Fifth Ave. Bagel This is probably my disappointing brunch this morning, comes with smoked salmon, aïoli, cream cheese and mixed greens. Their bagel was so hard that I give up hard way, I couldn’t enjoy it at all. It took so much effort just to bite them. $20++

Overeasy for a Friday Chill Team dinner here was lit, with overeasy's burgers, happy hours, and... beer pong tables!! 👐 had a lot of fun. It was also easy booking with them for a large group. Ambience ☑, yummy truffle burger ☑ lots of fun ☑ ($28 for truffle burger, ~$7 for happy hour)

Hangover Part IV $28 I’m seriously having a hangover after this meal! Thick and juicy wagyu beef patty, generous ham, perfect sunny side up and yummy caramelized onions. This is like putting all the good stuffs into one burger! The OE fries are nice too. Not too crispy nor soggy. Just what I like. This dish is totally worth the price.

Beef Tsukumen Seiro ($21.80) Soba was ok, it's not soggy and better than average (cafes, non-Japanese soba specialty restaurants) but I've had better. It lacks that nice slurpy smooth bite. The soup was a bit too strong/sweet. For ingredients there are: 1 bunch of enoki, napa cabbage, a carrot, some fatty thin slices of beef, an onsen egg. Overall ok but nothing special, I wouldn't queue for this so I don't understand why there's a queue. Portions are quite big, we were all rather full.

Azuki Mochi with Soft Serve In a gentle conclusion, "Azuki Mochi with Soft Serve" graced our senses—a homemade mochi, a dollop of red bean paste, and the comforting presence of green tea soft serve. A sweet ending to our tranquil feast. 🍡🍦

Tempura Seiro The "Tempura Seiro" delicately presented chilled noodles accompanied by prawn and vegetable tempura—a classic embodiment of simplicity. Though the portion seemed modest, the tempura showcased a light batter and a pleasing crispness. 😌🍤

WantonFu The Ngoh Hiang was savoury, fresh off the oil, and clearly home made. Fried wanton all so addictive, so light yet packs a fragrant punch with the well marinated meat. The boiled wanton was there to balance the strong flavours while keeping you hooked on for more. Lastly, the fried pork was on the lean side but the amount of melting fats did not disappoint. Honestly, what’s the hold up to try it?

Signature Wanton Fu Noodle (Small) Everything in this bowl of signature Wanton Mee was quite mediocre in my opinion. Perhaps the S$5.00 bowl must be complete with their red chilli sauce, but for those who did not fancy the spice or heat in their noodles, this item might just be meant as a “eat to live” food more than a “live to eat”.

$6 Roasted Pork Belly I enjoyed this, not too oily nor tough or fatty. Quick yummy!

Braised tau kwa It’s ok… nothing extra ordinary and a little too salty for me.

Dry Bak Kut teh A lot of crowd here but we think it’s just ok. That as tasty as it looks but price is not bad.

Fantastic Herbal Style BKT Had both the Dry and Soul BKT and both really impressed - BKT herbal soup was delightful and comforting, with a right balance of flavours. The dry sauce was intensely savoury with robust sweetness and a tinge of spiciness.

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😆

Cajun Chicken Bowl ($12.90) Chicken wasn’t too bad either but I prefer their salmon and unagi over this.

Mentaiko Salmon Bowl ($15.90) Found another fav shop on burrple 1-1 Salmon wasn’t over cooked and it retained its juice inside. Rice was healthy brown rice !! Only wish was if there were more of that sauce.

Unagi Don Unagi don ($15.90), served with steamed brown rice, consists grilled eel fillets that are glazed with a sweetened soy-based sauce and caramelized

decent sandos aesthetic cafe vibes but the sandos were quite small, would be good for a tea break pit stop. tried the losing nemo (salmon) sando but the amount of salmon given was quite little so would advice getting the others instead.

· 🥑 Exotic Taste of Avocado Toast 。... ~ · Avocado Toast - $17 · Generous portion of avocado on sourdough, and house guacamole with onsen egg by the side. Topped with dukkah, seeds, wild mushrooms and grana padano cheese. The slices of picked pear gave the exotic flavours to this avocado toast. I prefer the lemon version instead of picked pear · Grids Coffee @gridscoffeebar

Expensive & Small Ordered the pork katsu and salmon nemo(?) sandwiches, and they are very very expensive for the original price of around $18 each, and even with the burpple deal it still wasn’t worth it. The pork katsu was almost impossible to chew as it was really tough, and the salmon was very average. One positive is that there is a really nice ambience and people can go there to do their work and enjoy some coffee. Not recommended for the food, will definitely not be coming back Rating: 2/5 🌟

Very sad that A Summer in Paris has seen closed down. With Citrus Shortbread as the base, and jasmine tea sponge encasing the raspberry and grapefruit compote and finally with a layer of jasmine tea mousse and lychee cremeux that gives the dessert this pastel pink outlook. Tourbillion Fruit’ The has a fruity taste and tartness. Hoping they return again!

| 🍰 The Refreshing Summer 。... ~ · Tourbillon Fruit The - $9.30 · Citrus shortbread, jasmine tea sponge, raspberry and grapefruit compote, jasmine tea mousse & lychee cremeux. Sounds like a mix of complex items but it’s an orchestral in the mouth. Sweet & sour in taste, refreshing dessert after any meal. Gonna miss their desserts now that it’s gone · A Summer In Paris @asummerinparis_singapore

Pompom ($9.30) Yet another best seller is the Pompom, which, like the tourbillon fruit'the, leans more towards the exotic and tart flavour profile. The green apple cream and jelly added a kick of sourness to the cake. The jelly was perhaps a tad too sour for my liking, and reminded me of canned/preserved fruits, hence i wasn't really a fan of it 😅 However, i reckon that this would make for a great dessert after a heavier meal as its rather light and refreshing in my opinion!

Kway Chap (SGD $6) @ Garden Street Kway Chap (Blanco Court Kway Chap). The 3rd-generation owner Jason Koh continues the tradition started by his grandfather in the 1940s, taking over from his father Koh Ah Soon in 2005 and giving up his career as a pilot. . Their stock is prepared with 15 herbs and spices, including light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, galangal, cinnamon, and blue ginger, stewed for over 2 hours. The pig offals are also painstakingly cleaned with water, salt, and white vinegar, resulting in a pleasant meal. . Each piece is clean-tasting and meticulously cut, tender and lean but not dry, carrying the herbal earthy salty savoury sweet flavours of the stock. This included the small intestines, large intestines, braised pork belly, braised pig's skin, and braised pig's stomach. . Accompanied by bouncy braised chicken egg with eggy salty sweet flavour, springy fish cake fried in pork lard with meaty savoury sweet flavour, and spongy dried tofu puffs with salty herbal earthy sweet flavour. . The wide flat kway teow / rice noodles are smooth and silky, gently picking up the warm soup / broth with its herbal salty savoury grainy sweet flavour. Lighter on the palate than elsewhere. . . . Kway Chap Garden Street Kway Chap (Blanco Court Kway Chap) @ Serangoon Garden Market & Food Centre, 49A Serangoon Garden Way #01-21 . More details: https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/05/best-of-singapore-hawkers-kway-chap.html

Kway chap My favourite kway chap. Tried many stalls. This is the best. The kway was smooth and soft. The soup was soothing and light. The meat and organ meats were tender and delicious. No porky or gamey taste. Very well prepared and cleaned. Expect long queue and waiting time. The meat and organ meats were cut and served only when ordered. It’s worth the wait. No regrets. Definitely will eat again.

Clean and subtle kway chap Kway Chap is kinda a dying trade because it takes a lot of time to clean the pork cuts and offals to rid it of the gamey taste. That's what separates the good from the average as most stalls use a very heavy and salty braising sauce to mask the gamey taste. Garden Street's braising sauce is light and easy on the palate. Yet, there is only a very subtle hint of gameyness in their pork cuts and offals. I love how their pork cuts and offals are tender, spring and bouncy. I mean, just see how their pork skin is so translucent and yet QQ. If kway Chap often puts you off because of the gamey taste, you should check Garden Street out and be prepared to be blown away by the different textures and mouthfeel of the various pork cuts and offals.

Abacus seeds 算盘子 I like that they use more yam and less flour so that it is not as starchy with more earthy flavours. The abacus seeds were accompanied by fried shallots, dried shrimps and mushrooms which were fragrant and goes well with the soft and chewy texture 》$2.50

Ang Ku Kueh Back here again for their ang ku kueh that needs no introduction. Always love the soft and chewy mochi texture skin with generous portions of fillings. Flavours that I chose this round are salted bean, red bean, peanut, green tea, yam and black sesame 》$1.30 Each

Special Ang Ku Kueh Came here because my friend is an Ang Ku Kueh lover. Each cost $1.30 per Ang Ku Kueh. I like some of their unique flavour such as coconut. However, my friend who is an Ang Ku Kueh lover said the skin is thick and chewy which is not her type.