Tom’s Citizoom – Never Seen Before Fish Chor Mee
This is my second time to Tom’s Citizoom Mee Pok Tar, and I was caught a little by surprised when Tom remembered who I was “Yes Daniel, what’s your order? How many hawkers remember their customer’s...
View ArticleKok Sen – One of the Best Zi Char Restaurants with Unique Big Prawn Bee Hoon
Keong Siak Street is one of the recent ‘happening’ food places – think about the very hyped-up British inspired bar Keong Siak Snacks, Spanish Tapas bar Esquina, American restaurant Donoma, Restaurant...
View ArticleThe Singapore #UniqueHawker Challenge
So I posted a challenge to some fellow food bloggers to find a unique, strange, interesting, never-seen-before hawker food, possibly found in a lone stall in some hawker centre or coffee shop. Thus,...
View ArticleIpoh Lou Yau Bean Sprouts Chicken – Ipoh Horfun Boleh!
Word has it that Malaysia’s Ipoh makes the best hor fun, kway tiao and ‘tau gay’ (bean sprouts) due to its karst limestone mountain mineral water – the horfun will end up smoother, and sprouts grown...
View ArticleMadam Kwan’s – Recommended Best Nasi Lemak in Malaysia
[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] Madam’s Kwan Nasi Lamak is recommended as the best nasi lemak by the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. This is really big deal, as the fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk is...
View ArticleThe #SgMemory Project – A Singapore Nostalgic Food Tour
When I was young, I remember the satay man would appear at 5pm below my flat at the going of his ‘honk’. Excitedly, I would pass a large milo tin down using a rope, with some money inside, and pull a...
View ArticleBKT by Kong Kee – Three Styles of Bak Kut Teh in One Shop
Rarely do you find a Bak Kut Teh shop selling three different types of styles. At BKT by Kong Kee (not to be confused with Pastor Kong Hee), there are the Teochew peppery style, darker Hokkien type,...
View ArticlePappaSan – Chic Restaurant Selling Local Delights at Extravagant Prices
Don’t get me wrong. I am all for upping the status of Singapore street side food, making it more ‘atas’ and upmarket. While many are willing to pay bigger bucks for easier-to-prepare food, such as...
View ArticleMadam Kwan’s – Famous Nasi Lemak Restaurant Opens at Vivocity, and It’s Just...
“OMG. It’s Madam Kwan serving me!” I got a bit of a pleasant disbelief when I saw Madam Kwan herself passing me the menu, complete with her signature grin, mole under her lips, specs and...
View ArticleFounder Bak Kut Teh – Is This Jay Chou’s Favourite BKT?
Sometime back, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek post at HungryGoWhere on where to find the king of Mando pop Jay Chou in Singapore (and yes, he had a concert in Singapore 2 weeks back), and guess what… Seems...
View Article5 Favourite Zi Char Places in Singapore + Their Signature Dishes
Rather than call this the 5 Best Zi Char in Singapore, these are 5 of my favourite ‘zhu chao’ places – each already very popular for their wok-fried dishes. Zi Char (or Cze Char) is the kind of food...
View ArticleHong Ji Claypot Bak Kut Teh – Love For This Herbal Pork Rib Soup
My colleagues and I would venture all the way north to Marsiling Lane just to have claypot bak kut teh. The stall is hidden in a little coffeeshop, but yet populated by many who travel there just to...
View ArticleLau Wang Claypot Delights – Homely Claypot Food at Serangoon Central
It did take me a good 15 minutes to locate Block 263 Serangoon Central Drive. After I found it, I came to realize the corner coffeeshop at the ‘backside’ was actually just about 5-10 minutes’ walk...
View ArticleRice Garden – Chope Food For The Needy, Give Them a Food Voucher
It warms my heart to know that Singaporeans are doing their part to help those in need and less unfortunate than them. Last year, a “Chope Food for the Needy – Suspended Food Revolution” movement was...
View ArticlePappaRich – Malaysian Street Fare In Restaurant Setting + Vouchers Giveaway
PappaRich is quite big in Malaysia, with over 50 branches. You do see the restaurants around. The situation in Singapore is slightly different with four outlets at Star Vista, Parkway Parade, Suntec...
View ArticlePenang Street – Penang Cuisine At A Hospital
There is a part of me that cannot believe I travelled all the way to a hospital to eat Penang food. It already sounds strange. And I am a person not very fond of even stepping into a hospital. Penang...
View ArticleTruly Curry Rice – Modern Hainanese Curry Rice By Young Hawkers
Hainanese Curry Rice is such a uniquely Singapore food, one can see some colonial, Chinese and Malay influence. You probably don’t think this anywhere else. Messy and gooey, not photogenic, usually...
View Article10 Stalls To Try At The New Chinatown Food Street
It has been a long wait, and Chinatown Food Street is back. This used to be a supper gathering spot for friends to share the joy of scrumptious local cuisines. You just need to know which stalls to go...
View Article5 Stalls To Try At Lavender Food Square, Before It Closes For Good!
Sad. Many Singaporeans are going to experience this sense of loss, from the closing of King Albert Park, Long House Food Centre, to the very popular Lavender Food Square! I feel very disheartened to...
View ArticleLim Soup – Cheap, Good and Healthy Soups & Rice
Lim Soup is what I call “Cheap and Good and Healthy”. When the wanna-be-healthy bloggers wanted to meet up for the #1mkg challenge, of all the food places he reviewed, Dr Leslie Tay from...
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