If you’re even the slightest fan of nasi padang, Rumah Makan Minang had better be on your list. This Indonesian restaurant along Kandahar Street has been around since the 1980s, serving up amazing Minangkabau dishes since the very beginning. It all started with Mr Haji Marlian, a Sumatra immigrant who started dishing out nasi padang from a wooden stall along the same...
Success doesn’t come easy. Sure, there are tales of the seemingly superhuman forging successes without being hampered by hardships, but most similar stories dance to a different cadence. Alluring in their ebb and flow, these narratives usually vacillate between fortune and adversity, only accumulating into an apex after repeated cycles, the final victory a testament to their unfaltering efforts. This...
When we think of nasi padang, few associate it with the Michelin guide. Instead, we are more likely to think of the local mom-and-pop stalls in our neighbourhoods. However, Bib Gourmand awardee, Hjh Maimunah, straddles this divide by providing quality nasi padang at affordable prices.