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Ah Ter Teochew Fishball Noodle Bar: Forerunners of Hawker Cuisine!

Our hawker cuisine has been undergoing a period of maturity in the last decade or so. In the 70’s and 80’s we witnessed the progression of hawkers from pushcarts to hawker centres. Then in the 90’s and 2000s, some of the famous ones moved into the food courts and franchising began. In the last decade or so, we have seen how certain dishes like wanton mee have gone on to open their own specialty restaurants.

1 THE MUST TRY LIST, 3 Heritage Hawkers, 8 CBD

Baba Bento: Authentic Peranakan Bento Boxes!

My friends at Daddy's Kitchen are now serving their delicious peranakan dishes at the basement of Hong Leong Building right next to Lau Pa Sat! That's really good news for people working around the area who want to have a delicious bento box filled with dishes that still have that home-made quality about them!

1 THE MUST TRY LIST, 8 CBD, Eat

Matsuya Sushi Bar: Sushi Omakase

It has been 8 years since I started eating sushi. Like most Teochew Ah Hia, the thought of laying aside a nice hot bowl of porridge for expensive slices of raw fish was a bit of a mental hurdle. But since I was a budding food blogger then, I thought that I better start learning how to eat sushi since it was starting to get really popular.

8 CBD, Eat, Japanese - Sushi/Sashimi

Hokkaido Izakaya: Yummy Hokkaido Food

With its harsh winters, remote location and pristine waters, Hokkaido has gained quite a reputation as a treasure trove of fresh food and ingredients. If you are talking milk, simply add the "Hokkaido" tag in front of it and it becomes super-excellent milk. Same goes with uni, potatoes, corn, rice, wagyu and many other ingredients!

8 CBD, 8 Tanjong Pagar, Eat

Ushidoki: Ozaki Wagyu Kaiseki

Ozaki Wagyu is bred in a small farm and the beef is sold direct to restaurants. As such, Ozaki-san is not constrained to use a standardized feeding regime. Instead, he has his own special formula for maximizing beef flavour which includes seaweed and charcoal which he has developed through years of experimentation!

8 CBD, 8 Tanjong Pagar, Eat

Hokkaido Sushi: Wagyu Donburi Sets!

US Wagyu Karubi Donburi set $33 I often get asked what my last meal would be. The first time I had to answer this question was when Teo Pau Lin interviewed me for the very first “Foodie Confidential” column in the Sunday Times way back in 2007. I couldn’t just give a simple answer, so […]

8 CBD, Beef Don, Eat

Oven Marvel: Super Duper Addictive Chicken Pies

There are few places that I blog about twice and even fewer that I give a 4.75/5 rating. These are places where I go back again and again because I simply find the food so addictive that I think about eating it at work, at church, on the bowl, in the bath, when I get […]

1 THE REALLY MUST TRY LIST, 8 CBD, Cakes/Pastries

Tong Heng Confectionary: Runaway King of Egg Tarts

When you talk about egg tarts in Singapore, most people will point you to Tong Heng Confectionery for their iconic pastry. In our recent facebook survey, it comfortably garnered 47 out of 90 votes which is quite a feat considering the next runner up only had less than 10 votes! I think Tong Heng’s popularity […]

1 THE MUST TRY LIST, 3 Heritage Hawkers, 8 CBD

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh: Bak Kut Teh – Then and Now

Walk into Song Fa Bak Kut Teh during a busy lunch time and what do you see? People. Lots of people. Lots of people holding pork bones gingerly with a pincer grip teasing the meat off the bones while trying not to get too much soup on their fingers. Look closely. What do you really […]

1 THE MUST TRY LIST, 3 Heritage Hawkers, 3 Michelin Guide Singapore

Chao Shan Cuisine: As Teochew as the Teochew Ah Bah that runs it!

Liver Rolls and Pork Aspic $28 The best type of Teochew food are the ones that are cooked by a Hao Lian Teochew Ah Bah (Teochew man proud of his craft). Even better if the Teochew Ah Bah has been cooking Teochew food for the last 30 years! Even more better if the said Ah […]

8 CBD, 8 Kampong Glam, Braised Duck

Sque: Drinks or Food or Both?

Snails $18 The Pub. In Singapore that means the Public Utilities Board. In England that means a place where one can order a beer and some food. The Bar. For some people, that is the where you are called to after years of reading law. For others it is where you go to sit on […]

8 CBD, Casual Dining, Gastrobar

Fragrant Sauce Chicken: Just as the sign says!

Soy Sauce Chicken $32 each (2.5kg chicken) Think about it. If you told someone who hasn’t tasted chicken rice before that you’re going to bring him to eat a dish of boiled chicken, he’d probably tell you that he has to go see a man about a dog. I think in general, most people would […]

1 THE REALLY MUST TRY LIST, 8 Bugis, 8 CBD

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