Dim Sum

Had this 叉烧猪肠粉 for lunch and it is just so great. The fried onions, accompanied with the sauce and the main dish misses together so well. The char siew is of the right marination as well, adding flavour (kinda salty and kinda sweet). The only downside is that it is NOT ENOUGHHH 😭

A 10-minute walk from Kallang MRT Station, this dim sum restaurant serves both dim sum and zi char dishes, so you can have the best of both worlds under one roof. Unlike its sister outlet at Beauty World that operates till 2am, Mongkok Dim Sum's Geylang outlet is operational 24 hours daily, making it the perfect venue for a fuss-free late night supper with a large group of friends. Start with their silky smooth Steamed Rice Roll with Shrimp ($4.20) before digging into the Beef Horfun (from $6) and the Salted Egg and Butter Pork Ribs (from $14) — both tasty, filling options that are great for sharing! From the dim sum menu, skip the not-so-great Gula Melaka Steamed Cake (Ma La Gao) ($4) and go with Tastemaker Ni Eats recommendation instead — the Custard Buns (Liu Sha Bao) ($4.20 for three). The lightly salted custard centre is oozy and flowy, just the way we like it!
Avg Price: $10 per person
Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Ni Eats

After seeing Xing Wei & Ah Leong San's posts about this dim sum stall tucked away in an obscure coffee shop next to Jalan Besar Town Council, my curiously was peaked and I headed down with my dad for a dim sum breakfast.

Following fellow Tastemaker Xing Wei's recommendation, I ordered Xiao Chen's competently crafted chee cheong fun but had the char siew variant instead. My body wasn't ready for just how much fun these ravishing rice rolls of deliciousness brought to my palate even though it has already been critically acclaimed.

Slightly sticky, silky smooth and thin skin that just slithers off chopsticks, Xiao Chen's chee cheong fun is one of the most finely executed rice rolls I've had. Encased within those stellar silken sheets is the lush char siew, which tended to the leaner side. The whole sublime shebang was immersed in a hot bath of titillating soy sauce, which added a strikingly savory element to the whole dish.

It was so absolutely outstanding, it was almost instantly dad approved. Don't wait, roll out and grab one of these rich rice rolls, and have yourself a whole lotta fun.