Pre-dinner of French Toast ($19) at Parallel Cafe and it came with a generous portion of thick toast balanced with sweetness from the syrup and savouriness from the chopped bacon. The greens and berries don’t do much except making this a more balanced meal. ••••••••••••••••••• ✨ Parallel Cafe 📍 3 Club Street, Singapore 069401 🍴 [Self-Funded]

wanted to try their açai bowl, but sold out so we decided to try the French toast from @parallelsg. The portion is big, the bread was soft inside with light crisp on the outside, served with crispy bacon, salad and berries. 💰$19. 📍Parallel Cafe. 3 club street

Y’all know imma iced black kinda girl, but to my surprise, I very much preferred Parallel’s white over their black. 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 ($𝟯.𝟵𝟬): there’s a good, rather intense boldness that hits you immediately, its edges taken off by a slight sweetness from the milk, finishing with chocolatey but fruity notes as well. Wonderful balance of boldness and acidity, and one of the few iced whites I’ve had that beautifully straddles the balance between boldness and acidity, showcasing both polarising flavour profiles. It dilutes really REALLY fast though haha so down this quick friends. Their 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 ($𝟮.𝟵𝟬) however was really acidic. Not the most acidic I’ve tasted for sure and there’s still a nice underlying boldness and bitterness, but the acidity is very prominent and clearly the dominating profile.

Japanese Fusion Sandos The popular Nitamago Potato Salad Sando ($14) was carbs on carbs as it consisted of oozy ramen eggs paired with potato salad and truffle oil. It was somewhat unconventional as it was cold, creamy and refreshing. The Lemongrass Chicken Sando ($14) features thai marinated grilled chicken thigh, cabbage, tomato and yuzu and karashi mayo. It had a lighter taste than expected as the thai marinate on the tender chicken was subtle.

Iberico KatsuSando @ $22 (Best ever #1) What attracted me to Pipes was definitely their signature cream buns, but what surprises me, was how damn good their Sandos are. This Iberico Katsu Sando totally the best damn Sando I ever eaten in my life. Its even the best Katsu I ever eaten. The Iberico Katsu was damn juicy, damn flavourful and then, its crispy also. Thank goodness there's some vege in this sando to make this less sinful, and that's all it does, it's just dress it up nicely like something healthy. But damn, the iberico just instantly killed me with its inner beauty and it tasted damn sinful as well. Highly recommended, if anyone ever need food recommendations from me, this is the first thing that come out of my mouth.

Hokkaido Wagyu Beef Patty @ $20 What attracted me to Pipes was definitely their signature cream buns, but what surprises me, was how damn good their Sandos are. The Hokkaido Wagyu Beef Patty Sando was quite good. But their Tonkotsu Patty Sando totally blew everything away.

Lei Cha Kolomee ($7.80) tried it at the vivo city outlet after hearing the news of them ceasing operations soon 🥲 lei cha with rice is nothing new to me but with kolomee’s a first and i like it even better??! the noodles were springy and coated in a sauce that wasn’t too heavy-tasting. super flavourful and yumz paired with the tea, which was a lil bland on its own. one gripe i had was that the ingredients were all kinda soft in texture, even the peanuts :’) wish there was some crunch or variation in texture!

Lei Cha Kolo Mee ($5.80) + Tofu ($1.50) This was such a wholesome and delicious bowl of noodles! The noodles were springy and generously portioned, and the vegetables all tasted clean, fresh and crunchy. The chilli is quite spicy and they only provide a little upon request. The staff there were super friendly as well. A pity it’ll be closing end May since their farm is closing :( will savour it while it’s still around!

Lei Cha 🍴Who’s a fan of Lei Cha? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Using mostly organic ingredients, this vegan bowl included a mix of braised peanuts, tofu, preserved radish, and vegetables atop brown rice. Although the sauce was herbaceous, it was less robust than we like. Additionally, we felt that the components were all varying levels of “soft”, and some fried ikan billis or crunchy peanuts would have been better for textural contrast. Tanglin Halt’s lei cha remains unbeatable, but this rendition adequately satisfied our clean and healthy food cravings. 📍@thundertree_leicha, B1-06, People’s Park Centre, 101 Upper Cross Street (other outlet at Bugis)/ check out their website for delivery options Insta: cafehoppingkids

Dessert Chilled Black Glutinous Rice with Ice Cream 黑糯米雪糕 (S$5++/ pax)

Dessert Mango Purée 芒果露 (S$4.80++/ pax)

Dessert Teochew Yam Paste & Pumpkin 金瓜银杏芋泥 (S$5.50++/ pax) Served with Gingko Nut

Classic Bombastic beef burger This burger felt so healthy I didn’t feel guilty eating it! The fragrance n flavour made a very satisfying healthy lunch! Burpple deal here is 32% off total bill! C’mon!

Mexicana (GF) This salad paired well with the spicy sauce provided. It gave the salad a good punch!

Grandma’s Roast It was as delicious as it was pre-covid at Telok Ayer shop. Now it’s Digital kitchen and there are just a few seats outside along the perimeter of the building. Can be warm in our sunny Sg! Service was pretty fast and your tray of order is placed on array in a small cubical box for you to self-collect.

Classic B.E.C I just order classic B.E.C ($12) from onalu again but different flavour for bagel 😅 but the original taste more bread texture compared to sesame taste taste more nutty.

Classic B.E.C ($12) A traditional English breakfast packed into the goodness of a cheese bagel. Bacon and cheese bagel were slightly salty and on the heavier side but it was balanced out perfectly by the maple aioli. Perfect to share between 2. Also got the Iced Sweet Tangerine ($5) to wash it down but it's not worth it just drink water.

Classic B.E.C Really enjoyed their soft sesame bagel ($12) tbh but giving strong smell for sesame. Bacon. Egg. Cheese is best of best combination for bagel tbh. They almost unable to wrap it up for bagel as the proportion is slightly off and not balanced it off.

Wonderful fresh sandwiches! If you work around the One North area, this is one good lunch alternative to go to! I have tried a variety of their sandwiches and quesadillas before and they were all pretty delightful! The smoked salmon sandwich ($12) came with a rather substantial amount of smoked salmon pieces, fresh vegetables and a very refreshing dressing within. Though the bread itself can be a little tough, you know its quality bread. Love how fresh tasting the sandwich was! They gave a good handful of chips that may be a little too salty, but they were still addictive. There is a small amount of coleslaw by the side too which was made fresh in house! Will be back to try their pastas and burgers 😍

Very chill cafe A quiet cafe for you to have lunch and chill out. My meatball linguine was good except that I wished the pasta was more al dente. Prices were reasonable for the portion.

Baked Cheese & Ravioli with Smoked Salmon Cheese ravioli is really good! Brought 3 other friends to try them and they love it too! The cheese goes really well. Best to share! If not it will get a little too jelak 🙊 best thing about this place is that there’s no additional GST and service charge!

Fish Fillet but not a fish The edamame purée is interesting and worth a try

Fish Fillet Burger The potato fries is the best!

Omni golden fillet no fish burger 🍔 🐠 Really interesting because this really tasted like fish yet wasn’t fish! I think the “fish” being coated in a batter on top of the soft buns really made it seem like a normal fish burger. Tasted amazing and the sweet potato fries were divine as well! My friend got the Omni burger black but she said it was alright since I think the patty tasted a bit too fake– so it was kinda weird for her to eat this as if it was a normal meat patty. We also got the carrot juice and it was very refreshing! It was overall a nice meal and we felt a little less guilty when indulging in these burgers. 🤭

Squid ink fried rice! Finally visited Coexist Coffee Co. at Hillview! Took so long for us to visit this cafe outlet till they have changed out from the iconic red white layout! Now it is a grey industrial theme vibes already! Here is what we ordered: -Squid Ink Fried Rice ($26++): Super unique dish! Served in a claypot! There is tiger prawns, baby squid, and topped with lots of ikura! Very unique taste! -Chilli Crab Shakshuka ($18++): Comes with a huge tempura soft shell crab, chilli crab tomato dip, fried mantou and a sous vide egg! -Satay Quesadilla ($18++): Pulled pork satay with mozzarella and comes with peanut sauce! My favourite is per the above order ranking! We ordered 3 dishes as we were famished after 3+ hours of discussing reno stuff prior! Say hi to the new neighbouring neighbourhood!

𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝟏𝟕𝟎 ($𝟏𝟎) Taste and texture-wise, its was too sugary on its own. But the luscious cinnamon cream balanced out its sweetness and made this dessert really enjoyable!

Brunch Forget about the nice views comments you see about this cafe. What views do you expect to see from an 8th floor rooftop surrounded by tall condominiums and a rainforest? Come for the food and coffee instead! We came on a Sunday. Reservations strongly recommended as the tables are limited. We ordered Chilli Crab Shakshuka, Squid Ink Fried Rice and the Coexist Breakfast. The Shakshuka did not disappoint. Large chunks of crab meat were mixed within the chilli sauce (more like tomato sauce with just a hint of spice). Six small slices of man tou was provided to soak up the gravy. Do remember to mix the egg into the gravy to give the whole dish extra silkiness. Next up, the Squid Ink Fried Rice was equally good. It came with chunks of deep fried prawn meat and whole baby squids, topped with Ikura and chilli. Rice was not greasy and tasted umami from the squid ink. The Ikura added bursts of flavour and there was also a certain level of heat coming from the squid and prawns. Probably the marinate they used or the mentaiko sauce spread on the plate. But yes it did accentuate the dish. Yums! The Coexist breakfast was normal. Nothing to sing about. I have to give special mention to their White coffee and Aero-Black cold coffee. So hot are very robust in coffee taste, the way coffee lovers like their brew. Just choose hot or cold. Certainly coming back to try the other items on their menu, even if this cafe is a little pricier than others and it is very ulu in terms of location. If you don’t drive, then Grab will be the next best alternative.

Chocolate No 2 Less milky and slightly thick for chocolate drink ($7.50)

Lowef Cheese Burger ($20) add-on of bacon ($3.50) and my friend choose coleslaw.

Portobello Burger ($18) with add-on smoked salmon ($3.50) but the menu for their lunch is quite limited tbh. I kinda disappointed tbh for the limited choice. But their burger is not that bad tbh and the sauce was quite nice also. So the smoked salmon was quite not that smelly and also their cheese for mushroom was quite juicy and savoury. Their side dish can be choose between picky cucumber and also coleslaw.