Fei Ye Ye 肥爷爷 Wanton Noodle with Soya Sauce Chicken in Chinatown Complex
Had Fei Ye Ye's wanton mee with soya sauce chicken for lunch in Chinatown Complex today. I enjoyed it as the wanton mee was old school and the soya sauce chicken was tender, juicy and sweet.Read more »»
View ArticleHistory of Original Nanyang Heritage Hawkers in Chinatown Complex 牛車水美食講故事
The story of Singapore Chinatown food and hawkers is an integral part of the history of our Chinatown. Food is one of the precious few tangible links left between today's Chinatown and its...
View ArticleKok Sen Restaurant of Keong Saik Road. Recommended by Singapore Michelin Guide
Dinner at the legendary Kok Sen 国成 restaurant at Singapore Chinatown's Keong Saik Road.Read more »»
View ArticleWhich Claypot Chicken Rice in Chinatown Complex Food Centre?
This is the second time I am blogging about Zhao Ji Clay Pot Rice in Chinatown Complex. The last time was "for information only", this time I am recommending it. I normally don't recommend an eatery on...
View ArticleTasty Hotpot. Spicy Sichuan Mala Xiang Guo in JB 有点香麻辣香锅
The two month old 有点香 Tasty Hotpot restaurant, spiced and heated up the JB food scene with it's authentic Sichuan style stir fried mala xiang guo 麻辣香锅. The restaurant located just beside KSL mall at...
View ArticleMeeting Amazing Patrizia Perucca in JB. Florence Grandmother Rounding the...
Friends who know me well enough to ask "what is your dream" will know that I dream of doing an overland trip either self drive or by public transport from Singapore to London or Beijing while I am...
View ArticlegCafe Mount Austin. Where to Chill in JB with Coffee, Cakes and Soft Shell...
I like soft shell crabs and laksa. So, when I saw that gCafe in Mount Austin, Johor Bahru launched a soft shell crab laksa, I quickly went to try it. (There was a nice soft shell crab laksa place in...
View ArticleWei Wei Hakka Lei Cha in Johor Bahru 威威咸茶美食店
When local born and raised Hakka boy, KK declared that Wei Wei in Taman Daya has dethroned his long time favourite lei cha shop in JB, it's time to stop mugging around. I quickly invited KK to meet for...
View ArticleJB Flying Wanton Mee in Johor Jaya is Tops in Taste & Mouthfeel
Dropped in on Edwin's 桃园面家 at his new address at 59, Jalan Bakawali 50, Taman Johor Jaya, JB. I last ate Edwin's flying wanton mee four years ago. Oh my... through Edwin's continuous efforts, his...
View ArticleTropique Cafe & Restaurant @ Spring Labs Ekoflora in Johor Bahru
JB has a cool new Instagram hotspot - Spring Labs Eco Ekoflora (about 30 minutes drive north after clearing JB immigration). There are many Instagrammable buildings and nice cafes to hang out in here....
View ArticleSummer Kitchen. Mom's Home Cooking in Johor Jaya 夏.厨房
Summer Kitchen 夏.厨房 in Johor Jaya was opened in 2015 but I had not heard of it until buddy Krystal shared her joy in stumbling upon the hidden gem. Piqued by Krystal's enthusiasm and because I like mom...
View ArticleOishii Duck Egg Zha Jiang Mian @ Tim Sum Boy Johor Jaya 炸醬麵
Nakamasa san has been exploring Johor food and tipped me off to Oishii 炸醬麵 (zha jiang mian) in Tim Sum Boy kopitiam in Taman Johor Jaya. Nakamasa san is thrilled that Oishii's zha jiang mian tastes...
View ArticleTried & Tasted. Johor Bak Kut Teh Lover's Guide. Some Say JB BKT is Best in...
Coming to Johor, one of the essential food experiences is to taste Johor bak kut teh. JB folks are crazy about bak kut teh (more so than Singaporeans). They eat BKT from morning till night and there...
View ArticleTokachi Tontaro. Traditional Hokkaido Buta Don in OUE Shenton Way Singapore
I accepted an invitation to taste the Buta Don (Japanese pork rice bowl) at newly opened Tokachi Tontaro at OUE Downtown Gallery in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District at Shenton...
View ArticleTried & Tasted. Best Johor Wanton Mee worth the Causeway Jam
You know, in the old days, every wanton mee hawker made their own egg noodles. When I was a child, my next door neighbour in a rental studio flat in Toa Payoh Singapore was a wanton mee hawker. He made...
View ArticleThree Nights in Terengganu. Good Food, Elephants, Batik, Tamadun Islam &...
I was invited to join Tourism Malaysia Recreation Club members in their Maghi Menyotong programme from 27 - 30 Apr in Terengganu. TM's Recreation Club is a family club and this was their annual trip...
View ArticleOld Tiong Bahru Bak Kut Teh at Seng Poh Road 老字號中峇魯肉骨茶 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tiong Bahru is a foodie haven in Singapore. One of my favourite eating places here is Old Tiong Bahru Bak Kut Teh. Old Tiong Bahru BKT at Seng Poh Road serves the Singapore Teochew style of peppery bak...
View ArticleLi Ji Coffee House. Famous Chee Cheong Fun @ NUS Science Canteen Singapore 綠色腸粉
There is a stall tucked away in NUS's Science Canteen serving very good, freshly hand made (no pork, no lard) chee cheong fun 綠色肠粉. If you had a double take or felt a chee cheong fun deja vu, it's...
View ArticleTried & Tasted Best Kway Teow Kia in Johor ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Kway teow kia is a uniquely Johor street food not found anywhere else in the world. It is pork and offal braised in savoury herbal stock till it is tender. The braised pork and offal are eaten with...
View ArticleRestoran HW Wanton Mee for Supper @ Pelangi JB 海威雲吞面
Many JB buddies have been telling me about this popular supper time wanton mee shop near Bangkok Spa in Taman Maju Jaya (near Pelangi). Restoran HW Wanton Mee opens 9 to 5 - I mean 9pm to 5am 😄 It's a...
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