Wing Seong Fatty's Restaurant originally of Albert Street Singapore, the legendary centenarian closes for good on 27 Jun 2026.
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Eminent Frog Porridge 📍 Lor 19 Geylang • Frog in the Well Review 明辉田鸡粥 ☎ 98422941
I've eaten frog porridge in Geylang and Johor Bahru before, but couldn't remember which one in Geylang (there are at least four). So, as far as eating frog in Geylang is concerned, I am a frog in the well 🤭
History of Banh Mi • French Roots of Vietnamese Sandwich
Besides pho (rice noodle), banh mi is the icon of Vietnamese cuisine to the world.
Heng Huat Boon Lay Boneless Duck Noodles 📍 Boon Lay Place Food Village 興發文礼起骨鸭面
Ended up at Boon Lay Place Food Village hawker centre after my errands. Circled the huge, old food centre twice and settled for Heng Huat Boon Lay Boneless Duck Noodles. It was a good choice, tasty, worth the calories, fats and carbs.
The last time I was here, I had Ho Huat Fried Hokkien Mee.
Crispy Fried Duck Bebek Goreng Pak Ndut 📍 Level 1 #01-42 Lucky Plaza Orchard Road Singapore ☎ 6734 4787
Tried Bebek Goreng Pak Ndut after stumbling upon it while running errands at Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road.
Bebek Goreng Pak Ndut is a fast food style chain restaurant from Bandung, Indonesia.
Sheng Ki Fish & Seafood Soup Noodle 📍 Taman Sentosa 昇記美食•鱼海鲜汤•手工鱼圆 ☎ +6014 316 5768
First stop this morning was Sheng Ki 昇記, a fish soup place at Taman Sentosa, just 10 minutes by car from JB CIQ.
Dian Xiao Er Chicken Rice📍Gelang Patah Johor 店小二鸡饭 振林山 乐心园 ☎️ +6014 910 0839
Got bitten by chicken rice envy after seeing kaki kaki post her lunch at Dian Xiao Er Chicken Rice 店小二鸡饭 in Gelang Patah a few times 🙄
Ayam Gepuk Pak Antok 📍 Larkin Johor Bahru ☎ +6010 658 5242
Continuing my ayam gepuk hunt, today's target is Ayam Gepuk Pak Antok at Larkin, Johor Bahru.
Lucky Chicken Rice 📍 Lucky Plaza Unit #02-110 ☎ 6738 4175
Was in Lucky Plaza to run errands. Got reminded again that Lucky Plaza (and also nearby Far East Plaza) is full of affordable food gems in Singapore's tourist shopping core.
Guangzhou Hand Torn Salt Baked Chicken📍Zuoxianju Liwan Traditional Cantonese Restaurant 醉贤居 ☎ +86 20 8172 3094
In Guangzhou, besides poached there are many other chicken preparations (roast, fried, etc), including salt baked. 醉贤居 is one of the most popular local places for salt baked chicken.
I was mind blown by my first taste of salt baked chicken as a child. The memory is still vivid in my mind, so I have a deep love of salt baked chicken.
Peranakan Club Singapore • Affordable Crazy Rich Asians Cuisine📍Orchard Towers Claymore Road ☎ 8988 0201
Catch up lunch with kaki kaki at The Peranakan Club Singapore at level 2 of Orchard Towers.
Famous Shanghai Xiao Shao Xing Chicken📍Yunnan South Road 小绍兴白斩鸡 云南南路店 ☎ +862163260845
Xiao Shaoxing 小绍兴 is a famous chicken porridge (yeah..., not rice) restaurant at Yunnan Road (South) in Shanghai.
Cantonese or Teochew Steam Fish? What is the Difference?
You know, when we visit a Chinese restaurant and order steam fish, the staff will often ask "Cantonese or Teochew steam?" 广蒸还是潮州蒸? 🤔
Penang Chinese Style Mee Jawa 槟城爪哇面
I like the Chinese version of mee Jawa 爪哇面 from Penang a lot.
As the name mee Jawa states, it is presumably a Javanese (Indonesia) origin dish.
Fu Xiang Chicken Rice 📍186 Toa Payoh Central 大巴窑 福翔鸡饭 ☎ 6250 0867
Kaki kaki Rayner alerted me to Fu Xiang Chicken Rice 福翔鸡饭 in Toa Payoh Central, it's one of his favourite chicken rice stalls. Today, passing by 来都来了 (since already here) so gave it a try 😁
Wen Chang Authentic Chicken Rice📍Johor Jaya Dedap 17 Restoran Kim Sing 文昌正宗海南雞飯 金昇咖啡店
Stalking Taman Johor Jaya for good food, spotted uncle preparing the day's chicken at 文昌正宗海南雞飯 (literally Wen Chang Authentic Hainanese Chicken Rice) stall.
Youlian Qingping Chicken Guangzhou 清平雞 友联菜馆 杉木栏路店 广州第一鸡 ☎ +86 20 8187 6751
If you are in Guangzhou and like to try something memorable, can check out Youlian Restaurant. Youlian is popular with locals for their iconic Qingping chicken and chicken intestine.
Coffee in Milk Tin Can • Kopi Kong, Guni Kong, Tee Kong • Eco Friendly Tradition 牛奶罐 铁罐
Looking for coffee at Chong Pang hawker centre, I stumbled upon this bouquet of shiny tin cans tied in a bunch with red raffia strings.
Ayam Gepok Anakmak📍215 Ang Mo Kio ☎️ 89510912
Ayam gepuk craze has been raging in Java Indonesia, Malaysia and now in Singapore. The only ayam gepuk I could find in Singapore, at the moment, is Ayam Gepok Anakmak📍215 Ang Mo Kio, Sinfoodie coffeeshop.
Lien Ying Chow Unsung Hawker Hero • Legendary Mandarin Chatterbox Chicken Rice • International Launch of Singapore Hawker Culture
In the world of Singapore chicken rice, Swee Kee is at the level of mythology with no equal in its aura - though Swee Kee closed in 1997, its presence and influence are still felt today in the signboards of emulators from Singapore, to Malaysia and even Taiwan as well as in the minds of its multi-generational fans.
If Swee Kee is credited for popularising chicken rice in Singapore and regional countries, Mandarin Hotel's Chatterbox Chicken Rice is the one that put the humble chicken rice dish on the world map.
Boss Ayam Gepuk 📍Jalan Ibrahim 10 Minutes Walk from JB CIQ
I thought I was done ayam gepuk hunting for the day, my tummy was so full 😅 Then, I stumbled upon Boss Ayam Gepuk at Jalan Ibrahim just before heading back across the Causeway to Singapore. Struggled a bit before I decided to give it a try - I am glad that I did.
Boss Ayam Gepuk is the proverbial hidden gem.
Ayam Gepuk Republik 📍Bandar Dato Onn Johor Bahru ☎ +6012 268 9775
Johor Kaki also follow trend 🫢 I've been watching the ayam gepuk craze raged from Yogjakarta, Java in Indonesia, to Kuala Lumpur, Batam, Johor Bahru and finally making inroads into Singapore.
MacKenzie Rex Halal Chicken Rice📍Prinsep Street ☎ 6336 1702
When I asked Muslim friends where they go for Halal Hainanese chicken rice, MacKenzie Rex restaurant gets mentioned often.
So, I went to check it out 😁
Chicken Rice Rating System by Johor Kaki • Significantly Improve your Chicken Rice Experience • Effective 2 May 2026
Chicken rice is everywhere in Singapore. Most coffeeshops have one, many hawker centres have more than two, and sometimes even more than five (like at Maxwell Food Centre).
Most would agree that the standard of chicken rice in Singapore is high - it is very hard to find a bad chicken rice stall 🤣
Swee Kee • Original Most Famous Singapore Chicken Rice Ever & Forever 瑞记鸡饭的神话
There are and will be many famous chicken rice brands in Singapore and around the world but none will be or will ever be as famous as the original Swee Kee 瑞记.
Many brands can be famous, some even legendary, but only rarely will one reach a mythical level like Swee Kee 瑞记.
Father of Singapore Chicken Rice • Uncle Commie Wong Yi Guan 共产鸡饭王义元 • 新加坡鸡饭之父
Today, chicken rice stalls and even restaurants are ubiquitous in Singapore. Most coffee shops have at least one chicken rice stall, and hawker centres often have two or even more.
Heng Kui Tampoi Laksa📍Restoran Lee Heng Taman Daya 兴贵淡杯叻沙 福林园 利興美食中心
Stalking Taman Daya for good food, Restoran Lee Heng was one of a few busy coffee shops popular with locals.
Singapore Immigrant History in a Cup of Hainanese Coffee • Nanyang Kopi 南洋咖啡 • 海南咖啡
Coffee or kopi as it is known in Malay in Singapore is like our lingua franca - the beverage that binds the diverse ethnic communities of Singapore (and also Malaysia).
Hawkers Omakase by Maybank & Makansutra 2026 • Dulukala Peranakan • 戚師傅 Chef Chik
Maybank with Makansutra have just launched the world's first Hawkers Omakase.
Running from 23rd April to 30th June 2026, it is a ground breaking celebration of Singapore hawker culture involving six handpicked hawker stalls across the island.
Inaugural stalls are Dulukala Peranakan at Jalan Silat by chef Zan and 戚師傅 at Haig Road Food Centre by chef Chik.
Foshan Shunde Jindeng Village Restaurant 顺德金登饭店 · 乡村私房菜 📞 27799223 📞 18934308391
This is the kind of dining experience I willingly to fly hours for. I am told that in Guangdong (and around China) there are many such village type eating places 乡村私房菜. I would love to come back for itineraries made up entirely of eateries like 金登饭店 Jindeng Village Restaurant. You know...., others cafe or bar hop, I love village restaurant hopping.
Kacang Pool📍Kedai Kak Nur Yishun Park Hawker Centre
Kacang Pool appeared in Singapore hawker centres only a few decades ago but never became mainstream. Today, only a handful of hawker stalls (less than 10) serve this dish.
Foshan Pork Organ Porridge · Haiji Zhou Gong Zhou Po · Congee Grandpa Grandma 佛山海记粥公粥婆 ☎ 13129199628
Well...., we didn't plan to come here. We actually wanted to have pork kidney at the famous Tiande 天德 but were turned away on arrival because their kidneys were sold out (even before opening for dinner service 🙄🥹 ).
Foshan Juhao Food Review · Goose, Raw Fish · Quality Ingredients, Authentic Yue Cuisine, Great Flavours · 聚豪园林美食(桃园店) 佛山 ☎ 0757-85222666
During our Foshan 佛山 food trip, one of the highlights was Juhao Food restaurant 聚豪酒家. The dishes (we tasted many) were good to excellent, and I was amazed by the scale of the enterprise as well as the inspiring story of the boss, chef Feng Zanbo 冯赞波.
Foshan Tiande Famous Pork Kidney Soup 佛山天德美食 猪腰王 ☎ +86 757 8212 1805
Kaki kaki Daniel had been raving about this pork kidney place weeks before our foodie tour to Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Foshan 102 House Restaurant 佛山 壹零贰小馆 ☎ +86 132 8843 2145
Kaki kaki Clarence had a memorable experience with Chef Xu Jingye 徐涇業 during his last visit to Foshan in 2018. Chef Xu, protégé of Cantonese master Chen Daben* went on to win many accolades including the Black Pearl Young Chef Award.
Now based in Shanghai, chef Xu's 102 House Restaurant at the House of Roosevelt at The Bund in Shanghai is Michelin 2-Starred ☆☆ and in Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list.
*I love this Tatler article about the source of chef Xu's inspiration.
Port Asam Pedas by Sang • Johor Style Sour Spicy Fish & Seafood📍Beletime Danga Bay JB ☎️ +6019-735 7556
I am a big asam pedas fish fan, so I am always on the look out for good places for this delicious National Heritage Dish of Malaysia. Went to Beletime Mall Danga Bay to hunt for the best at Port Asam Pedas by Sang.
History of Asam Pedas · Legacy of Malacca Sultanate Melting Pot
Asam Pedas is one of my favourite dishes. In Malay, asam means sour and pedas means spicy (hot) - sour and spicy hot accurately describes this dish's taste profile.
Palates & Bagels by T.A.M.📍Jalan Dhoby Johor Bahru 🥯 Beautiful Halal Cafe Walking Distance from JB CIQ
I love, love bagels 🥯 It's one of my favourite breads. Today, we visited Palates & Bagels at Jalan Dhoby, JB's undisputed favourite bagel hangout.
Ming Jii Chee Cheong Fun Kampar Style📍Johor Jaya Dedap 19 明记金宝猪肠粉 ☏ +6018 219 1962
Ming Jii Chee Cheong Fun in Taman Johor Jaya has a steady following of local folks. It is a comfort rice noodle dish with options for sauces and eaten with a variety of small bite size sides.
Ah Hua Kway Teow • Taste of Old JB • Little Swatow 亚华 • 小汕头粿条 • 老新山的味道
SJ60 Commemorative Matcha Sling Celebrates 60 Years of Singapore - Japan Relations · SJ60特別記念 抹茶カクテル
✍ 26 Mar 2026. Presenting the SJ60 Commemorative Matcha Sling.
Yang's Epok Epok Singapore
So we finished a heavy lunch at Haig Road hawker centre. Kaki kaki suggested going to the basement of KINEX Mall for epok epok and kopi.
Food Guide to Pudu Wai Sek Kai Glutton Street • 4 Eyes Fried Chicken 半山芭 • 为食街 • 四眼仔胜利炸
4 Eyes Fried Chicken is perhaps the most popular stall in Pudu's legendary glutton street or Wai Sek Kai. WSK is a side street off Jalan Pudu and its official name is Jalan Sayur (which means Vegetable Street in Malay).
"Vegetable Street" was the original wet market of Pudu before it moved to its present location (at Pasar Pudu Baharu). Cooked food stalls replaced vegetable stalls after the latter moved to Pasar Pudu Baharu but the name Jalan Sayur remained.
Leong Kei Tai Bu Hakka Noodle 📍 Pudu Wei Sek Kai Glutton Street 📍 Jalan Sayur 半山芭 为食街 亮记大埔面 ☎ +6016 607 9983
I always love Hakka noodles - so simple - egg noodles sauced with lard and soy sauce topped with fried minced pork and eat with wanton soup. So comforting, tasty, filling and affordable.
Chop Pun Heong Dim Sum · Taste of Old Kulai 📍 Indahpura 古来品香茶室点心 ☎ +607 663 1279
Stalking Indahpura in Kulai for good food, I stumbled upon Chop Pun Heong dim sum.
Hien Kee Fish Ball Noodle📍Pudu Flats off Jalan Loke Yew 馨記正宗西刀鱼丸粉 • 新義豐茶餐室 ☎ +6017 252 5012
Fish ball places ain't that common in Kuala Lumpur, compared to say Johor Bahru and Singapore.