Most people would say money is the root of all evil, but I would say food is evil personified. You can have your most expensive Birkin bag or suffer in your "starve for the next month" to buy that pair of Louboutins, it doesn't gives you as much pleasure than having great food prepared for you by a complete stranger. Having a meal is usually an event itself. After your slurp that last morsel and wipe your mouth with the tissue pack that aunty insist on selling you, you either promise to return or you promise to return at dawn with a can of petroleum and a lighter.
Some restaurants/hawker (sorry very mean here) don't deserve to exist, I know they make a living selling you a decent meal but sorry bro, if you want to make a living by having people put your food in their mouths, you'd better make sure the person comes back for more, maybe not the next day but if your food is still a talking point within the next 24 hrs, you got it made, I think you have something to shout about. I can have cravings for chee cheong fun which cost $1.40. So my point here is that cost is irrelevant.
Here are some places I have returned for at least 3 times...its got some good stuff happening. I have not tasted everything on their menu but if their signature dishes are good enough for me, why explore the rest...cuz I am having that again on my next visit.
Something I need to say here is food is so much more enjoyable if you can partake with friends, people you care about. Those who are hermits and generally don't like people, then I feel very sorry for you. Afterall, eating involves all your senses, if you have great company to share a meal, that I think it is all that matters. Worse care, you and your friend can curse and swear together and embark to find the next food paradiso. I don't quite like to give ratings, so you can decide for yourself.
Beng Hiang Hokkien Restaurant
112-116 Amoy Street
Order: Kong Bak Pau, Oyster Omelette
Parking can be problem if you are not kiasu. Jackie Chan was here , but then again who cares.
Cafe Pralet by Creative Culinaire
17 Eng Hoon St #01-03 Eng Hoon Mansion (Tiong Bahru)
Order: Fish & Chips, wide selection of cakes. The cooking school is just adjacent.
Romano Ristorante
10 Jln Leban, Upp Thomson Rd
Order: Parma Ham Pizza
Quiet, family restaurant, never crowded. Pizza are fresh and service not fast as it is like a OMO.
Pete's Place b.1971 (voted one of the top restaurants in Singapore)
10-12 Scotts Road
Hyatt Regency Basement
Order: Chopino Seafood Pasta, good salad buffet, not for people who are claustrophobic - no windows in this dungeon.
Samy's @ Dempsey
2 Dempsey Road
Order: Fish head, Masala or Tandoori chicken, lime juice, teh masala. Warning: they try to upsell you with their sotong, prawn, they basically want to kill you with their knives. Free flow of papadums. If you are prudent you can get away with spending $20 for 2. Its possible but the order taker will give you a look that kind of translate to "cheapo ; ("
Ponggol Bak Chor Mee
Blk 209 Hougang Street 21
Order: what else Bak Chor Mee (see how some people are so good with just one arm, I have 2 and they are almost useless)
Happy Village (Tze Char)
81 Jalan Malu Malu
off Sembawang Road
Order: Special tofu with gingko & puay leng, nonya fishhead
Menya Shinchan Japanese Noodles
30 Robertson Quay
#01-05 Riverside View
Order: authentic upsized ramen, only go if you are ravenously hungry
Kushigin Japanese Rest
5 Koek Road #01-01 Cuppage Plaza
Order: Menu changes every week - heard LKY is a regular, and he is known to be a difficult man.
Order the set of the day. There's something about watching men cook, so take the counter seats, see the man in action...the word I had in mind was sexy.
Nanbantei Japanese Rest (Yakitori)
#05-132 Far East Plaza
Order: any bento set, I am repeating here - there's something about watching men cook, so take the counter seats, see the man in action...
Nasi Padang (so regular that I don't see their name) - I called it 125 Nasi Padang
Blk 125 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Order: beef rendang, sambal eggplant, fried chicken. Go early or the staff from Philips Singapore is going to clean out the dishes. Try arriving by 1.30pm, they may compromise by selling you the gravy of what's left.
Chey Sua Carrot Cake
Blk 127 Lor 1 Toa Payoh Market
#02-30
affectionately known to me as "ai tan hor" ie. "you need to wait okay?" - that's what she says every time I order my $3 plate. good luck on your wait on weekends...making small talk with the stall proprietor doesn't help if you are thinking of cutting queue...its still packed in the brown paper and raffia string.
Some restaurants/hawker (sorry very mean here) don't deserve to exist, I know they make a living selling you a decent meal but sorry bro, if you want to make a living by having people put your food in their mouths, you'd better make sure the person comes back for more, maybe not the next day but if your food is still a talking point within the next 24 hrs, you got it made, I think you have something to shout about. I can have cravings for chee cheong fun which cost $1.40. So my point here is that cost is irrelevant.
Here are some places I have returned for at least 3 times...its got some good stuff happening. I have not tasted everything on their menu but if their signature dishes are good enough for me, why explore the rest...cuz I am having that again on my next visit.
Something I need to say here is food is so much more enjoyable if you can partake with friends, people you care about. Those who are hermits and generally don't like people, then I feel very sorry for you. Afterall, eating involves all your senses, if you have great company to share a meal, that I think it is all that matters. Worse care, you and your friend can curse and swear together and embark to find the next food paradiso. I don't quite like to give ratings, so you can decide for yourself.
Beng Hiang Hokkien Restaurant
112-116 Amoy Street
Order: Kong Bak Pau, Oyster Omelette
Parking can be problem if you are not kiasu. Jackie Chan was here , but then again who cares.
Cafe Pralet by Creative Culinaire
17 Eng Hoon St #01-03 Eng Hoon Mansion (Tiong Bahru)
Order: Fish & Chips, wide selection of cakes. The cooking school is just adjacent.
Romano Ristorante
10 Jln Leban, Upp Thomson Rd
Order: Parma Ham Pizza
Quiet, family restaurant, never crowded. Pizza are fresh and service not fast as it is like a OMO.
Pete's Place b.1971 (voted one of the top restaurants in Singapore)
10-12 Scotts Road
Hyatt Regency Basement
Order: Chopino Seafood Pasta, good salad buffet, not for people who are claustrophobic - no windows in this dungeon.
Samy's @ Dempsey
2 Dempsey Road
Order: Fish head, Masala or Tandoori chicken, lime juice, teh masala. Warning: they try to upsell you with their sotong, prawn, they basically want to kill you with their knives. Free flow of papadums. If you are prudent you can get away with spending $20 for 2. Its possible but the order taker will give you a look that kind of translate to "cheapo ; ("
Ponggol Bak Chor Mee
Blk 209 Hougang Street 21
Order: what else Bak Chor Mee (see how some people are so good with just one arm, I have 2 and they are almost useless)
Happy Village (Tze Char)
81 Jalan Malu Malu
off Sembawang Road
Order: Special tofu with gingko & puay leng, nonya fishhead
Menya Shinchan Japanese Noodles
30 Robertson Quay
#01-05 Riverside View
Order: authentic upsized ramen, only go if you are ravenously hungry
Kushigin Japanese Rest
5 Koek Road #01-01 Cuppage Plaza
Order: Menu changes every week - heard LKY is a regular, and he is known to be a difficult man.
Order the set of the day. There's something about watching men cook, so take the counter seats, see the man in action...the word I had in mind was sexy.
Nanbantei Japanese Rest (Yakitori)
#05-132 Far East Plaza
Order: any bento set, I am repeating here - there's something about watching men cook, so take the counter seats, see the man in action...
Nasi Padang (so regular that I don't see their name) - I called it 125 Nasi Padang
Blk 125 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Order: beef rendang, sambal eggplant, fried chicken. Go early or the staff from Philips Singapore is going to clean out the dishes. Try arriving by 1.30pm, they may compromise by selling you the gravy of what's left.
Chey Sua Carrot Cake
Blk 127 Lor 1 Toa Payoh Market
#02-30
affectionately known to me as "ai tan hor" ie. "you need to wait okay?" - that's what she says every time I order my $3 plate. good luck on your wait on weekends...making small talk with the stall proprietor doesn't help if you are thinking of cutting queue...its still packed in the brown paper and raffia string.
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