Cafes

From the group behind Bang Bang and Employee's Only comes Bar Milano, a new establishment along Keong Saik Road serving up rustic Italian fare at fair prices (~$20). Burppler Xing Wei Chua counts this as "a spot that would work well for dates to impress," with dishes such as the Shakshouka-style Baked Eggs ($14), Burrata & Honey Roasted Peaches ($28), and Pugliese ($18), a pizza with roasted broccolini, anchovy, and confit garlic cream.

Photo by Burppler Xing Wei Chua

These were out of stock at the 9MCM popup yesterday when we were there so decided to try them at By The Fire itself. The fried skin was crisp, encasing minced pork while the egg was despite solid, still had a molten yolk. There seemed to be a light soy flavour which we found it pretty umami as well.

A nostalgic and quaint store at Havelock road serves local delights such as yam cakes, glutinous rice and kaya toast. One of their signatures is this lemon curd and clotted cream on served on a muffin-like bun. The runny soft boiled eggs and the toast makes a perfect match at only $5.80. Good for light breakfast or snack which is not too heavy.

I was completely seduced by the voluptuous mascarpone and generous liqueur of this tiramisu. Can't quite believe it's taken me till now to finally taste this but logic puts the blame squarely on the fact that there are simply too many tempting cakes here to choose from.

New item on the Lokal breakfast menu - French toast with caramelized apples and crispy bacons, a perfect marriage of sweet and savory.
Refreshed menu is on its way. Everyone should roll out of bed early for breakfast and brunch.

Beautifully harmonized with sweet red beans and a dollop of mochi. Tasted better than its looks, possibly the Best Matcha Pudding in Singapore.

Stacked together are three very fluffy and light pancakes. IMHO, they are as good as the ones at Strictly Pancakes. Nicely art directed with thin slices of strawberries, a few blueberries and flanked by halves of a banana, the whole effect is really photogenic. I like the scattered bits of sticky honeycomb too; they kind of spring random surprises on you with a rather intensely sweet crunch.