Lala Bee Hoon Since they source their seafood from their own farm, lala is definitely something you should get as well. The soup was very creamy, comes with generous amount of bee hoon for medium size. There’s also lots of lala but sadly you could find some empty shells within. $19.90+

Hotplate Spinach Tofu It seems like many people ordering this so decided to give it a try also. I totally like how soft it was and blend together with the spinach, with fried egg at the bottom. $14.90+

Nyonya Assam Steamed Seabass I have always wanted to try their fresh seafood and finally found the chance to visit their outlet in Serangoon. They prepare their seabass in a few way including the nyonya assam style, which add some spicy taste to it. The fish was fresh and soft, with lots of meat. $29.90+

Lunch Set Chirashi Don (S$18.90++) Assorted of freshly imported sashimi served on a Japanese rice bowl Available on Mon to Fri from 12pm to 2pm at @SouthpawBarNSushi Lunch Set comes with freshly prepared miso soup. The rice was quite flavourful and well mixed with seaweed. . Southpaw Bar & Sushi Address 🏠 : 11 Cavan Road, # 01-04 Cavan Suites, Singapore 🇸🇬 209 848 Tel ☎️ : 9101 1941 Open ⏰ : Mon - Fri : 12pm - 2pm, 6pm - 11pm Sat : 6pm - 11pm MRT 🚇 : Lavender (EW11) Note 📝 : seat 💺 12 at counter

Delicious A4 wagyu, grilled to utter perfection! Back here again! I actually did try their Omakase (it’s AMAZING, basically a food journey that builds up the whole way through for a satisfying finish) but… was legitimately too distracted by the food to take photos. Whoops. Anyway, here’s their wagyu bowl ($18.90++) instead, which is every bit as delicious as everything else Southpaw serves. The experience of getting this is great. Sit down at the counter, and you can watch the chef just take out a legit chunk of wagyu that gets carefully flame-grilled to really bring out its flavour. Then the slices are arranged on a bed of fluffy, steaming rice, all topped by a soft egg that just oozes out to coat everything when you poke it. Needless to say it was very, VERY good. I always appreciate their attention to detail; like how the spring onions were soaked in water beforehand to give them a slightly milder flavour that complimented the meat perfectly. This is definitely a real standout dish – just make sure you go earlier in the month because they actually can sell out of it.

Back at my favourite underrated Japanese joint! This time for their straightforwardly delicious sake set meal for $17.90++ A good helping of fresh salmon, some just lightly grilled to bring out the flavour, all set on top of fluffy seasoned rice. Add some ginger, actual grated wasabi and clear mushroom and spring onion soup (a welcome change from the typical miso usually served) and you have yourself a fantastic lunch. Though there’s only 12 seats at a counter, I’d suggest sitting close to the door if possible - you get a better view of the action that way. Today when I went, they were getting a huge salmon delivered and it was actually pretty entertaining to watch it get broken down. Next thing on the list of food I have to try here is the Omakase!

Overrated & Overpriced Rib Eye Steak Ordered Rib Eye Steak with Vigneron butter $43, extra $6 for blue cheese sauce. Visited this place after seeing good reviews. But it came under expectation. First, the steak was medium rare but I could see there is raw meat layer in the middle. Seems the grill timing is not precise. The steak also overtenderised, it has lost its firm texture. The staff told me I can expect a blend of fat in the meat, but turned out didn’t. The taste of the steak is quite bland and their complimentary 4 side sauces didn’t compliment the steak well. Secondly, the free flow fries wasn’t a good quality. I specially ordered blue cheese sauce for fries dipping, but it also didn’t match well. I would expect the fries is hot, crispy and flavourful but it’s not. Seems they fried in bulk way before the order came, it was a bit soggy when served to my table. I even not finished their first serving, because it was not worth the calories. Thirdly, the bread served is cold & hard to chew. Since it has been adapted to room temperature. Some places they make efforts to toast the bread so it served warm on the customer table. Least to say it’s a good place for a date night out and service is quite attentive and pleasant. I personally hope they can relook to their food quality, to justify their price. Total bill for 2 persons without fancy drink $100+

Fantastic Place For Steaks Went there for lunch, not much crowd. Great for people who wants a less crowded place for lunch. the steak was awsome! The doneness was quite on point. Generous servings of salad and fries! Definitely recommend to order the blue cheese as well!

Ile Flottane ($12) Literally means ‘Floating Island’. The meringue came wobbling atop the vanilla bean speckled creme anglaise in a footed dessert bowl. Perfect for an instagram boomerang shot.

Collagen Hotpot w Interesting Sakes ($33/pax) Having eaten beauty in a pot, this is my second time having a collagen hotpot and I must say this is really super good. We ordered original and sukiyaki collagen hotpot. You can see how the thick tofu-like collagen is slowly being cooked into a soup base. The staff would then serve you each with a small tea cup for the first taste of the soup before putting the vegetables and meat into the pot. Other than the main dish, we also ordered nanbai chicken which is super sedaaaap. I mean what can go wrong with this nanbai sauce?! We wanted to order a second servings for this! For drinks, we ordered bijin sake and mio sake. Bijin sake ($12) is a very interesting drink. The staff would pour the cold sake into the shot glass which would overflow into a wooden square bowl. So basically, we are suppose to sip the shot glass, and down the shot glass followed by the square bowl. It’s for good luck! As for Mio sake($16), they would pour it into champagne glasses for us and it tastes great! Like sparkling sake with a sweet fruity taste. All in all, the service provided by the staffs were also great. We would definitely come back again. Price: ~ $30/pax Rating: 10/10

Beauty Collagen Ramen Served in claypot, keeping it hot till the last mouth. Beauty Collagen Ramen is another item that I like to order at Tsukada Nojo. Not sure about other outlet but for Westgate, it is only available on weekdays lunch.

Beauty Pot Beauty Collagen Pot to make you a beauty. This is my favourite collagen soup place to go. Would usually go for their set but since the menu has changed, we decided to go for their a la carte this time. Duo pot with original & tomato collagen broth, original is still my favourite. Things to note, set has complimentary one-time refill of soup and a la carte does not. Would totally order their chicken meatball & chestnut pork again. For sides, chicken nanban & bacon-wrapped rice with cheese are my all time favourite. Swipe to the back to see!

Es chendol tapai 6++ It's exactly the chinese fermented rice. I don't like it at all Overall: passable indonesian food, idk why it's so hyped. Service was very nonchalant and looks abit lost honestly.

Es campur 6++ Red beans, jack fruit, herbal jelly inside. Ice was decent but not much condensed milk It's alright, they allow customisation like less ice and less sweetness which we selected

Nasi goreng istimewa 18.5++ Satay was alright, the soy sauce Fried rice was quite good actually, even tho there's not much wok hei the grains were well separated. Worth a try if you're here, it's not too heavy

For Fresh Seafood in the Northeast Gather the family for a seafood feast at this Punggol restaurant, perhaps after an outing at Coney Island? Warm up with the Lobster Porridge (market price), which features a sweet, flavourful broth, or go straight for Jing Long's popular Salted Egg Crab (market price) — be ready to lick the addictive sauce off your fingers! The steamed or fried fish (from $5/100g depending on your choice of fish) topped with crispy salted turnips is a guaranteed crowd pleaser, as are the Wasabi Prawns ($22). The restaurant also serves fish steamboats (from $28) — perfect on cool days! Avg price: $30 per person

Fried Mee Sua with Seafood ( $12 ) - Drooling over this plate of delectable fried mee sua now! . Smooth, fragrant and non oily! Probably one of the better mee sua you could find in sg! . 30% off Ala Carte Lunch & Dinner from Monday - Friday, valid till 16th Dec 2015 ! Mai Tu Liao !!! . A hosted meal by @punggoljinglong . #punggoljinglong #eatoutsg

Wasabi Prawn [$22]. The next time I'm there, I'm gonna order 1 just for myself. They are located inside punggol settlement. Good to drop by for dinner after cycling or activities there. Oh and they have apple cubes inside too. 2 of my favourite in 1 dish. If you are afraid for that the wasabi is too spicy, worry not cause it's mixed with mayo so it isn't very spicy. Just mild spiciness. 😋 They are running a promotion. 30% off their ala carte menu from Monday - Friday for lunch and dinner.

Great zichar in the area Among the many high end restaurants and bars located around the area, lies this inconspicuous zi char restaurant that was really pretty decent, while being relatively affordable! Their Fish Meat Soup ($20 for medium) is one worth commenting on. The soup itself is light, not multidimensional but still decent. What's good is their fish chunks which were huge and fresh! Many pieces were given as well. Love how meaty and flaky the pieces were! Their Yang Zhou Fried Rice ($15 for medium) came generous and I loved how fluffy the rice was. This has loads of wok hei and charred bits which flavoured the rice well. The Claypot Bringal with Minced Pork ($18 for medium) was also another dish we liked. Loved how the dish had so much umami flavours and that the bringal was really soft! Best paired with rice. Prawn Paste Chicken ($15 for medium) was unexpectedly good. Honestly, the colour of the fry was pale and we didn't expect it to be delicious. However, the outer crust was so crispy, and so full of umami flavours! The chicken was well marinated, as the seasoning penetrated the chicken well. Darn addictive! The Poached Chinese Spinach ($21) is a good vegetable option, as it not only came with salted egg and century egg, it came with flowy poached eggs too 😍 Flavourful but not too salty, this is a good break from all the rich meat dishes. I wouldn't say that the dishes were particularly mind-blowing, but they were definitely comforting. A zi char restaurant I will come back again for!

'Kam Heong' Chicken Kam heong chicken is a Malaysian Chinese dish packed with so many flavours. The sauce creates a very complex flavour of spiciness, sourness, sweetness and brilliantly savouriness in this dish. This is ideal to go along with rice and the chicken is tender, well marinated and chopstick-licking good 》$10/small

Big Prawn Hor Fun This is definitely the star on the entire menu. Hor fun drenched in thick gooey seafood gravy bursting with umami along with hints of spiciness. The big prawns were fresh and the portion was good with the right amount of wok-hei. It's legit good! 👍 》$19/small

Keng Eng Kee Seafood 瓊榮記海鲜 Inexpensive yet generous dish portions with super quick preparation and serving time⚡️Everything on the list is a must order except the vegetables (tasted super normal) and mingzhu roll which failed to live up to its hype as seen in alot of food bloggers’ reviews☹️ The fish maw comes with a substantial amount of real handpicked crab meat!! - 🍽 FUD FOR THE TUMMY • Nonya Inspired Halibut - Small ($18) • Marmite Chicken - Small ($12) • Mingzhu Roll - Small ($12) • Chilli Crab 2pcs ($68) • Lotus Heaven Macadamia - Small ($10) • Fish Maw & Crab Meat Soup - Small ($40) • Moonlight Horfun - Small ($6) • Steamed Mantou 6pc ($7.20) • Rice ($0.80) • Ice Lemon Tea ($2) • Ice Water ($0.50)

KEK Platter Just found out that KEK has another outlet at Pandan Gardens which is definitely less crowded than the Alexandra one. Check out their platter ($32) and sambal kangkong ($10) which are 👍👍! We ordered the salted egg sotong too. If you think the platter is too much, you should definitely try their Mingzhu roll and prawn ball! Total damage for 5 adults including drinks: $66.40. P.S. I saw that they have some fusion burgers like marmite pork burger, prawn paste chicken burger etc. Price looks reasonable too!

Lala Stir Fried Bee Hoon @ KEK Pandan Gardens. This dish is flavourful and has a good wok hei, accompanied with generous portion of plump clams. A well executed dish in my opinion and definitely one of my favourites! ❤️ #burpple #stfoodtrending

Good roast pork but stick to the char siew! Char also serves a good roast pork but unlike the char siew, it's really hard to justify paying so much more when you can get comparable roast pork elsewhere.

Char Siew good! I was really surprised to learn that Char is celebrating its 9th anniversary this year! I mean it didn't seem that long ago when I made the trek down to its OG outlet at Guillermard Road soon after its launch. The char siew was excellent but I did wonder how long it would be able to survive when its kopitiam competitors were able to serve the same dish (albeit less shiok) at a fraction of what they were charging. I am glad to be proven wrong though. I was back a couple of months ago at their new outlet at Jalan Besar. The char siew is still excellent - soft, tender and juicy with a sweet savoury glaze. I do wish though that their char siew had a little crunchier char but that's me nit-picking. At $35 for 200g each of their signature char siew and roast pork, it remains pricey. But I guess it's okay once in a while!

With a revamped menu comes new and innovative dishes, such as the Mala Char Siew that has been marinated with 13 spices, however I would have preferred for it to be spicier and more numbing. The peppery Pig Stomach’s Anxin Chicken Soup is a comforting pot that will be a great bowl before the mains. Other new dishes include the Tornado Butter Egg Prawns and Spicy Sichuan Chicken with Vanilla Ice Cream anyone? The ice cream helps to calm down the spice level while adding a cooling touch to the dish. •••••••••••••••••••• 🍽️ Char Restaurant 📍365 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208994

Claypot Mee Tai Mak This has a similarity to hor fun. Instead, it uses mee tai mak and comes with an raw egg aside from minced meat, prawns and chopped kai lan. Served bubbling in a claypot with savoury sauce and strong wok hei flavour 》$8/Medium

Salted Egg Pork Ribs Why does the colour looked overcooked or the oil used wasn’t clean? I personally prefer it to have slightly moist texture as this was too dry. This came really oily and they served ribs with bones intact, making it unfriendly to my teeth 》$10/Small

For Mee Tai Mak Worth the Wait Its relocation from Toa Payoh to Clementi means Westies are that much closer to this dark brown, glossy claypot of bubbling goodness. The Claypot Mee Tai Mak (from $5) may not be the prettiest of dishes, but it's darn tasty and most comforting on a cool, rainy day. The plump "rat tail" noodles are bathed in the thick and flavourful gravy studded with chopped vegetables, minced meat, prawns and a cracked egg. Be sure to add some chilli padi for a kick! As its name suggests, this place also does a mean traditional Fish Head Steamboat (from $23 for a small portion) — the perfect dish to share with your group. Otherwise, other zi char options like the Salted Egg Pork Ribs ($10) and the Boss Bee Hoon (get the small $15 portion to share between two to three) fare well. Pro tip: Call to reserve a table and pre-order dishes so you can dig in the moment you arrive! Avg Price: $15 per person Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Felicia Sim