A Taste of China 🇨🇳 中国风味

Spicy and fragrant chicken pot with thick and savoury broth, filled with endless chunks of chicken tender to the bite. The broth tastes quite similar to the mala hotpot sans the numbing effect. Additional side dishes are available (chargeable) for add-ons.

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Fish covered with green peppers and topped with peppercorns. The recommended fish to go was limbo fish. It was grilled to crisp on the skin with tender and succulent flesh underneath. The fish was really fresh, smooth and falls off the bones easily. I always go for this flavour for its numbing > spicy flavours and it's great for people who love spicy food yet are not able to take too much spiciness (chilli oil).

As advised by the staff, I pushed the peppercorns into the gravy to make it more numbing to the mouth. I also added enoki and potatoes which were placed under the fish to let it simmer and absorb the savoury flavours from the gravy. Instead of pairing it with rice, I choose to go with plain noodles (similar to la mian) which turn out quite good with the numbing and slightly salty gravy 》$68.85

The skin on these XLB was tender and soft. Although the skin tends to be on the thicker side and not as prettily folded up, it holds the soup and fillings much better. The fillings were well marinated and flavourful with a bursting mouthful of soup in each bite. The broth in the XLB leans on the sweeter side but I like that it's less oily. This is definitely a bang for the buck at just $5.

Perfectly seared dumplings to a crispy golden bottom with tasty fillings. The skin has a nice combination of crispy and chewy on the other side with sweet and savoury flavours of fillings underneath. Every piece was stuffed with a substantial amount of filling and extremely value-for-money 》$7

If you’re looking for Chinese skewers and want to enjoy BBQ food without getting smoke in your eyes then this is the place you have to visit. The skewers are grilled and placed over a platform with candles to keep the food warm. Their menu is also extensive which gives a good choice of variety. The only downside is the skewers get heavily seasoned with the same seasoning which leads to having similar tastes with different textures across all skewers. I would suggest giving the rather bland lotus root a miss and try the Sichuan spicy noodles that became my favourite dish that night.

Sichuan Tasty Lotus Root 》$5.80
Sichuan Spicy Noodles 》$7.80
Grilled Enoki Mushroom 》$6.80

4 Steps to ordering grilled fish
• Choice of Fish
• Choice of Flavour
• Level of Spiciness
• Choice of Sides

Their recommendation was patin fish but we thought it was too huge for us since it's one size only and we went with sea bass that comes in S and XL sizes. Other choices of fish include golden snapper (M/XL) and flounder (M).

The recommended flavours are spicy numbing, spicy fragrant and mushroom herbs. Other flavours include pickled cabbage, hot & sour, fermented black bean and fresh chillies. There are also 3 levels of spiciness - Mild (微辣), Medium (中辣) and Extreme (大辣) to choose from. Lastly, choose some sides to go along with the broth and fish.

We got the small sea bass in spicy fragrant (一品香辣) flavour and a mild level of spiciness. The fish was grilled to perfection, firm and crisp on the outside, tender and juicy inside. The broth was light, fragrant and packed with a good amount of blended spices. The different level of spiciness is altered using chilli oil and are available to add-on upon request. We also ordered a portion of handmade noodles and it goes so well with the broth 》$32 + $5.80 Handmade Noodles

Hot and sour fish with pickled mustard greens. The pickled mustard brings bold, punchy flavours cooked with pumpkin paste, ginger, yellow pepper, star anise, shallots, dried peppercorn and bay leaf. The fermented pickled mustard gives out some appetising acidity and zesty taste.

I like this mix of sour and savoury flavours with hints of spiciness. The recommended sides to go with this soup were beansprouts and tapioca noodles. Each portion of soup also comes with the standard seabass, two sides of choice and a bowl of rice. They ran out of seabass even as early as 6PM in the evening hence top-up for groupers 》$12.80

鱼众不同 serves up local produce in a fuss-free food court setting located conveniently at Food Republic Wisma Atria. Their fishes are harvested from a local farm directly to ensure freshness.

The fish soup comes in four signature flavours - Spicy Poached (水煮鱼), Sauerkraut (酸菜鱼), Tomato and Collagen fish soup priced at $9.80 per order. Each portion of soup also comes with two sides of choice and a bowl of rice.

The spicy poached fish soup is made from dried chilli padi, spicy chilli sauce, spicy bean sauce and dried chilli padi flakes join forces with special spice-infused chilli oil for that extra kick. Its classic mala flavours will meet the palates of those who love spicy food.

They ran out of the usual seabass so we had top-up for groupers. Their recommend sides for this soup are enoki mushroom and tapioca noodles. They have a good variety of sides such as big beansprouts, black fungus, Chinese lettuce, enoki, romaine lettuce, pine mushroom, tofu, tofu skin, broad topicals noodles and glass noodles. The fish slices were fresh and succulent which I pair with enoki and tofu skin which turns out pretty good 》$12.80 (Grouper)

They have been here for years and I noticed they have a long queue at times - should be not bad right? Feeling hungry late at night hence decided to give this a try with the limited choice of stalls still operating at that hour. To order, just select your choice of ingredients and let them weigh your items. Kopitiam cardholders get another 10% discount if you pay with the card. Although fragrant, I find their 小辣 is too 麻 for my tongue to truly enjoy this bowl of MXG.

An iconic Sichuan dish is also known as 辣子雞. It is a plate full of dried chilli peppers, peppercorns, roasted peanut and white sesame seed with crispy, tender, spicy and delicious pieces of chicken. The chicken has a crunchy and chewy texture with a fragrant, spicy and salty flavour 》$16

A blend of sweet and sour, perfect for those who can't take spicy flavours. It has a refreshing and appetising base with hints of sourness from the pickled cabbage. It goes well with the grilled seabass and is a perfect pairing with contrast if you are ordering a spicy flavour to share 》$32/small

Choose from 5 different types of fish (patin, golden snapper, seabass, grass carp & flounder), 7 flavours (spicy numbing, spicy fragrant, pickled cabbage, mushroom herbs, sweet & sour, fermented black bean or fresh chillies), level of spiciness and sides to go with it.

Here we have the seabass in a spicy fragrant broth with just the right amount of blended spices. The seabass was well grilled with a slight crisp on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside. I like how the broth is fragrant, light and not greasy even with the intimidating layer of red chilli oil on top 》$32/small