Comforting Hainanese porridge at Soon Lee Porridge Porridge was one of my top comfort foods as a kid. There’s something so heart-warming about its smooth runniness, and light flavours. Though deceptively simple in appearance,…
Hearty food at Emmanuel Peranakan Cuisine Having grown up around Marine Parade, Marine Parade Food Centre holds a special place in my heart. I fondly remember having my meals there after a long school…
Rahim Muslim Food sells Power mee rebus I’ve never properly ordered a bowl of mee rebus for myself in my life. The bowl of thick yellow noodles, sitting in a viscous pool of gravy,…
Huge prawns and tender pork ribs at Da Dong Prawn Noodles I gotta admit, I’m a fussy eater when it comes to prawns, as I avoid the frozen ones. The dry and tough meat…
Heng Ji Chicken Rice at Chinatown Chicken rice is probably the easiest hawker dish for me to settle on. There’s something about how a simple combo of juicy chicken and fragrant rice can stir…
Heng Huat Boon Lay Boneless Duck Noodles Like many Singaporeans, I used to associate Boon Lay Food Village with the birthplace of Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak. The other stalls in this neighbourhood food…
Affordable restaurant-quality Western fare at Mad Charcoal Truth be told, like many Singaporeans, I’m normally sceptical of Western food served in hawker centres and coffee shops. Most of them are prepared rather hastily, and…
Joo Siah Bak Koot Teh sells peppery bak kut teh If there is one dish I could pick to represent Singapore, I would nominate bak kut teh. The origins of the dish is intertwined…
Freshly baked muffins at AJ Delights The best food comes from the heart, and for chefs who pour their soul into honing their craft, it greatly shows in their dishes. My recent experience at…
Youtiao and appam at Uncle Dough Update: Uncle Dough is now permanently closed. Youtiao is a snack that we’re all familiar with. It’s typically an affordable and simple snack, used to soak up soup and…
