Guest House @ Sheraton Hotel 🥢 One of Taipei's Best Chinese Restaurants 請客樓(台北喜來登大飯店)
Guest House clinched the Two Michelin Star award in the inaugural Taipei Michelin Guide in 2018. Guest House located on level 17 of Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel serve an eclectic range of Chinese cuisines from spicy Szechuan to savoury-sweet Suzhou and Hangzhou. Many classic dishes are given a contemporary twist by 30 year veteran head chef Lin Chiu Wei 林菊偉. Innovative cuisine, lovingly prepared, served in elegant (not opulent) ambiance make Guest House a preferred choice of government and business dignitaries for hosting guests.
Restaurant name: Guest House 請客樓(台北喜來登大飯店)
Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Road, No. 12, Level 17 ( Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel)
Nearest MRT station: NTU Hospital
Tel: +8862 2321 1818
Hours: Lunch 11:30am - 2:30pm | Dinner 6:00pm - 9:30pm
133 Mian Fen Guo Ban Mian @ 216 Bedok 💵 Best $2 Mee Hoon Kueh, Hard to Beat at Any Price
Stall name: 133 Mian Fen Guo Ban Mian 133 面粉粿
Address: Stall #01-68, 216 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 460216 (Pasar 216 Bedok Central Hawker Centre)
Hours: 6:00am - 10:00am (Tues off)
Hon Ni Kitchen Nasi Lemak @ 216 Bedok Hawker Centre. Good in Every Department & a Surprise 红泥小厨
Hon Ni Kitchen is not a big fame, high media profile stall but their nasi lemak ticks all the right boxes for an excellent rendition of the dish. Prices are very wallet friendly too.
Stall name: Hon Ni Kitchen 红泥小厨
Address: Stall #01-07, 216 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 460216 (Pasar 216 Bedok Central)
Tel: +65 9655 8675
Hours: 6:00am - 1:00pm (Sun & Mon off)
Pasar 216 Bedok Central. Underrated Hawker Centre with Many Best Food Stalls
Pasar 216 Bedok Central hawker centre is off the tourist belt in a mature public housing area but it has many excellent food stalls - more than many famous, higher media profile hawker centres. It is highly accessible as it is just 5 minutes walk from Bedok MRT station. These are the most popular stalls.
Pasar 216 Bedok Central
Address: 216 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 460216
Nearest MRT station: Bedok
Duke of Congee @ 704 Bedok Reservoir Rd. The Kosong Congee is Already Tasty Enough for Me 粥公
Stall name: Duke of Congee 粥公
Address: 704 Bedok Reservoir Road, Singapore 470704 (C & T Cafe kopitiam)
Nearest MRT: 5 minute walk from Bedok North station
Hours: 7:30am - 3:00pm (Tues off)
Chai Chee Kway Chap. One of Two Tigers in the Kway Chap Mountain of 216 Bedok North
There are two kway chap tigers in the mountain of 216 Bedok North but both co-exist and thrive with their own fans. Some are diehard loyal while others switch depending on the day - like me lah 😄 This post is about Chai Chee Kway Chap - it tastes great and is excellent value 👍
Stall name: Chai Chee Kway Chap 菜市粿汁
Address: 216 Bedok North Street 1, stall #01-67, Singapore 460216 (Pasar 216 Bedok Central)
Hours: 6:00am - sold out around 1:00pm (Mon & Thurs off)
Chinatown Fried Rice 🥢 One mouthful.... and boomz
This humble fried rice stall is a hidden gem in Chinatown Complex Food Centre. Doesn't look like much but the fried rice is flavour packed, aromatic and has that coveted wok hei.
Stall name: Chinatown Fried Rice (formerly Chinatown Special Yang Chow Fried Rice)
Address: Stall #02-010, 335 Smith Street, Singapore 050335 (Chinatown Complex Food Centre)
Hours: 10:00am - 1:00pm (unspecified off days but weekends and public holidays definitely closed 😅 )
Adam Road Food Centre 🍽️ Good Hawker Stalls that Keep Bringing the Crowds Back
Adam Food Centre is a relatively small hawker centre with just some 40 stalls but it is famous and popular. Strategically located near the Singapore Botanic Gardens, MacRitchie Reservoir, National University of Singapore etc., Adam Food Centre is always packed. Here are the good food stalls that keep bringing the crowds back to Adam Road.
Adam Food Centre
Address: 2 Adam Road, Singapore 289877
Nearest MRT station: Three minute walk from Botanic Gardens (walk across a long pedestrian bridge over Bukit Timah Road & Dunearn Road)
Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari @ Adam Road Food Centre 🐔 As Good as Any Soto Ayam I've Tasted
I am a fan of soto ayam, so I am always on the look out for good places to get this quintessentially Indonesian style spicy chicken soup. Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari stall at Adam Road Food Centre serves a very good one.
Stall name: Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari
Address: Stall #01-09, 2 Adam Road, Singapore 289876 (Adam Road Food Centre)
Hours: 7:45am - 9:00pm (Mon off)
No.1 Adam's Nasi Lemak vs Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak
The two side by side nasi lemak stalls at Adam Food Centre are among the most famous and popular in Singapore. No.1 Adam's Nasi Lemak and Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak both enjoy long queues throughout the day. Thirty minute waits are normal. Both stalls have been around for decades - Selera Rasa count Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei and Prime Minister Lee of Singapore among their fans. How do their nasi lemak taste today (in 2021)?
Stall name: No.1 Adam's Nasi Lemak
Stall name: Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak
Address: 2 Adam Rd, Singapore 289877 (Adam Road Food Centre)
Hours: No.1 Adam's Nasi Lemak 🕐 8am - 10pm (Mon off)
Hours: Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak 🕥 7am - 3pm (Fri off)
My Introduction to Jiangsu Cuisine. One of the Eight Great Cuisines of China
During my week long visit to Jiangsu, my eyes were opened to the breathtaking beauty, rich history and fascinating cuisine of the Chinese province. Jiangsu cuisine is one of the Eight Great Culinary Traditions of China.
Majapahit Gold. Gold Armlet & Earring of Fort Canning Hill
This is the Majapahit Gold, a gold armlet excavated from Fort Canning Hill. It is one of the most fascinating exhibits at the National Museum of Singapore. It tells us a lot about Singapore's past, 700 years ago.
Mystery of the Headless Horseman of Singapore
National Museum of Singapore
Address: 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897
Nearest MRT station: Dhoby Ghaut & Bencoolen
Tel: +65 6332 3659
Hours: 10:00am - 7:00pm
History of Buddha Jumps over the Wall. Most Extravagant Soup from Fujian China 佛跳牆
History of Hakka Poon Choi from Village Feast to Global Chinese New Year Dish 客家盆菜
Poon Choi 盆菜 literally "basin dish" is a Hakka Chinese custom that is now a well established Chinese New Year celebration tradition in Chinese communities around the world. (It is known as Pen Cai in Mandarin Chinese.)
Chenpi Cantonese Dried Tangerine Peel Worth More than Gold 🍊 新会陈皮
Nanyang Sauce Brewery. One of Singapore's Last Traditional Soy Sauce Makers
When chef Daniel Tay said we are visiting a soy sauce factory, I expected it to be interesting but it turned out to be totally mind blowing fascinating for me. You see, I expected to see gleaming tanks, shiny plumbing and white coats but never thought I'll see artisanal soy sauce brewing in modern Singapore.
Nanyang Sauce Brewery
Address: 18 Chin Bee Avenue, Singapore 619940
Tel: +65 6289 9288
Hours: 10:00am - 6:00pm (Sat & Sun closed)
There is No Rice in Fish Rice (Chaoshan Yufan) 🐟 Disappearing Teochew Cuisine in Singapore 潮汕鱼饭
Albert Centre Market & Food Centre @ Bugis > 💯 Hawker Stalls Johor Kaki Pick the Most Popular for You
Albert Centre Market & Food Centre
Address: 270 Queen Street, Singapore 180270
Nearest MRT: Between Bugis & Rochor stations
Albert Centre Hock Lee Fishball Noodle 🐟 "Handmade, tenderly springy, pops to gentle bites, bursts soft sweetness of fresh fish"
Hock Lee Fishball Noodle is one of the most popular food stalls at Albert Centre Market & Food Centre. I like everything about Hock Lee's fishball noodles - tender chewy noodles, robust lardy spicy sauce, handmade fishballs and tasty soup.
Stall name: Hock Lee Fishball Noodle 福利鱼圆面
Address: 270 Queen Street, #01-102 Albert Centre Market and Food Centre, Singapore 180270
Hours: 6:30am - 12:00 noon (often sold out by 10am) Mondays off
NEW Makansutra Gluttons Bay $29 Buffet with Chili Crab 🦀 Pepper Crab Every Weds ☏ 8710 0511
Restaurant name: Makansutra Gluttons Bay
Address: #01-15, 8 Raffles Avenue (next to The Esplanade), Singapore 039802
Tel: ☏ 8710 0511 (need to call to reserve)
Hours: Afternoon slot 5:00pm - 7:00pm 🦀 Night slot 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Honest Review & Menu of Unaemon Unagi @ Gochi Church Street Japan Kitchen
Unaemon, a little unagiya tucked in a quiet nook of Capital Square in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District is a good hangout for traditional Japanese eel dishes.
Restaurant name: Unaemon うな衛門 (part of Gochi Church Street Japan Kitchen)
Address: Capital Square, 23 Church Street, #01-08, Singapore 049481 (5 minutes walk from Raffles MRT or Telok Ayer MRT)
Tel: +65 6226 1296
Hours: 11:30am - 3:00pm | 6:00pm - 10:00pm (Thurs & Sun off)
Koh Grill & Sushi Bar Shiok Maki 🍣 Orchard Road's Most Popular Kushiyaki & Sushi Joint
Restaurant name: Koh Grill & Sushi Bar
Address: 435 Orchard Road, #04-21 Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, Singapore 238877
Tel: +65 9180 3805
Hours: 11:30am - 10:00pm
Huat Kee Teochew Cuisine from Push Cart Stall to Premier Restaurant & Retort Gourmet Meals
Yum Cha-Cum-Tea @ The English House by Marco Pierre White 🥟 Hong Kong Dim Sum Menu & Review
Hong Kong Dim Sum at The English House by Marco Pierre White? 🤔 Yeah..., I was wondering too but after tasting the exquisite dim sum, I think it is a great idea to hang out here over drinks and delicious dainty dishes. The dim sum is an additional service that we can enjoy with our favourite English classics during our yum cha-cum-tea sessions. Yeah... yum cha-cum-tea @ The English House. So cool 🥟
Restaurant name: The English House by Marco Pierre White
Address: 28 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 238972
Tel: +65 6545 4055
Dim Sum Hours: 11:30am - 8:30pm (Mon - Thurs) | 11:30am - 5:00pm (Fri) | 9:00am - 5:00pm (Sat) | (Sun off)
The Singapore Treaty Banquet of 6 Feb 1819. What Might be on Sultan Hussein's Menu for Raffles & Farquhar?
The Singapore Treaty between the British East India Company and the Johor Sultanate on 6 Feb 1819 marked the beginning of Singapore's transformation from a fishing village to a metropolis. (Image courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.)