- Serangoon Garden Circle
- Sembawang
- Holland Village

All of these are residential area's w/o much of a night life, so you'll have to get back to the city for that.

Let me know if any of you have any questions.