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...
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...
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 Hainanese Chicken Rice at ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre. This friendly family-run stall sells some of the cheapest and yummiest chicken...
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...
I have been missing Niqqi’s the Cheese Prata Shop ever since graduating from NUS. All NUS staff and undergraduates, especially the hostel residents, would no doubt be very familiar with the eatery. As it is open 24/7, this is a popular place to grab late night supper. When I paid...
I am not sure if you are aware of a place called Pasir Panjang Village. It is a row of shophouses that stands at the junction of South Buona Vista road and Pasir Panjang Road. Since 1993, it has been slated as a conservation site by the URA. The double...
At the distinctive Concourse Shopping Mall along Beach Road lies a comparatively nondescript restaurant, Wild Bamboo. I noticed its outdoor advertisement when I was passing by one evening. As advertised, S$15.50 buys you the chef’s special of grilled teriyaki chicken thigh, soup, coffee (or tea), and dessert. This great deal...
Each time someone asks me to recommend a place for awesome grilled seafood, Rong Guang BBQ Seafood is the first (and only) name that comes to mind. And each time, the person would come back and thank me for my recommendation. Yes, that’s how good the food really is. I...
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...
Dinner was at Orchard Cineleisure today. I have walked past Maestro Bistro at the second level umpteen times but this is the first time I am actually patronising the place. My most vivid impression of the bistro is that it sells all kinds of desserts and has gorgeous transparent chairs....
