Cuisine type: Chinatown

Cold Pig Trotters & Shark’s Meat – A Taste of Adventure

Teochew delicacies such as cold pork trotters (猪脚冻) and shark meat are a dying trade in Singapore. I think such novelties appeal more to the older generations, as my parents have shown me. When we chanced upon a hawker stall selling these at Chinatown complex, they ordered the dishes as though they were buying your everyday chicken rice! Eating trotters, chilled,... Read more →

Shun Tuck Cheong Fun – Fun with Cheong Fun [Closed]

If you are a business-owner struggling to stand out from a sea of competitors, what do you do? The answer is simple enough — get creative! At Shun Tuck Cheong Fun, the hawkers sure are flexing their creativity muscles to transform the plain ol’ chee cheong fun into culinary works of art. Gone are your usual steamed rice rolls in dark sauce and chili gravy.... Read more →

Chang Ji Cooked Food – They Got Their Stingray Right!

There’s really nothing quite like the experience of eating an awesome barbecued stingray. What are the two things that distinguish the good from the bad? Answer: the sambal chili and the freshness of the fish. Very often, I come across a barbecued stingray that is covered with the most delicious sambal chili paste. But alas, the flesh of the stingray is overcooked... Read more →

Dong Li Cooked Food – A Couple of Gems Here

If there is one kind of food that I can never resist, it is satay. Just toss me a plate of satay and watch me polish the meat off the skewers. Even after a sumptuous meal, I’ll still gladly down a few more sticks. Yes, I guess it suffices to say that I love satay. Having satay without a decent peanut gravy would be incomplete. I can never understand why some people... Read more →

Tong Heng – Tasty Traditional Chinese Pastries

The Tong Heng confectionery has a long history dating back to 1920. This humble little shop in Chinatown is best-known for churning out popular Chinese pastries such as egg custard tarts (in a distinctive diamond shape) and wife cakes. But did you know that the curry puffs and char siew (barbecued pork) crispy cakes here are real delights too? My Mom and I have been big... Read more →

Chinatown Heritage Centre – Singapore Heritage Restaurant

Whether you are a Singaporean or foreigner, you would find a very unique and traditional Singapore dining experience at the Singapore Heritage Restaurant. I am a sucker for all things vintage, so on the restaurant’s kind invitation, I brought Mommy dearest down for a food-tasting session.My first visit to the restaurant was actually two years ago, when it was... Read more →