Soy Sauce Chicken Heritage Hawkers Lee Fun Nam Kee Soya Sauce Chicken: A tale of three Nam Kee’s What makes Lee Fun Nam Kee different is that they specialize in Soya Sauce Chicken rather than white chicken, but not just any Soya Sauce
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
THE MUST TRY LIST Sushi/Sashimi Hakumai Sushi: Great Value Omakase! Let’s face it, eating Sushi in Singapore is expensive. Ok, maybe I should qualify that. Eating GOOD sushi in Singapore is expensive. But both “Value”
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
Featured in the Media Best Thing I Ever Ate: Food Network Asia appearance Best Thing I Ever Ate – Singapore – Dr. Leslie Tay from BDA Singapore on Vimeo. My brief appearance on Food Network Asia.
THE REALLY MUST TRY LIST Teochew Restaurants Ah Orh Seafood: Teochew Steam Fish at its best! You probably have heard of Ah Orh before. This seafood place has been around since the 50’s and serves out classic Teochew dishes like steamed
Michelin Guide Singapore Sushi/Sashimi Ki-sho: Intimate, Understated, Pleasantly Surprised! I will come straight to the point on this one. I had a great dining experience at Ki Sho because of three things. 1. Chef
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Tong Ah Eating House: No more iconic but Kopi and Toast still shiok! Tong Ah was quite arguably the most iconic Kopitiam in Singapore. Since 1939, their coffeshop which was located at the junction of Teck Lim and
Michelin Guide Singapore THE MUST TRY LIST Char: One of a kind Char Siew! Char Siew is not easy to define. When you see it, you know it. But if I were to try to describe it in terms
Beef Brisket Noodles Heritage Hawkers 12 Stones Noodle House: 黎三元 Loy Sum Jung’s famous invention: Har Cheong Gai There is no doubt that Har Cheong Gai is one of the most popular Cze Char dishes in Singapore. If we were to compile a
