Tag Archive: Cheap Eats In The CBD

XYCD Sichuan Cuisine – Affordable Sichuan Delights In The CBD

29 January

Nestled in a corner of The Sail at Marina Bay, you’d never expect to find a humble little tuckshop serving bowls of Sichuan-style noodles and rice boxes. There’s so much more to Sichuan cuisine than just the usual mala hotpots, and here you can get authentic home-cooked styled Sichuan cuisine that’s less on the oil, more on the portions. They...

Lu Ding Ji – Affordable Taiwanese Braised Delights In The CBD

16 November

Tucked away on the second floor of Oxley Tower—in the heart of the Singapore’s bustling Central Business District—lies a humble eatery that serves up tasty and affordable Taiwanese-style braised delights: Lu Ding Ji. Lu Ding Ji’s speciality lies in their assorted braised meat and vegetable dishes, namely their braised pork belly with rice. Modelled after the iconic Taiwanese Lu Rou...

Heniu Teppanyaki – Affordable S$9 Teppanyaki Lunch At 313@Somerset

12 September

Teppanyaki is undoubtedly an all-time favourite of many as diners can choose their own ingredients, watch their food prepared a la minute and literally enjoy their food right after it is freshly cooked on the griddle. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cuisine where fresh ingredients are cooked on an iron griddle by...

Taste Affair – Pasta Below S$8 By Saveur Co-Founder At Amoy Street Food Centre

20 August

Perhaps one of the members at the forefront of the bustling food scene of Amoy Street Food Centre, Taste Affair is a 5-month old hawker stall and the brainchild of Mr Joshua Khoo, the co-founder of the popular French restaurant, Saveur. One of the core reasons for Taste Affair’s popularity would have to be its mission to provide delicious European...

Gyu Nami – New S$10 Wagyu Roast Beef Donburi At Amoy Street Food Centre

18 August

It is not often that we come across cheap and delicious donburi, and even more so, a Wagyu Roast Beef Don at just S$10. And truth be told, the thought of this dish was enough to get us hooked. Led by a group of young and passionate foodies who seek to serve up stellar gourmet food at affordable prices, Gyu...