All posts tagged: Halal
Buka Puasa Buffet at Concorde Hotel – Poolside Dinner
DiningThroughout the month of Ramadan (Muslims’ fasting month), the Concorde Hotel is offering a Buka Puasa buffet every night. The buffet takes place by the swimming pool, and includes a range of Indonesian fares. Having enjoyed the hotel’s luxurious...
Eighteen Chefs – Chow Down on Chili Crab
DiningIn Singapore, chili crab is a famous dish that can be found in virtually any seafood restaurant and zi char hawker stall. Whether it is the juicy crab meat or the zesty chili gravy, every bit of it is mouthwatering! While Chinese-style restaurants serving...
Bumbu Desa – Welcome to Spice Village!
DiningHow lucky are we in Singapore to have access to so many diverse cultures? Thanks to the fact that we are situated right within Southeast Asia, we get to taste various authentic colorful cuisines such as Thai, Malay or Indian food whenever we want. One...
Arnold’s Fried Chicken – Best Chicken in Town!
DiningSo I have been hearing a lot of rave reviews about Arnold’s Fried Chicken from readers, all of whom tout it as the best fried chicken in Singapore. Right after I announced on Twitter that I’m checking out Arnold’s, I was inundated with...
Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats – Extended to March 2010!
DiningUpdate: The promotion has been extended indefinitely. Good news! Swensen’s 1-for-1 weekday lunch promotion has been extended to end March 2010! This wouldn’t be the first time that the casual dining restaurant chain has prolonged the ever-popular...
Eighteen Chefs – Be Your Own Chef!
DiningI can’t cook. But I sure can eat. So Eighteen Chefs’ “Be Your Own Chef” concept is extremely appealing to someone like me. Simply choose between baked rice or pasta, pick from 8 sauces and 12 ingredients, indicate your preferences...
Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant – A Slice of Turkey? Coming Right Up!
DiningSo I was in the mood for some exotic food just the other day. Something Middle Eastern. That’s pretty exotic, right? Sofra Turkish Café & Restaurant swiftly came to mind. I have been seeing that place through its glass-clad exterior for...
Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats – Back by Popular Demand!
DiningUpdate: The promotion has been extended indefinitely. Remember this one? Swensen’s 1-for-1 weekday lunch promotion is back! From now ’til end February, you can enjoy this promotion at all Swensen’s restaurants between the lunch hours...
Qi Ji – Quick Bites
DiningWhen you get a craving for nasi lemak, where do you normally go? I usually head to Qi Ji, which has ten locations scattered across Singapore. The no-frills eatery first became popular for its popiah (spring rolls). Nowadays, it has diversified with a...
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station – What’s Baseball Got to Do with Food?
DiningOne of the more unusual places where you can dine in Singapore is the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. The many hawker stalls here cater to the travelers moving between Singapore and Malaysia. At night, residents living in the vicinity also flock here for...
Swensen’s 1-for-1 Ice Cream & Dessert Buffet! [Ended]
DiningEver since Swensen’s introduced their 1-for-1 lunch promotion earlier this year, their restaurants are practically packed to the brim. It’s so popular that the promo has been extended to end August. Anyone else thinks that they are going to...
Katrina – Love Mee!
DiningSo there I am, standing in the middle of the jam-packed Tampines Mall on a Saturday evening and checking out Katrina. The place looks nondescript and plain, and the menu seemingly ordinary. In my mind I’m thinking: people are eating here only because...
Charco’s – Flaming Goodness!
DiningIt seems that whenever a Westener opens a Western food stall in the heartland, Singaporeans would throng the place. Maybe the food tastes more authentic. Or maybe the mental image of a sweaty ang moh preparing your steak makes it all the more appealing. First...
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits – Mighty Good Fried Chicken!
DiningWanna feast on finger lickin’ good fried chicken? Well, you probably can’t get it at KFC these days. But I’ll tell you where you can. Popeyes! No, not the spinach-eating cartoon character. Not exactly. I’m referring to Popeyes,...
Madam Kwan’s – High-end Hawker Fare
Travel / MalaysiaAside from nando’s, another place that I have been wanting to visit in Kuala Lumpur is madam kwan’s. Started by the 75 year old madam kwan swee lian in 1977, this 4-restaurant chain takes pride in dishing out true Malaysian cuisine. Even the...
Steven’s Tea Garden – Best Teh Tarik
Travel / MalaysiaAs I was strolling along the huge Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur, the sign from a brightly lit eatery caught my attention. It screamed, “Best teh tarik in the world!” (or something to that effect). The place is Steven’s Tea Garden,...
Nando’s – Peri Me Away
Travel / MalaysiaI was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a short trip last week. One of the things on my checklist was to dine at Nando’s, the UK fast food franchise specialising in the Afro-Portuguese peri peri (or piri piri) chicken. (Whoa, that’s one multi-national...
Naked Fish Shoppe – You’ll Be Hooked!
DiningWhen it comes to seafood, one inevitably thinks of Clarke Quay or the East Coast. But here’s one seafood restaurant with a more unusual and less crowded location. Situated at the grassroots’ club in yio chu kang, Naked Fish Shoppe is a local...
Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats
DiningSwensen’s is offering a 1-for-1 weekday lunch promotion from 11am to 2pm at all its restaurants. This promotion is certainly a great deal! So if I were you, I would check out their menu and start planning my next meal! Click to enlarge Terms &...
McDonald’s Wasabi Filet-O-Fish – A Karai Sensation
DiningDo you like eating spicy food? Spicy food can probably be classified into two categories: the sinus-clearing wasabi-spicy or the tongue-burning chili-spicy. Which do you prefer? For me, I certainly love both! If you have passed by the golden arches recently,...




