"The Mystery Box Challenge brought out incredible creativity in our team. The energy was electric, and we're still talking about it months later."
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Cook together, then sit down and eat together. Evening team bonding dinners for corporate groups of 10–80+ at our Tanjong Pagar kitchen studio, where the activity and the meal happen in one session.
Most Singapore corporate team dinners follow the same formula: book a restaurant, pre-order a set menu, sit at a long table, and by dessert the team has split into the same cliques they had at the office. A cook-and-dine format means the activity and the meal happen in the same session, your team arrives at 6pm, cooks together for two hours, then spends the final hour eating, laughing and actually talking, and walks out by 9pm.
Restaurants stretch to three or four hours; our cook-and-dine sessions run exactly three, so your team leaves when you planned.
Our kitchen is halal-sourced with no pork or lard, nobody at the table is watching others eat a dish they can't touch.
A restaurant dinner plus a separate activity can hit $160 per person. Cook-and-dine combines both at a lower combined cost.
There are plenty of ways to take the team out. Here's how the usual options stack up against cooking and dining together under one roof.
Easy to book, but passive. Everyone orders, eats and talks to the two people beside them, and the night fades fast. No shared activity, no shared story.
Two venues, two bookings and travel in between. By the time dinner starts, the energy from the activity is gone and the night runs late.
Cook together, then sit straight down in our dedicated dining area to enjoy what you made. One venue, one booking, everyone involved from start to finish.
Teams rotate through 3–4 cooking stations across the evening, each preparing one course. By the end everyone has cooked every course, and the dinner table has a complete menu nobody can claim sole credit for. Strong for L&D buyers who want a developmental angle.
Different teams each cook a course from a different country, an Italian starter, a Japanese main, a French dessert, turning the table into a culinary world tour. Great for diverse APAC teams and client appreciation dinners.
A slower, sophisticated format where each course is paired with a wine (or non-alcoholic alternative), with a brief wine-education moment between courses. Ideal for exec leadership, partner appreciation and board dinners.
A 3-hour cook-and-dine experience including all ingredients, chef facilitation, drinks, the sit-down meal and cleanup. Premium formats with competition from $135, fully themed dinners from $150. BYO wine, no corkage.
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A team bonding dinner is the right call when your team wants a meaningful evening without losing business hours.
Your team arrives at 6A Shenton Way, 3 minutes from Tanjong Pagar MRT. Drinks on arrival, aprons distributed.
Our chef-facilitator welcomes the group, explains the format and assigns teams.
Our chef-facilitator demonstrates the key dishes and techniques, so every team knows exactly what to do before cooking begins.
Teams split into stations, chopping, searing and plating, guided by facilitators who keep the pace.
Final dishes are plated. In a cook-off format, our chef-judge tastes and scores each team's work.
Everyone heads to our dedicated dining area and eats what they cooked, with drinks, conversation and photos.
Your team leaves by 9pm on a weekday, early enough for the MRT home. We handle all cleanup.
Real experiences from teams who have cooked, competed and bonded with us.
"The Mystery Box Challenge brought out incredible creativity in our team. The energy was electric, and we're still talking about it months later."
"Best team bonding we've done in years. Halal-friendly meant everyone could join in, and the facilitators kept the whole room laughing."
"We booked D'Open Kitchen for a client appreciation night and it exceeded every expectation. Seamless from planning right through to cleanup."
"Our remote team flew in for an offsite and this was the highlight. Three minutes from the office, zero hassle, and genuinely unforgettable."
It combines team bonding and a meal into one event, instead of an activity then a restaurant, your team cooks and eats together in one integrated three-hour session, cooking a three-course meal as a group then sitting down to eat it.
From SGD $95 per person for a three-hour cook-and-dine experience including all ingredients, chef facilitation, drinks, the sit-down meal and cleanup. Premium competition formats from $135, fully themed dinners from $150.
Our studio comfortably hosts 40–50 participants for dinner formats. For larger groups we run back-to-back sessions or recommend partner venues.
Our standard evening session runs 6pm to 9pm on weekdays, so teams can come straight from the office. 5:30pm or 6:30pm starts are also common.
Yes, all ingredients are halal-sourced with a strict no-pork, no-lard policy, one of the few evening corporate dining options in Singapore where every member of a diverse team can eat everything.
BYO wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks are welcome with no corkage. Many teams bring wine to pair with the meal. We're not a licensed bar but can recommend nearby bottle shops.
3 to 6 weeks for dinner events, especially groups over 30. In peak season (October to January) book 6 to 8 weeks ahead as weekday evenings fill fast.
6A Shenton Way, #B1-07, Singapore 068815, a 3-minute walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT Exit A in the CBD.
We advise arriving 15 minutes before your event start time. If clients arrive late and it results in an overrun, there will be an overrun charge of $200 per hour.
Once you enquire, we send you a menu proposal tailored to your group, and you choose your dishes from that proposal. Menus are halal-sourced by default and we adjust for dietary requirements.
Yes, everyone cooks the same menu, because our chef conducts a proper demonstration before the cook-off so every team starts with the same skills and confidence. That said, we are always willing to accommodate special requests, let us know and we will see how to work them in.
Tell us your date and group size, we'll send a proposal within 24 hours.
D'Open Kitchen is located at 6A Shenton Way, #B1-07, Singapore 068815, a 3-minute walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT. Easy for corporate teams to reach straight from the office, and central for private celebrations.
A short walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT (EW15), with Shenton Way and Downtown stations close by.
In the heart of Shenton Way, ideal for company team building and group events in the financial district.
Morning, afternoon and evening sessions to fit around the workday or your celebration.
Fill out the form and we'll send a customised proposal within 24 hours. Prefer to chat? Message or call us directly.
Tell us about your group and date, we'll handle the rest.