The CBD in Singapore has plenty of food options. However, aside from salads, expensive cafes and overpriced food courts, what else is available? Hawker centres are one of the best go-to options due to their affordability, and we all know that OLs love their fish soup and yong tau foo as a healthier, filling yet pocket-friendly option. Lucky for the white-collar workers,...
If you’re living in the west of Singapore, you will most likely know about Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre. This food centre is known for housing stalls that serve delicious, value-for-money meals that will leave you with a happy tummy. But if you’re looking for a satisfying yet healthy meal (below 500 calories!), Yaseen Briyani might just be the...
There have been many chefs from hotels, cafes and long-running establishments that have come out to venture on their own to enter the hawker scene with more affordable renditions of what they used to cook back at their previous jobs. Desmond Pasta is a pasta stall located in Ubi’s Industrial Park where you can enjoy food cooked by an ex-chef...
Orchard Road is the hot spot for Singaporeans to hang out with their partners, friends and families for a shopping spree. However, being in the area also means that you have to spend a bomb for your meals because most of the options are either restaurants or atas cafes. With that being said, it can be quite a challenge to...
We all love a good soufflé pancake – jiggly, fluffy and perfect for satisfying that sweet craving. However, soufflé pancakes often have a hefty price tag along with that Instagram-worthy wobble. What if we told you that you could possibly have the best of both worlds? At SweeT.Rex, tucked away in Alexandra Village Food Centre, these cloud-like soufflé pancakes won’t burn...
When it comes to meals that’ll fill you up, one can count on a hearty donburi to do the job. Donburis are essentially Japanese rice bowls that are topped with ingredients such as fish, meat and vegetables. While many restaurants sell their bowls of donburi at exorbitant prices, there are places out there that do sell them at incredibly wallet-friendly...
Xiao long bao is something that everybody enjoys. It is just so incredibly satisfying to break the dumplings thin, translucent skin to reveal its succulent, tender fillings as well as watch all that warm soup spill out of it. After we’ve had one, we usually find it hard to stop snatching more and more of these juicy dumplings. Over at...
Hawker culture plays a significant role in forming Singapore’s culinary landscape and, truth be told, is where one can find some of the best—and we mean best—versions of Singapore food out there, and at an affordable price too. As of late, many renowned chefs, especially seasoned ones who spent many decades of their career working in some of the finest...
Yishun has developed a reputation for bad and somewhat weird news as of late, but does it really deserve the reputation? With so much controversy surrounding Yishun, it is understandable as to why people would feel apprehensive about the place. However, for fearless foodies like us, we believe that nothing can stop us from visiting a place, especially not if...
One thing that many of us Singaporeans love to indulge in is some good-old kway chap. This sinful yet satisfying dish is a popular favourite that is sold at multiple hawker centres all over Singapore. Despite looking so simple, a dish like kway chap is not easy to prepare. It requires a lot of tedious preparation such as proper cleaning of...