Penang Road Cafe @ Novena Ville

Penang food always has a place in Singaporean tummy. I guess this is because due to the similarity of the food such as Laksa, Fried Kway Teow, Prawn Noodle and etc but with a little twist of Penang flavour.

After reading a few reviews on Penang Road Cafe, I went to check out the place at Novena Ville. The cafe has a simple decor and the menu is limited offering popular Penang dishes such as Fried Kway Teow, Assam Laksa, Prawn Noodle and Lor Bak.

The Assam Laksa was pretty decent however I felt that the soup was not robust enough. It lacked the strong sour flavour from the tamarind. A bit more of the shredded pelagic fish would also be preferred.

Assam Laksa 4/5

Assam Laksa 4/5

Unlike the common Fried Kway Teow, Penang Fried Kway Teow does not use sweet sauce but still tasty and flavourful. The Penang Fried Kway Teow had the "Wok Hei" flavour meaning good control of the wok fire and timing frying the Kway Teow.

Penang Fried Kway Teow 4.2/5

Penang Road Cafe also offers dessert on their menu. I tried both their Chendol and Pulut Hitam. The sight of the Chendol already excited me as the cafe used large kidney beans instead of red beans. The Pulut Hitam (Black Glutinous Rice Dessert) worth a special mention. While digging in to the aromatic dessert, I discovered dried longan. This is something unique which I have not tried before.

Pulut Hitam and Chendol 4.2/5

Bandung is a popular drink with the Malay community. It is milk flavoured with rose cordial syrup giving it the pink colour. Adding grass jelly is a modern twist to the drink which I really enjoyed.

Bandung with Grass Jelly 4/5

To get here, alight at Novena MRT station and talk a 3-5 minutes walk to Novena Ville along Thomson Road.


Penang Road Cafe
Novena Ville
275 Thomson Road
#01-08
Singapore 307645
Nearest MRT: Novena (NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 1130am - 230pm, 545pm - 915pm
(Closed on Mon)

Direction:
1) Alight at Novena MRT station. Head northwest on Thomson Road towards Irrawaddy Road. Cross the overhead bridge to reach destination. Journey about 3mins.

Pho 99 Vietnamese Delights @ Amoy Street

Pho 99 is a little Vietnamese restaurant tucked at the corner of Amoy Street just opposite Amoy Street Food Centre. Pho 99 serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine and you can also find Trung Nguyen Vietnamese drip coffee here.

The hot and steamy Pho with sliced beef and meatballs were as good as what I had in Vietnam. It also came with a side  plate of basil, sawtooth like herb, lime and chopped chilli which you can add to your likings.

Pho with Sliced Beef and Meatballs 4.2/5

Bun Thit Nuong is a simple and popular noodle dish in Vietnam. It consists of cold rice vermicelli mixed with fresh vegetables and topped with grilled/bbq pork chop. It is served in Nuoc Cham sauce a type of Vietnamese dipping sauce made mainly from fish sauce. My first impression of the noodle dish is Vietnamese rice roll unwrapped version. It tasted pretty good with the different textures. It is light, low fat, healthy and cool.

Bun Thit Nuong 4/5

To get here, alight at Tanjong Pagar and walk about 10 minutes to Amoy Street.



Pho 99 Vietnamese Delights
57/58 Amoy Street
Telok Ayer Conservation Area
Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar (EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 10am - 9pm
Sat-Sun: 10am - 8pm

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