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Singapore

Happy Chef Western Foods Review: Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu At $10 At Lavender

Happy Chef Western Foods at Crawford Lane As a food enthusiast on a budget, I’ve always been on the lookout for cheap eats in hawker centres around Singapore. After hearing about H

Happy Chef Western Foods Review: Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu At $10 At Lavender
Singapore

The Plug Food Co. Review: Affordable Western Food Under $7 Including Mentaiko Fries

The Plug Food Co. dishes out hipster hawker Western food Update: The Plug Food Co. is now permanently ceased trading.

The Plug Food Co. Review: Affordable Western Food Under $7 Including Mentaiko Fries
Singapore

Care Bears x Kumoya Review: Care Bears Cafe With Seafood Chowder That Comes With A Free Bear

New Care Bears Cafe at Care Bears x Kumoya in Bugis Update (5 Jan 2019) : Kumoya is now hosting a Pusheen cafe pop-up. So y’all might be as delighted as I was to hear about a new C

Care Bears x Kumoya Review: Care Bears Cafe With Seafood Chowder That Comes With A Free Bear
Singapore

Moosh Review: Nutella Brownies Cheesecake And Ondeh Ondeh Soft Serve At Haji Lane

Moosh offers unique soft serve sundaes Update: Moosh is now permanently ceased trading. Many dessert eateries have been popping up at Haji Lane lately and one of them is Moosh , wh

Moosh Review: Nutella Brownies Cheesecake And Ondeh Ondeh Soft Serve At Haji Lane
South Korea

Pluseighttwo Review: BTOB’s Eunkwang’s Korean Dessert Cafe At Dhoby Ghaut

Pluseighttwo is a dessert cafe threw open its doors by BTOB’s Eunkwang When we first heard the news about a Korean dessert cafe opening in town, we did not bat an eyelid. When we h

Pluseighttwo Review: BTOB’s Eunkwang’s Korean Dessert Cafe At Dhoby Ghaut
Singapore

Muugu Fork Review: New Rainbow Cheese Dippers At A Halal Cafe At Bugis

Muugu Fork offers new Rainbow Cheese Dippers Scrolling through Instagram’s Explore page while travelling to work keeps me occupied. Photos that I always double tap are those that i

Muugu Fork Review: New Rainbow Cheese Dippers At A Halal Cafe At Bugis
Singapore

Hao Wei Lai Review: Cheap And Good Xiao Long Bao And Guo Tie At Bukit Merah

Hao Wei Lai serves casual Chinese food at affordable rates My good friend has once again revealed to me a hidden food gem her family frequents.

Hao Wei Lai Review: Cheap And Good Xiao Long Bao And Guo Tie At Bukit Merah
United States

Eggs N Things Review: New Brunch Spot From Hawaii With Giant Whipped Cream Mountain On Pancakes

Eggs N Things is a new spot for weekend brunch in town When I think of Hawaii, I think of adventure, the beach, and paradise.

Eggs N Things Review: New Brunch Spot From Hawaii With Giant Whipped Cream Mountain On Pancakes
Singapore

District Sushi Review: Bara Chirashi Don And Salmon Mentaiyaki At $10 Each At Sunshine Plaza

Get bara chirashi don at $10 at District Sushi I know Sunshine Plaza as the printing place design majors go to for their assignment posters and zines and lament about their money.

District Sushi Review: Bara Chirashi Don And Salmon Mentaiyaki At $10 Each At Sunshine Plaza
Singapore

Miki Snacks Review: Curry Fish Head Zi Char Shop That Has Been At Katong Since 1986

31 years of curry fish head at Miki Snacks Update: Miki Snacks is now permanently closed.

Miki Snacks Review: Curry Fish Head Zi Char Shop That Has Been At Katong Since 1986
Singapore

You Peng Noodle Dumpling House Review: Hand-Made Xiao Long Bao And Guo Tie At Beauty World

Affordable xiao long bao at You Peng Noodle Dumpling House When I was still a kid, I used to eat up to eight xiao long bao in one sitting and never gave much thought about how the

You Peng Noodle Dumpling House Review: Hand-Made Xiao Long Bao And Guo Tie At Beauty World
Singapore

Empress Porridge Review: Hidden Peanut Porridge Gem Near Kent Ridge MRT Station

Empress Porridge serves food for the soul, from the heart Healthy food always gets a bad rep for being boring or unappetising.

Empress Porridge Review: Hidden Peanut Porridge Gem Near Kent Ridge MRT Station
Singapore

Minions Cafe Review: Devour Stuart, Mel and More Minions At Orchard Central

New pop-up Minions Cafe at Orchard Central Update (1 Feb 2019) : Minions Cafe is now permanently closed.

Minions Cafe Review: Devour Stuart, Mel and More Minions At Orchard Central
Singapore

Cartoon Network Cafe Review: We Bare Bears, Adventure Time, Powerpuff Girls And More At Punggol

New Cartoon Network Cafe at Waterway Point I’ll admit it, even though I am way too old to call myself a kid, I still find it hard to not be fascinated when I come across either Dis

Cartoon Network Cafe Review: We Bare Bears, Adventure Time, Powerpuff Girls And More At Punggol
South Korea

8282 Korea Review: Cheapest Korean Buffet in Singapore at $9.90 Nett At Great World City

An endless supply of Korean dishes under $10 sounds too good to be true. So when we got wind of this new K-buffet in town, everyone was pretty much wary, even though we all love Ko

8282 Korea Review: Cheapest Korean Buffet in Singapore at $9.90 Nett At Great World City
Singapore

Dingtele Review: Juicy Sheng Jian Bao And Xiao Long Bao Near Kovan MRT Station

Dingtele offers Shanghainese dishes at Kovan Dim sum usually happens since someone craves xiao long ba o and suddenly, everyone is too. After we settle in an eatery and start ticki

Dingtele Review: Juicy Sheng Jian Bao And Xiao Long Bao Near Kovan MRT Station
Malaysia

Penang Bagus Review: Salted Egg Char Kway Teow And Bingsu In One Restaurant

Penang Bagus serves both Penang and Korean food Just last weekend, I had an unbearably strong craving for bingsu and after futile attempts of trying to jio my friends to leave thei

Penang Bagus Review: Salted Egg Char Kway Teow And Bingsu In One Restaurant
Singapore

East Bistro Review: Hidden Old-School Dim Sum Gem With Nett Prices At Sembawang

East Bistro is a dim sum and zi char gem It’s hard getting my mum to attempt new things, and even encouraging her to try a different hawker stall is a challenge.

East Bistro Review: Hidden Old-School Dim Sum Gem With Nett Prices At Sembawang
Japan

Don And Udon Review: Beef Don At $5.50 And Unagi Don at $7 At Chinatown

Don And Udon offers Japanese food at $7 and under Japanese cuisine may be my favourite, but hole-in-the-wall joints I’m familiar with are out of my budget, and restaurants aren’t e

Don And Udon Review: Beef Don At $5.50 And Unagi Don at $7 At Chinatown
Singapore

Makan-Makan Review: Muslim-Owned Steamboat BBQ Buffet At $26 Nett At Punggol

Makan-Makan offers steamboat BBQ buffet Update (5 April 2019): Makan-Makan has permanently closed.

Makan-Makan Review: Muslim-Owned Steamboat BBQ Buffet At $26 Nett At Punggol
Singapore

Sticky Rice Review: New Halal Thai Restaurant With Nothing More Than $10 At Bugis

Sticky Rice offers affordable Thai food at Bugis The last time I went to Bangkok was four years ago, and I’ve been missing their mango sticky rice and tom yum soup ever since.

Sticky Rice Review: New Halal Thai Restaurant With Nothing More Than $10 At Bugis
Japan

Ginza Rokukakutei Review: Kushikatsu Restaurant With One Michelin Star In Japan Opens In SG

Ginza Rokukakutei is a deep-fried skewer paradise from Osaka Unless you’re a food connoisseur well-versed in the wonderful art of Japanese cuisine, the term “ kushikatsu ” might ta

Ginza Rokukakutei Review: Kushikatsu Restaurant With One Michelin Star In Japan Opens In SG
Singapore

Mao Shan Wang Cafe Review: First Durian Cafe In Singapore With Durian Fries And Coffee

Mao Shan Wang Cafe is Singapore’s first durian cafe During an overseas exchange trip that I went for a few years back, my group and I were asked, “What is your favourite season?” M

Mao Shan Wang Cafe Review: First Durian Cafe In Singapore With Durian Fries And Coffee
Singapore

Prata Alley Review: Hipster Prata Cafe With Pizza Prata And Maggie Murtabak At Clementi

Prata Alley serves pizza prata and maggi murtabak More and more prata restaurants have been coming up with new twists to their dishes of late, such as salted caramel apple prata an

Prata Alley Review: Hipster Prata Cafe With Pizza Prata And Maggie Murtabak At Clementi