Crown Coffee is a little jewel in the light industrial complex known as CT Hub 2. It is unpretentious and has a nice range of food and good coffee. It is a pleasant little spot for office workers who want a respite from work or want to do some serious work on their laptops while...
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Fook Kin restaurant (福劲) is a casual eatery along Killiney Road featuring roasted meats. According to information on CHOPE, it is a collaboration between popular DJs “The Muttons” who host the Singapore 95 FM morning radio show and the Old Airport Road Hawker stall Roast Paradise. Fook Kin is quite a large restaurant, taking up...
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Platform M, a multi stall food hall on the second level of SingPost Centre, had been closed for a number of months. It has now been revived as Shafyq’s Platform M. The new Platform M still has the old iteration’s Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Western cuisines and has added nasi padang and roti prata stations...
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Soi Thai Soi Nice is a pleasant looking Thai restaurant on level 3 of the Jem mall in Jurong East. It looked quiet and peaceful. The sign outside showed some $9.90++ lunch specials. I decided to have a quick simple lunch there. The dining area of Soi Thai Soi Nice (JEM) restaurant has a bright...
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6oz Espresso Bar is an award winning cafe that has gained a loyal following in the Central Business District (CBD). The home grown artisanal coffee chain has a new outlet in Change Alley Mall (formerly Chevron House). While still studying in university, Shane Lee and Diana Chew set up 6oz Espresso Bar in the Tokio...
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What to eat at the Jem Shopping Mall in Jurong East, Singapore? With Don Don Donki already operating and IKEA Jem opening in Q2 2021, more visitors will look for food places at JEM. Here is our list of 25 TOP Jem Restaurants to check out in 2020 and 2021. Sample pictures of menu and...
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Blanco Court Beef Noodles 百兰阁牛肉粉 started business in 1979 in Blanco Court, which was demolished to make way for the Raffles Hospital in the late nineties. The traditional Hainanese style beef noodles store has relocated a number of times but now has outlets in various locations, including stalls in Aperia Mall, Parkway Parade, Westgate and...
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Chao Shan Cuisine (潮山林) is a traditional Teochew restaurant at Philip Street, a stone’s throw from the OCBC Centre. They had moved from Beach Road to this location in the heart of Raffles Place in 2016. We stopped by with Teochew braised goose on our minds. It may be easier to locate Chao Shan Cuisine...
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The quaint gentrifying district between Lavender Station and Bendemeer Station is becoming an indie café culture hub. There is an interesting and growing list of specialty cafes in Lavender and Bendemeer. Cafes in Lavender-Bendemeer Lavender MRT Station (EW11) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West Line. It is the stop for...
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“For the Love of Love of Huggs Coffee” was on the signboard at a small coffee place at Royal Group Building, Philips Street. There are cafes at every corner in Raffles Place but this cafe seemed more welcoming and so we decided to take a coffee break there. According to their website, Huggs Coffee was...
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Wine Connection is a chain of wine shops which also operates bistros, tapas bars and cheese bars. Wine Connection Bistro PLQ is a restaurant and integrated wine shop in the Eastern part of Singapore for affordable bottles of wine as well as good value meals. Wine Connection Bistro PLQ We had dined at Wine Connection...
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“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”. These lyrics from Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell sum up our sentiments when we learn of the closing of Robinsons. Of all the Robinsons outlets in Singapore, we have the most memories with Robinsons Heeren. Not because of shopping but we seem to have eaten...
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Orchard Central is a 12 storey shopping mall, with seamless connections to 313@Somerset, Orchard Gateway and Hotel Jen and linked by underpass to The Centrepoint. Orchard Central food places are varied – ranging from chill out cafes and tapas joints to renowned Peking duck restaurant and contemporary meatless diner. Orchard Central Food The carpark and...
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Tempura Tendon Tenya Singapore at Orchard Central is the first Singapore outlet of Japan’s top tendon chain restaurant which has roots in the historical district of Asakusa in Tokyo. Tenya Singapore does not currently accept reservations. We went early hoping to avoid a queue. According to their website, Tenya has 189 stores in Japan and several...
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If there is a “soup opera” about wanton noodle sellers in Joo Chiat, Ang Moh Noodle House 红毛面家 will be one of the intriguing characters in the story. Ang Moh started selling wanton noodles in Joo Chiat back in 1960s. Hong Mao Mian Jia 红毛面家 or Ang Moh Noodle House operated from different locations and...
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Putien Ion Orchard is one of the many outlets of Putien Restaurant (莆田). Its main store in Singapore, Putien Kitchener Road is a one Michelin Star restaurant. On this visit we decided to try the braised chestnut with sea cucumber. It has been some time since we last visited Putien Ion Orchard. It is still...
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Christmas 2020 will be like no other in recent memory. Perhaps it is timely to remember that the first Christmas is about hope for a weary world. So while big parties may still not be possible for Christmas in Singapore 2020, we can still celebrate hope and love with the few people dearest to us....
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This packet of Prima Taste Ready Meal – Chicken Claypot Rice at NTUC Fairprice supermarket caught our when we were there recently. It has nice packaging and the important words: “Microwave Ready in 90 Seconds”. Always on the lookout for easy meals at home we bought a couple of packs to try. Prima Taste Ready...
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Redpan Restaurant at Marina Square is a “modern-Singaporean bistro”. Modern Singapore food like Crispy Otah Dumplings and Lup Cheong Mac & Cheese are on the menu. Is it a successful fusion of local and western classics or does it lead to confusion? Redpan Marina Square opened in March 2016 as a collaboration between an architect...
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Dunman Food Centre is one of the smallest hawker centres in Singapore. Its size just make the quest for good food easy in this two storey food centre located at the junction of Dunman Road and Onan Road. Dunman Food Centre The food centre takes its name from Dunman Road which is named after Thoma...
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