Local Food 🇸🇬

This home-grown traditional popiah brand has been serving handmade popiah since 1958 ✨

Started out as a push cart stall and now with 10 outlets islandwide, their new outlet is located within Sim Lim Square. The establishment is also Muslim-friendly and affordably priced 💸

🌟 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗵 ($𝟮)
Can’t visit without trying their handmade popiah 🌯 The signature item is packed with delicious crunchy turnip fillings and crunchy bits for added textural contrast. I like that their popiah skin isn’t too thick but is still substantial enough to hold all the ingredients together 🥺 Also available with chicken cutlet and prawn.

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Exclusive to Sim Lim Square only, the flavourful laksa is chopped into bite size pieces 🍜 The thick white beehoon comes with prawn, fish cake, taupok and shrimp chilli paste. Value for money!

(update: heard that there were some tweaks made to the broth based on customer feedback)

Also had one of their staples kueh pie tee. Crispy pastry shell filled with turnip fillings.

Overall, a good place to find quick and affordable meals and snacks. You can also purchase their DIY sets for your own popiah party!

First time trying their waffles. We had the chicken cutlet 🍗 one which was well-complemented with the sweet savoury combination of sauces. Apart from the satisfying savoury waffle, they also have other assorted flavours that you can find in a typical neighbourhood waffle spot (blueberry, kaya, peanut butter) and ice cream waffles 🧇

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Have you heard of this spot that sells affordable dishes from only $1.90 💸🥹

Previously located at Serangoon Garden, Nic & Tom Eatery has since shifted to Chinatown.

I had the seafood cheese beehoon in their previous location and this time round, we decided to try the scallop cheese beehoon. It comes with a generous portion, including prawns and succulent scallops ingredients. This fusion dish is quite unique and there’s no in between for this: you either love it, or hate it 🤭

First time trying this type of offal ($9). It has quite a chewy texture. Apart from the more unusual swirly intestine, the eatery also sells pig intestine ($8) which is on the fattier side 🐷

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If you're on a budget, get the tuckshop rice with crispy pork lard and egg 🍳

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Got these dishes to share (from L to R)
🌟 𝗡𝗶𝗰 & 𝗧𝗼𝗺'𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻 ($𝟯.𝟵𝟬)
🌟 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗶 ($𝟲.𝟵𝟬)
🌟 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗸𝗲 ($𝟰)

Appreciated how the signature bun remained crispy even after we took some time to take pictures of the food.

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Revisited Nic & Tom Eatery after they relocated to their new space at Chinatown. We had…
🥩 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹 ($𝟭𝟬.𝟵𝟬)
🍜 𝗘𝗲 𝗙𝘂 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲 ($𝟵.𝟵𝟬)
🍵 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮 ($𝟳.𝟵𝟬)
🍮 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗲 ($𝟰.𝟵𝟬)

Even though the shop only serves one dessert, they do it well. Would recommend trying their creme brûlée. The ee fu noodle also comes with a good amount of ingredients. However, we did find the beef slices in the beef bowl rather tough and flower tea a little too sweet for our liking. Overall, some hits and misses.

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With a price tag of $48, this elevated laksa dish features fresh lobster with crispy beancurd skin. This is applicable for the 1-for-1 burpple deal. Instead of the typical thick white beehoon, they substituted it with capellini. Though we enjoyed the sweet meaty lobster 🦞 we felt that the laksa broth could have been more flavourful. Don’t forget to add in the house-made sakura ebi sambal 🔥

Simmered for over 36h in iberico pork bone and seafood, the rich umami-filled gravy is served alongside this massive plate of 𝗛𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 招牌黑猪大虾河粉皇 (𝗨.𝗣. $𝟯𝟴.𝟵𝟬). Suitable for 3 pax, this dish comes with XL prawns, iberico pork, squid and scallops. The crispy deep fried hor fun added a crunchy texture, and we certainly enjoyed the smoky notes. Read till the end for limited time promotion!

💸𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹💸
From now till 15 Aug, enjoy their signature Hor Fun King at 50% off! If you're visiting alone, fret not as they have 1 pax portions for the hor fun too.

Filled with ingredients, the flavourful omelette is a nice addition to our meal! Would order this again when I revisit 👍