Cuisine type: Toa Payoh

Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee – A Different Kind of Mee

Kolo mee is a signature noodle dish in sarawak, perhaps equivalent to wanton mee, another dry-tossed noodle dish that Singaporeans would be more familiar with. Besides char siew (barbecued pork) and vegetables, kolo mee is also served with minced meat.In recent years, someone from sarawak set up the jia xiang sarawak kuching kolo mee chain of small eateries selling this... Read more →

Oasis Taiwan Porridge – Idyllic Dining in the Park

Many of you are probably already familiar with oasis Taiwan porridge. For 35 years, this riverside restaurant occupied a standalone building beside kallang basin, becoming a landmark in its own right. To many families, it’s a popular gathering place. I have friends who grew up going there for family dinners during special occasions. But in land-scarce Singapore,... Read more →

Food Addict Café – Get High On It! [Closed]

If you are like me, you probably go to work everyday where you would have your meals at the same few places. So when a new restaurant opens in the vicinity, it would generate a bit of excitement among you and your colleagues. All the better if the food is cheap and good! And that’s exactly what food addict café is like. Some months back, this little restaurant... Read more →

Bistro Délifrance – Questionable Lava Cake

A friend recently asked me, “since you dine out all the time, do you review every single eatery that you visit?” The answer is no. There would simply be too many pictures to take and too many posts to write! The rule of thumb I follow to decide if the place is worth blogging about is that it must be either of the following:nice place with good food, for e.g.:... Read more →

Codfish Village – Fishy Business

Fish lovers would be spoilt for choice at codfish village. This neighborhood stall in Toa Payoh, tucked at the first level of a HDB block, serves up more than 30 codfish dishes! With a name like this, you can certainly expect nothing less.Despite its humble location, the prices here aren’t exactly cheap. The elderly lady who works at the stall tried to hard sell... Read more →

Sizzler – The Food Sizzles

The first time I had a sizzler meal was at Siam Center in Bangkok. And that was real good — solid a la carte menu items plus its rockin’ salad bar. On Thursday evening we were at the sizzler restaurant in Toa Payoh. I didn’t realise there were only two sizzler restaurants in Singapore! This time round I thought the menu was a lot more sparse than the... Read more →