The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands is home to several luxury brand houses as well as good restaurants. During an idyllic afternoon spent at the giant mall, The Moluccas Room, with its chic and stylish interior, stood out to me. I have a fondness for Indonesian food, so it’s no...
Having met the stringent requirements, Asian Market Café at Fairmont Singapore is now halal certified. During the month of Ramadan, the restaurant rolls out the authentic flavours of the Middle East combined with traditional Malay cuisine, boasting an extensive spread including pan-Asian cuisines and local favourites with live cooking stations,...
Throughout 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 international seafood buffet previously, we arrive at the buffet line with...
Okay, I’ll admit it. I was wrong. Some time back I got all excited after having Kopi Luwak, the most expensive coffee in the world. While the real Kopi Luwak IS indeed the most precious and valued coffee bean in the world, the fact that its authenticity is difficult to...
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 of my favourites is Indonesian...
Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved chicken. She loved it so much she would have it in every single meal. One day, she was walking at Plaza Singapura when she came upon a stall at the food court which had a curiously long queue. Everyone bought...
Like a typical Singaporean, I am very fond of spicy food, even if it means looking unglamorous while eating my favourite sambal dishes, nose dripping at the same time. For that reason, I love the robust flavours of Indonesian food, which tend to be red hot spicy most of the...
Something’s brewing in the local Indonesian food scene with the recent sprouting of numerous food outlets, most notably at Lucky Plaza. Even with the advent of new competition, Pagi Sore, a long-established Indonesian restaurant at Far East Square, is still cooking up a storm after all these years! Upon hearing...
A friend and I were at Plaza Singapura scouring for a dining spot. There were plenty of options. Within the shopping mall there’s already The Manhattan Fish Market, ichiban sushi, indonesian BBQ at kopitiam and many more. And of course there’s Giraffe Bar across the road at Istana Park. I...
By this time tomorrow I would have arrived in Tokyo, where I would be gorging on gorgeous Japanese cuisine for the next 11 days! In the days leading up to this trip, I have been stuffing myself fat with several meals of yummy Indian, Muslim and various other local food....
