Always packed during lunch, Foong Kee boasts a great deal of local meat delights and my favorite has to be the Char Siew Rice.

To avoid the crowd, go at about 6pm for an early dinner. Order from the lady at the stall and grab some chili or soy sauce from the side before you take your seat. It usually doesn't take that long in the evenings - 5 to 10 minutes max for your order to arrive at your table.

The char siew comes nicely charred on the edges and if you're lucky (I usually am), you get mostly lean meat and just the right amount of fat to not feel guilty after. If you're worried, just request for lean meat; I just personally prefer to throw the dice and see what I get.

This char siew rice is hugely addictive. I didn't even know it was famous the first few times I had it. I just kept going back.

If you've just had lunch in the neighborhood and need a place to hang, Udders has some nice drinks when you're too full for dessert.

The strong iced lemon tea ($3.90) came exactly as it's named - a strong brew that'd be good with some extra lemon slices. If you love strong tea, then it should be perfect.

The mango with kaffir lime leaves ($5.90) packed a good strong punch of mango that nearly drowns out the lime aroma, but nonetheless refreshing.

Both drinks were too sweet, but it's nothing some free cold water can't dilute; it's always nice to have an endless drink, especially when served in a Mason mug.

Nunsongyee is a considerably new place in the neighborhood. They recently added more seating to the place and it's open 24/7 too!

This premium bingsu is a lovely construction of (top to bottom): four pieces of mochi resting on a big scoop o' red bean paste atop a black sesame powder-sprinkled snow hill and almond flakes all around for that added crunch. Drizzle some condensed milk as you go, and that's a satisfying meal right there. (I definitely recommend to share cause it's one big bowl of good stuff that you don't want your friends to miss out on.)

Note: If on a date, check teeth after this bowl or you might unexpectedly bring home some leftover black sesame.

Simple Margherita with the usual ingredients: various cheeses, cherry tomatoes and basil. Opted for the 6-sliced classic crust pizza at $21.90, and it was plenty for one person. The ingredients were fairly distributed and seemed fresh.

There's not much to be impressed with though, unless perhaps you're famished and very easily pleased; or if you're feeling like a pizza and beer - they serve Peroni which is a plus.

I ordered the Crustacean Rice Bowl as my main from the 3-course weekend dinner set. ($33.90; roasted pumpkin soup as my starter and wild berry pannacotta as dessert).

I was thoroughly impressed with this bowl of carb-filled goodness. Although a little pricier than my usual meals, this one was certainly worth the price.

First look, it doesn't seem like much: A golden-yellow layer of char-grilled cheese topped with three precise scoops of black caviar and a small sprig of chervil each. Simple presentation, but as you start to dig in, you uncover the fragrant rice with honey-ponzu that adds sweet citrusy taste to the mix, butter-poached lobsters that are firm and sweet and the sea urchin cream that adds to the seafood flavour profile.

Mix it all up and you get a buttery, seafood-filled, cheesy, rich bowl of rice with bits of caviar to add that soft burst of salt and oil. Delicious.

I could have dim sum any meal any day. Just the other day I was craving for dim sum so I decided to check out this recommended dim sum place in the neighborhood. I ordered as a meal, a set of Xiao Long Bao ($7 for 10) and a mixed set of Steamed Dumplings ($6 for 10).

Given all the hype that I've read about the Xiao Long Baos here, I thought they were still okay - not something I would travel too far for. The skin was slightly too thick for my liking and it definitely could do with more soup. However, the pork filling was so tasty and the broth so fragrant that it did do some justice to all the positive reviews out there. Extra points to the flavour within; I would say comparable to the more expensive dim sum places.

The steamed dumplings I got were filled with chives and minced pork. The chives added so much more sweetness to the already-tasty meat; it was the highlight of my meal. This juicy filling made me forget the thick-ish skin as soon as the umami drowned out the dough.

Had this great find for lunch at $12.90. Located at Pasarbella Suntec City, Grilllo is the first stall you see as you enter this hipsteresque food court from the right entrance. Only a short wait (7 mins at lunch hour) from the time I paid till the time my coaster pager started buzzing.

The Yuzu rice bowl was a good ratio of salmon to rice. It came with two good-sized chunks of grilled salmon skewers that are fatty enough they almost melt in your mouth, some grilled zucchinis and fragrant rice to balance out the richness of the salmon. It could do with just a tad bit more of yuzu sauce, or I could've just mixed it in better so the rice on the bottom wouldn't feel left out.

For $6.90, this little Japanese cuisine stall on the top floor of Beauty World Centre has got to be one of the most affordable ramen places in the area. Turn right as you get off the escalator on the 4th floor and as you walk on you'll see Buta Kin among the row of stalls on the right. About a 5-10 minute wait, and you get a hot bowl of ramen with the perfect egg (soft boiled, but the yolk not too runny; sometimes I wonder how they're so on point), two pieces of seaweed, three very succulent roasted pork slices (char siu), wood ear mushroom-strips to add some crunch and spring onions to add color and flavor to the broth. The only setback for me was the noodles being too soft, but other than that, it's all good.

I had Nantsuttei's basic ramen for dinner. The stock base was a delightful pork bone soup; the noodles and toppings (braised pork, seaweed, bean sprouts, spring onions) went so well with it I'm glad I added an egg to the mix. Noodles were the thin and curly type, cooked to the right texture. All-in-all a decent ramen bowl for $12, plus $1.50 for an added soft-boiled egg, though I do wish I could've had more seaweed and braised pork because they were so good.

Liu Sha Bao (流沙包) is one of the top things I get when I'm here. At $4.20, you get three soft and smooth steamed buns that ooze a golden shade of custard with the first bite. It's the perfect balance of sweet and salty.

This carrot, mushroom, chicken rice ball is the perfect snack for in-between meals. I got it as a supplement for the Udon but ended up being too full to finish it. Had it as an after-dinner snack instead. $2.8 for a satisfying add-on, fragrant rice and all.