I am always very fascinated and intrigued by such stalls which specialise on only a single dish and perfected it in the process. Shaik Muhammad Dham Biryani has recently opened in my hood as as the name suggests, they sell the Indian Muslim kind of briyani and the menu only has two options, mutton or chicken. I got the chicken option ($6) and it comes with an ayam masak merah, chicken in spicy tomato sauce, with a bed of basmati rice, pickled achar and a bowl of dhal. Hearty portions and flavour packed that will hit you with a food coma very quickly. ••••••••••••••••••• ✨ Shaik Muhammad Dham Biryani 📍 929 Tampines Street 91, NamWah Coffeeshop, Singapore 520929 🍴 [Self Funded]

Chicken briyani (owner only charged me 4nett cos it was the end of the day) While the chicken was dry, it was full of flavour and the gravy it was cooked in was delicious, noticeably different from the usual. Extremely savoury, slightly sweet but not too spicy, it complemented the chicken really well. Rice was extremely fluffy while the curry had a full body from the chickpeas, and it was more tangy than savoury. While it may appear mild at first, there's this heat which burns the back of your throat. Definitely the best briyani I've had by far if only the chicken was remotely tender. Hopefully it's because it's the end of the day and it tastes much better when it's freshly cooked. Do note that their closing time vary wildly from 1pm to 4pm depending on the business. For me when I arrived at 3pm there were only 2 packets left and he was preparing to close. P.S. the portion is huge tho, good enough for 2

For Possibly the Best Biryani in Tampines Recommended by a Grab driver to Tastemaker Zul Latiff, the Nasi Biryani Ayam ($5.50) at Tampines Street 11 is, according to Zul, "a full-bodied biryani that eclipses virtually other renditions that I've had, maybe with an exception of one or two". It is also possibly the best biryani in Tampines in his books. This Halal chicken biryani ticks all the right boxes — the long-grained basmati rice and curry are both really fragrant and deliciously seasoned, and then there's the chicken, which is redolent with spices from the rice and is what Zul describes to be "tender to a fault". We're sold. Avg Price: $5 per person Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Zul Latiff

Curry Everything Crispy fries with curry chicken chop. Too bad they are no longer open for walk in diners.

Chicken Chop With Curry Such a simple idea but nowhere to be found. I wish TTK return.

Crispy Pork Belly Curry Noodle I loved the concept by these young folks before it converted into a delivery-only business. That bowl was huge. I wish they return.

I Grew A Beard I've watched the entire Lord of the rings trilogy and my food hasn't arrived. For real though, i waited an hour for food. Not to mention you pay first, so you can't leave even if you wanted to but doomed to spend an eternity just waiting for that one chef to cook for the entire restaurant. But at least the food is pretty good for the price. Tldr, come if u have time to waste or the restaurant is empty.

Yang Zhou Fried Rice ($3) Fried rice paradise, babaaaay! 😋 Just a simple quick dinner option that never fails to satisfy. This cozy joint in east village serves up great grub at amazing prices! 💵 With good wok hei, flavour and separate grains, this normal looking plate of fried rice impressed. It even came in a portion almost big enough for two to share.

For Zi Char Dishes at Pocket Friendly Prices Dining with a small group of friends? Plan your next catch up at YangZhou Fried Rice Restaurant. Located within East Village (next to WatSub), this cosy Chinese restaurant offers generous portions of zi char dishes at pocket-friendly prices — perfect for sharing! Fill your table with the flavourful Yangzhou Fried Rice ($3) that will easily feed two, crispy Salted Egg Chicken ($6) and Yu Xiang Brinjal ($5) in spicy garlic sauce. You'll walk out stuffed, happy and with barely a dent in your pocket. Avg price: $10 per person Photo by Burppler Jayson Yeo

TungLok Peking Duck Topped up for Peking duck for the set meal. Nice and we can actually takeaway the remaining meat & bones if we didn’t want to have more dishes. It was served with music and the chef cutting for you.

Mango Sago Ended off the meal with Mango Sago which was pretty standard though I feel that there can be more sago thrown in.

Wok Hei 💯 The Braised Rice Vermicelli w Seafood was packed with wok hei! I had a jolly good time savouring the soup though I thought the vermicelli could be softer.

Cheap Char Siew Rice Pretty value for money ($3). Generous portion of tender char siew too!

Half Soya Sauce Chicken ($7.50) With Roasted Pork ($5) The soya sauce chicken was really tender with the roasted pork having the orgasmic crunch to it. Both meats would have perrrrfect, if not for the pitifully small pieces the roasted pork was chopped up into:( Just a suggestion, ask for a drizzle of the soya sauce and sesame oil instead:) #BurppleMajulahMakan

Best CHICKEN RICE Always love coming here for a packet of Soya Sauce Chicken rice! Its only $2.50 and super worth it!!! The amount of chicken they give is SOOOO much! And the rice itself is sosososo fragrant😋 Salivating as i comment HAHA 😋 Recommend this place definitely! (But no chicken rice image tdy🙁 cuz i ate it all alr)

Danggui Duck Rice (4.5nett)+Char Siew (2nett) +Roast Pork (2nett) This post begins with a caveat that I ate this at 8pm, so the quality of the meats is expected to drop. With that being said, the danggui duck was really a steal at its price point. Superbly juicy and flavourful, it's a pity some pieces were a little dry. However, I wouldn't doubt that a few hours ago, the skin could very well been crispy. The char siew was also glistening with soft fat, though it wasn't greasy. It has a distinct flavour that I could get used to and I imagine some people would really dig it. The sauce on the rice has a strong fermented soybean sauce presence, making it very savoury to balance out the sweet notes of the char siew and duck. Finally, it's a miracle that the roast pork still maintained that biscuit skin even at this hour. Even though the muscle is slightly dry, the great marbling more than made up for it.

For Shiok Roast Meat Noodles If you like Hong Kong-style roasted meats, give this newish stall at Jin Biao Coffeeshop (Tampines Street 22) a go. Our Tastemakers ordered the Roast Pork, Char Siew and Roast Duck Noodles ($6.80), and were surprised by the quality of the meats, especially the duck! "The roast duck is succulent, smooth and tender; none of that grainy texture that you are going to get here," says Tastemaker Xing Wei Chua. The skin also boasts a lovely crackle. Apart from the duck, both the roast meat and char siew are tasty. The roast pork nails it with crackling crisp skin, while the char siew offers a good mix of fat and char, and a deliciously smoky flavour. The bed of noodles are springy and tossed in a savoury sauce — the perfect canvas for the tasty meats! Pro tip: If you're simply here for the duck, get the Roasted Duck Noodles for just $3.80. Avg Price: $5 per person Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Xing Wei Chua

Three Meats With Noodles ($6.80) This Hong Kong style roasted meat stall in Tampines really caught us by surprise! We tried three of their meats and the choice is easy; come here for the shiok roast duck! 😝 The duck is tender and slightly sweet but man, is that skin on that bird just so good! Theirs retained a slight crackle that's so hard to find at roasted meat stalls. The char siew here is good too, with a good amount of fat and char on it. Definitely a plate of goodness I wouldn't mind returning to. 😋 If you're just looking for a simple plate of roasted duck noodles, it'll just set you back a nifty $3.80.

Lala Double Flavoured Horfun ($16) Interesting dish w 2 types of horfun - the deep fried and the normal kind! Was good, we enjoyed it. Lala was v plump and sweet. I liked the deep-fried horfun soaked in sauce for a bit so that it's not dry, but still retains that crunch. Normal horfun was not bad, had some wokhei! Sauce was starchy but flavourful, had a nice seafoody 鲜甜 flavour from the lala. Veg was fresh and not overcooked! The only other place I've had deep-fried horfun was at enjoy eating house, and both this and enjoy’s versions were good.

Clams Yuan Yang Horfun An interesting dish that very few places make. On top of standard horfun they deep-fry more horfun. This is the smallest size, because I assume any smaller it's not worth the effort. It's really good, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Maybe it's the clams, but the gravy was delicious, so it's even better there's so much of it.

Double Fried Hor Fun Hidden gem in tampines - good quality zichar at decent prices. Check out their white bee hoon, yam ring which is quite thick and solid, interesting double fried hor fun (never eaten this before) and duck crepes! All pretty good dishes for a coffeeshop zi char!

Burpple Beyond 1-1 Came on Friday evening and not too crowded. They upgraded the 1-1 of the popularity founder bakkut teh ($9.80) as the normal one ($7 plus) sold out. Worth for the value of money.

founder bkt & prosperity bkt (burpple beyond) expected the meat to be slightly tough (esp for the prosperity bkt) after reading the reviews, and yes the meat was tough even for someone like me who don't like the fatty kind of ribs. eat the short ribs were not tender :( slightly disappointed. their youtiao is more dense and flour-y as compared to the youtiaos i normally have as well. not really a fan so won't rec

YUMMY BKT My fav BKT place!!! Their soups are v flavourful and comes with free refills! Their veg and youtiao are also not oily, very healthy😆

Lobster Rolls Truly one of the better lobster rolls in SG. Each roll is chockful with lobster and the sauce was delish. However price is really expensive so I guess it's probably a try one time only kind of thing for me

Garlic Butter Lobster Roll ($58++) My favourite part of this ensemble? The garlic cream sauce that the waiter firmly posited is meant for the fries. But it was smooth and thick, aromatic with all the garlic and thyme, i just couldn’t resist moppin it up with the fluffy bread too. The lobster itself was thick and juicy. In that creamy aioli, it proved to be pretty jelak if not for the refreshing lemon wedge squeezed over the roll. Overall a 7/10 though, for the portion size and price point of $68 for this after tax. It’s tasty yes but.. not all too filling and pretty pricey :/

Hand Crafted Mocktail Mr & Mrs Smith 》$14 Kiwi, homemade pandan syrup, apple, guava juice Lychee Crush 》$14 Lychee puree, lime juice, sprite, lychee fruit, sugar syrup

Japanese BBQ buffet Our party of 5 ordered the deluxe buffet. There were some hits and misses to the meats. We enjoyed the succulent and big-sized prawns (not in picture). Weekend lunch buffet at $65 each (all inclusive).

Premium Buffet Went back to Tenkaichi for their premium buffet again and managed to use Burpple Beyond on the very last day they had the deal (they stopped renewing their BB deal). As usual, we enjoyed the buffet even without the drinks and ice cream due to CB phase 2 rules. The wagyu karubi and rosu, Kurobuta karubi, various sashimi and scallops were our favourites!

Great Quality Food The perks of a buffet is that you never leave the restaurant hungry. Perks of bbq, u get to the perfect doneness you want. On the pricey side but worth for the quality of food you are getting!