Showing posts with label New Eatery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Eatery. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

SG Food on Foot's Monthly Grub Recommendation May 2017

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For the month of May 2017, we brought you 4 new openings ranging from hawker to restaurant. At the same time, 2 interesting creations inspired from our local favourites. Wrapping up the monthly grub with a Teochew porridge buffet feast/


New Cafe/Eatery/Restaurant


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Guan's Mee Pok
Blk 713 Clementi West Street 2
#01-115
Singapore 120713

With the moving out Ah Hoe Mee Pok (the stall runs by Mr Naoji's son) to Cantonment Road, another new stall has taken over and it is non other than Guan's Mee Pok. If you have not known, Eric Chia founder of Guan's Mee Pok and Ah Hoe Mee Pok is the master of Mr Naoji, the Japanese Mee Pok man that you probably have seen in many media platforms.

Recommend Item: Guan's Mee Pok with Squid

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Me@OUE
OUE Bayfront Rooftop
50 Collyer Quay
Singapore 049321

Me@OUE at OUE Bayfront welcomes new Executive Chef Sam Chin who is only 33 years old, helming the three open-concept kitchens offering Japanese, French and Chinese cuisines. For the gourmands, you will be glad to know that Me@OUE is offering the highly prized Kumamoto Beef on the menu. With the access to the whole cattle, diners get to enjoy the different cuts of the prized beef, also known as the caviar of meat.

Recommend Item: Hokkaido Botan Ebi Tartare, Charcoal Grilled Striploin, Yakiniku

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Song Garden Chinese Restaurant
Mercure Bugis Singapore
122 Middle Road
#02-01
Singapore 188973

Song Garden is  a new Cantonese restaurant that has opened on the second level of the new Mercure Singapore Bugis hotel. Taking almost the entire floor, it can sit up to 120 people with seven private rooms. The new Chinese restaurant is helmed by Executive Chef Wong Shea Nung and Executive Dim Sum Chef Leung Chi Man. If you are a fan of East Ocean Seafood Restaurant's dim sum, you may be interested to know that Chef Leung has moved to Song Garden to be the Executive Dim Sum Chef.

Recommend Item: Lobster with Pumpkin Puree in Hot Stone Pot, Steamed Cheong Fun with Fresh Prawn, Mentaiko Cod Fillet, Signature Roast Chicken on Bed of Beancurd Skin

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SENS
Raffles @ Holland Village
118 Holland Avenue
#B1-12/13
Singapore 278997

Located at the basement of the new Raffles @ Holland Village is SENS, a Japanese restaurant within the gourmet grocer TASTE. It offers a wide repertoire of contemporary Japanese cuisine including sashimi, sushi, teppanyaki and omakase. It also boasts one of the largest selections of Japanese craft beers, sake and wines from breweries in different regions of Japan.

Recommend Item: Miyazaki Wagyu Tataki, Kurobuta Rosu Katsu


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KEK Seafood Pandan Gardens
200 Pandan Gardens
#01-12
Singapore 609336

One of the latest creation at KEK Seafood is their Oriental Burger, giving the western fare an Asian twist. A total of seven different burgers are created incorporating Asian techniques into the burger. I had the Pai Gu Wong Burger ($9) which comes with a huge piece of tender and juicy pork in a sweet sauce, sandwiched between 2 toasted buns. It turned out surprisingly good. Other burgers available on the menu are Salted Egg Chicken Burger, Marmite Chicken Burger, Coffee Pork Burger, Salted Egg Pork Burger, Sambal Beef Burger, Salted Egg Sotong Burger. For a mere $9, it comes with pickles and a drink.

Recommend Item: Pai Gu Wong Burger

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KFC Singapore has launched the new Curry Crunch marrying the aroma and fragrance of coriander seeds, cumin and turmeric, then paired with a note of garlic and finished with the sharpness of dried chilli and peppercorn.

Recommend Item: Curry Crunch Chicken

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The ART (Assumption Restaurant for Training)
Assumption Pathway School
30 Cashew Road
Singapore 679976

The ART (Assumption Restaurant for Training) is not your usual restaurant. Located inside Assumption Pathway School at Cashew Road, the restaurant provides the training ground for the students to put their F&B knowledge and skills into practice. The ART is a casual dining restaurant that offers 3-Course set lunch and High Tea Set on weekdays and during school terms. All prices here are nett. The ART has recently extended its operating hours on Fridays (during school term) to include dinner. Set dinner will be served for dinner except on the last Friday of each month, where it is replaced with Porridge Buffet. I was there on the last Friday of March to check out the Porridge Buffet which is priced at only $12 nett.

Recommend Item: Porridge Buffet, Braised Duck

Sunday, April 16, 2017

SG Food on Foot's Monthly Grub Recommendation April 2017

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For the month of April 2017, 3 new openings will be delighting the palate of Singaporeans, while another 5 cafes or restaurants have revamped their menu to entice diners to pay them a revisit with refreshed offerings. If fans of Boat Quay (Original) Mushroom Noodle and Restaurant Home have been wondering where they have moved to? You can find out in this edition of Monthly Grub Recommendation.


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Firebake
237 East Coast Road
Level 1
Singapore 428930

Probably the only place in Singapore where you can find sourdough baked traditional in a wood fired oven. Four types of sourdoughs are available from the oven. They are the organic white sourdough, organic wholemeal sourdough, organic rye sourdough and organic fruit sourdough. Complementing the sourdoughs are a selection of small plates and big plates, showcasing contemporary dishes cooked with traditional European techniques.

Recommend Items: Sourdough, Norwegian Blue Mussel, Grilled Pork Belly, Rangers Valley Striploin, Bread and Butter Pudding.

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Shake Mee
JEM
Cookhouse @ JEM
50 Jurong Gateway Road
#05-01
Singapore 608549

Opened by the same folk from Face to Face, the new concept features the handmade noodles in small bowl. Customers are supposed to give the noodle bowl a good shake to mix the sauce with the noodle, thus the name of the stall.

Recommend Item: Kolo Mee, Mala Pan Mee

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Tsuta
18 Tai Seng Street
#01-36/37/38/39
Singapore 539775

The first ramen eatery to be awarded a Michelin Star, Tsuta has opened its second outlet at 18 Tai Seng. Unlike its first outlet that offers the shoyu soba and shio soba, the new outlet offers the new miso soba together with its signature shoyu soba. As per my earlier review, Singaporean may not be used to the type of ramen offered by Tsuta but the new miso soba is closer to what we have grown up eating with, the rich and creamy tonkotsu style.

Recommend Item: Miso Soba


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Birds Of A Feather
113 Amoy Street
Singapore 069935

Spreading its wings for greater high, the new cafe which opened late last year has expanded its menu offering new creations to delight the taste buds of their customers. Ranging from brunch to dinner, there is something new on the menu for a revisit. Even the dessert menu has a few new additions that is worthy to give the diet plan a miss.

Recommend Item: Pig Ear Mosaic, Kawa Ebi Swim in The Chillies, Glutinous Rice Cake (savoury version).

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Chicken Up
Jurong East MRT Station
10 Jurong East Street 12
#01-01
Singapore 609690

Voted as the best Korean Fried Chicken which is definitely well deserved for their flavourful and juicy Ganjang (Soya) Chicken Wings. Recently it has introduced the UFO Toppoki which comes with rice cake, deep fried breaded squid in a spicy chilli paste sauce. This is complemented with sides such as caramelized kimchi, cheese, corn cheese, kimchi fried rice, steamed egg and some grinded padano cheese.

Recommend Item: UFO Toppoki, Ganjang (Soya) Chicken Wings

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Lime
PARKROYAL on Pickering
3 Upper Pickering Street
Singapore 058289

Lime at PARKROYAL on Pickering has refreshed their Afternoon Tea menu with three tiers of joy that features local inspired savoury items as well as sweet delights. The afternoon tea is available from 3pm to 6pm daily. For $42, you get a high tea set and a single servicing of specialty coffee and TWG Tea. For an additional top up of $6 at $48, you get a high tea set and unlimited servicing of specialty coffee and TWG Tea. Each high tea set is good for 2 person.

Recommend Item: High Tea

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Tamashii Robataya
12 North Canal Road
#02-01
Singapore 048825

For a limited period from 11 March to 30 April 2017, Tamashii Robabtaya is working together with Miumi Japan Food to promote the premium and seasonal ingredients of Kansai region. To showcases the food and ingredients from Kansai, both Chef Yukari Tsuchitda and Chef Patrick Tan have come together to create a 8 course omakase menu at $188.

Recommend Item: Omakase

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The Bravery Cafe
66 Horne Road
Singapore 209073

The cafe at Lavender has extended their opening on Friday and Saturday to offer dinner. Although the dinner menu is limited, the dishes are well presented and plated. Although some dishes needed some refinement, I think it has potential if a little more effort is put into the cooking.

Recommend Item: Garlic Crieam Mussel Stew, Pan Seared Seabass.


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Boat Quay (Original) Mushroom Noodle
Blk 312A Sumang Link
Singapore 822312

Previously located at Bukit Batok before moving to its current location, Boat Quay (Original) Mushroom Noodle was started by Uncle Lim's grandfather who used to sell the dish at Boat Quay in a pushcart. The stall which handmade their Teochew dumpling which is a must try here.

Recommend Item: Teochew Dumpling, Signature Noodle

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Restaurant HOME & Bar
27 Cosford Road
Singapore 499549

Used to be located at The Rail Mall, Restaurant Home has moved to Changi. The new location has a new kampong vibe to it. Besides the indoor dining area, the restaurant also has an alfresco area with a bar. A separate menu has also been put together focusing on barbecued items. While Chef Tan has retained most of his signature items of the menu, he has also incorporated new items inspired by the kampong surrounding, bring cooking to its basic and showcasing the natural flavours of the ingredients.

Recommend Item: La La Crispy Rice, Hot-Stone Sauteed Pig Liver, Baked Chicken with Herbal Sea Salt.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

SG Food on Foot's Monthly Grub Recommendation February 2017

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Time flies and we are into our third series of our Monthly Grub Recommend. For February's recommendation, we have 7 new establishments, 2 new menu and 1 relocation. I am rather surprise with the number of new cafe, restaurants that have opened. I thought everyone is saying the economy is not good. I even remembered reading a report saying we are in technical recession. It really make me wonders why there are still new cafes and restaurants opening in Singapore.


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Wildseed Cafe
The Summerhouse
Seletar Airport
3 Park Lane
Singapore 798387

The former Seletar Airbase or better known as Seletar Airport has been transformed into a F&B and lifestyle destination. The black and white colonial bungalows, together with the lush greenery, felt as if one is being transported to the English countryside. Occupying the former home of the Royal Air Force's Tech Wing Command, is the site of The Summerhouse. The Summerhouse is an integrated multi-concept destination comprising The Summerhouse Dining Room and Balcony Bar located on the upper storey; and Wildseed, a cafe, patisserie and bar on the ground level.

Recommend Items: Independent Uruguay, Kaya Toast, Honey Lemon Rosemary Tart

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Botanico
The Garage
The Garage (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
via Cluny Park Gate
50 Cluny Park Road
Singapore 257488

Botanico at The Garage is located in a conservation building within Singapore's first UNESCO World Heritage Site - Singapore Botanic Gardens, that was built in the 1920s.The restaurant offers a contemporary-bistro seasonality driven menu. The kitchen is helmed by Spanish-born Chef Antonio Oviedo. A visit to The Garage is not complete without checking out the hidden bar on the 2nd level at Botanico. The alfresco bar area is actually air conditioned! It has definitely set a new benchmark of outdoor dining in Singapore which is air conditioned. It is amazing that the design of the place is able to trap the cool air within, keeping the temperature around 20-25 degree celsius.

Recommend Items: Smoked Sardines, Lamb Tartare, Chargrilled Green Asparagus

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Barrio by Mex Out
Vivocity
1 Harbourfront Walk
#01-116
Singapore 098585

With the success of its 313 Somerset outlet, Barrio by Mex Out has opened a second outlet at Vivocity offering Mexican cuisine in a beer-garden inspired casual dining setting. On weekends, it even has a breakfast deal at $12.90, which comes with a breakfast dish + a coffee (available 9am to 12pm).

Recommend Items: Loaded Nachos, Fish Taco, Barbacoa Quesadilla

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Kuro Maguro
Tanjong Pagar Centre
7 Wallich Street
#01-04
Singapore 078884

Kuro Maguro at Tanjong Pagar Centre is here to serve you probably the best maguro in town! Conceptualised by Misaki Megumi Sui san, a wholesaler of maguro and sashimi in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, who has also launched 20 other restaurants in Japan. Equip with trawlers capable of catching the biggest maguro in the world, Misaki Megumi Sui san is regarded as one of the most renowned tuna and fish wholesalers in Japan. At Kuro Maguro, you can enjoy 18 premium donburi, made with blue fins tuna curated and imported directly from Misaki Port.

Recommend Items: Kama Yaki, Toro Aburi Meshi

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Ola Beach Club
Siloso Beach Sentosa
46 Siloso Beach Walk
Singapore 099055

Ola Beach Club at Siloso Beach Sentosa is the latest and only all-encompassing Hawaiian-themed lifestyle venue. Not just a holistic destination for outdoor activities and watersports, Ola offers an interesting beach dining experience, with .a menu of Hawaiian-inspired specialties crafted by Executive Chef Liinson Heng.

Recommend Items: House Smoked Squid, Huli-Huli Chicken

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Acqua e Farina
The Rail Mall
400 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 678050

Opened just nex to the green corridor at the Rail Mall is the new Italian restaurant, Acqua e Farina. The restaurant offers a selection of North and South Italian cuisine to the hood with tried-and-tested recipes from their hometowns. Have a party to throw but don’t want to deal with the cooking and after-party clean-up? Acqua E Farina Party Helper will save the day and night! Generous servings of the carefully selected menu dishes and desserts, as well as 30% off Italian wines can be put together with fun presentation, delivery and clean-up at an extra charge, depending on the location and needs of guests.

Recommend Items: Pizza Tartufo, Fagottino di Mozzarella e Prosciutto, Tagliatelle alla Boscaiola

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Porta Fine Food & Import Company
Park Hotel Clarke Quay
1 Unity Street
Singapore 237983

With the new year, Park Hotel Clarke Quay welcomes a new restaurant - Porta Fine Food & Import Company replacing Brizo, offering modern European cuisine. The new restaurant is helmed by 31 years old Executive Chef Michael Suyanto who was leading the team in Bistro du Vin of Les Amis Group before the new opportunity at Porta.

Recommend Item: Iberico Pork Secreto, Foie Gras, Chilled Angel Hair


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Casuarina Curry
187 Macpherson Road
Singapore 348545
Tel: +65 62859001

Only available at the Casuarina Curry Macpherson outlet is the new creation -  Ondeh Ondeh Prata ($4.90). What exactly is it? It is actually made up of crispy tissue prata, folded into a parcel. In it, there are pandan jelly cubes, a scoop of coconut ice cream, shredded coconut and gula melaka to be drizzled over it before eating. The combination in terms of flavours and textures work harmoniously. It has brought prata appreciation to a new level, stepping away from the tradition.

Recommend Items: Ondeh Ondeh Prata

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Melt Cafe
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Singapore
5 Raffles Avenue
Singapore 039797

Taking place from 7 February to 21 February 2017 at Melt Cafe, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Singapore is the Lobster Bonanza promotion. For the 3 weeks period, guests can savour a huge selection of lobster creations at the buffet spread, showcasing the versatility of lobsters.

Recommend Items: Lobster Salad, Oven Roasted Lobster Tail.


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Yu Tang Clan
One Shenton
1 Shenton Way
#01-11
Singapore 068803

Yu Tang Clan is formerly rom Market Street Food Centre. Due to re-developement of Market Street Food Centre, the fish soup has moved to its current location at One Shenton and renamed as Yu Tang Clan. With the re-location, the stall has also gone up market and high tech. Food ordering is done through the touch screen machine at the front of the stall. You will be given a queue number upon payment. Wait for your queue number to be displayed at the queue number screen for collection.

Recommend Item: Tom Yum Fish Soup, Signature Soup

Sunday, December 11, 2016

SG Food on Foot's Monthly Grub Recommendation: December 2016

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From the month of December 2016, I will start a monthly round up of my best eats in a monthly grub recommendation that are worth for my readers to check out. For the month of December 2016, I would like to recommend 6 new establishments that has opened recently, 2 cafes/restaurants that has introduced a new menu and lastly a hawker stall that has relocated.


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Birds of A Feather
113 Amoy Street
Singapore 069935

Birds of A Feather is opened by the folk behind the Good Wood Cafe, a successful cafe chain in Chengdu, China. The new establishment offers contemporary Western cuisine with a pronounced Sichuan influence. Diners will also be impressed with the interior design, with its lush greenery. It felt like dining in a garden especially in the day.

Recommend items: Find the Chicken in The Chillies, Oriental Bolognaise, Hot & Sour Chazuke.

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Fat Lulu's Asian BBQ & Dessert
297 River Valley Road
Singapore 238338

Replacing the now defunct Five & Dime is Fat LuLu's Asian BBQ & Dessert. The new concept by the same folks behind Five & Dime, sees two different chefs with two contrasting personalities coming together, offering Asian barbecue and dessert. Chef Sam is the BBQ dude while Chef Song is the dessert prince.

Recommend items: Ikan Bakar, Open Beef Ravioli, Childhood, Banana Bread in Brandy Butterscotch Sauce

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Kam's Roast
Pacific Plaza
9 Scotts Road
#01-04/05/06/07
Singapore 228210

Three times Michelin starred restaurant for 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions of Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macua, Kam's Roast has chosen Singapore to open its very first oversea outlet in Singapore. Unfortunately for a start, they will not be selling their famous roasted goose due to AVA regulation. However their other roasted meat is still worth a visit.

Recommend items: Roasted Duck, Toro Char Siew, Steamed Rice with Homemade Sauce.

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Ninja Cut
32 Seah Street
Singapore 188388

Ninja Cut is the sister outlet of the popular Ninja Bowl. The difference here is that the menu features more premium ingredients such as roast ribeye crackling pork belly, cod etc. Similar to the concept of Ninja Bowl, diners have the option to add a base of choice to the bowl such as soba noodles, quinoa, ninja rice and garden greens at an additional cost

Recommend items: Squid Fix, Polenta Mash, Cheeky Cheese

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Tai Cheong Bakery
31 Lorong Liput
Singapore 277742

After a year of selling their famous Hong Kong egg tart at a food kiosk in Takasimaya, Tai Cheong Bakery has finally decided to open its first overseas dine-in concept at Holland Village, Singapore. Besides their popular egg tart, bakes and cakes, the 42 seater cafe also offers Hong Kong "Cha Chaan Teng" dishes.

Recommend items: Three Egg Macaroni Soup with Luncheon Meat, Three Coloured Silky Eggs with Rice, Egg Tart

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Yentafo Kruengsonge
Cathay Cineleisure Orchard
8 Grange Road
#02-06A/B
Singapore 239695

Yentafo Kruengsonge by Madam A. Mallikaun is a renown Bangkok ‘yen ta fo’ (as the Thais knows it) noodle chain, with 28 outlets in Bangkok and 2 in Laos. It has set up its first Singapore outpost at Cineleisure Orchard.

Recommend items: Dry Yentafo Kruengsonge (spicy), Original Tom Ym Noodles


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Cheek by Jowl
21 Boon Tat Street
Singapore 069620

Opened 11 months ago, Cheek by Jowl has been in my radar for a while. I finally get the chance to visit the modern Australian restaurant lead by the husband and wife team - Head Chef Rishi Naleendra and GM Manuela Toniolo, known for their original creations imbued with multi-cultural influences and the use of natural, sustainable ingredients. I tried the Chef's dinner menu ($88) which consists of snacks and 5 courses.

Recommend items: Chicken Liver Parfait Cigar and Date Jam, Coffin Bay Oyster with Somoked Tomato Granita, Smoked Mackerel, Honeydew Melon

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Revolution Coffee
Infinite Studios
21 Media Circle
#01-03A
Singapore 138562

Revolution Coffee welcomes back Chef Shen Tan with a new menu that features her signature Mod-Sin cuisine. Since her day at Wok & Barrel, I have been missing her signature nasi lemak and innovative pasta dishes.

Recommend items: Nasi Lemak Crispy Pork, Buah Keluak Pasta, Shedol Delights


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Roxy Laksa
Timbre+
73A Ayer Rajah Crescent
Singapore 139957

Roxy Laksa is probably one of the oldest laksa stall in Singapore dated back to 1952 when it operated as a push cart stall outside the now demolished Roxy cinema. The recipe has since passed down to Mr Mike Lim, the grandson of Mr Lim Kiok Seng. Mr Mike Lim who used to run a hawker stall at East Coast Lagoon Food Village selling the heritage dish, has recently moved to Timbre+.

Recommend items: Laksa