Quaint little cafe situated in Potong Pasir offering a decent selection of cakes, gelato and coffee. Despite not being in town area, it actually drew quite a crowd and there’s a 1hr seating limit. Both their sponge and cheese cakes are pretty not bad. Their sponge cake is between a dense and fluffy texture, flavors were just nice not too overpowering. Their matcha latte is on the milkier side.

They have quite a decent options available for their ice cream too. Some of the more unique ones includes the white peach oolong and grape yakult.

This place makes a nice haunt for a chillax afternoon tea.

Super late into the game but better late than never 🥲. Nil queue on a weekday night and after 6 years of opening, so long later that they name rebranded to Unagi Tei Japanese Restaurant.

What makes these specialty unagi different from the usual is their quality of unagi, grilling and seasoning. Most of the unagi from other Japanese restaurant are drowned with a brown savoury sauce while theirs retain the original smokey flavour from grilling.

My favorite way of eating it’s actually with a little grounded wasabi and broth. It kind of bring up the sweetness in the dish. Nonetheless all 3 ways of eating is goood!

Everyone probably knows Nobu for their black miso cod, but do you know their desserts are equally amazing?

Melon Shaved Ice with Coconut Cream, Fresh Melon, Coconut Sorbet and Shiso Syrup. It’s a super refreshing dessert with a tinge of sweetness, nuttiness, mintyness and herbaceous. A perfect dessert to end your meal with. It’s like the Japanese take on korean melon bingsu.

& yes, go for their black miso cod and all things under the sea ie sashimi, oyster, squid ink pasta etc. Their sashimi and oyster are all so plump and juicy while their black miso cod unlike any other cod fish, is lightly flavored, the miso ain’t overpowering and instead of the meat being flaky it’s actually soft and melty.

It’s a very good experience with superb service and as you know a little tad demanding on your wallet too!

Something as simple yet as good, Morning Goodness + Mashed Avocado from Tianns Bakery. Their slices of Paleo bread are amazing, it’s soft, fragrant and nutty. They also whipped up a nasty good scrambled eggs, it’s well-seasoned, buttery and runny.

& these combination goes really well together! Not forgetting that pretty good cuppa too.

This Indonesian restaurant along Joo Chiat Road dishes out an extensive range of mouth watering Indonesian cuisine in a family dining concept setting.

The dishes we had were so good. We had their Perkedel, Ikan Bakar served with sambal, Ayam Bakar served with lemongrass chilli salsa and Nasi Goreng Ayam. Their fish and chicken were so fresh and tender. The fish was crisp on the outside with that little charred flavors and sweet and fresh on the inside. The chicken was well marinated with a layer of balinese spice and grilled to tenderness. The meat was still moist and tender and a bite into it together with the lemongrass chilli salsa gave it the additional oomph. You don’t feel it at the start but it creeps into your throat thereafter. The fried rice was goood too. It’s unlike the straightforward taste of a garlic fried rice but that lingering fried garlic taste that seems to be there yet not there making the dish so enticing and leaving you yearning for more.

Beside the grilled chicken and seafood, their dishes on average are affordable priced below $15. Pretty good value given the quality of food.

A halal western stall managed by the folks behind Collins, has been sprouting in various coffee shops located islandwide. It dishes up nasty good charcoal grill dishes.

The portion is huge with the price tag. Had this lamb chop with chicken sausage and farmer’s mushroom soup. It costs about $17.90 but comes with 3 slabs of lamb rack, 2 spicy chicken sausage, a portion of aglio olio, salad and a corn. The lamb rack is heavily seasoned with herbs and dry rub, not the most tender and moist but it’s pretty easy on teeth. Going it with the black pepper sauce gave it an extra punch to the flavor burst.

Mushroom soup on the other hand is not the most gao-tasting but neither does it taste diluted. Good amount of mushroom and creamy flavor.

It became further extremely worth it with Burpple beyond 1-1. Check them out if you’re looking for a decent western fare.

When you’re just thinking of what else you can pair with scoops of ice cream other than waffles, there you go, with croissants from Madame Ooze!

The croissants from Madame Ooze may look unassuming but they were flaky, light, airy and a little buttery. It has the crispy texture like waffles and goes well with the creaminess from the roasted pistachio and refreshing-ness from the sorbet.

It’s like a inbetween feeling of eating ice cream with bread and ice cream with waffles.

Known for their french pastries box and croissants, Le Matin Parisserie had earlier this year open a store with dine in concept along 77 Robinson road.

In their store, you could find a mixture of sweets and savory. Their sweet pastries are quirky and exquisite looking. They also had interesting flavor such as a kombucha tart, something rather earthy and nutty. Also featuring their granola bowl and french toast with caramel custard atop.

Personally felt it a bit too sweet for me. It would probably be much better if i had it with tea. But would probably wanna go back to check out their savories and croissants.

Feels like a relatively new secret ice cream waffle parlor along tanjong pagar road, situated at the second storey of the shophouses.

They tick the checklist for a person who likes crispy waffles, unique special ice cream flavors, a touch of Japanese flavor and delicate desserts.

Their waffles are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I chose 2 contrasting flavors, Melon Sake and Sicilian Pistachio. One is light and refreshing with the sweetness of melon mellowed down by the dryness of sake while the pistachio is creamy, toasty and nutty!

They also served gelato inspired plated desserts. It’s definitely a tick on my checklist. 👌

Lush greenery from floor plants and over hanging plants is what you’ll first notice when you step into Bones N Slaw. If you’re lucky to get the window seats, you’ll get the panoramic view of Singapore River too.

The waiting time for the main courses was surprisingly long. We waited for about 20-30mins before the Marinated Aus Lamb Rack ($35.90) and USDA Prime Ribeye ($38.90) was served to us. Pretty like the lamb rack actually. There’s no gamy smell, and the lamb was pretty well marinated with herbs and spices served with mint sauce. The meat was still tender and a little moist too. Similarly their Ribeye was also nicely cooked to a medium rare to medium. Their cut has a good proportion marbling of fats. Meat itself was lightly seasoned and it’s served with a Portuguese sauce that has a touch of light spice.

It’s quite a cozy dining experience, staff was also friendly just that the waiting time could get overly long.

A 4+1 course meal at Lobster Air as we added on half dozen of oysters. Otherwise the original set consist of a soup, salad, main course, dessert and a coffee/tea.

The half Boston lobster with pasta is at an exorbitant price of $68 with their aglio olio a tad too oily and nothing additionally spectacular about their lobster. For most of their other soup and desserts choices, it comes with a pretty hefty top up too whereby their top up price is what most of other restaurants are charging outside. We opted for the lobster bisque (+$15) and Dark chocolate lava cake (+$8). None of the dishes are exceptional with maybe lobster bisque making the mark, at least it’s not diluted and there’s the umami flavors.

Even with Burpple 1-1, I don’t really find it worth it which kind of explains why we are probably the only table of diners there. It’s either restaurants are trying to marked up to offset such 1-1 discounts and yes your customers can do their math too, otherwise, paying for such a bill, there’s many other better restaurant options out there.

A 5 months old bakery situated in Icon Village of Tanjong Pagar serves artisan pastries ranging from cakes, scones, croissants, danish, sourdough to savories and interestingly crafted coffee. Price ranges from $4-10.

We had their Yuzu tart and Raisin Ginger scone. Their yuzu tart consists of a layer of jelly, mousse and bits of yuzu right in the middle, making the flavors more balanced and layered. The scones on the other hand was warm, crumbly and chunky with generous filling of raisins and ginger candy.

It was quite a cozy cafe to be in few months back but now there’s a growing hype so it could get crowded at times!