Thye Hong Fishball Noodle • Bukit Batok People Don't Want You to Know 太豐鱼圆面 • 武吉巴督

太豐鱼圆面 武吉巴督 Thye Hong Fishball Noodles | 233 Bukit Batok East Ave 5, Singapore 650233 (stall inside Kimly kopitiam) 🚅 10 minute walk from Bukit Batok station ⏰ 5am - 2pm (Tues & Fri off)

This was kaki kaki Shirley's Thursday haunt which she shared often on Facebook. She said Thye Hong, and I always assumed it was the popular fishball stall at Ghim Moh food centre which I am also a big fan.

Paddy Field Seafood Claypot Porridge in Johor Jaya 稻香园 ☏ +6017 728 9972

Paddy Field Seafood Claypot 稻香园 | 6, Jalan Dedap 9, Taman Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru ☏ +6017 728 9972 ⏰ 1:30pm - 11pm

Kaki kaki Cat likes this place especially for their seafood porridge. It's a bit off the radar, tucked away in a far corner of Johor Jaya, Jalan Dedap 9.

Jombali Village in Pelangi Johor Bahru • Indonesian Inspired Cuisine ☏ +6017 733 5577

 JomBali Village | No.39A, Jalan Perang, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru, Malaysia ☏ +6017 733 5577 ⏰ 2pm - 10:30pm

Eight of us, we rounded up our dawn till dusk JB food trail at JomBali Village in Taman Pelangi.

Wah Leng Wanton Noodle ABC Market • Another WTM Tiger at ABC Market Hill 华玲云吞面 ☏ 9328 4428

Wah Leng Wanton Noodle 华玲云吞面 | Jalan Bukit Merah, stall #01-117 ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre, Singapore 150006 🚅 10 minutes walk from Queenstown station ☏ 9328 4428 ⏰ 6am - 2pm (Tues off)

Was at ABC Market last week for an event nearby. Noticed that this wanton mee stall was enjoying a long queue in the territory of media darling Fatty Cheong, which I enjoyed very much too. Long queue in the same small hill as another wanton mee tiger must mean this Wah Leng stall was no small kitten 🤭

Telok Blangah Maxwell 83 Teochew Hand Made Squid Ball • Pork Ball • Last Cuttlefish Ball Stall in Singapore? 麥士威83号 ☏ 9225 8484

Teochew Hand Made Squid Pork Ball Noodles 麥士威83号 | 11 Telok Blangah Cres, stall #01-119, Singapore 090011 (stall in Telok Blangah Crescent Market & Food Centre) 🚅 10 minutes walk from Telok Blangah station ☏ 9225 8484 ⏰ 7am - 3pm (Weds & Sun off)

Was a bit sad that the cuttlefish ball stall, Dong Fang Hong in Hong Lim hawker centre closed suddenly (in Jul 2025). 

Fortunately, found another one thanks to Slyvia, who pointed me to 麥士威83号 stall at Telok Blangah Crescent hawker centre - this is most likely the only cuttlefish ball stall left in Singapore now.

When one door closes, another door opens when you look elsewhere.

Pure Gem Dim Sum & Teochew - Cantonese Cuisine @ BEA Building opposite Lau Pa Sat 璞珍 • 精致潮粤菜 ☏ +65 9010 1236 (Sylvia)

璞珍 • 精致潮粤菜 Pure Gem Chinese Cuisine | 60 Robinson Rd, #01-00, #02-00 BEA Building, Singapore 068892 🚅 5 minute walk from Raffles station ☏ +65 9010 1236 (Sylvia) ⏰ 11:30 am - 3 pm | 6pm - 11 pm

Lunch at Pure Gem Chinese Cuisine, a new Cantonese - Teochew restaurant in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District, just across Robinson Road from Lau Pa Sat (so easy to locate).

Rasa Singapura Food Centre • Bold, Successful Idea to Showcase the Best of Singapore Hawkers to the World

Rasa Singapura was one of my fondest memories of Singapore hawker centres. But, it's not the usual hawker centre. 

It was a bold experiment by Singapore Tourism Promotion Board (STPB) to abashedly showcase Singapore's street food to international audiences, elevating it to a tourism product. Remember, this was the 1970s, the Singapore nation just a decade old, and street food had not yet earned the respect it enjoys today. It was a long way from cheap affordable sustenance for the masses to becoming icons of Singapore identity. 

Rasa Singapura Food Centre was one of the key stepping stones, milestones of our nation building journey.

Kada Maxwell Shou 寿 Handmade Dim Sum • 5 Kadayanallur Street

 Shou Handmade Dim Sum | 5 Kadayanallur St, #01-02/03, Singapore 069183 (KADA) 🚅 5 minutes from Maxwell station ⏰ 11am - 2:30pm

We met up at Kada Maxwell, one of the new hangout, trendiest chillout places in Singapore (launched late 2024). 

History of Singapore Indian Mutton Soup • Sup Kambing • A Singapore Melting Pot

Sup kambing or Indian mutton soup was one of my favourite dishes and my circle of friends when I was a young man. Nowadays, Indian mutton soup isn't mentioned as much in social media based on my observation but I still love it a lot.

Review Zhiwa Ling Heritage 5-Star Hotel in Paro • Where to Stay in Bhutan ☏ +97 5827 1277

Zhiwa Ling Heritage Hotel | Satsam Chorten, Paro, Bhutan ☏ +97 5827 1277

Stayed one night at Zhiwa Ling Heritage Hotel in Paro, Bhutan in Dec 2023.