The Singaporean semi-buffet lunch in The Lobby Lounge in the newly revamped Tower Wing of the Shangri-La hotel is definitely not one to be missed. If you love local food then you’ll find all your favourites including Laksa, Chicken Rice and Chilli Crab on the menu as well as other popular hawker dishes in which you… Read More »
Cheap and cheerful, Nanyang Old Coffee is one of my favourite places to go for a quick meal or snack. The branch in Chinatown serves local favourites such as Nyonya Laksa, Bak Kut Teh, Nyonya Curry Chicken and Nasi Lemak as well as Kaya Butter Toast, Chee Cheong Fan, Nyonya Bak Chang, Soon Kueh and… Read More »
I’ve been to Wee Nam Kee on several occasions, mostly when people come to visit from abroad, as it’s been highly recommended in many guidebooks as one of the best chicken rice restaurants in Singapore. Personally I prefer Jew Kit Hainanese Chicken Rice but Wee Nam Kee comes a close second. The branch in Marina Square… Read More »
Slightly hidden behind the facade of an old Chinese school right next to Thian Hock Keng temple, Chong Wen Ge Cafe is a Peranakan cafe sharing the same building as the Peranakan Tiles Gallery and Singapore Musical Box Museum. Although located right in the heart of the CBD amidst the crowds of workers, there is… Read More »
Princess Terrace is a buffet restaurant in the Copthorne King’s hotel that serves a huge variety of different food from Penang. I’d been here a few years ago for their dinner buffet and remembered it being very good so having seen an offer on Fave for 30% off the normal price I went here earlier this… Read More »
I haven’t had Bak Kut Teh since I was a child and my dad used to make it. I remember the soup to have a very herbal flavour which I didn’t really appreciate at that age but as I had some visitors last week who wanted to try the local Singaporean Bak Kut Teh, we… Read More »
328 Katong Laksa is well known in all the guide books as being one of the best Laksas in Singapore and I had tried their branch in Novena a couple of years back but hadn’t really been too impressed. As I was in Katong the other day with a friend who had never tried the… Read More »
Sun’s Café located in the lobby of the Hotel Grand Pacific is a buffet restaurant serving mostly Peranakan and local Singaporean cuisine. They’re currently having an offer on Fave where you can get their lunch or dinner buffet for around 45% off the normal price so I went a couple of weeks ago for their weekday lunch… Read More »
La Brasserie is a classy restaurant on the lobby level of the Fullerton Bay hotel with floor to ceiling windows looking out onto the marina. Until the end of this month they are having a French twist to Singapore’s famous chicken rice, namely Truffle Chicken Rice, available on their weekday lunch and dinner menu for $30 including… Read More »
Held annually, the Singapore Favourite Food Village was held this year from the 22nd till the 31st July. Part of this year’s Singapore Food Festival, it showcased the diversity of Singapore’s food culture with more than 20 different stalls, food trucks and pop-up cafes selling old Singaporean favourites as well as mod-Sin (modern Singaporean) cuisine. Occupying the Rochor… Read More »