The Problem With Sunday Brunch (And Why We Keep Going Anyway)
Sunday brunch is supposed to feel indulgent. Instead, it often feels like a logistical challenge.
You queue. You scan. Then you load your plate too quickly. Someone’s already on their third refill while you’re still deciding between oysters or eggs. By 1 pm, the room is louder than you expected, and by 2 pm, you’re wondering if you should have just stayed home.
And yet, we keep showing up. Because brunch, at its best, promises something we rarely get during the week: time, company, and permission to slow down.
It’s into this exact tension that Bottega di Carna launches Italian Sunday Brunch at Mondrian Singapore Duxton—not as a spectacle, but as a reminder of how Sundays can feel when nobody’s rushing you.
The Italian Way of Taking a Sunday
Italian food has never been about urgency. It’s about pacing, generosity, and gathering.
At Bottega di Carna, the Italian Sunday Champagne Brunch leans into that idea, opening with antipasti and seafood on ice designed for grazing rather than rushing. Buffalo mozzarella with tomatoes and basil, cold cuts meant for sharing, Caesar and garden salads, a rustic Italian frittata, and seafood served simply with classic accompaniments.
This isn’t brunch as performance. It’s brunch as flow.
There’s been a quiet move away from maximalist dining towards meals where atmosphere, rhythm, and conversation matter just as much as what’s on the plate. In that sense, the decision that Bottega di Carna’s Italian Sunday Brunch now feels less like trend-chasing and more like timing things right.
Inside the Brunch: Comfort Cooking, Done With Confidence
Once you move past the opening spread, the live stations come into focus—and this is where Bottega di Carna’s identity shows itself clearly.
There’s porchetta-style roasted pork belly, Pollo alla Romana braised with peppers and tomatoes, grilled Black Angus beef, salt-baked salmon with dill and lemon, and a truffle macaroni pasta finished in a Parmigiano cheese wheel. These are familiar dishes, cooked with confidence and generosity, without unnecessary reinvention.
Dessert keeps the same rhythm. Signature tiramisu, ricotta cannoli with fruit candy, classic Italian olive cake, lemon tart, and macarons—recognisable, comforting, and designed to end the meal gently rather than overwhelm it.
Music, Champagne, and the Energy of Staying Put
There are three ways to approach the drinks: food-only, free-flow wines and beers, or a Champagne-inclusive option featuring Veuve Clicquot, wines, beers, signature cocktails, and soft drinks.
But what defines the mood isn’t just what’s in the glass.
With Mondrian’s Music Director, Stephen Day, behind the decks, the brunch carries a pulse—not intrusive, not background noise, but the kind of soundtrack that lifts the room without hijacking conversation. It reinforces that this is a social brunch, not a sleepy one.
As the afternoon eases on, a “Last Sip” moment offers 50% off house wines and spirits—a subtle cue to linger rather than scatter. It’s not about quietness; it’s about energy that unfolds rather than spikes.
Who This Brunch Is Really For
This isn’t brunch for box-tickers or buffet maximalists. It’s for people who want food cooked with confidence, music that lifts the room without drowning conversation, and a space that feels convivial rather than chaotic. For Gen Z and younger millennials navigating packed calendars and constant digital noise, this is where the appeal lies. When Bottega di Carna launches Italian Sunday Brunch, it offers something increasingly rare—indulgence that unfolds at its own pace, expressive without being exhausting, and social without trying too hard.
The Details (So You Can Decide for Yourself)
Italian Sunday Champagne Brunch
📍 Bottega di Carna, Mondrian Singapore Duxton
🗓 From 11 January 2026 (Every second Sunday of the month)
⏰ 11:30am – 3:00pm
Pricing:
- SGD 98++ (Food only)
- SGD 118++ (Free-flow wines, beers & soft drinks)
- SGD 158++ (Veuve Clicquot Champagne, wines, beers, two cocktails & soft drinks)
Bookings are available via the Mondrian Singapore Duxton website.
