If you prefer the traditional option, then have a go at their Signature Mee Pok with Superior Soup ($5.50). The noodles are cooked separately as a dry noodle with the same ingredients as the former bowl of noodles, while the soup is cooked as an individual portion as well. In a boiling pot of pork broth, minced meat, lean pork, her giao & handmade fishballs are being thrown in and boiled before being served. What you get is a flavourful bowl of cloudy porky goodness with loads of ingredients.
We had a go at their Seafood Ikura Pork Noodles ($6) which was a simple bowl elevated with a spoonful of ikura. The egg noodles has a springy bite to it while being tossed in a mixture of chilli, vinegar and the minced pork sauce that the minced pork is being stewed in. Sitting on top of these noodles are lean pork slices, prawns, her giao (fish paste dumplings), minced pork and a scoop of ikura. What the ikura does is to add in that burst of the ocean, adding on to the savoury spoonful of noodles that you have.
A quintessential breakfast or snack that can be found at our local hawkers would be chwee kueh. These little rice cakes are soft, light and somewhat pillow-y & is usually tasteless. However, with the addition of the savoury & oily chai poh (salted preserved vegetables) & a spoonful of chilli on the side, the dish is elevated. There's no replacement for Chwee kueh as it's second to none.
Previously at Simpang Bedok, The Social Outcast (TSO) has shifted to a bigger & own space at Turf City! You'd spot an industrial-look space with an open kitchen where you can catch all the action & flames.
Their life-sized menu is placed on the side of the restaurant, so the entire venue can browse through it & a secret seasonal menu is made available to you if you tell the chef a pick up line or a joke.
With the open fire, most of the menu consist of grilled meats, pizzas and a couple of fried sides to complement the meats.
So we ordered a couple of meats including this bone marrow. It comes with a topping of tomato concasse salsa, and crackling, served with a side of toasted focaccia. The melt-in-your-mouth butter-like marrow is the perfect spread on the foccacia, bringing out all its umami flavours. Definitely something to order when you visit!
name aside, this sandwich was not small at all. Crispy potato buns hold together layers of crispy spam, arugula, cheddar & American cheese, perfectly fried egg & hot Mayo. This big breakfast-esque sandwich gets levelled up with that hot mayo which adds a gentle punch to what seems like a heavy bite.
Overall, the portions are great for the price point! As a small store, they have limited seats along the walkway, so first come first serve!
as the name suggests, this is breakfast in a sandwich form. You've got crispy spam, sauce gribiche (fancy French technique of something like an egg Mayo, but better), chives, American cheese between toasted brioche. This sinful slab oozes out when you pull the sandwich apart, giving you that wholesome feeling & a sloppy finish with the sauce dripping over your fingers.
this combination creates a great cheese-pull shot with an assortment of cheddar, mozz & American cheese with an addition of marinated juicy Roma toms, basil, caramelised onions sandwiched between crispy sourdough slices. This was simple yet extremely satisfying. The cheese wasn't overpowering which made it easy to finish in one seating.
Located next to Genki Sushi at Suntec City, Kiwami serves up Hokkaido-style Tonkotsu broth ramen. Their menu is pretty simple - ramen & gyoza.
Their ramen options ranged from the plain Tonkotsu to spicy and garlic options. For toppings, you can have it as a bare basic option, or top up for eggs, seaweed, bamboo shoots & the usual suspects.
I opted for the basic which was the Premium Tonkotsu Ramen. What makes it premium is the char Siew, which thick slices of pork collar as opposed to pork belly. The fat to meat ratio in the pork collar was just right, with that extra bounce & bite in every slice which makes pork collar so much better a cut than pork belly.
As for the broth, a thick consistency is observed which makes it extremely tasty without being overbearing.
A traditional Greek salad filled with juicy fresh chunks of tomatoes, cucumber, green peppers, onions & olives with a slab of feta cheese - this is a great refreshing starter to share across the table.
It is as simple as it sounds, and with a dash of Bakalaki's evoo, the entire salad is tied together.
Located at ABC Hawker along Bukit Merah, Fatty Cheong is the go-to if you're craving for some really good char siew!
The char siew is the perfect glistening caramelised fatty strips of pork with crispy charred edges that's second to none. The shao rou/siu yoke has the best crackling skin that's oh so crunchy with a nice tender bite to the meat. Paired with your choice of rice or egg noodles, it's no wonder that you'd spot a long queue whenever you visit!
For drinks, a must-order would be a milkshake & we got the popular favourite, Chocolate Peanut Butter ($8.90). We watched the preparation process happen before us as we sat by the counter-2-3 scoops of chocolate ice cream, full cream milk, dollops of peanut butter. A swirl in the machine afterwards and a thick, cold, creamy milkshake was served to you over the counter, yum π€€
They currently are only taking cash or paynow/PayLah, so please come prepared!
Pro-tip: to avoid the insane crowd & having to queue for >30 mins (we did that even after arriving at about 1.30pm), come visit right when they open at 11am. You'd thank me later π
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This little store tucked away on the second floor of Tanglin Shopping Centre has seen snaking queues after going viral on Tiktok.
Steeple's Deli opened a couple of decades ago & kept their facade from then till now. Dining in felt like a major throwback to years long before I was born-to when the first deli in Singapore was born.
The menu is short and simple, your choice of sandwich or burger, and to pair, a milkshake, yogurt smoothie or plain ol' coffee or tea.
We went for the Reuben Sandwich ($18.90), which came with generous portions of corned beef and sauerkraut, toasted with cheese within homemade slices of rye. Every bite into the sandwich was juicy & flavourful, urging you to dive in again for another bite. On the side, we ordered a portion of curly fries, which was fried upon order-so you get your golden crispy curves served pipping hot to you.
They currently are only taking cash or paynow/PayLah, so please come prepared!
Pro-tip: to avoid the insane crowd & having to queue for >30 mins (we did that even after arriving at about 1.30pm), come visit right when they open at 11am. You'd thank me later π
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π19 Tanglin Road, Tanglin Shopping Centre, #02-25
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