Olivia Restaurant & Lounge for legit Catalan grub Famed three Michelin-starred restaurant elBulli may have closed their doors in 2011, after 54 years of operations in Spain, but that’s no reason to cry, as…
Lai Huat Signatures serves a zi char buffet in the CBD When I think of zi char, I think of my family ordering favourite dishes from our usual coffee shop zi char stall across…
Hunger’s Kitchen by Arome at Shaw Towers Update: Hunger’s Kitchen by Arome has permanently closed. I used to think that French cuisine in Singapore was confined to stifling restaurants enthroned in posh hotels. Eateries…
Sama Sama at Jewel Changi Airport I first heard about Sama Sama during the early days of Jewel Changi Airport’s opening. At a time when Shake Shack and A&W queues were at all-time highs,…
Xiao Cao Xiang Steamboat Buffet gives incredible value Xiao long bao and hot pot are two of the most popular Chinese dishes in Singapore. Long queues form at famous joints like Crystal Jade and…
Cheap and good ramen from Takagi Ramen Takagi Ramen may have started out as a humble stall in NUS, but it has steadily amassed a loyal following in the past four years. Not only…
Delicious fried chicken from Otoké Chicken Update: Otoke Chicken is permanently closed. I dare not proclaim myself as “the champ” of fried chicken, but I do nurse a soft spot for it. With its…
Paradise Gastronomy is a Taiwanese foodie paradise “Handsome man, want eat [sic] lu rou fan?” the waitstaff at Paradise Gastronomy asked. I was apprehensive—the dodgy interior of GV Yishun and the solicitous way she…
Sedap Mania for cheap mookata and hot pot Update (20 Aug 2021): Sedap Mania is now temporarily closed. Fun fact: Before Astons had restaurants scattered all around Singapore, it was just a simple hawker…
Travel back in time with A&W Heading to A&W at Jewel Changi Airport is akin to travelling back in time. The fast food chain was practically a landmark for many Singaporeans before the closure…
