Simply Amazing I feel like Mama Diam should really be more popular, and people should be raving about their food as much as their drinks, because the food was fantastic! We had a huge variety of dishes - the soft shell crab bao, chicken curry kueh pie tee, “bak chor” fries, salted egg lotus root chips, hae bee hiam mien and kaya churros. The crab bao and the kueh pie tee were the stand-outs to me, really special and tasted different. All the other items were great too, save for the hae bee hiam mien that had an odd lingering aftertaste - I think the truffle was too strong. The drinks were great as well; I had a calamansi and peach cocktail, which wasn’t too sweet and really packed a punch. You’d probably need to make reservations, but it’s well worth it - sitting outdoors would be charming, since it’ll be with the backdrop of the mama shop exterior, but there’s air-conditioning inside, although it’s a little dark. Aesthetic place that is more than just aesthetics alone!

Mama Diam, VERY local cocktails🇸🇬 Mama Diam has been making its rounds on social media for a long time, and I haven’t been able to book a slot until recently. The concept of Mama Diam is uniquely Singaporean, and a perfect expat tourist trap for people who want to “experience” Singapore culture, with the mini mart photo op or even childhood items for sale. The menu is very well done, and Mama Diam clearly lays out the alcohol strength and sweetness in their drink for you to make an informed choice. I went for the Pisang Old Fashion - chocolate + banana + rum + bitters combination that was a strong one, but I honestly didn’t think much of the flavours here. Pictured is the Chai Tarik Brew, a seemingly crowd favourite for its aesthetic (duh) and how easy it is to drink. With its lower alcohol level and high sweetness, this is one dessert drink you’d enjoy at night after drinking all your non-alcoholic teh pengs in the day. That being said, it’s all cute, fun, and nice to look at it, but I personally am not very convinced. A huge part of it was perhaps got to do with the crowd and the rather bustling, noisy atmosphere that made Mama Diam more suited to be a restaurant to hangout in groups and eat, rather than a speakeasy bar to chill and drink. And because of the crowd, the staff were understandably busy - but that also meant a lot of movement and less attention. I’d still recommend coming to Mama Diam with the right group of friends and right intentions - because why not? But if you’re looking for a quiet, cosy, bar to really have a nice and calm night, this will not be the speakeasy for you.

Berry Remix Mocktail($14)🍓🍫 This mocktail is a sweet treat that will remind you of melted bandung ice cream in a thicker form!🍨 Made with a mix of milk, raspberry, rose syrup, and dark chocolate, this drink is a sweet tooth's dream come true!😍🍹 The creamy milk, tangy raspberry, floral rose syrup, and rich dark chocolate combine to create a luscious and indulgent mocktail that will satisfy your cravings for something sweet and refreshing!🌹🍫

Kway Chap (SGD $6.10) @ 284 Kway Chap. Economy rice stall by day, kway chap stall by night; this stall's claim to fame isn't just that it opens for dinner and supper till the wee hours of morning. . Their soy braised pig offals are clean-tasting, with a good variety of cuts, all at affordable prices. . The wide flat kway teow / rice noodles is served in a light soy and herb broth, the slippery smooth sheets picking up the salty sweet flavour well. . It's easy to pick and choose the sides, with crunchy preserved mustard greens with vegetal sour salty sweet flavour, spongy dried tofu puffs with salty savoury herbal earthy flavour, and bouncy soy braised chicken egg with eggy salty sweet notes. . For pig offals, the tender large intestines have salty savoury herbal earthy flavour, the gelatinous braised pig's skin carries fatty salty savoury herbal flavour, and the tender braised pork belly has meaty salty savoury herbal flavour. . . . Kway Chap 284 Kway Chap @ 284 Bishan Street 22 #01-211 . More details: https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/05/best-of-singapore-hawkers-kway-chap.html

Kway Chap If you ask those who stay around Bishan for where to grab supper at night, this place is definitely on the list. This kway chap stall only open at night until pass midnight. Making it one of the popular dinner and supper place in Bishan. Also what interesting about this stall is that they sell all the ingredients separately, so you need to choose what part of the meat that you want to get. To get a mixed of everything would probably cost a lot, with pretty big portion for one person. So it is best to come with group of people if you get everything in one plate. All the meat parts are braised nicely without any compromise of smell.

Kway Chap Different from your usual Kway Chap Stall, 𝟐𝟖𝟒 𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩 operates solely for late dinner/supper, from 8pm to 3am daily. Visited them on a Friday night for supper and there was a snaking queue forming. I like how their Kway Chap is similar to Cai Fan (Economic Rice) concept, whereby customers will pick and point the items they desire. Their offerings include 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙁𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝘾𝙖𝙠𝙚, 𝙋𝙞𝙜’𝙨 𝙏𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙚, 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙑𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙏𝙖𝙪 𝙆𝙬𝙖, 𝙏𝙖𝙪 𝙋𝙤𝙠 and 𝙀𝙜𝙜. We ordered quite a number of items and our Kway Chap came out to a total of $22! I’d say their Kway Chap is slightly pricer than most hawker stalls. The ingredients were fresh and thoroughly cleaned. I like their chilli as it’s sourly good and packs a punch! Pairs super well with the tender braised delights! Their kway is doused in a very flavorful broth that’s light on the palate and not too oily. Perfect for a late night supper!

Lunch Signature Braised Pork Bowl (S$8) Braised pork belly (2 pieces), minced pork, braised ramen egg, xiao bai cai topped of rice Got small dine in area outside with 4 tables of 4. From house based business to a physical shop. The Braised House 卤之家 Address 🛖 : Blk 89 Bedok North Street 4, # 01-119 Singapore 🇸🇬 460 089 Open 🕰️ : 11am - 9pm

Home Based Business Braised Pork Bowl Braised Pork, Minced Pork, Braised Eggs, Pok Choy Slightly spicy ‘cos chilli padi in the minced pork. Braised Chicken Bowl Chicken Wing, Braised Shiitake mushroom, peanuts, Pok Choy Black Pepper Duck Bowl Smoked black pepper duck, Braised eggs, peanuts, Pok Choy Available at @Thebraisedhouse Sauce packed separately. WhatsApp : 88745507 Note 📝 : Delivery Fee - Flat fee of $8 ( Island Wide ) Free Delivery for orders above $55 Minimum Order - $30 Self Collection @ Pasir Ris Elias Mall

PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE Rice is soft, fluffy & infused with pineapple taste; opted for chicken which came with generous portion of tender chicken fillet; came with raisins & meat floss..

HOMEMADE THAI PRAWN CAKE Prawn patty is firm, moist & lightly seasoned; topped with 3 small shrimps & thinly breaded then deep-fried till crisp; paired well with the sweet Thai chilli sauce at the side..

THAI MANGO SALAD Green mango tossed with peanuts, crispy battered ikan bilis, onions & chilli; not spicy but taste 1-dimensional towards sweet side & lack of shrimp taste..

Kinoko Pasta Wild mushrooms, crispy kale, shoyu butter sauce, Parmigiano Reggiano and togarashi. This is vegetarian. The idea is fantastic and the sauce was tasty, but the noodles were overcooked.

Porkatsu Sando Another sando joint. This uses 12-hour sous vide Kurobuta pork collar, shredded cabbage, tonkatsu sauce, Japanese mayo and Japanese milk bread. The meat had everything good Japanese pork has - flavour, texture and fats. Although it's enjoyable, I still find it overpriced.

Curry Sando | $16 Not sure if they still have this on the menu but the Curry Sando was pretty decent. I liked the soft fluffy texture of the Hokkaido milk bun that’s toasted just right. There was a nice curry spread, though it seemed slightly sweet and tangy also. Topped up for tater tots and it was worth it. Pretty decent coffee here too! Going there on a weekend would definitely mean some crowd and noise. Rate:🌟🌟🌟

Soft-Hearted Rebel ($6.50 on website) ($5.50 on store) as I wanted to try their second flavour for matcha for a long time but no chance to buy so when they are at everton park that time. So I just decided to go there even though that day was raining and gotta self collection from there. I did reheat after putting fridge for 1 to 2 day after self collection. Got strong black sesame taste but then they kinda fight each other for taste. I felt that matcha overlooked by black sesame tbh.

Urbane globetrotter Urbane globetrotter ($4.50) Malted choc chip with earl grey fillings - Super chocolatey earl grey filling, and cookie slightly firm, but the cream melted really easily and became super watery when I got home. You can defo taste earl grey, and this is so rich it's the kind you will get sorethroat from it hahaha.

Curious merrymaker & Inquisitive wanderer Curious merrymaker ($4.50) Because of the dark choc flavour and cookie texture, it kind of reminds of a brownie, but cookie form. This was just okay for me, esp coz the cheesecake don't really add much to the cookie too? Inquisitive wanderer ($4.50) There's some floral matcha fragrance, and white choc flavour not bad too. This cookie was slightly chewier compared to the others, and just slightly drier than the rest.

Garlic Kai Lan ($9 - S, $15 - M) I'm a fan of kailan and this one here had was nicely cooked & crunchy, with slight garlic flavours.

🌟 Signature Pork belly ($12 - S, $16 - M) Pork belly was defo well-marinated. Paired well with the chilli, and a pretty good side dish worth a try! Some pieces are q fatty tho so depends on personal preference!

Salted Egg Chicken ($12 - S, $16 - M) Quite creamy and a thick paste covering the chicken, although wouldn't mind for even stronger salted egg flavour.

Unagi don Having been disappointed by the sirloin don earlier, I told myself that this place doesnt a second chance for its beef offerings. Perhaps… other items are worth a try. So here I am, trying the Unagi don and unfortunately, once again disappointed. Again, as with the previous experience, presentation wise - the dish looked promising, with a chunky slice of unagi nicely glazed and flavoured, topped with an onsen egg by the side. This time, I did away with the rice and decided on a full salad based. I polished off the sides, saving the ‘best’ for the last. Unfortunately, a bite into the unagi left me disappointed. The quality wasn’t as what you’d expect in Japanese restaurants (some would say, you pay for what you get) - the meat were a tad dry on the insides. On the exterior, the skin was rubbery and chewy, it took effort to slice it with my fork and spoon, or even, to bite it off. Twice bitten, forever shy. Unfortunately not a place where I’d revisit for the steeper-than-usual hawker fare and less-than-expected quality.

Sirloin Don Priced at $11/bowl, the sirloin don is definitely not your usual pocket-friendly hawker fare. Yet again, compared to Japanese dons in restaurants, this is a steal, with no added cost (gst/ service charge). Served with seasonal greens that vary from day-to-day, with the option of salad base/ rice/ soba base or a mix of either 2, this makes up for a rather balanced meal. Presentation wise, the dish looked rather appetising and promising, with a gooey onsen egg too! Unfortunately, my first bite into the sirloin was disappointing - it was rubbery and chewy in texture, definitely took time to chew. And yes, it definitely looked undercooked and a tad bloody. The greens were fresh, and tastes as expected in plain, raw form. There wasn’t much dressing (if any added, I coudlnt quite taste it). The salad base fared a lil’ better, with some tangy mayo drizzled atop but otherwise, again, this was nothing fantastic to shout about. While the dish was served with Japanese rice, it was perhaps the most authentic-looking as it gets. The ‘homemade’ gravy that was drizzled atop the rice was lacking in umami and looked rather bland - translucent, light brown. It tasted as bland as it looked.

Craft B Ribeye Steak - Sentosa Grillfest 𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝘽 @craftb.sg 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙠𝙤/𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚 𝙆𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙪 𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙘𝙚 ($17) 🥩🍟 We were surprised to find ribeye steak at this price point and decided to give it a go! Thin slices of steak were layered atop a bed of crispy fries with mentaiko sauce drizzled all over. The steak was a perfect medium rare and was juicy. 💦😮‍💨The sauce was good but a little overpowering though. .

overrated and too pricey omelette was literally 0% egg 100% batter. dining area also had a weird smell...

TOM YUM NOODLES ‼️Save this affordable and authentic thai food hidden inside orchard towers! 💡: recommend to go either earlier or bit later than the usual dinner time as there will be a queue around 7pm! 💰: can get a plate of basil pork rice at $8.50, very reasonable! Their portion sizes are huge! … their newest curry soft soft crab is a must get 🦀 and their signature tomyum noodles comes in single bowl, 2-3 pax or 4-6pax💯 - also a super satisfying order that brings you to thailand 🇹🇭! Their whole fried sea bass at $35 is worth it for group as they actually cut the meat into bite sizes already - all fully coated in your selected sauces (i got the Pad Sum Rod which is like sweet and sour)👍 … ❤️10/10 must visit!

TOM YUM NOODLES recommend to go in group to try more dishes😋Must get their fried omelette - crispier than potato chips! and the tomyum noodles which the soup is so so so addictive! Their kangkong and chill dips really bring you to Thailand with the spice level as well😂🇹🇭 but then you have to spend $3 per cup for the iced thai milk tea to cool down which i’m not a big fan of the price point 🌚 … overrall will still go back for the casual vibes (reminds me of the old golden mile complex) and one of my favorite thai food place now in Singapore👍

Mee Soto (SGD $5.70) @ Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari. The Sapari family has been running this stall since 1973, now in the hands of 3-generation hawker Sumadi Sapari. . Their warm and lovely soup / broth is more complex, with chicken bones simmered with 21 different ingredients, thick and cloudy, robust with meaty savoury earthy salty herbal spice flavour. . The chewy yellow egg noodles, crisp bean sprouts, crisp coriander, tender boneless marinated shredded chicken, and soft fried shallots, lend grainy sweet vegetal herbal meaty savoury earthy salty spice flavour. . Add on soft tender begedil / fried potato patty with starchy earthy salty sweet spice flavour. . . . Mee Soto And Soto Ayam Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari @ Adam Road Food Centre, 2 Adam Road #01-09 . More details: https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2025/09/best-of-singapore-hawkers-mee-soto-ayam.html

Mee Soto Another new entrance to Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand for this year. There’s already a queue when I came early morning on weekend, which would get even longer as the sun rise up. One of the highlights would be their mee soto that is so strong with the broth, and it could get spicy and addictive with the taste. Comes with sliced chicken pieces and yellow noodles. I recommend to add on a piece of potato cutlet to complete your meal.

Mee Rebus A very ordinary bowl of mee rebus insofar its ingredients and its look. But it's not ordinary, due to its gravy, which was a class above the rest.