Braised Pork Rice Found this homely and affordable Taiwanese cuisine at the basement of Paya Lebar Square. Their braised pork rice packed with generous braised pork, veggie and half egg. Not really a big portion for me, but suitable for people who don’t want to eat too much. Top up $1 and you can get a cup of drink suck as the wintermelon.

Taiwanese food has always been associated with homely and comforting flavours. At 5 Little Bears, a humble eatery nestled in the basement of Paya Lebar Square, you can get classic Taiwanese dishes such as lu rou fan, beef noodles and all the golden brown crispy snacks such as chicken chop, mushrooms and sweet potato fries. Definitely a hidden gem that serves authentic, non pretentious food. •••••••••••••••••••• 🍽️ 5 Little Bears 📍 60 Paya Lebar Road, Paya Lebar Square, Unit B1-09, Singapore 409051

Quick and cheap meal Lurou Fan ($5) and Pork Cutlet Bento ($7.50). Homely and tasted good, I'll return whenever I'm craving simple Taiwanese fare. Tried their Fried Mushrooms too but didn't like them.

Authentic pho, reasonable prices Fabulous homely food with authentic broth and pho with no additives and MSG. Our go to place with my wife and friends. A taste of Vietnam in Singapore. The owners are extremely friendly and attentive. Reasonably priced and a hidden gem. Chicken pho is a home favourite, Fried dough sticks and banh mi is a must try too.

Beef Pho & Chicken Glass Noodles Satisfying bowl of noodle soup during a rainy day, affordable too 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Pho Recommended By Vietnamese friend! It’s a place for comfort food if you crave for pho. Order the spring rolls as side too!

Unique Buffet Nice comfort food, colourful selection, 100% vegan which they rotate daily; attentive friendly service & homestyle cosy interior. Happy venue for gatherings too. Highly recommended!

Year End Wishlist Completed!! (Charity Concept) We have Annalakshmi in our wishlist for a very long time as we love their charitable concept “Eat as you want, pay as you wish” PLUS we are vegetarian & vegan food fans!! 😍🍃 . It’s a good day for us yesterday that we can call it a day at 6 pm. When we arrive at 6:15 pm, there are only a few tables as they just open the evening session (there is also a lunch session). All staffs here are volunteer and very friendly who come to check if we want any extra drinks. . Pick up your tray and check an array of food in the food corner. Note that they have theme for each day ie. 🌝 👉 Mon : chaat night 👉 Tue & Thu: Dosa night 👉 Wed: Paal Appam night 👉 Fri: bread night Food: pineapple rasam, jeera pilav, Dhal makhani, yam & potato, vegetable Paneer, radish & carrot, curry leaf rice, ashgourd samber, uppuma . Kugel’s recommend: ** Curry leaf rice (green color) as we enjoy the texture of crunchy bean with rice *** vegetable Paneer (cheeselovers rejoice!). We also got 2 choices for dessert: watermelon or Kesari . Tips 📝 ☝️ For those who are concerned the cleanliness of tray, it is ok for you to bring your tissue to wipe it first as we notice some clients do. ✌️If you are still not full, go for the second round with your old tray. We guage the amount not to have any leftover. 🤙 The food is good quality so be considerate. We paid $15 for each person. We notice if coming in group (>10 persons), they suggest paying $15 (lunch) & $18 (dinner) per person.

A healthy meal and for a good cause. Eat what you want and pay what you wish is their concept here. It’s simple Indian vegetarian fare but the cause behind it is a good one and also the meals here are light and not oily or heavy. Won’t leave you in a food coma afterwards. So glad to be able to introduce a friend to vegetarian food today

Kurobuta with truffle Very unique and delicious. The pork was quite tender and juicy. One of my favorite dish!

High Tea Buffet Relaxing through the day with a dim sum buffet at Swatow, renowned for its Teochew cuisine. The experience had its hits and misses. The braised pork belly stood out for its soft, tender, and fatty goodness. The chili crab meat was scarce, but its sauce paired well with mantou. Duck popiah and shark fin soup added a banquet touch. Mini lotus rice and paper-wrapped chicken are worth trying. The rice roll skin was thick, affecting the mouthfeel, but the sauce was redeeming. The egg tart was a miss, while desserts featured a fruit jelly drink, cakes, and surprisingly sweet macarons. The royal raisin ice cream was a rare find, resembling rum and raisin without the rum. Despite the modest variety, the buffet left us feeling surprisingly full. Overall, it was satisfactory, with excellent service. Pricing: High-Tea Dim Sum Buffet (3pm - 5pm) Weekday/Weekend & PH Adult - $28.80++/$31.80++ Child - $18.80++/$21.80++ . 🚩Swatow Seafood, 181 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, 02-602, Singapore 310181 . . . #mehmehfoodventure #mehlicious #tastisfying #foodie #sgfoodie #sgfoodblogger #foodblogger #foodblog #foodcoma #burpple #burpplesg #sgfood #foodsg #eatmoresg #foodinsing #sgeats #dimsum #alacartebuffet #buffet #dimsumbuffet #freeflow #nodimsumnolife #SwatowSeafood #swatow #hightea #highteabuffet #汕头海鲜 #汕头 #吃不肥

Went to @swatowrestaurant for dimsum. Still one of my fav place to go for dimsum, old style comfort dimsum, nothing fancy but I always like the feel to choose my own dimsum from push cart. Feature their limited dimsum item for this CNY , rabbit bao and siu mai with abalone 📍Swatow Seafood Restaurant. 181 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh #02-602. #shootoniphone

Matcha & Chocolate Bun Take note this is from Donq Boulangerie at the back of Takashimaya, not their Mini One space. It doesn't look like their viral bun so I won't assume it is. But the filling was half matcha cream, half chocolate, and it was good.

Apple Tea Bread , $3 love love love this bread! subtle tea taste with chunky slightly crispy apple bits. one of my better finds at this bakery.

Healthy France ($4.20)🌰🥜 You know we try to eat healthy even when it comes to bread. 😇 Multigrain bread has been a staple occasionallly on our breakfast table. We found this healthy france loaf and just love its natural look from the skin to the bread itself. #Nutlovers will be totally into this loaf: walnut, pumpkin seeds, black and white sesame seed are plenty and all over. Bread texture is chewy abd addictive. P.S. I finish a loaf by myself.☺️

Hidden Western Gem Wanted to eat the claypot hokkien mee but it was closed. Was exploring around to explore this western stall which has a long history. I ordered the crispy chicken ($8.90) and I like it that it is thinly battered and chicken was moist. They also have free tartar sauce for you to take so it is good alternative other than chilli and tomato which is rare in a hawker. Toilet around the toilet was surprising clean too which is a first for a coffeeshop

Fish & Chips Have tried Master Chippy for so many years now. The fish is nicely fried and not too oily but the star of the dish are the fries!

Pacific Dory It's been a few years since I ate this fish & chips institution. I expected okay but the fish was really good! Fresh and plump. Conversely my sides were terrible. The mash tasted like those artificial ones and the rice was stupidly just plain white rice.

BREADDD Top Left: Mochi Mochi Cranberry 8.5/10 $2.20 each Nice nice ! $2.20 and it is quite big too. Definitely worth giving it the title of being the Top5 bestselling bread. Top Right: Mochi Mochi Cheese 9/10 $2.70 each Ooo I love this though my Dad said it tasted plain. The bread was really huge. $2.70 for breakfast + teabreak. Really worth it. The bread itself was also quite addictive imo. Something about it that I cant describe that made the taste of the bread really interesting. Maybe it is the hint of sourness from the cheese. Hmmm Anyhow, this is one I would definitely buy again. I was actually hesitant to grab the mochi mochi cheese as it didn’t look very appetising. Eventually convinced myself that I should give it a try since it was the top5 bestselling bread. Definitely did not disappoint. Also turned out to be the winner of the 3/4 bread I tried! 🎉🎉 Bottom left: Jikasei Matcha Cream Pan 7.5/10 $2.20 each Extremely generous with its matcha filling. Filling also tasted a little eggy. Enjoyed this and it was quite addictive. But oddly, this is not something I would crave for. Probably because it was not very matcha-ish and was rather more egg-ish. Would still recommend to try at least once as I still feel it was rather good actually. Bottom Right: Gokoku Shinchifuku Pan $2.30 each Didn’t get to try this

Matcha langue de chat Visited Gokoku again, but this time at Jurong Point outlet! Making it a point to try out a different bread each time on my visit! This time round, I tried the Matcha Langue De Chat ($2), which is like a coffee bun, but without the butter in the middle! The exterior was covered in sweet crispy matcha cookie crust wih white chocolate chips, and with a fluffy airy bread in the middle! Best to eat it warmed! Tip: They offer 10 cents discount if you do not take their plastic bag! (haha I did not know about this and my reflex action was too slow to read the sign when I already said yes to plastic bag oppsie! To note for my future trips!)

Peanut Shio Butter Pan ($2.20) The shio pan kinda tastes like a croissant, except a non-flaky one. It has a very buttery, almost pastry-like taste to it. The amount of peanut butter inside is ehhhhh. Could be better. Though that could also just be my fat ass talking. I'm used to being spoiled by breads that are stuffed to the brim with filling ok, so the amount of pb in here wasnt all that satisfactory for the price but whateverrr I accept it. The pb is really sweet, probably the sweetest pb I've ever had! It's soft and the peanut taste isn't super strong cuz of the sweetness but it's still soso delicious. This was a super solid bread, definitely doesn't taste healthy cuz of the butteriness and the sweetness but hey, life is all about enjoying what you eat and I enjoyed this so if you're a peanut butter and cow butter lover, give this a try and I'll manifest a well-stuffed shio pan for you 😇 ⭐ Rating: 8.9/10 sugared peanuts 🤑 worth the price: yes 🦖 would I buy again: yes 💍 would I marry: yes

✨L.E. Cafe Confectionery & Pastry✨ The beancurd tart literally just melts in your mouth!! The beancurd filling is so silky-smooth, jigglyyy and soft like tofu Paired with a buttery crumbly crust, it’s #lovee It’s pretty refreshing too especially when eaten out of the fridge;)) That refreshingness makes it dangerously addictive. Honestly, I wouldn’t hesitate to pick this over the normal egg tarts! BEST EATEN COLD! 10/10 would recommend This time I got their old school cakes too. Decorated with colourful creams, different cream patterns & jams of different flavours lying atop a soft and fluffy sponge cake; Nostalgic vibes Featuring 📸 ~ Bean Curd Tarts (8pcs/box) $10 ~ Buttercream Sponge Cakes (5pcs/box) $9.80 I highly recommend to consume on the date of purchase cause the crust will get softer [NOTE: I called in to pre-order in advance before heading down cause the tarts always run out so fasttt]

Box Of Beancurd Tarts ($11) Loving the chilled beancurd filling together with the crumbly texture of the tart. The soya beancurd was soft and silky smooth and held solidly in a buttery tart cup. Personally I feel that the soya bean flavour could be stronger but nonetheless these tarts are delicious and a healthier choice than the usual egg tarts. Definitely best to have them chill.

Beancurd Tart I was really excited to try this because I love beancurd and egg tarts! However, I do not think the two go well together. Individually, the beancurd was soft, silky and smooth. It’s more of a soy pudding consistency rather than a beancurd. It’s not very sweet, so I think it’s a good gift for your ahgong/ahma! But personally, I would have preferred it to be a little sweeter. The crust is very thick and crumbly, with a slight buttery taste. The price is very reasonable, the tarts are sold at $10 for a box of 8.

Arnold Fried Chicken Food: 8/10 You’ll always get a finger licking chicken from Arnold’s. You’ll get reminded of the coffee shop spring chicken but elevated. Pro tip, get the half/whole spring chicken instead of the piece meal. More bank for your buck

Arnold’s Fried Chicken Finally tried Arnold’s after seeing many of my friends rave and swear by it. And I finally understand why!! The chicken was so juicy and tender, and the skin was the perfect kind of crispy without being overly oily. I didn’t expect much from their buns but I reallllly enjoyed it!! It was very soft and savoury, I think it was fried? Gives me mantou vibes and I looove my mantous😋 Thick-cut fries are not my thing but I enjoyed it as well! Oh and the portion of the coleslaw....😍😍 I’m not sure if thats their usual size or I upgraded it, but it was super refreshing and goes well with the fried chicken👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

For Singapore's OG Chicken Chain Yes, this is fast food, but we think it's one of the best in the city. You won't find a spicy version, only good ol' succulent chicken, available as a two-piece set or a whole Spring Chicken (from $7.90). Burppler Anne W describes it best: "The chicken is fried to perfection, its meat succulent underneath a crisp of skin. The amount of oil is just enough to not give me a layer of lip gloss." Photo by Burppler M *

Crispy chicken better than KFC Definitely better than KFC and if you need to get your fried chicken fix. This is definitely my choice the chicken is crispy and juicy. The spicy version is lovely and it is preferred. My only issue is that the pieces are too small 😅

Another Fried Chicken There is always long queue in front of the outlet. Waited for 20mins for my take away. Was expecting good fried chicken after such long wait, but it turned out to be a little disappointing. It was good, but not as expected. Some advice, the spicy chicken is so much spicier than you thought

2-pcs Spicy Joy Chicken Back to Jollibee - even at 4pm, this place was packed! The chicken parts were fresh, hot and crispy. Each piece was marinated well with spices, allowing you to taste the heat from each bite.