August 11, 2017 7:52 pm
Published by Dick Tan
99 Bistro & Kitchen is a casual Asian and continental bistro located at the Lifelong Learning Institute near Paya Lebar MRT. This canteen-like eatery serves up a myriad of innovative dishes from pasta to fries with an Indian twist but the dish that they are most notable for is their Bamboo Biryani. This unique method of preparing a dish as...
August 11, 2017 7:46 pm
Published by Dick Tan
Located right opposite Vivocity is Seah Im Food Centre, a hawker centre that is hardly ever talked about. Little did we know that it houses some pretty outstanding eats, and if you fancy cheap, good and authentic Taiwanese fare, then you will be delighted to know that nestled within this food centre is Eat 3 Bowls, a humble hawker stall...
August 7, 2017 3:27 pm
Published by Dick Tan
If like us, you thought that a decent and sizeable hawker meal at S$2 is a thing of the past, then you thought wrong. At San Yuan Gourmet in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10’s hawker centre, you can expect a proper bowl of fishball noodles at S$2, minced meat noodles at S$3 and laksa at S$2 as well. Do not...
August 7, 2017 3:17 pm
Published by Dick Tan
Singapore is home to a vast array of culinary works of art but one that is perhaps the least visually artistic would be Hainanese Curry Rice. Nonetheless, this is comfort food at its finest—simple rice and fried ingredients with a gooey and flavoursome curry sauce explicitly doused over top to bind everything together. When you are looking for legendary Hainanese-style...
July 28, 2017 1:40 pm
Published by Dick Tan
Many people flock to Malacca for their iconic chicken rice balls. However, not many know that this popular dish can be found in Singapore as well. Nestled within Shing Boon Hwa Food Centre at Dickson Road, just opposite Sim Lim Tower, lies Hainan Chicken Rice Ball, which specialises in both steamed chicken as well as chicken rice balls. If you...
July 26, 2017 1:39 pm
Published by Dick Tan
If you find yourself craving for good old dim sum but you are not willing to pay overly exorbitant prices for them at restaurants, then Johor Bahru Pau/Tim-Sum is a place worth visiting. Nestled in a small shop in Changi Village, Johor Bahru Pau/Tim-Sum sells an assortment of handmade pau and other dim sum favourites. Some of the more unconventional...
July 24, 2017 3:56 pm
Published by Dick Tan
Thai boat noodles have been gaining popularity all over the world in recent years. It is almost as iconic as the ever-popular tom yum and green curry many people associate with Thailand. Queues for it are insanely long in Bangkok, Thailand, but we are thankful that we no longer have to travel there just to savour it with many establishments...
July 23, 2017 3:23 pm
Published by Dick Tan
Many would assume Ubi to be an industrial estate – which it is – but word has gotten around that it also happens to be home to a number of roast meat factories and suppliers, and one notable stall that sells roast meats for incredibly cheap is Yan Chuan Roaster. A whole roast duck sold at just S$16 might sound a...
July 23, 2017 3:14 pm
Published by Dick Tan
The debate on which nasi lemak stall in Changi Village Hawker Centre is the best never seems to get resolved. With over several stalls selling pretty much the same thing in the same hawker centre, it is no surprise that squabbles like these tend to arise. Our favourite, however, remains to be the one from International Muslim Food Stall Nasi...
July 18, 2017 11:09 pm
Published by Dick Tan
Gandhi Restaurant is a long-standing restaurant nestled in Little India that still practices serving up food on banana leaves since the good old days. Absent of any pretentiousness, this humble eatery is truly as authentic as it gets when it comes to real-deal South Indian cooking. For the uninitiated, start off with a Thali rice set for starters, and in...
