Pop, we’re told, was an adventurous and talented cook known for masterful Eurasian dishes and explorations beyond; just as memorably, he was “a perfect European gentleman”, with proper manners and a generosity that made everyone feel at home. The restaurant takes those qualities and translates them into a premium-casual dining concept that feels warmly sociable.
Gilmore & Damian D’Silva by celebrated local chef Damian D’Silva has opened its doors at National Gallery Singapore’s former Supreme Court wing. Aside from a newer, swankier space (moving from Rempapa in Paya Lebar), it is here, in the same building, that D’Silva’s grandfather Gilmore — “Pop” to the family — once lived, safekept the keys for 21 years as the Supreme Court’s first and only custodian, and even occasionally cooked for judges. The new restaurant is D’silva’s most direct tribute yet, paying a full-circle homage, set where Pop’s sense of duty once played out in daily rituals of care.
If you’ve followed D’Silva’s cooking over the years, Pop has always been a steady presence in the background, as D’silva recreated and reinterpreted several of Pop’s recipes. Here, he steps into the foreground.
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