CHURRASCARIAS owe their origins to the cattle drivers of southern Brazil many centuries ago. They sustained themselves in the wild by slaughtering cattle and roasting them on a spit over an open fire.
Below are eight churrascarias here.
Brazil Churrascaria (right) 14/16 Sixth Avenue, Tel: 6463-1923
Open: 6 to 10.30pm daily
Price: $38++, $16++ (children) for 14 churrasco meats and seafood
Seven on Club 7 Club Street, Tel: 6327-9663
Open: 11.30am to 2.30pm (lunch, Mondays to Fridays), 6.30 to 10.30pm (dinner, Mondays to Saturdays)
Price: Lunch - $28++ , $16++ (children) for six churrasco meats; Dinner - $38++, $16++ (children) for 14 churrasco meats and seafood
Carnivore 30 Victoria Street, 01-29A, Chijmes, Tel: 6334-9332
Open: 6 to 10pm (Sundays to Thursdays), 6 to 10.30pm (Fridays, Saturdays and public holidays)
Price: $39++, $19++ (children) for 13 churrasco meats
Open: 11.30am to 3pm (lunch), 5.30 to 10pm (dinner)
Price: Lunch - $25++ (weekdays), $29++ (weekends), $15++ (children aged five to 11) for nine churrasco meats; Dinner - $37++ (weekdays), $39++ (weekends), $19++ (children aged five to 11) for 13 churrasco meats and seafood
Price: $38++, $19++ (12 to 16 years old; free for those below 12) for 16 churrasco meats and seafood
Samba Brazilian Steakhouse Churrascaria 86 East Coast Road, 01-39 Katong Village, Tel: 6348-8406
Open: 11.30am to 2.30pm (lunch), 6 to 10.30pm (dinner) daily
Price: Lunch - weekdays $13.80+, $6+ (children) for six churrasco meats, Brunch (weekends) - $22+, $11+ (children) for 10 to 11 churrasco meats; Dinner - Mondays to Thursdays $30+, $15+ (children) for 12 to 14 churrasco meats, Fridays to Sundays $32+, $16+ (children) for 14 to 16 churrasco meats
Rio Brazilian Restaurant 60 Jalan Penjara, Queenstown Club; Tel: 6474-7473
Open: 6.30 to 10.30pm daily (churrasco buffet)
Price: $25.90++ for six churrasco meats and seafood; $33.90++ for 11 churrasco meats and seafood; $12.90++ (children aged six to 12), free for those below six
Vibe (main head picture) 10 Claymore Road, Negara on Claymore; Tel: 6831-6686
Open: 6.30 to 10.30pm daily
Price: $42++, $26++ (children) for 14 churrasco meats and seafood