A new healthy salad bowl place has opened at the basement of Tanjong Pagar Centre! There are so many of these âbuild your ownâ salad bowl places in Singapore, but few have the ideal combination of taste, value, quality and health (some of these bowls can be really oily/salty). Kipos Gourmet fulfils all this criteria!
My bowl cost $13 and consisted of:
Base: Brown rice & soba noodles
Protein: Norwegian salmon sashimi (+$3)
Greens: Coriander, edamame, broccoli, radish & spinach
Dressing: Truffle shoyu (which really does taste truffly!)
Crunch: Crispy shallots, hemp seeds & nori
Lux it up: Guacamole
The portion was very decent with ample amounts of fresh salmon. Definitely gives the nearby Daily Cut a run for its money ;)
Great to stumble upon this Penang stall in a hidden coffeeshop in Tanjong Pagar Plaza (to get here, take the steps next to POSB to the 2nd floor)!
Decided to get the Assam Laksa, which you donât see around often in Singapore. For $5.50, it was quite a generous portion of what tasted like homemade noodles in a perfectly tangy broth, balanced by the sweetness of pineapples and topped with sardines.
Yes, poke bowl places are everywhere in Singapore now, but I recommend you donât overlook this one!
Located in a bright space on the 5th floor of Orchard Central, Poke Lulu distinguishes itself from other poke spots by offering unlimited kimchi, purple cabbage, Japanese pickled ginger and more at the self-service counter. Thereâs also a wide selection of dressings you can add to your bowl.
I got the Medium bowl ($15.90) with 150g (2 scoops) of Original and Wasabi Mayo Salmon on brown rice. The bowl comes with salad leaves, and you can pick 4 toppings plus a premium topping, making it a rather hearty bowl!
If you ever find yourself in the Kaki Bukit industrial area, youâll be surprised to know that thereâs a vegetarian restaurant there!
This is the Ipoh hor fun which comes at the special price of $4.50 during lunch hours. I added egg for 50 cents. The warm soymilk ($2.60) was comforting and I was glad that it came without any sugar.
There are lots of local dishes including nasi lemak which I was also tempted to try. Maybe next time?
Had a lovely lunch here - every course was creative and delicious.
This was the Pregnant Womenâs Rice, named this way because it contains ingredients that pregnant ladies crave! From what I remember, it contains Kalamata olives, pickled vegetables and dried shrimps.
This restaurant definitely made me rethink Chinese food. Their menu changes constantly which demonstrates how innovative they are. Highly recommended!
Nice little cafe near Beo Crescent Market. I got the Grilled Salmon Rice ($13.80) which comes with sautéed mushrooms and a soft boiled egg, topped with Japanese sesame sauce. Simple and good!
Since the last time I came here, the cafe has been renovated and now has a large selection of gelato! Iâll be back to try it for sure.
Stumbled upon this min chiang kueh stall at Yishun Park Hawker Centre and ordered the Green Tea Pancake with Peanut filling ($1.20). Unlike other min chiang kueh Iâve had, which tend to be thinner and crispier, this one had a thicker and softer texture, almost chewy. The peanut was just the right balance between crispy and creamy. Couldnât really taste any green tea in the pancake skin though.
The other choices of fillings are Red Bean and Coconut, and Original or Charcoal pancake skin. They also have round pancakes with various fillings.
I recommend getting a few in one go because when I went back to buy more peanut pancakes, they had already sold out :(
There are tons of drink shops in Northpoint City (bubble teas, fruit teas etc) but I went for Fruiturday as the Mango Sticky Rice Smoothie ($6.90) caught my eye. It has a natural sweetness from the fresh mangoes (I double checked that there was no added sugar) and the interesting part of the drink was the bits of sticky rice!
I later read that this is a chain from Thailand and it just recently opened. A great option if youâre looking for a healthier alternative to bubble teas and other sweet drinks.
Nasi lemak fans, look no further! This self-service eatery allows you to create your own nasi lemak ingredients from a delectable spread of the usual suspects (fried chicken wing, fried fish, ikan billis etc) and other âpremiumâ items like curry dishes. What you pay depends on the items that you pick.
I chose the ikan kuning, otah, omelette and sayur lodeh to go with the rice, which was softer than usual (in a good way) as it is steamed instead of boiled. The texture was really yummy and addictive. With my iced tea, the total bill was only $7!
Oh, and did I mention that the rice and sambal are free flow?
$35 seems a bit overboard for a plate of pasta but I can assure you, itâs well worth it. The pasta was perfectly al dente, accompanied by delicious grilled mushrooms and egg confit with a beautiful runny yolk.
The other dishes we ordered were excellent as well, with really creative fusion flavours. Special mention to the Fried Calamari with Yuzu Tartar Sauce ($19) - perfectly crispy and not too spicy. Couldnât stop eating it!
A new udon & tempura place has opened in the basement of Ion!
Just like another of my favourites, Tamoya Udon (Liang Court), you can choose from a variety of tempura to go with your udon.
I went with the Half Boiled Egg Udon with Bonito Soya Sauce (regular size, $7.90), which I ordered cold. The onsen egg went perfectly with the chewy udon! For the tempura, I got the Lotus Root ($1.50) and the Sweet Potato ($1.50). My lunch buddy ordered the Beef Udon in Tomato Soup which looked really good too.
Good quality and decently priced food - go give it a try!
Decided to check out the other branch of dâGood CafĂ© and was happy to see lots of tea options on their menu.
The Oolong Tea Latte ($7) was really nice and I love it when cafés make an effort with latte art for tea! Great place for tea drinkers.
