Kurasu Singapore – Kyoto’s Japanese Specialty Shop Opens At Odeon Towers
Kurasu, which means “to live” or “lifestyle” in Japanese, started off as a Japanese homeware store in Australia. It eventually led to a retail space in owner Yozo Otsuki’s hometown, Kyoto in 2016. It...
View ArticleRepublic Plaza – 15 Restaurants & Cafes In The CBD For Exciting, Revamped...
The CBD of Singapore has been flourishing in terms of food and drinks, with new entrants and regulars upping their game with revamped offerings. If you are near Raffles Place and need your meal fix,...
View ArticleBrawn & Brains Coffee Run – Great Cold Brew, Small Cafe With The Heart
In need of good coffee especially coming back from Australia. The struggle was real, and I was glad to have found actually-decent coffee at Brawn & Brains Coffee Run. This is a small coffee place,...
View ArticleAmamoto Café – Japanese Fermented Rice Drink Shop Opens In Singapore. There...
I am typing this while drinking from a bottle of Japanese Amazake, and am totally getting into the mood of things. It is form of ‘sweet wine’. Amazake is an alcohol-free beverage made from fermented...
View Article7 Modern Nasi Lemak Places In Singapore To Satisfy Your Cravings
That McDonald’s Nasi Lemak Burger got me all craving for REAL Nasi Lemak. Fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf, accompanied with deep-fried chicken wings, otah otah, ikan bilis and...
View ArticleHong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee – Bib Gourmand Hokkien Mee At Tiong Bahru...
This hawker stall located in the Tiong Bahru Food Centre specialises in the local specialty of fried sotong prawn mee, also know colloquially as Hokkien Mee. What is so special about Hong Heng Fried...
View ArticleChinese Noodle Bar by Blue Lotus – Truffle La Mian And Chilli Crab Xiao Long...
While I have never had the opportunity to venture Blue Lotus at Quayside Isle Sentosa Cove, I have heard some positive reviews about its modern Chinese cuisine. Especially for its Chilli Pomelo Crab...
View ArticleKa-Soh Restaurant – For Sliced Fish Soup And Prawn Paste Chicken. With...
If you find yourself at Ka-Soh Restaurant, also known as Swee Kee Fish Head Noodle House at College Road, you may find yourself walking back in time. ”Are we at the right place? You sure” As my friend...
View ArticleLime Restaurant – The Ultimate Durian Buffet With Durian Savouries & Sweets,...
This is one ultimate durian buffet like no other. I must say that the kitchen team at PARKROYAL on Pickering’s Lime Restaurant has gotten quite adventurous with its “Thorny Temptations” buffet...
View Article8 Stalls Of Instagrammable Sweet Treats At Seletar Mall – Raclette Cheese...
This is for the Sengkang and Punggol friends. If you are craving for creative and instagrammable desserts and food, make your way down to “A Tale of Sweet Treats” happening at Seletar Mall from now...
View ArticleHurricane’s Grill & Bar, Darling Harbour – Famous For Saucy Flame Grilled...
[Sydney] Hurricane’s Grill & Bar at Darling Harbour is always packed, seemingly with tourists. So do go early to make your reservations, if not the wait can be rather long. It is considered one of...
View ArticleThe Lobby of Simple Kaffa – That Matcha Swiss Roll! Cafe By World Barista...
[Taipei] The first thing that comes to mind in Taiwan is their night markets, with cheap, good and a large variety of food. Drawing influence from neighbouring countries such as Japan and Korea, I saw...
View ArticleKogane Yama – Customisable Crispy Tendon Bowls, Layered Matcha Latte At Bugis...
Another Tendon shop! Tendon, short for Tempura Donburi, has become one of Singapore’s most trendy food items. There should be no less than 10 specialty Tendon shops in Singapore which sprouted in the...
View ArticleBakalaki Greek Taverna – Where Authentic Mediterranean Food Is Right At Your...
After having a meal at this Greek restaurant, I have every intention to make Greece on my travel bucket list. This is just in my Tiong Bahru neighbourhood, but I took a while before visiting Bakalaki...
View ArticleChikuwatei Nishi – Fun Japanese Concept By Chikuwa Tei At Holland Village....
A bright yellow and fuchsia pink signboard is up at one end of Holland Village. The vibrant colours got me interested enough for a visit, then I realised it was the sister outlet of Chikuwa Tei and...
View ArticleYuba Hut – Fancy Aburi Sushi Rolls And Salmon Rice Bowls At Heartland Mall &...
Fans of sushi rolls, hand ups. Many may not know of this new Japanese eatery Yuba Hut, which has opened at both Heartland Mall and Hillion Mall. The fast-casual concept serves up maki rolls, donburi...
View ArticleHuang Ji Braised Pork Rice 黃記滷肉飯 – Must-Eat Taipei Specialty With 30 years Of...
[Taipei] Braised pork rice aka 滷肉飯 had always been one of the most iconic Taiwanese specialty. While Jin Feng 金峰滷肉飯 and Formosa Chang aka Hu Xu Zhang 鬍鬚張滷肉飯 are some of the top recommendations online,...
View ArticleMUJI – Biggest Store In Singapore At Plaza Singapura. Serving Pork Katsu...
If I get my own place one day, I imagine it to be decorated in MUJI. Should be getting one of the denim sofa and oak wood dining table. So MUJI has (finally) opened its first flagship store at Plaza...
View ArticleKeong Saik Bakery – Traditional Vibes Meets Contemporary Bakes. Matcha Salted...
Naming this bakery after the road name couldn’t be more appropriate to characterize this modernized coffee shop. (Didn’t Tiong Bahru Bakery do the same few years back?) Keong Saik Bakery showcases...
View ArticleMyowa Japanese Sweet Cafe 和茗甘味處 – Matcha Paradise in Taipei. From Tiramisu,...
[Taipei, Taiwan] If there is one place in Taipei that matcha lovers must know, that will be Myowa Japanese Sweet Cafe 和茗甘味處 with more than 40 matcha items on their menu. Drawing influence from their...
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