Downstairs (Suntec City)

Type: Restaurant/local/asian

Decent place to get a meal! We ordered the Bee Hoon which actually tasted pretty good. Just felt that it’s kinda expensive at $5, but definitely can’t compare mall prices to hawker centre. Next time, will try other dishes like Lu Rou Fan which seems more popular!

Rating: 3.5/5

Downstairs void deck vibe
Food is surprisingly good
Haiku is hard man
-kang

First time trying, and I think it’s not bad. Just the right amount of portion per serving. Meat was very tender and the sauce was really good with the rice.

Affordably priced and pretty huge portion! Interesting store concept that is newly opened in suntec. Seats are rather limited tho so try to avoid peak hours!

A HDB void deck concept of restaurant previously from Changi has now opened their new place in Suntec City Mall.

Serving much local fare like nasi lemak, this is a place where you could grab a quick food to enjoy here.

At first I wasn’t impress with the presentation actually, but it proved me wrong when I eating the chicken. It was actually juicy and hot. Of course the fish cake and egg still felt very ordinary. The chili sauce with ikan bilis also could be improve further.

Downstairs by Songfa Bak Kut Teh(a familiar brand to all SG folks that loves hot peppery bkt), a newly launched new F&B brand that focus on local traditional delicacies...

Newly opened on 31st Dec 2020, Downstairs is now located at B1-132, Suntec City’s Fountain Court, right next to Song Fa Bak Kut...

What about ‘Downstairs’? Oh well, we locals have this common thing in us that we always tell family or friends that we are going ‘downstairs’ to Dabao food and pop by a neighbouring coffee shop/hawker centre. You know what I mean right...

The décor of Downstairs really replicates a HDB void deck. There is a white stone chess table with blue & white mosaics with matching stone stools. Old orange phone booths that are now extinct in Singapore & they are order stations for you to key in your order but only debit & credit cards are accepted! Vintage or Hypebeast??? There are loads of retro letter boxes lined against the wall like the ones in HDB estates. You will be happy to know that not only the décor has a nostalgic old school feel, their food does too!

Our group of insane glutton at @thegastronomistz loves to uncover hidden gems in Singapore and have popped by Downstairs.

What we had:
Salted Egg Nasi Lemak $8.90
Lu Rou Fan (Braised Pork Rice) $6
Macaroni Soup $5
Har Cheong Gai Nasi Lemak $7.90
Char Siew Rice (with lava egg) $6
Hainanese Pork Cutlet Rice (with tomato sauce) $7.60
Chicken Chop Hor Fun $6.80
Downstairs Wan Tan Mee $6.50
Kaya Butter Toast Bun $3.90 (set comes with a hot drink)
Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast Bun $3.90 (set comes with a hot drink)

My personal favourites are the wanton mee, noodles was springy, you can also taste the charred of the char siew, only the wanton I felt can be better... and long-live my luncheon meat & egg toast... my one true love, bread was crispy toasted on the outside and fluffy on the inside...luncheon meat and sunny side-up were fried at its best... seems an easy snack to make at home but how many of us will do that right, what’s best? - the set comes with a local drink of your choice... Why not just jio your friends to Downstairs, sit back, relax, have some Kopi and Toast at an affordable price...