Hungry Ghost
Among the Chinese restaurants specialising in Northeastern Chinese cuisine, A Kitchen 友间厨坊 seems to be doing the best with 3 outlets and a fourth outlet opening in Punggol soon. I visited the outlet in Vision Exchange, Jurong East 2 years back and I am going to try out the outlet at Novena. The Novena outlet […]
I visited the first Uya Japanese Unagi Restaurant 四代目菊川 in Wheelock Place back in 2019. The restaurant has since been renamed to UYA Charcoal-Grilled Live Unagi. There is now a second outlet in Oasia Hotel Novena which happens to be next to Marmalade Pantry. Eel A La Carte UYA Charcoal-Grilled Live Unagi offers some interesting […]
I have always thought izakaya are only for drinking but a recent business lunch at Sandai Izakaya in Novena made me realize these Japanese bars actually sell decent Japanese food. Appetizers Shirauo Karaage [S$6.90] are deep-fried white bait fish. These crispy treat are perfect with beer or other alcoholic beverages. Nothing beats Tori Karaage [S$8.90] […]
The cosy and contemporary design of Marmalade Pantry (Oasia Hotel Novena) makes it a good place for business lunch and dinner or catch-up with family and friends. The menu is short and concise with something for everyone. Starter You can’t go wrong with Truffle Fries [S$16] which has a strong truffle fragrance thanks to the […]
I must have walked past TungLok Teahouse at least a hundred times yet I have never tried the food there until I went there for a business lunch. Interior The interior reminds me of a Hong Kong cha chaan teng with stripped sofas in red and green colors. Industrial lamps in bright colors and black-and-white […]
Even though it is located in Novena, Hong Kong Street Restaurant Novena remains very much a family-style restaurant. You will see multi-generation families enjoying a meal together on weekend dinnertime. There are more than 100 dishes to choose from. There is a large selection of soup, meat, seafood, vegetable and rice/noodles dishes. The Food Prawn […]
It has been quite a while since I last had Korean jjajangmyeon and tangsuyuk and I have been craving for it lately. It just so happens that I was in Novena area and I discovered a Korean restaurant called Mukjja that specializes in jjajangmyeon and tangsuyuk. Location Mukjja is located in Novena Regency. After crossing […]
Da Luca Italian Restaurant is located in Goldhill Plaza, the old pinkish building oppposite Novena station. This is the last place I would expect to find a good Italian restaurant, which makes Da Luca Italian Restaurant an underrated gem. Run by chef-owner Luca Pucciani and his wife, Da Luca Italian Restaurant serves classic and contemporary […]
Thank you Lai Chi for inviting me to do a review for the newly-opened stall Lai Chi. Even though this is a sponsored post, I promise to do an honest review. Lai Chi is located on level 1 of Velocity @ Novena Square, a few stalls away from Wok Hey in Velocity @ Novena Square. […]
Dumplings is a food staple in China and there are dumpling speciality restaurants all over China. But I have not heard of shops specializing in dumplings outside of China. When a colleague told me about DaXi, a restaurant from Taiwan that specializes in dumplings, it quipped my curiosity and I decided to find out if […]