Located along Bencoolen Street, flanked with many small eateries, lies the Accor chain – IBIS Bencoolen hotel in its not extravagant facade. However, the in-hotel cafe – Le Bar Taste is one nice place to find some good local dishes at petty affordable prices. I have tried most of the main dishes and personally loved the local Hor-Fun with the…
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Tim Ho Wan (添好运) enters Singapore food scene with her 1-star Michelin spread | Food Review, Singapore
Tim Ho Wan (添好運) was started by a former 3-stars-Michelin restaurant chef (Lung King Heen) in Mongkok, Hong Kong. Since then, Tim Ho Wan has earned her 1-star Michelin status and has branches all over Asia. First international branch was established in Plaza Singapura shopping mall, Singapore in 2014. Since then, there are a total of 6 branches just within…
Noodle fanatics will love Mak’s Noodles (麥奀雲吞麵世家) first outlet in Singapore | Food Guides and Review
With a history from 1960s, Mak’s Noodle has been establishing its famed noodle business in HK with several stores along Olympian City, China Hong Kong City, Causeway Bay and Jordan, and even one in Macau. Since Jul 2015, they have partnered with Asia Gourmet to open the very first store out of Hong Kong and it is along the famous shopping…
Take a break with the Cats at The Cat Cafe | Singapore | Cafe Review
[Victoria Street, Singapore] My kid has always fancied furry docile animals especially dogs. After knowing we could come up close with cats in The Cat Cafe, we decided to give it a shot. The overall experience was much better than we’ve anticipated. The Cat Cafe provides a home to about 12 cats which were once looming freely in the…
Find and Savour nice Durians now in Singapore Durian Season | Food Review
During the mid of every year, one will not miss the unique fragrance along the street of fruit hawker stalls. Named the ‘King Of Fruits’ – Durians, often loved by many local Singaporeans, but often loath by many foreigners. We have just managed to get some durians to try them out. Though they all looked the same – the thorny shell…
Affordable home cook food at Gu Ma Jia (姑妈家) | Local Restaurant in Singapore | Food Recommendations
This is my first time visiting Gu Ma Jia (姑妈家) – a local restaurant situated at one corner off MacPherson area. It is here that me and my family members celebrated this year Mother’s Day with my Mum-in-Law (MIL). Despite the very simple setup, the service and quality of food are top notch. It is of no surprise why they have…
Dean & Deluca at the new Central Embassy mall in Bangkok – exquisivity in simplicity | Food places review | Thailand
In my recent business trip to Bangkok, Thailand, I chanced upon the grand opening of the latest luxurious mail – Central Embassy along the streets between Chitlom & Pleonchit. It is an expensive retail project for the Central Group, which paid 6 billion baht for the land. Another 7 billion was spent on construction, while 5 billion went on interior…
Chopstix Restaurant – Good Asian food in Jakarta at reasonable price! | Food Places & Review
In my last trip to Indonesia, in particular Jakarta, I had the opportunity to catch up with one friend over a great dinner at Chopstix Restaurant. As it is, it is already tough to find decent a local Indonesian Restaurant serving Asian cuisine. I’ve managed to try some of my favourite dishes and was pleasantly surprised that they were savoury.…
Ocean Restaurant at SEA Aquarium – Resort World Sentosa | Dining with an Ocean View | Food Places Review
Among all the theme-based restaurants which we have visited in Resort World Sentosa, this is by far the most interesting and enjoyable one – Ocean Restaurant. Clearly illustrated by its name, it is pretty straightforward to assume one can savor a good variety of seafood pieces. Except that one can also enjoy the splendid view of the ocean while dining…
New Starbucks Refreshers – Coffee with a new twist to traditional flavour | Food Review
Recently I have managed to pass by a local Starbucks outlet and have the chance to savour their new invention – Starbucks Refreshers with the innovative promise of getting the usual refresh of coffee but with whole new fruity experience. Unlike the usual process of roasting the green coffee to obtain the bold rich aromatic coffee flavour, Starbucks has invented…