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Zi Yean Restaurant – Yummy, Yummy Zi Char

• 5 years ago • 17,349 views
Food & Drink
Despite its humble location at a quiet neighbourhood, Zi Yean Restaurant certainly does not have humble beginnings. It is run by Hong Kong-born chef Fok Wing Tin who made his name in the 1990s at Empress Room in Raffles Hotel and later Xin Cuisine Chinese restaurant at the Holiday Inn...

Beancurd City – The Tau Huay Melts in Your Mouth

• 5 years ago • 20,815 views
Food & Drink
Ask any Singaporean where you would find the best tau huay (beancurd custard with syrup) in town, chances are you would hear Selegie Road. After all, the famous Rochor Original Beancurd there has churned out years of silky smooth home-made tau huay. Such is their popularity that Selegie tau huay...

Sin Heng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice – This is One Mouthful

• 5 years ago • 18,591 views
Food & Drink
If you are in the Bukit Merah vicinity and you happen to be craving for a warm plate of Hainanese chicken rice, head over to Sin Heng Kee along Jalan Bukit Merah. This friendly family-run stall sells some of the cheapest and yummiest chicken rice around! Hainanese chicken rice S$2.50...

The Mushroom Pot – Mush Room for Improvement

• 5 years ago • 11,458 views
Food & Drink
I have been contemplating whether to spend any time blogging on The Mushroom Pot. My dining experience at this restaurant was so excruciatingly bad I didn’t really want to remember it, much less write about it. But then I decided — because it was so bad, all the more I...

Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun – XO May Save It

• 5 years ago • 7,913 views
Food & Drink
Ever since the ABC Market closed for revamp some time in 2005, it’s been quite a headache finding dinner in the neighbourhood. Most of the time my Mom and I go to Alexandra Village. Last night, we decided to pay the zi char (home-cooked fare) stall at Redhill Kafetien a...

Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao – This Bao Packs a Punch!

• 6 years ago • 18,045 views
Food & Drink
The Crystal Jade restaurants are so ubiquitous these days you can’t go to a popular shopping mall without seeing one. The chain is so popular it has even divided into different specialisations. There’s Crystal Jade Kitchen, Crystal Jade Palace, Crystal Jade Bakery, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao, Crystal...

Steamboat Fiesta

6 years ago • 26,534 views
Food & Drink
Wow I already had three steamboat dinners over the past ten days! You know how steamboat dinners tend to be. People always stuff themselves with more food than their body can take, and that’s exactly what happened during each and every one of those dinners. The first was a reunion...

Geylang – Sinma Frog Porridge & Yong He Eating House

• 6 years ago • 5,868 views
Food & Drink
I had a delicious meal of all my favourite food at Geylang last night, to celebrate my full recovery from flu and sore throat. In my opinion, the best foods in Singapore are still found at hawker centres. First there’s my favourite frog porridge from Sinma at Lorong 3. They...