Kowloon Bay HK Cafe in the newly opened Hillion Mall (nearest MRT Station is Bukit Panjang) serves hearty Hong Kong cafe fare that we'll gladly return for. Start with the Iced Milk Tea ($4.50) served in a bottle that is stashed in a bucket of ice, keeping the sock-pulled milk tea chilled but not diluted. The locally-owned cafe also makes a wonderful bowl of Signature Fei Po Char Siew Noodle ($9.90). Skip the option to have it with wantons — it means you'll be sacrificing precious, fatty char siew slices for two measly wantons. The thick-cut pork belly with melt-in-your-mouth fatty bits is caramelised to a beautiful dark brown glossy finish, and fondly reminds us of Char in Jalan Besar. Al dente noodles are set atop sweet dark sauce before the char siew is added as the finishing touch. Another satisfying main is the Kowloon Bay Fragrant Rice with Chicken Chop and Soup ($11.90) that comes with a palm-sized piece of freshly fried chicken cutlet served over wok hei ladened fried rice.
Avg Price: $15 per person
Photo by Burppler Hilary See
