La Pona Nasi Lemak @ Orchard Plaza • Night Owl Fried Chicken Wings, Runny Fried Eggs & Fragrant Rice since 1986

La Pona Snack Bar (Nasi Lemak) | 150 Orchard Road, #04-53 Orchard Plaza, Singapore 238841 🚆 10 minutes walk from Somerset station ☎ 8866 0453 🕛 10:30pm - 4am (Sun pm - Mon am off)

Buddy has been telling us about his favourite nasi lemak joint, La Pona in Orchard Plaza for the longest time.

EatSpainDrinkSpainSG 2024 Closing Night 🇪🇸🇸🇬

🇸🇬 Singapore 15 Oct 2024. The month long Singapore edition of EatSpainDrinkSpain ended with a celebratory bash on 15 Oct 2024 💃

Zhang Ji Shang Hai La Mian Xiao Long Bao in Alexandra Village Hawker Centre 张记上海拉面小笼包

Zhang Ji Shanghai La Mian Xiao Long Bao | Stall #01-56, Alexandra Village Food Centre, Singapore ☎ 9880 6276 🕚 10am - 8pm (Mon & Tues off)

Been wanting to try Chang Ji's Shanghai dishes for a long time and finally made it yesterday. We had xiao long bao, guo tie, and zha jiang mian, and they were all nice.

Sweet Blossom Coffee Roaster in Johor Bahru Wants to Make You the Perfect Brew

Sweet Blossom Coffee Roasters is a popular laid back, chill out cafe in Johor Bahru. 

Imperial Paragon Cuisine • Mind Blowing Crab Fried Rice in Johor Bahru 百麗皇朝 蟹肉炒饭

Imperial Paragon Cuisine | Level 1, Grand Paragon Hotel, 18, Jalan Harimau, Taman Century, 80250 Johor Bahru ☎ +607 338 3588 🕚 11:30 am - 3 pm | 5:30pm - 10 pm | No Pork No Lard

From now on, I will eat fried rice at Imperial Paragon Cuisine.

Enigmatic White Temple of Chiang Rai Thailand • Art to Set You Free

✍15 Oct 2024. Chiang Rai's White Temple, known in Thai as Wat Rong Khun วัดร่องขุ่น​ is one of the northern Thailand province's most visited attractions. 

618 Sim Carrot Cake Yishun Chai Tow Kway • Prawns Take the Cake

618 Sim Carrot Cake | 618 Yishun Ring Road, Singapore 760618 🚆 10 minutes walk from Khatib station 🕙 6:30am - 1pm (Tues off)

Buddy has been raving about 618 Sim fried carrot cake in Yishun. As our tastebuds are somewhat similar, I went down to Yishun to give it a try. 

Frog Tuk Tuk of Trang • Ride Back to 1960s in Vintage Daihatsu Midget

Tuk tuks are found throughout Thailand - these tiny open sided three wheelers are holding their own despite the ubiquitous comfortable air conditioned taxis. 

Tuk tuks are not even cheaper - they do not run on meters and so can actually be more expensive than a modern taxi ride.

Manchego from Isle Grocer @ The Cheese Shop • EatSpainDrinkSpainSG

Visited the Isle Grocer popup at The Cheese Shop at UE Square yesterday. It was a good opportunity for me to taste and learn the finer points about Spanish cheese from Yu Lin and Jose, owners of Isle Grocer.

Koh Ngai Camping Seafood in Trang เกาะไหงแคมป์ปิ้งซีฟู้ด

When we arrived at Koh Ngai Camping Seafood in Trang, it was already dark and it was raining ☔ The restaurant was located along Nang Noi river but we couldn't sit riverside because of the rain. We were full and tired from a whole day of tastings and travelling since dawn.

Wasn't looking forward to the lot of dishes we needed to plough through at Koh Ngai but at the end of the dinner, we all agreed that the food was nice and Koh Ngai Camping Seafood was a good restaurant. We started a bit gloomy but left in high spirits and happy 😄

Lod Chong Singapore in Trang • Thai Style Cendol @ กล้วยทอดจีผัน Jee Phan Fried Bananas

Khun Pook brought us to her favourite lod chong Singapore place in Trang City 🙏

Rolled Ice Cream @ Che Kitchen by 车老板 Toa Payoh • A Rare Artisanal Street Food Treat

Rolled Ice Cream @ Che Kitchen by 车老板 Toa Payoh | 1008A Toa Payoh N, Singapore 318998 ☎ 6513 9032 🕚 10am - 11pm

After our sumptuous lunch of zhi char type dishes at Che Kitchen by 车老板, we were served a round of cheerful, colourful ice cream.

Kuantan Alor Akar Seafood Restaurant • Must Try Zhi Cha in Kuantan 关丹乞丐鸡海鲜饭店

关丹乞丐鸡海鲜饭店 Alor Akar Seafood Restaurant | Lot 7695 & 7696, Jalan Kubang Buaya, Taman Mariana, 25300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia ☎ +609 568 0720 🕕 4pm - 11:30pm (Mon off)

Speak to anyone about what to eat in Kuantan and chances are they will mention beggar chicken. What they mean is Alor Akar Seafood Restaurant which has beggar chicken as their signature dish.

WINE & PINTXO NIGHT with Tres Monos & Isle Grocer @ The Vault Alkaff Mansion

Attended yet another amazing event lined up under the month long EatSpainDrinkSpainSG festival now on till 15 Oct. 

Hey.. the Spanish trade office and embassy in Singapore did all the hard work, curated F & B establishments and made all the arrangements to showcase Spanish food and drinks at attractive prices, why miss it right? 😄 

There are 34(!) events and we are just over half way through. Which means you are still in good time to join the fun!

Thai Trang Style Breakfast @ Phong Ocha Dim Sum Branch 1 in South Thailand ร้านพงษ์โอชา 1

One of the things I realised from this trip to southern Thailand was this place has great dim sum! Dim sum, of course, is a Guangdong / Hong Kong thing but the Thais have taken the ball and ran with it. 

I mean dim sum here is so creative, innovative, and delicious yet preserves the core tradition of yum cha in its own unique way. Thai style dim sum is a must when you come to south Thailand. 

Md. Zain Cendol @ GIANT Hypermarket Southern City Taman Suria

Md. Zain Cendol | Giant Hypermarket Southern City, Jalan Suria 18, Taman Suria, Johor Bahru ☏ +6017 728 6885 🕘 11am - 9pm

During our dawn till dusk JB food trails, we always have this happy problem of where to chill and let our tummies take a breather between lunch and dinner. We usually go to a mall to walk off some calories, or a cafe to cool our heels. 

Today's trail we popped by at Md. Zain Cendol @GIANT Hypermarket Southern City in Taman Suria. 

Pocha! Korean Street Dining @ JEM • Enjoy Seoul's Hawker Culture in Singapore

Lunch today at Pocha! 

The idea is very simple but hard to resist - bring the street food from Korea's night markets into the comfort of air conditioned shopping malls in Singapore. 

Brilliant.