Black Nut – Asian Inspired Bar Bites at Emerald Hill, Juicy Har Cheong Kai
“Black Nut” is the name of a “raunchy, rojak” gastropub at Emerald Hill. The name comes from buah keulak, a common ingredient of Peranakan cuisine, possibly to pay tribute to the roots of its...
View ArticleSUFOOD – Italian Food Inspired Vegetarian Restaurant Opens At Orchard Wheelock
The opening of SUFOOD at Wheelock Place will provide vegetarians with another option at down town Orchard. Having met some popularity at its first Singapore outlet at Raffles City, this meat-free...
View ArticleOh My Tian – So Chio. Carnival Themed Café By Hatter Street at Boon Keng
Oh My Tian, Seriously? That’s the name of a cafe? Opened by the folks behind Hatter Street at Kovan, carnival themed café Oh My Tian OMT is their newest happy venture. Hatter Street is inspired by...
View ArticleKEK Keng Eng Kee – Modern Zi Char Fare At Pandan Gardens, Including Salted...
I would consider Keng Eng Kee at Bukit Merah View one of Singapore’s best zhi char restaurants – some original signature items, dishes with wok hei, and actually good service with no (or few) grumpy...
View ArticleA Healthy Taste Of Miyazaki Food – Suntec City’s Eat At Seven Maguro Donya...
Miyazaki 宮崎県 is a part of Kyushu Japan, blessed with beautiful sunshine, mild climate, clear skies and seas. Few may be thoroughly familiar with the local Japanese food that the prefecture produces...
View ArticleElements & Co – Health & Lifestyle Space and Café in Tanjong Pagar
Elements & Co. themes themselves as a lifestyle space, bringing together all the different elements from the owners’ travel adventures. Think Australian coffee, Morrocan Kebabs, Piri Piri Chicken...
View ArticleOCF – Romantic French Restaurant In The Arts House And Its Signatures
Friends have asked me about “this romantic restaurant near the Singapore River” that I have talked about, which is OCF, short for Olivia Cassivelaun Fancourt. Interesting to note, that is also the...
View ArticleMontana Singapore – 10 Best Waffles From This Chic Coffee Shop. Must Try The...
An urban chic coffee shop specialising in waffles, with some online reviews commenting Montana serves “the best waffles ever” in Singapore. #Wah #Serious Montana Singapore located at Selegie PoMo has...
View ArticleAbsolute Acai – An Acai Bowl Shop In The CBD. It’s ‘Ah-sigh-ee’ By The Way
Amazing, that shops can open in Singapore that just sell the Acai. If you haven’t come across it yet, the reddish purple Acai berries from Brazil are touted as the superfood supposedly with anti-aging...
View ArticleFlavour Flings – First Salted Egg Croissant In Singapore. With Salted Egg...
Possibly the 1st salted egg croissant in Singapore. This food-fad first appeared at Urban Bakery in Hong Kong, followed by Le Bread Days Café in Kuala Lumpur and Seven Oaks Bakery Café in Johor Bahru....
View ArticleTruly Test Kitchen – Hawkerpreneurs Set Up Coffeeshop, Big-Portioned Food At...
Taxi uncle got lost bringing me to Kampong Ampat, even though he sounded with great confidence of knowledge of its location. I was going to Truly Test Kitchen, which is the Version 2.0 of the...
View ArticleAtlas Coffeehouse – Assembly Coffee Opens A Sister Cafe At Bukit Timah. This,...
Atlas, not ‘atas’ coffeeshop. Just because this café is located at Bukit Timah doesn’t mean that it is ‘atas’ (meaning ‘above’ in Malay, ‘high class’ in Singlish). Atlas Coffeehouse is helmed by the...
View ArticleJollibee Singapore – Philippines’ Favourite Fried Chicken Shop Now At Novena...
Philippines’s favourite fried chicken shop Jollibee has opened at Novena Square 2, and soon at Changi City Point. (I did notice there were competitors KFC and Popeyes at Novena just steps away.) This...
View ArticleGyoza-ya – Gyoza Specialist Shop Opens At The Paragon. Skip The Truffle Ramen
Gyoza-ya must be feeling confident about Orchard, having opened its 3rd outlet at The Paragon basement. The other two casual dining restaurants are at Gyoza-ya Robinsons Orchard B1 and ION Orchard B4....
View ArticlePunch – This Cafe Packs A Punch. Fans Of The Plain, Ronin Will Like This
A courtyard in an open space with natural lighting, greenery, clean-contemporary look with Aussie vibes will be a big ‘punch’, I mean hit, among the foodies and executives working at the CBD. Punch at...
View ArticleSeasonal Tastes – CNY Buffet Feast with Buddha Jump Over The Wall, Siew Yoke...
Though we traditionally think of Chinese New Year dinner as a round-table meal with 8-10 dishes, a gastronomic buffet featuring an international contemporary spread, fresh seafood AND CNY classics...
View ArticleJINzakaya – Les Amis Group Opens Yakitori Sake Restaurant
Sushi Jin can be considered as one of my favourite Japanese restaurants, not bank-breaking high end yet serve commendable food. So when the Les Amis Group which owns it took over the next door shop...
View ArticleButter My Buns – Tiramisu Hero Opens Café at NUS UTown. Don’t Go If You Are...
Students these days are blessed with easily accessible cafes within campus. Think having café food in between lectures, project meeting over artisanal coffee and munching on takeaway waffles during...
View ArticleWhitegrass – Modern Australian Restaurant Is A Potential Star
This year may mark one that will see a flourish of higher end restaurants in Singapore, especially with the impending Michelin Guide in Singapore. Are there too many of such restaurants in Singapore?...
View ArticleSouth Bronx – Homegrown Burger Joint With Mac & Cheese, Thai, Spam Burgers!
Burgers are still a big thing in Singapore, and we have seen specialised burger joints Wolf at Pasar Bella Suntec City, Wildfire Burgers, The Butchers Club Burger, and MEATLiquor opening up, though of...
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