Restaurants & Cafes

I once hailed Folks Collective as one of the best Thai food in Singapore. They still are!

I once hailed Folks Collective as one of the best Thai food in Singapore. They still are! Although this dish wasn't as good as imagined and kinda gimmicky, it's still refined. The prawns tasted assam.

Hidden gem. I don't expect heartland dim sum to be this level. The ingredients that went into the siew mai did not hold back. Restaurant prices but can fight top-end restaurants.

Hidden gem. I don't expect heartland dim sum to be this level. The ingredients that went into the wanton did not hold back. Restaurant prices but can fight top-end restaurants.

Restaurant level. Moist and rich pork.

This has been on my radar a while. $29.50 for a main and free-flow salad and desserts. This doesn't deserve to be called a signature man. The gravy was so bland it's arguably poorer than random hawkers.

This has been on my radar a while. $29.50 for a main and free-flow salad and desserts. The beef was crazily tender and quite beefy, and the sauce conveyed "Moroccan" well. Comes with cous cous, eggplant, tomatoes, raisins, lemon yogurt. The problem is it's such a small plate that it undercuts the buffet.

Gaining in popularity. Steamed egg and cereal chicken. None fantastic but all acceptable. A bit pricey for the standard.

Gaining in popularity. Broccoli pork, assorted mushrooms, mala tang, ginger chicken. None fantastic but all acceptable. A bit pricey for the standard.

A no-frill eatery. Can pardon the basic katsu lah.

A no-frill eatery.

Sumptuous leg. Fall-off-the-bone tender. Decent gravy. But one-dimensional as there's nothing beyond the meat.