Barely in business for half a month but Curious Palette has been making waves. The café's exterior seems pretty obscure - only a chalkboard with "Curious Palette" in faint handwriting. The interior though, is a Hipstagrammer's paradise. We'll leave it to you to explore it for yourselves.
Probably the prettiest hotcakes you've ever seen, Berry Ricotta Hotcake. It has a generous serving of strawberries, blueberries, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. It comes with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream (the real stuff, not the nofrills nonsense). We wish it was a bigger scoop though because this hotcake is huge! It's definitely best shared and you should order it earlier in your meal service as it does take some time to prepare.
We'll definitely be back to try their lunch and dinner items and of course, coffee! Closed on Tuesdays.
The humble Hainanese chicken rice ($4). We find it difficult to decide which establishment has the best chicken rice but at least we know what's good.
Chin Chin's chicken is tender and not too oily. Together with the chili sauce, each bite makes us nod our heads subconsciously.
We saw the chef prepare a large brood of chickens for lunch which means the restaurant should be popular!
The Curry Wok is one of the most underrated restaurants in Singapore. This family-owned restaurant serves local cuisine with signatures such as braised pork knuckle, curry fish head, Nonya chap chye, ngoh hiang, Hainanese pork chop, otak otak, rendang and pictured, curry chicken with potatoes ($9). The chicken was oh-so-tender and the curry was thick and fragrant, ideal to have with rice. What we love about the food is that it's good and it has the home cooked feel. Definitely a place to try when one comes back from a long stint overseas.
The Gold Standard ($18) - a beautiful burger with an amalgamation of wonderful ingredients. A juicy beef patty, streaky bacon, melted cheddar cheese, garlic and chive aioli, fresh arugula leaves all in between a beautiful toasted brioche bun.
The burger is a joy to eat as the patty is nicely seared and cooked through while the aioli makes each bite, a yummy one. The burger also comes with a good portion of fries (+$1 for truffle fries). The establishment is quaint and service, though great, can be slow during peak hours. We will definitely be back to try out their brunch menu and coffees.
Not the prettiest dish but one of the tastiest. The white lor mee ($5/8) was packed with flavor and lots of ingredients such as prawns, yam and clams. We would recommend this as well as the fluffy oyster omelette and their fried bee hoon.
Ming Chung Restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants serving Henghua cuisine. The restaurant can get crowded and hectic in the evenings and don't expect great service from them. However, the food overall is good.
Super shiok mee soto ayam for only $3.50. We loved everything from the springy yellow noodles to the thick broth. It was such a heartwarming meal. Also in the dish were begedil and tender shredded chicken.
Stumbled into this wonderful cafe amidst the scorching heat in the east. We had a iced latte to quench our thirst and also a sweet delectable sticky fig pudding ($4.50). Coast and Company is a duo concept store: a bike shop and coffee shop. They have a small range of desserts go with their fresh coffee and pressed juices. Also, for those who are hungrier, they have a savory menu.
We had a craving for Hainanese curry pork chop rice so we went to a lil' indoor food court at The Grandstand at Turf Club Rd to have that dish ($4). With very few stalls, they serve good traditional hawker fare for decent prices such as our favorites: carrot cake, chicken rice and mee pok.
The pork chop was thick but not overpowered with fried batter. The curry was really tasty that just made us wanna keep eating more.
Simple supper - nasi goreng kampung special ($6.80+). The fragrance and spiciness of the fried rice makes this dish so sedap. I recommended the kampung special over all nasi gorengs.
We love having breakfast at hawker centers and we love having noodles. The fishball minced meat noodle ($3/4) from Adam Fishball Noodle is no exception.
The stringy mee kia noodles have a nice bite to it and the fishballs and fish cake have a bouncy texture.
Adam Fishball Noodle | Adam Food Centre, Stall 25, 2 Adam Rd, Singapore 289876
We were surprised to see so many people having steamboat for lunch on a Thursday afternoon. It shows how good and popular the restaurant.
We had the boneless bardan sliced fish steamboat (from $30-60 depending on the size of the pot), and it was so good. There was a generous amount of fish slices, yam and vegetables. The fragrant soup is also refillable.
We'd also recommend their prawn paste chicken!
After Longhouse's closure last year, Boon Pisang Goreng has since relocated to Balestier Market.
It's been one of our favourite food haunts for fried goodies such as its popular goreng pisang, curry puffs, fried tapioca, sweet potatoes and many more. The goodies are priced from 70 cents.
The bananas were just ripe and the fried batter was light and crisp. It's hard to find stalls that are dedicated to fried food fare like this.
Boon Pisang Goreng (Longhouse) | Balestier Market, 411 Balestier Road, Stall 18, Singapore 329806
