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Nerdy Noodles (四眼仔) – Hong Kong Cart Noodles Comes to Bugis+

You know what I miss the most about Hong Kong? It’s not the mesmerising night scenery from Victoria Peak, it is all the delicious food. Many of these famous Hong Kong eateries have set up branches in Singapore, from Tai Cheong Bakery to Tim Ho Wan.  There are still many Hong Kong delicacies that have […]

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Moi Lum – Heritage Cantonese Restaurant in Tanjong Pagar

Moi Lum was founded in the 1920s by founder Mr. Khong Yu Lum. The restaurant started out by renting a shop space in a little coffee shop eatery selling and producing wanton noodles along Tanjong Pagar Road. When the coffee shop owners offered to sell the premises Mr. Khong seized the opportunity started the restaurant with his peers […]

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Michelin Guide Singapore

Chey Sua Carrot Cake – Michelin Bib Gourmand Carrot Cake

The Michelin Guide has long been regarded as the world’s foremost authority of culinary merit. To win a Michelin one-star is a cause for celebration and to win a Michelin three-star is next to impossible.  So far I have already reviewed Kok Sen, New Ubin Seafood (Hillview), Ash & Elm, Master Tang Wontan Mee, Hill […]

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Dong Bei Xiao Chu 东北小厨 – Traditional North-Eastern Chinese Dishes

Singapore was and still is predominately a Chinese country. Chinese stand for more than a third of Singapore’s population. With the influx of people from mainland China who came to Singapore to look for better opportunities, Singapore is looking more and more like “little China”. This phenomen is especially evident in Chinatown, the part of […]

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Michelin Guide Singapore

Master Tang Wontan Mee (鄧師傅鳳城麺家)

I stumbled upon an article written about Master Tang (鄧師傅鳳城麺家) and this Michelin one-starred stall was opened by a retired Crystal Jade chef, who has worked there for 17 years.  The original stall is located at Sixth Avenue, but it relocated to Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 when the lease was up.  There is a […]

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Revisiting The Good Trio

There are numerous Chinese restaurants in Singapore but there are not many Chinese restaurants that specialize in Hokkien and Sichuan dishes. The Good Trio is one such restaurant with two outlets in JCube and Thomson Plaza. I can’t comment on the authenticity of the Hokkien dishes but my mother who is a Hokkien, loves their […]

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Honguo (Raffles City Shopping Centre) – Yunnan Delicacy with More Than 100 Years of History

Located beside Tempura TENTEN, you can’t miss 红锅HonGuo with its bright red and black signage. I have walked past this Chinese restaurant quite a few times but I have never wanted to try their food until I read the story behind their signature dish, Cross Bridge Vermicelli.  I like the spaciousness of the restaurant all decked […]

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Michelin Guide Singapore

New Ubin Seafood (Hillview) – Cze Char Restaurant that Also Offers Italian, American, Indian and French Cuisine

New Ubin Seafood was first established in 1986 on the north shore of Pulau Ubin, serving up quality kampong-style seafood. New Ubin Seafood moved to mainland Singapore when the Singapore government acquired Pulau Ubin in 1992.  News of their quality seafood spread like wildfire and the restaurant was awarded Michelin Guide Singapore Bib Gourmand in […]

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Treasures Yi Dian Xin by Imperial Treasure (Raffles City)

I see a long queue outside this restaurant at the back of Raffles City Shopping Centre B1 every day during lunch hour and I was curious what is so special about this restaurant. One day, my curiosity got the better of me and a look at the menu reveals that this is a new dim […]

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Da Dong Prawn Noodle – That Famous Prawn Noodle in Joo Chiat

I was accompanying my friend who was running an errand in Joo Chiat and we were looking for a place to have lunch. Da Dong Prawn Noodles big red signboard caught our attention and the words “since 1966” which means that this stall has over 40 years of history.  A search on Google revealed that […]