A very earthy and comforting soup to start our meal, this was a blend of mushrooms—fine enough to create a smooth soup, yet still full of meaty texture. Made with beef broth, this soup comes with a side of garden toast that was just as delicious on its own or dipped into the soup. Definitely try this is you visit. One bowl is just $8!

Office lunch today was pretty much a one-dimensional affair with this lunch box. Slightly gamey tasting pulled pork with rice and some tomatoes. A little too simple and too much like something I could put together at home for my liking. Just plain brown rice, plain tomatoes and a little bit of meat (very different from the images on their website! I remember seeing mixed veges and a scoop of avocado). The average HDB vege rice store would give you more bang for your buck. This left me and others a little hungry despite the fact I'm generally a small eater. And this is more like a rice box than a salad box (unlike what their website says they provide).

One chilled night it was.
Couldn't resist trying this after seeing a few good reviews. The spice level is tolerable and the tom yum consommé is more towards sweet than sour I find. Overall a nice cold noodle dish to have with loads of crab meat.
I just noticed the menu says you can have this with or without coconut milk. Wish the waiter had asked cos I definitely would've liked to try it with coconut milk. The only thing that would hold me back from trying this again is the price at $20 for this. But I'm still looking forward to going back and trying some other dishes and cocktails.
— Little Bastard —
115 King George's Ave, Singapore 208561
(inside Refinery and up some dizzying spiral stairs)
#LittleBastardSG

18-hour slow cooked Aburi Pork Belly… on some days it's good. But it's not the highlight of my visits to Wanton. The $1 noodles, free-flow soup and Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings keep me going back.
#WantonSG

Super delicious steamed live bamboo clams with minced garlic. Nicer than the usual bamboo clams, more tender, and without all the other fuss like noodles and coriander etc that restaurants usually present this with.
— Lei Garden —
30 Victoria Street, #01-24, Chijmes, Singapore 187996
#LeiGardenSG

Sometimes I wish CNY would never end so I could have Yu Sheng all the time. 😅
This version was served with salmon, tuna and swordfish sashimi with crunchy bits of seaweed then drizzled with fragrant truffle oil and goma (sesame) sauce. 😋
— Kinki —
70 Collyer Quay, #02-02 Customs House, Singapore 049323
// hosted tasting // #KinkiBar

Enjoyed the fried chicken wings the most out of this lot, warm and well coated in salty goodness. The BBQ pork chee cheong fun had a gamey taste, not to my liking. The siew mai were seriously puny—we ordered the basic siew mai though, so maybe opt for the king prawn version if you visit so they might come in larger serving sizes.
#126DimSum

Definitely not for the faint at heart, and if you can actually bear the overwhelming constant noise pollution within the restaurant and can put up with listening to your neighbouring table discuss their work and love lives because the restaurant decided personal space was not a priority in design… then this $49.90++ (seasonal price) “Premium Chirashi Don” is for you. The sashimi definitely outweighs the rice in quantity with thick slices of salmon, tuna, swordfish, yellowtail, scallop, salmon belly, salmon roe, tamago, prawn, uni, and one seasonal fish.
There’s so much sashimi, even my hungry sashimi-craving foodie comrade couldn’t finish this bowl!
I can’t deny that this restaurant serves up wicked sashimi dishes, but I didn’t like that the sashimi was served in super thick slices… and the noise… oh the noise pollution of what sounded like a million people talking echoing in my head. When I walked into the restaurant I immediately asked to be moved as we were at a cramp little table with people chatting on both sides with less than 20cm between us… enough to be the equivalent of claustrophobia for me. Kudos to the restaurant who changed our seats so that only one side had annoying chatty people. Service is great… ambience is… not my cup of tea. People don’t even sit so close on a communal table! I would prefer it if they stuck cubicle partitions between the tables even if it were cramp, I wouldn’t have to listen to others’ conversations and could enjoy savouring my food in peace. There’s a reason they say silence is golden.
— The Sushi Bar —
391B Orchard Road, #05-34/35, Ngee Ann City, Singapore 238874
#TheSushiBarSG

One of my all time favourite dishes (because of the broccoli and mushrooms 😋), this is Braised Sea Cucumber with Pomelo Pith & Broccoli. This CNY Joyden Treasures has incorporated pomelo into their dishes for an interesting twist and it symbolises abundance and good fortune—perfect for the Lunar New Year! The pomelo pith doesn't have any flavour, so it soaks up the sauce and is soft in texture.
— Joyden Treasures —
5 Stadium Walk, #02-42, Leisure Park Kallang, Singapore 397693
#JoydenTreasures

No better way to enjoy CNY than with my favourite festive dish… This is Full of Luck Club's rendition with Crispy Fish Skin, Salmon Yu Sheng and Yuzu Dressing. $48 Dine-in or takeaway. A more citrus flavoured, light Yu Sheng so that you have space for other delicious dishes.
— Full of Luck Club —
243 Holland Ave, Singapore 278977
#FullOfLuckClub

A definite must try at Lei Garden is this sweet and sour pork with a twist. A super tender mini slab of braised pork belly sitting in sweet and sour sauce—it's so tender it tears apart easily even with a soup spoon. Only gripe is that I wish I had more than one serving of this. 😅
— Lei Garden —
30 Victoria Street, #01-24, Chijmes, Singapore 187996
#LeiGardenSG

An attempt at fusion Yusheng gone wrong. The ease of picking at and eating Yusheng shreds of vegetables have been taken away and replaced with large lettuce and spinach leaves with slices of bell peppers too. The one dish I usually look forward to during CNY feasts didn't live up to expectations. The only parts I enjoyed were the spring roll skin crisps (replaces the usual Yusheng crackers) tobiko and sauce which had a tangy citrus note and not super sweet so we kept adding more to the dish. This dish also included sliced purple cabbage and ikura which I feel didn't add much to the dish. If you're looking for a nice traditional Yusheng, this is not for you. But if you want a salad with the addition of salmon sashimi and tangy-sweet sauce… you should enjoy this.