Teochew yong tau fu is something of a rarity in Singapore with very few stalls that actually sell good ones. Over at Fu Lin Tou Fu Yuen all the way in Siglap, you won’t be disappointed. For the uninitiated, the Teochew style of preparing yong tau fu involves deep-frying the various ingredients as opposed to cooking them in a clear broth....
When in Singapore, one can’t go wrong at a zi char restaurant. Plenty of places serve up amazing wok-fried dishes, however, it is rare to come across a place that sells good zi char that is also halal-certified—not until we discovered GLC Restaurant in Taiseng. Boasting an impressive array of zi char delights that taste really good and are priced pretty...
The cafe scene in Singapore is always changing and it is not uncommon to find new cafes popping up all over our sunny little island. However, the last place that we thought that we would ever find a cafe at is in a community club. Located inside of Leng Kee Community Club at Redhill is The Living Room House, a minimalistic,...
After a long, tiring day at work, the one thing that we look forward to is some good dessert to sweeten up the mood. Therefore, we are always on the hunt for places that sell solid desserts so that we know where to run to when we need a little pick me up. Hidden away in the basement of Siglap...
Tang Yuan—also known as Glutinous Rice Dumplings—is a Chinese dessert traditionally eaten during the Winter Solstice. It is made from glutinous rice flour that is mixed with a sprinkle of water shaped into a ball that encases different types of fillings such as peanut paste and sesame paste and then allowed to cook in a sweetened soup. Nowadays, it is...
Hardly anyone is a stranger to 85 Fengshan Centre in Bedok, or commonly referred to as Bedok 85 Food Market. This hawker centre is a dinner and supper hotspot in the East that packs a huge array of local delights—from addictive bowls of bak chor mee, barbecued seafood that will have you yearning for more to even humble bowls of...
Who can resist tiny plates and bamboo baskets filled with delicious dim sum? We definitely can’t, and we are sure that we are not the only ones who have a weakness for it. Finding good dim sum in Singapore’s hawker centres or coffee shops is a feat on its own, but finding one that offers a wide variety of dim...
For all those of you who think that Yishun is a place where only the odd and the distasteful happens, be prepared to be proven wrong. Sure enough, just beside Northpoint City, you’d find a quiet HDB area that’s home to a plethora of eats at perhaps some of the most affordable prices ever. While they’re also famous for Blk...
One thing that Singaporeans find hard to resist is a solid plate of fried carrot cake. This classic, local delight can be found at almost any hawker centre in Singapore and is our go-to dish when whenever we crave something greasy and full of egg. Every hawker cooks their carrot cake differently, and some places sell either black carrot cake,...
Undeniably one of the best supper spots in Singapore, Bedok 85 Fengshan Centre is where most East-siders will flock to whenever late-night hunger pangs strike. Home to dozens of well-known stalls, this food centre contains many food gems and it is inarguable that Seng Hiang Bak Chor Mee is amongst one of the most, if not the most, popular stalls...