Located in the Mandarin Gallery on Orchard Road just next to sister restaurant Wild Honey, Sacha & Sons is the only restaurant in Singapore that has New York deli food. They have an all day menu that includes breakfasts, sandwiches, burgers, hotdogs, mains, soups, salads, sides and desserts and they specialise in cured meats and… 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 »
Sarnies is a casual Australian eatery in the heart of the CBD on Telok Ayer Street. Always packed full with people it seems, it’s probably best to go when it’s a bit quieter either on a weekday evening when reservations are accepted via Chope or early in the morning. At all other times you just… Read More »
Owned by Japanese chef Haruhiko Yamamoto who also owns two Michelin star kaiseki (traditional multi-course Japanese meal) restaurant Seizan in Tokyo, Nabe Seizan is Chef Yamamoto’s first venture overseas specialising in nabe or Japanese hotpots. When Nabe Seizan first opened in Japan Food Town in Wisma Atria shopping centre last year, the menu consisted of… Read More »
Bangkok Jam is a Thai restaurant chain in Singapore with branches mostly in central Singapore as well as over in the west side in Jurong. I’d been wanting to try out the food there so after seeing a great offer on Fave for a $25 voucher for only $10, I bought two $25 vouchers and… Read More »
If you’re ever in the Geylang area, just a few minutes down the road from Aljunied MRT you’ll find Penang Seafood Restaurant. It may look like an old local restaurant but these are the best kind and boy do they have good food! They serve a variety of Penang specialties such as Penang Assam Laksa and Penang Fried Kway… Read More »
Magosaburo is a high-end Japanese restaurant in Ion shopping centre on Orchard Road that specialises in Japanese wagyu beef. Prices for dinner are on average around $200-$300 per person but they have a very affordable daily lunch menu with prices starting at just $12.80. I went there on a Monday during lunchtime having a reserved a… Read More »
I was around the Kallang area last weekend and was craving for some dim sum so I was really happy to find Joyden Treasures which is a Chinese restaurant in Leisure Park Kallang shopping centre that pays homage to the unique Chinese heritage cuisine of Singapore and serves hard-to-find traditional specialties as well as Hong… Read More »
Opened last year by the owners of Fatcat Ice Cream Bar in Bedok, Stray By Fatcat is located in an open space on the fourth floor of Orchard Central and serves what is supposedly modern Chinese food but what I feel is more of an Asian-Western food fusion. The menu is limited but for someone as… Read More »
Ikkousha Hakata Ramen, a Japanese ramen chain from the Hakata ward in Fukuoka in Japan famed for it’s rich tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen, is one of the most popular ramen restaurants in Singapore with two branches, one in Tanjong Pagar Plaza and the other in Chijmes near City Hall. It had been a couple of years since I last visited Ikkousha but as I… Read More »