Characters Cafe – Rilakkuma Themed Café In Singapore Kawaii-ness Overload,...
Characters café is commonly seen in Japan, with kawaii (cute) Sanrio characters popping up in various cafes every now and then. This Characters Cafe at Dhoby Xchange is probably Singapore’s first. The...
View ArticleMiss Lee Café – The Korean Cafe For Dates and Written Dreams
[Seoul] While I have no idea who Miss Lee is, we went searching for her café 별다방미스리 at Myeongdong. Apparently, this café is frequently featured in Korean TV programmes, and shot to fame after Yong-hwa...
View ArticleRamen Keisuke Lobster King – Lobster Broth Ramen at Clarke Quay, Opens Till 5am
There is no stopping for Chef Keisuke Takeda, who will open his 10th restaurant in Singapore come 20th February. Perhaps he is better known as the man behind the popular Keisuke Ramen, known to offer...
View ArticleTian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice – New Outlet At Lavender, But This Disappoints
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice is probably one of Singapore’s most famous, recognisable and prominent chicken rice stalls. Tourists all over the world go to Maxwell Food Centre, join in a long queue,...
View ArticleJungsik Seoul – Best Restaurant In Korea, And Surprisingly Not That Expensive
[Seoul] Apparently, molecular Korean food is still considered a novel thing in Korea, and Jungsik 정식 is a frontrunner by taking traditional ingredients and serving them in a modern way. Opened in 2009,...
View ArticleThe Pipe District – Pipe Themed Restaurant Serves Salted Egg Wings and...
We were piped up, but got lost navigating through the constellation map of ulu Science Park, with buildings named after the various horoscopes. Our task: Find the Gemini, the building where The Pipe...
View ArticleMenya Takeichi – Tokyo’s No 1 Collagen Rice Chicken Ramen Chain At Suntec City
Menya Takeichi lauded as Tokyo’s top chicken ramen, has opened at Suntec City’s Eat At Seven. The ramen shop has consistently been ranked in the “Best 10 in Chicken Paitan Broth Ramen” category in...
View ArticleLa Yeon – Dine Like Korean Royalty, A Complete Korean Fine Dining Experience
[Seoul] Dining at upscale Korean restaurant La Yeon which serves the traditional cuisine of ‘hansik’, may make you feel like Korean royalty. The food is that remarkable. Many fine dining restaurants...
View ArticleWaa Cow – Wakao! Beef Bowl And Chirashi Don Within NUS Campus
Shortly after cafes such as Butter My Buns in NUS Utown and The Pipe District opened near NUS campus, Wa Cow specialised in Asian and modern rice bowls moo-ed into the NUS Shaw Foundation Alumni House....
View ArticleChar Restaurant – New Location at Jalan Besar, Still Serves That Glossy,...
Check out that glistening piece of fatty Char Siew covered with saucy marinate, that literally melts in your mouth. Char Restaurant known for their Roast Pork, Roast Pork Belly and Roast Duck has moved...
View ArticleGwangjang Market 광장시장 – For Korean Street Food From Pancakes, Kimbap To Live...
[Seoul] While Dongdaemun Market has been popular with tourists for Korean local street food and cheap fashion buys, but you can also take about a kilometre walk down to Gwangjang Market – one of the...
View ArticleHong Kong’s Honolulu Café Opening In Singapore. Oh Yes, The Flaky Egg Tarts
Hong Kong’s Honolulu Café is set to open in Singapore come April at Orchard Centrepoint. Centrepoint? The location must have good feng shui, also brought in by the same team behind Mak’s Noodle in...
View ArticleBurnt Ends – Intense, Heaty, Tasty… One Of Singapore’s Best Restaurant
Burnt Ends is not the most conventional restaurant in Singapore. Earning a space on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants is an indication of both good food and reputation. Located at Teck Lim Road (a short...
View ArticleThe Larder Cafe – Another Café At Toa Payoh Central
Another café at TP? The Larder Café has opened recently at the obscure side of Toa Payoh Central, a 5 minute walk from Toa Payoh Public Library, diagonally opposite Toa Payoh Central Community Club....
View Article12 Unique & Healthy Salads Places In Singapore’s CBD, Brought To You By SHOU
Going on diet? Wanting to get SHOU? Salad shops are growing in popularity, especially in the CBD area of Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar. The working executives are craving for fresh, healthy greens at...
View ArticleLukyu Teahouse and Restaurant – Dim Sum Feast At Chinatown Point
Lukyu Teahouse and Restaurant at Chinatown Point has been where my family goes for dim sum, especially after some shopping at People’s Park. To those who are thinking of the name reminds you of a...
View ArticleMr & Mrs Maxwell’s – All Day Breakfast and Flambé Desserts To Satisfy Your Soul
If you have walked past Ann Siang Hill, you would have noticed a row of refurnished colonial building in cream-white and vibrant red windows. This is The Club, a brand new F&B-led lifestyle and...
View ArticleIssaya Siamese Club – Gorgeous Setting In Bangkok, Inventive Thai Food
[Bangkok] Finding Issaya Siamese Club may take a while, hidden on a small street near Rama IV Road. But it is like uncovering a treasure, probably one of the most charming restaurants (architecturally)...
View ArticleRyunique Seoul – One Of The World’s Best Restaurants, Like Eating Pieces Of Art
[Seoul] There is a reason why this Japanese-French hybrid restaurant is called “Ryunique”, it does live up to its name. Ryunique which was started within Gangnam-gu Korea in 2012, speedily earned a...
View ArticleAiskilin – Ice Cream Rolls On Waffles, Rolled Out At Upper Thomson
Are Ice cream rolls still on a roll? Ice cream rolls in Singapore were initially rolled out in Pasar Malam (‘night market’ in Malay) with flattened ice cream mixture rolled into “cool”-looking shapes...
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