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𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 ($15.90) - Silky scrambled eggs atop QQ pearl rice with pork patty and a rich teriyaki like sauce.

Taiwanese cafe introduces 3 Eggsquisite Specials until end October. 🥚🥚🥚

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 & 𝐄𝐠𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞 ($16.90) - Fluffy and light souffle topped with crispy bacon, oozy sunny side up, velvety hollandaise sauce, and drizzle of honey. Interesting and enjoyable mix of sweet and savory flavours.

𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧 ($14.80) - Distinct wok hei aroma and QQ noodles mixed with creamy sousvide egg. The crunchy beansprouts, spring onion, and scallion helped provide a refreshing balance. Beef option is $3 more and not sure if it’s worth the top up; we enjoyed our decently tender chicken option.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐚 ($21.80) - Laksa broth was flavourful with good mix of spices, albeit a tad oily. While the chicken cutlet was tender and nicely battered, they got soggy quickly and would have preferred for them to be separate. The onsen egg was a nice touch but got subsumed by the richer laksa.

Upscale casual restaurant that celebrates Southeast Asian flavours and crossroads.

Starting with savory, we enjoyed the 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰/ 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐫, an indulgent buttery and creamy bite. The 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐠𝐠 was a mix of rendang with oozy egg and a crispy breading. Rich and flavourful with a strong spicy kick. The 𝐊𝐮𝐞𝐡 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐞 was generously packed and balanced but did wish for the shell to be more crisp.

Moving on to sweet, 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞 was a delightful sweet and savory mix of feta cheese and date encased in crispy and flaky pastry. Our personal favourite was the mango sticky rice. Also had the classic traditional
kuehs of 𝐊𝐮𝐞𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭 and 𝐊𝐮𝐞𝐡 𝐊𝐨 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞.

Comes with free flow tea or coffee. We enjoyed the chai which had a spicy finish, and the natural tasting rooibos. Found the matcha on the powdery and almost grassy side.

📍@hathawaysingapore, 01-37, 13 Dempsey Road, Singapore

German donut with a lightly crisp exterior and fluffy interior. Got the strawberry jam option

Gochujang ayam nasi lemak ($22) - Marinated fried whole chicken thigh with succulent meat. Paired with fragrant coconut rice, sweet sambal, crunchy ikan bills and peanuts. Tasted like quite classic nasi lemak and couldn’t discern the ‘gochujang’.

Abalone “Risotto” ($28) - Korean abalone, koshihikari rice, mushroom, kombu

Mala Tiger Prawns Aglio Olio ($24) - Char-grilled tiger prawns, spicy Szechuan chilli oil, speghettini

Enjoyed this! Umami and earthy mix

𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 (3.5⭐️; $32) - Enjoyed the springy aldente pasta tossed in umami miso sauce with generous mix in of soft shell crab and squid.

𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚 (4 ⭐️; $28) - Well-executed grilled yellowtail collar with succulent meat and sweet savory marination, served with a tangy ponzu sauce.

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐰 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 (4⭐️; $18) - Pricey for what it is but loved the juicy mushrooms coated in crisp light batter, and the rich, creamy salted egg curry sauce.

𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐟𝐮 (4⭐️; $15) - Well-executed silky soft goodness with flavourful drizzle of savoury century egg sauce and topping of umami tobiko and seaweed.