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Those whom have been following the happenings around the Singapore F&B scene would probably have heard about an establishment named Thunder Tree / Fire Flies for a long while now. Fire Flies formerly operates a “health farm” at Lim Chu Kang prior to the closure of the organic vegetable farm due to the change of land usage of the plot which it was sitting on — Thunder Tree was the brand by the same family which runs food stalls with ingredients sourced from Fire Flies Health Farm. Fire Flies had since made their return to the local F&B scene; now being a food stalls situated at the same food court as where Thunder Tree used to operate from but just a few units down — they are now probably best known for their Hakka Thunder Tea (otherwise known as Lei Cha) offerings there. They have since expanded their operations to a new store situated at Quemoy Building at Upper Paya Lebar Road; this would be located across from Kensington Square with other establishments situated in the same stretch of shops including that of Fuel Kitchen. Being an establishment that serves up vegetarian fare, Fire Flies had also expanded the selection of dishes offered at their outlet in Quemoy Building — the menu is now split into sections dedicated to Rice, Noodles, Mains, Specials and Desserts, especially considering how they are operating within a independently-run space here rather than from within a stall in a coffeeshop / food court setting.

Stalls serving up Hakka Thunder Tea offerings are aplenty across the island these days — whilst still a rather niche offering, it had most certainly become a little more conventional over the years. Whilst most establishments served up their Hakka Thunder Tea offerings in the form of white rice or brown rice options rather than that of the same but with Kolo Mee. With this in mind, the Fire Flies X Enjoy Tea Leicha Kolomee (Top Grade Iron Goddess) was an item of choice for us when we were skimming through the menu here. The line-up of the Fire Flies X Enjoy Tea Leicha Kolomee is also available with rice, and this line-up would be one that is served with a curation of tea that is sourced from Enjoy Tea where patrons are encouraged to mix the tea into the Thunder tea paste. The menu describes the Fire Flies X Enjoy Tea Leicha Kolomee (Top Grade Iron Goddess) to come with elements such as Top Grade Iron Goddess, Natural Spring Water, Kolo Mee, Peanuts, Sesame, Black Eye Pea, Chye Poh, Leicha Tofu, Long Beans, Cabbage, Chye Sim and Manis Sayur. Adding the Top Grade Iron Goddess tea to the Thunder Tea Paste, it does seem that doing so does sort of intensify the umami notes of the Thunder Tea Paste — it also does give a slight bitter undertone that Iron Goddess tea is known to carry in its finishing notes as well. Pouring the Thunder Tea Paste into the bowl of noodles gives the noodles that same strong saltish and umami flavour; the Kolo Mee here does come springy with a good bite — all that whilst the addition of other elements like the peanuts, Leicha Tofu, Long Beans, Cabbage, Chye Sim and Manis Sayur adds different contrasting textures that either came with a crunch or a soft bite.

Tori San 雞湯桑 might be a brand in which had only entered to Singapore F&B scene in recent times with the opening of their very first location here at Telok Ayer Street — that being said, the brand is already making their expansion around the island with their second outlet that is situated at the ground level of The Woodleigh Mall. They had taken over the former premises of The Soup Spoon Union there while The Soup Spoon Union had moved to another stall within the basement of the mall. For those whom are unaware, Tori San is a brand that hails from Taiwan with six (6) outlets situated within Taipei; their Telok Ayer Street was their very first overseas outpost at that point of time — their The Woodleigh Mall outlet would be their first one that is situated in a shopping mall in Singapore. Being an establishment that focuses on their Tori Paitan offerings, Tori San’s menu features sections dedicated to Ramen Noodles, Chicken Broth with Vegetable, Yakitori — Grilled Chicken Dishes, Fried Foods, Dry Noodles, Don, Kids Meal and Drinks.

The Signature Toripaitan Chicken Broth Ramen is an item that is listed under the Ramen Noodles section of the menu — whilst the menu does not describe the elements that are being included in the Signature Toripaitan Chicken Broth Ramen, it can be observed from our order that the dish does comes with Tori San’s Signature Toripaitan Chicken Broth, Ramen Noodles, torched chicken breast, torched chicken meatballs and torched chicken thigh alongside leafy greens and strips of Nori. Going straight for the Signature Toripaitan Chicken Broth, we did like how the broth itself was flavourful but easy to drink — not too overly salty nor thick as some Tori Paitan might get. The addition of the leafy greens and seaweed adds further flavour to the Signature Toripaitan Chicken Broth — refreshing yet providing a subtle hint of umami. Patrons do get a choice on how they want the noodles to be done — soft, normal or hard; we went for the Normal and this does already give the noodles a firm bite. The torched chicken breast, torched chicken meatballs and torched chicken thigh were all especially flavourful despite looking rather plain on first sight; all of which carrying a light savouriness whilst being especially tender and juicy.

[Woodleigh, Singapore 🇸🇬]

Truffle & Porcini Broth Ramen (S$14.90+)
Earthy smell. Light and flavourful broth. Tender chicken cha shu and meatball.

Grilled Chicken Meatball (S$3.20+)
Tender meatball topped with Mentaiko.

Complimentary Hot Tea (UP S$1.50+) when signed up as member.

Complimentary mini cup of slushie

Tori San 雞湯桑
Address : 11 Bidadari Park Dr, # 01-39 Woodleigh Mall, Singapore 🇸🇬 367803
Open : 11am - 9.30pm
MRT : Woodleigh (NE11)

($8.50) got strong jasmine aftertaste but v easily to cover up matcha taste.

($9) its quite unique taste tbh but cookie butter dough was too hard to melt with matcha alr.

This place has become a comforting late‑night spot for me since it’s nearby and always satisfying. This time I went for the dried chilli frog porridge, which carried an aromatic kick that warmed me right up. I paired it with the Muar otak‑otak and loved its soft yet firm texture with a smoky, spiced richness. Everything came together beautifully, leaving the meal both hearty and deeply comforting.

Frog Porridge 》$19 / 3 Frogs
Muar Otak-Otak 》$8

Wow. Flawless. Not watery, not lightweight.

The chicken was crunchy, juicy and tasty, but the pork was a little dry and tough. Both were kunyit style. The rice and the chilli were quite normal. Not too expensive, quite worth it.

With chicken cutlet and fish fillet. The former had a nice kunyit flavour while the latter was thicker than cheap ones. The rice and the chilli were quite normal. Not too expensive, quite worth it.

I rarely return to Lam's, but it's so impressive. Everything was good. Large and juicy meat, most amazing chilli, good soup.

A longtime chain I hadn't tried. It's okay lah. Nothing special but hit the spots. For the price point it's fair.

Technically those are crawfish. But wow the crawfish and garlic were endless. A treat but slightly overpowering.