Huat Heng Fried Oyster – Crispy Oyster Omelette At Whampoa Drive Food Centre, With Michelin Recommendation
Feature - Michelin Plate, Food - Hawker, Singapore - North
April 22, 2019
Talk about popular fried hawker dishes in Singapore, and Char Kway Teow, Hokkien Mee, Fried Carrot and Oyster will come to mind. Oyster Omelette 蠔煎, commonly called ”Orh Luak” consist of starch (typically potato starch), egg batter and small oysters fried today, usually enhanced with a spicy chilli sauce with lime. The Singapore style is quite different from say the Taiwanese version – which is starchier and has a sweet-sauce poured over. However, this is not a hawker dish that everyone loves, as it can be heavy and greasy. Some of the notable stalls to get it from include......
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9PM Kkochi – Korean Skewers At Causeway Point. Get The Taste Of Myeongdong
If you are craving for Korean street food but haven’t got the opportunity to fly over, you can now experience pojangmacha with family and friends at 9PM Kkochi, over different types of Kkocchi (Korean for “skewers”). Inspired by the night markets of Korea such as the popular Myeongdong Street...
Hup Hup Minced Meat Noodle – Bak Chor Mee With Ketchup, “Attitude” And Michelin Recommendation, At Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
I feel it is a waste for food stalls when customers ending up commenting more on the service, rather than the food itself. Such is the case of Hup Hup Minced Meat Noodle located at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 Food Centre. Reviews online ranged from ”1 star for...
Molten Diners – Affordable, Creative Western Food With All Types Of Sauces, Hidden At Upper Thomson
It’s all about the sauce, sauce, sauce. Located along the Upper Thomson “foodie” stretch and nearby MRT stations Marymount, Bishan, and Caldecott, Molten Diners is an under-the-radar café-eatery waiting to be discovered. One of the reasons why this is called Molten Diners are the unique combination of sauces concocted...
OCD Cafe – Obsessive Chocolat Desire Café Found At Ang Mo Kio, Opens Till 1AM Fri & Sat
Chocolate lovers will be thrilled to know find an OCD Café at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10. Not Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, but Obsessive Chocolat Desire – for the love of both chocolates and ice cream. It seems like ice cream cafes within HDB residential estates is a-thing now, with Denzy...
Denzy – Gelato Cafe Found At Bishan Bus Interchange, Offering Unique Flavours Of Matcha Tofu And Elderflower Mojito
There are a number of popular gelato cafes found within the HDB residential estates, such Creamier at Toa Payoh and Tiong Bahru, FatCat Ice Cream Bar at Bedok North, Cottontail Creamery at Serangoon and Double Scoops at Ang Mo Kio. And now, finally an ice cream cafe in Bishan....
Come Daily – Popular Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee At Toa Payoh, With Michelin Plate
The little joke we had about this Hokkien Mee stall is that even if we 天天来 (come daily), it doesn’t’ 天天开 (open daily). Operating since 1968, Come Daily 天天来炒福建虾面 is one of the popular stalls at Toa Payoh Lor 1 that serve up Fried Hokkien Mee. Some may just...
Duckland – Singapore’s 1st Roast Duck & Duck Delicacies Specialty Restaurant, At Novena United Square
During the recent years, we have seen quite a number of “London Duck” and Roast Duck specialty restaurants opening up in Singapore. What makes Duckland different is its offering of BOTH Roast Irish Duck, and other Asian and Western duck delicacies in a casual setting. Therefore, you get culinary...
Ah Hock Fried Hokkien Mee – Said To Be The Best Hokkien Mee At Chomp Chomp Food Centre, With Michelin Plate
Talk about the best Hokkien Mee in Singapore, and Chomp Chomp Food Centre comes to mind. Ah Hock Fried Hokkien Mee 亚福炒福建虾面 is considered the champ among many regulars in Serangoon; while there are also supporters for Chia Keng Fried Hokkien Mee (Stall #11 at Chomp Chomp) or Xiao...
Wild Wood Cafe – Under-The-Radar Brunch Café With Crispy Chicken Waffles At… Yishun
There has been cafés opening in the North, or more specifically in the Yishun region (Nothing against the Yishun people.) I guess the opening of this café means more brunch options for people up North. Wild Wood is a simple, bistro-styled café tucked away in level 1 of Wisteria...
Balestier Road Hoover Rojak – That Famous Whampoa Rojak With Century Egg, With Michelin Bib Gourmand
Funny how we often use the word ”Rojak” in our colloquial language, yet the dish has somehow gone under-the-radar in the recent few years. For foreign friends who are wondering what exactly is Rojak… in Malay, it means “eclectic mix”. It is a uniquely Singapore experience to try –...
Heng 興 – Carrot Cake And Oyster Omelette With Michelin Bib Gourmand, At Newton Food Centre
Thanks to “Crazy Rich Asians”, the popularity of Newton Food Centre among tourists seems to have increased, being visibly more crowded when I visited on a weekday night. Newton Food Centre somehow has the reputation of being a touristy place, and not so much a hot-favourite for the locals....
1st Mala Xiang Guo Burger 麻辣香锅汉堡 In Singapore, And It’s Red & Spicy. At GRUB Bishan
This is the 1st Mala Xiang Guo Burger 麻辣香锅汉堡 in Singapore. Okay, because I am involved in the creation of it, I shall keep the “self-praise” to a minimum and leave it to you to do the tasting and provide the verdict. How did this all come about? So...
Chef Kang’s Noodle House – Michelin Starred Chef Sells Wanton Noodles At Toa Payoh, And I Waited 2 Hours For A Bowl
So, I queued 2 HOURS for Wanton Noodles. 120 minutes. You can watch a movie, burn a few hundred calories from jogging, or reach Bangkok from Changi Airport. But this was for Chef Kang’s Wanton Noodles. (Click PLAY for video highlights of Chef Kang’s Noodle House.) I dropped everything...
10 Upper Thomson Cafes To Visit – From Pacamara, Columbus Coffee Co, Les Patisseries To Habitat Coffee
Do you know that Thomson Road is also known as ”Chia Chui Kang” meaning “fresh water stream” Other than the ‘iconic’ Thomson Plaza where parents sent their children to tuition and music classes, the Upper Thomson Road stretch is peppered with eateries from The Roti Prata House, Nam Kee...