Arab Street

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Want a super easy way to buy a cake in Singapore? You gotta check out MetroCakes then. This Christmas, you can order a log cake online and have it delivered without ever leaving your house! MetroCakes is an online bakery with a physical shop at Kampong Glam. I recently reviewed...
A bakery by the name of Metrocakes has just opened on our sunny shores. The shop is located at the quaint district of Kampong Glam, specialising in mini cakes, cupcakes and whole cakes that include gorgeous couture cakes! If you are a mouse potato who loves the convenience of online...
Imagine having a Moroccan meal, alfresco style, with a cool breeze wafting past, the magnificent Sultan Mosque and its golden domes as a backdrop. Ain’t that quaint? I had it all at Deli Moroccan, a humble restaurant along Bussorah Street. One afternoon I just had the sudden urge to go...
Tired of the usual Chinese, Japanese or Western cuisine? Well, I was feeling that way one afternoon and decided to go for something off the beaten track – Egyptian cuisine! Is there anything more otherworldly than that? I enjoyed this unique meal at Altazzag Egyptian Restaurant, hidden in one of...
Swiss roll fans definitely wouldn’t want to miss this. Or all pastry fans, for that matter. This little bakery has been raved about time and again by journalists and bloggers alike. Yet I find it absolutely necessary to blog about it at least once, in case some of you do...
Not too long ago, I paid my first visit to Kampong Glam. You know, the area encompassing Arab Street, Bali Lane, Bussorah Street and the biggest mosque in Singapore – Sultan Mosque, or Masjid Sultan. Whether it’s exploring the shophouses and cafés or sipping a hot mug of teh tarik...
I experienced Kampong Glam over the weekend. It’s an attraction that the Singapore Tourism Board has been promoting aggressively in recent months. This sure turned out to be a very unique experience! Shown in the picture above is the Sultan Mosque, or Masjid Sultan. Being the biggest mosque in Singapore,...