Thai

Monday morning cravings.

Probably the best pad thai we've had in Singapore, complete with great ambience and service. We especially loved the tenacity of the flavorful noodles, and refreshingly crunchy, juicy bits of starfruit – a welcoming rendition to the traditional Thai dish.

The green curry was robust, full of Thai spices that lingered on the tongue. So good we'd be happy just having this with a bowl of steamed white rice!

Hands down our favorite Thai restaurant in Singapore – they've got the best pad thai we've ever had in Singers – and at such affordable prices too!

We especially love the authentic flavors and chewy tenacity of the pad thai [$7] noodles – rarely found in Singapore. Also delicious is the pandan leaf chicken [$12 for four], which will have you licking your fingers when you're done.

For an authentic Thai meal at ridiculously affordable prices, we reckon you'll love Beer Thai Restaurant at Golden Mile Tower – we sure do!

Tonight's Burpple Tastemakers Eatup at Som Tam was a myriad of experimental flavors; plates tend toward bits of overly adventurous (albeit unique) tastes that may or may not sit well with the palate.

In any case, it's the company that makes the meal, so we've got that down pat. Thank you @burpple for bringing foodies together!

Because pork belly is too commonplace. We kid. Here, pork neck is used in place of the belly due to its 50:50 meat-to-fat ratio that results in juicy, unctuous flavors retained by its tender meat.

Piquing our interest is the tamarind dip mixed with what, on first look, seems like crushed peanuts. Turns out it's toasted sticky rice. Sticky rice puffs are toasted until mildly charred before blended into the dip for added flavor and texture so you get sweet, tart and crunchy notes combined with unctuous meatiness.

Who says you can't have it all?

When Nara Thai first opened two years back, we admit, we weren't all that impressed. Perhaps the kitchen wasn't yet ready for the influx of diners, but on the separate occasions that we dined there, the food was either overwhelmingly salty or sour. Thankfully, its newly launched menu (there's a total of 15 new items), left us impressed.

Incredibly tasty is the Thai garlic chicken ($10.90) that oozes an addictively fragrant, garlicky sweetness. The grilled pork neck ($13.90) is a spin-off what would commonly be a pork belly dish, served with a tamarind dip that does wonders to enhance its unctuous meat. The simplest dish of the lot, the cha om omelet ($12.90) is a traditional Thai dish seen at the home-cooked family meals. Here, the dish is executed with finesse, and we find ourselves polishing it off all too quickly.

The new menu has won us over—definitely one of our new favorite Thai restaurants in town.

What better way to enjoy Friday than indulging in authentic Thai in good company? We've got three types of fried rice (olive, chicken briyani and pineapple fried rice), kang kong, mackerel otah, crispy egg floss omelet, clear tom yum soup (oh the spice!), salted egg soft shell crab, and of course, pad thai! Really enjoyed how authentic the food it, and a good variety too. Hungry much? 😉

Doused in an extra dash of vinegar and fish sauce, and sprinkled with chopped nuts (that's mildly reminiscent of the Chinese yusheng), served with char siew, soft boiled egg, greens and (a little too peppery) wantons on the side. Our only gripe are how small the portions are.

Finally, some authentic Asian food! Pad Thai—traditional stir-fried thin rice noodles w crushed peanuts, bean sprouts, scallions and egg. My all-time favorite Thai dish! Especially loving the huge-ass portions. ;)

A giant portion of chicken w cashew nuts.