Red Star Restaurant is a heritage restaurant in Chinatown that serves old school trolley dim sum. We had lunch there ($125 for 3 pax) and every item delivered. The siew mai was really good - the minced meat filling was mixed with chopped shiitake mushroom, which gave it a very nice fragrance. Apart from the typical dim sum items, we also ordered the Roast Suckling Pig that came with jelly fish on the side - it was quite pricey at $28 per plate but it was sooo good!
Haven had such good steak frites in a while! There is only one item on the menu: Marbled USDA Double Gold Ribeye served with crispy frites, salad and a special house sauce. My medium rare steak is seared to perfection - it is soft, juicy and absolutely delicious. The golden frites are super crispy and unlimited. We picked a tart from the dessert trolley and ended dinner on a sweet note. 10/10 for the lovely atmosphere and good food!
What truly surprises me though, is the sweet flavours. I do not have a sweet tooth but the Azuki Butter and Hokkaido Milk are sooooo good and the filling was light, not too sweet and generous.
Long belated post but glad to try the shio pans from Shio & Sato before it closed in Apr 2026 - these shio pans are truly the best I have eaten in Singapore. The outside is crisp and salty and the inside is soft and pillowy - so delicious! The savoury toppings did not the disappoint - I enjoyed all the flavours, especially Mentaiko Kombu, Truffle and Green Chilli Onion.
Throwback to an indulgent lunch at Nanglen where we ordered NangLenโs Signature Tom Yum Mama ($32.80 for 2 pax). It came with a generous serving of mussels, squid, prawns, fish and instant noodles. The soup is savoury, flavourful and packs a punch - feeling hungry looking at this!
Satisfied my ๅ่ maocai craving at Xiao Noodles in 313 Somersetโฅ๏ธ The ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐น ($๐ญ๐ฎ.๐ฑ๐ฌ) is so worth it - it comes with a drink, rice and a mini hotpot with a mountain of ingredients including beef rolls, luncheon meat, tofu, enoki mushroom, beancurd skin, Chinese cabbage and glass noodles. This makes a very satisfying dinner and the portion can be easily shared by 2 person with some additional sides.
For sides, I tried the ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ($๐ฎ.๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต) - they are pretty good too! The fried wheat gluten is not too hard and the silky tofu skewer is very tasty. Enjoyed this meal!
One of my favourite Korean lunch spots at Tanjong Pagar! The Spicy Soft Tofu Stew ($10) and Kimchi Stew ($10) are super flavourful and come with a generous amount of ingredients. I like that the kimchi stew is not too sour as well. Great value for money!
This is my first visit to Xiaoyanzi Tomato Hotpot at Clark Quay Central and their tomato hotpot is really good! We ordered 2 soup bases, namely their signature tomato broth and collagen chicken soup . The chicken soup was decent but the tomato soup stole the show - there was a good balance of sweet and sour notes and the soup was very flavourful.
We ordered a variety of hotpot ingredients and my favourite includes the Australian Marbled Beef Short Rib (so good!), Mixed Ball Platter and good old beancurd ring rolls. They go really well with the tomato soup!
The dinner added up to $127 for 3 pax and it was worth it for the quality, service and comfortable environment. Enjoyed this!
The ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ก๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ ($๐ต.๐ฑ๐ฌ) at Amoy Street Food Centre (#02-114) is pretty good! The marbled beef slices are torched on the spot to give it a smokey flavour, which goes well with the springy egg noodles tossed in truffle oil. The fried wontons add a nice crunch. Enjoyed this!
One of the most surprising dish for me is the ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ข๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ($๐ญ๐ฑ/๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ฏ๐ฌ). This is nothing like the orh luak commonly found in hawker centres- the plump oysters are stewed in a savoury sauce and served on top of a golden omelette. This is soooo tasty and goes really well with rice - so glad we decided to try this!
Iโm not a big fan of fish but the ๐ง๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ (๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ) is absolutely delicious. The broth is not too sour and the sweetness of the fish really comes through. Along with salted vegetables, tomatoes and shiitake mushroom, this is one comforting dish not to be missed.
The ๐ง๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ($๐ญ๐ฑ/๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ฏ๐ฌ) is another star of the show - the braised duck is very soft and flavourful. A truly classic Teochew dish.
