nasi lemak

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Wok & Barrel – Traditional Singaporean Cuisine with a Modern Twist

Wok & Barrel – Traditional Singaporean Cuisine with a Modern Twist

Wine & Dine

Located at Duxton Hill, the current “it” food place in town, is Wok & Barrel — a new modern Singaporean restaurant. Set up by Shen Tan, founder and cook of Madam Tan’s, you can expect Singaporean hawker flavours executed...


Hotel Re! – Re!Fill Restaurant New Menu

Hotel Re! – Re!Fill Restaurant New Menu

Wine & Dine

Popular retro-themed hotel, Hotel Re!, recently revamped its menu at flagship restaurant, Re!Fill. In place of the previous set meals is a much wider selection of international dishes including pastas, burgers, Asian and western dishes, local delights...


Adam Road Food Centre: Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak – Best in Singapore?

Adam Road Food Centre: Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak – Best in Singapore?

Wine & Dine

Nasi lemak fans would no doubt be familiar with the famous “Adam Road nasi lemak“, referring to one particular stall at the Adam Road Food Centre. The exact name of this supremely popular stall is Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak, rumoured to be the...


Chatterbox, Mandarin Orchard Hotel – Is the Most Expensive Chicken Rice in Singapore Worth the Price?

Chatterbox, Mandarin Orchard Hotel – Is the Most Expensive Chicken Rice in Singapore Worth the Price?

Wine & Dine

Every food lover in Singapore and tourists who have picked up a copy of a travel guidebook must have heard of Chatterbox at Mandarin Orchard Hotel. Done up in earthy hues of green and beige, the restaurant is infamous for dishing up the most expensive...


Maxwell Food Centre: Madam Tan’s Nasi Lemak – Got Lemak?

Maxwell Food Centre: Madam Tan’s Nasi Lemak – Got Lemak?

Wine & Dine

Lately I have been hearing a lot of online chatter, mostly glowing reviews, about a certain Madam Tan’s Nasi Lemak at Maxwell Food Centre. One of my favourite local dishes just happens to be nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk) so this is something...


Bumbu Desa – Welcome to Spice Village!

Bumbu Desa – Welcome to Spice Village!

Wine & Dine

How 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 colourful cuisines such as Thai, Malay or Indian food whenever we want. One...


Qi Ji – Quick Bites

Qi Ji – Quick Bites

Wine & Dine

When 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...


Katrina – Love Mee!

Katrina – Love Mee!

Wine & Dine

So 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...


Grandma’s – Wonderful Family Restaurant

Grandma’s – Wonderful Family Restaurant

Wine & Dine

In Malaysia, I indulged in one of the best nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk) I’ve ever had in my life at Madam Kwan’s. Since then, I have been wondering if we can enjoy the same thing in Singapore. With some googling, I struck gold....


Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – High-end Hawker Fare at Madam Kwan’s

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – High-end Hawker Fare at Madam Kwan’s

Travel / Malaysia

Aside 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...


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