The Value For Money List North Bridge Road Crosta Pizza: Restaurant quality pizza for $11! Although it lacks the sexy leopard spots of a Vera Pizza Napoletana (VPN), the new pizza crust is a huge improvement over the one I
Upper Bukit Timah Zi Char 7th Mile Seafood: Heading West for Crab Bee Hoon! The draw card for 7th Mile Seafood is their Crab Bee Hoon which is cooked by a chef who used to work at Ming Kee
Fish Head Curry Telok Blangah Sum Kee Food: It’s about the Sauce! Sum Kee does their sauces really well. I especially like their sliced fish with bittergourd and chilli black bean sauce. This is a sauce that
THE MUST TRY LIST Kuehs/Dumplings Indo Sumatera: Putu Bambu in Chinatown! I never expected to see putu bambu in Singapore. It is a dish that is commonly found along the streets of Indonesia. But I happened
THE MUST TRY LIST Braised Duck Sean Kee Braised Duck: Gorgeous Gooey Goodness! Braised duck has never been on my “shiokfood” list until now. Comfort food yes, but it had never hit that “Shiok” level for me. You
Heritage Hawkers Cakes/Pastries Pine Garden’s Cakes: HDB Sponge for the Next Generation! Don’t go to Pine Garden’s expecting the type of cakes that cost $6-$10 which you find at upmarket French sounding bakeries. What you will find
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Char Kway Teow Zheng Ling Char Kway Teow: There is hope for Char Kway Teow! Things are certainly looking up for Char Kway Teow! When I published my first book in 2010, it was titled “The End of Char Kway
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Fish Head Curry Zi Char - Crabs Hui Wei Chinese-Thai Cuisine: On the Cze Char Trail Unlike some of our other hawker dishes, Cze Char is thriving in Singapore. The reason is simple. Whereas you pay only $3 for a plate
Opened 24 Hours Simpang Bedok New Mahamoodiya: Kampung Prata Style! There is nothing more satisfying than roti prata and teh tarik for breakfast. To have this at a roadside coffeeshop is the quintessential breakfast for
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Ocean Fish Head Curry: One Part Money, One Part Goods (一分钱,一分货) What is the price of a BMW? The answer is obvious right? You can’t really tell until you know the make, model and the year
THE MUST TRY LIST Hokkien Mee Kim Keat Hokkien Mee: Turning over a new Opeh Leaf! Hokkien Mee on Opeh Leaf I met this young pastor recently who asked if I could help his uncle who had just been released from
