Daebak
⭐️ 4/5 ⭐️
🍴Unassuming spot for affordable and hearty Korean food.

𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 ($13.70) - Comforting soup that was light on the palette with depth of beef flavour. Enjoyed the sweet juicy radish and slurpworthy glass noodles. Only gripe was the hot temperature that made the beef was on the tougher side.

𝐁𝐁𝐐 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 ($12.70) - Rich and well-marinated succulent meat with mix of crunchy vegetables and sweet onions.

One can get a special promotional drink at only 90c during lunch hours;

📍@daebak.singapore, 3 outlets at Margaret Drive, Tai Seng, and Wilkie Road

𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 ($15.90) - Silky scrambled eggs atop QQ pearl rice with pork patty and a rich teriyaki like sauce.

Taiwanese cafe introduces 3 Eggsquisite Specials until end October. 🥚🥚🥚

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 & 𝐄𝐠𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞 ($16.90) - Fluffy and light souffle topped with crispy bacon, oozy sunny side up, velvety hollandaise sauce, and drizzle of honey. Interesting and enjoyable mix of sweet and savory flavours.

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐛 ($9) - Creamy hummus with minced lamb that goes well with the soft pita.

𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐚 ($4) - Crispy addictive bites filled with minced lamb.

𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐚𝐳 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 ($6) - Refreshing salad with greens, tomato, and crispy cracker tossed in a tangy sesame sauce. Balanced out the richer meats and dishes.

📍@alpaznasiarab, B1-20, Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Rd, Singapore

𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 ($13) - An entire shank with fork-tender meat. Was never a fan of lamb because of the gaminess but this is was free of the funky flavour and enjoyable, especially when paired with the aromatic and fluffy basmati rice. Also enhanced by homemade sauces of Mushakkal gravy and lamb soup. They also have a 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 option ($8) that impressed with succulent and well-marinated meat.
📍@alpaznasiarab, B1-20, Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Rd, Singapore

𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚 ($32) - Neapolitan style pizza with airy and crisp crust. Enjoyed the savory mix of goat cheese with sweet pumpkin cream, and crispy bits of cured pork cheek balanced by leafy vegetables.

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 ($28) - Stuffed and well-balanced pizza pocket with stringy mozarella, prosciutto, pork sausage, juicy mushrooms, and tomatoes.

𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧 ($14.80) - Distinct wok hei aroma and QQ noodles mixed with creamy sousvide egg. The crunchy beansprouts, spring onion, and scallion helped provide a refreshing balance. Beef option is $3 more and not sure if it’s worth the top up; we enjoyed our decently tender chicken option.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐚 ($21.80) - Laksa broth was flavourful with good mix of spices, albeit a tad oily. While the chicken cutlet was tender and nicely battered, they got soggy quickly and would have preferred for them to be separate. The onsen egg was a nice touch but got subsumed by the richer laksa.

- 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐣𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐲𝐞𝐨𝐧 ($16.90 alacarte) - Classic twist on the usual savory noodles with generous topping of crisp sweet potato shavings. Added a nice textural contrast and sweetness; def worth a try once but personally prefer the classic slurpworthy rendition.

𝟕-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 & 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐤 ($33.90) - Eye-catching Tangsuyuk with fresh greens, paired with 4 homemade sauces of differing sweet, sour, spicy nature. Pork pieces were addictive with crispy light batter and tender meat.

𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 (3.5⭐️; $18.90) - One for the sweet tooth with caramelised brown sugar brioche paired with caramelised banana, candied pecans, vanilla bean ice cream, and salted caramel. Personally wished for some toning down of sweetness.