Albert Street Prawn Noodle @ Lavender Food Square

Another popular stall at Lavendar Food Square is probably Albert Street Prawn Noodle. Besides the normal dry and soup prawn noodles, the stall also sells pigtails and pork ribs prawn noodles. There is another stall at Old Airport Road Food Centre and word is that this is opened by the current boss's relative.

Prawn Noodle Soup 4/5

The Prawn Noodle Soup ($5) was served in a claypot with 2 big prawns sliced into half. The prawns were fresh and crunchy. The soup was slurping good, robust and flavourful.

Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle Dry 4/5

If you order the dry version, the noodle and ingredients will be served separately. I tried the Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle Dry ($5). I preferred the dry version to the soup version because of the chilli sauce for the noodles.  In addition, the noodle will be soaky pretty fast in the soup.


Albert Street Prawn Noodle
Lavendar Food Square
380 Jalan Besar
#01-10
Singapore 209000
Tel: +65 62951340
Nearest MRT: Lavender (EW Line), Boon Keng (NE Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 10am - 3am
(Closed on alt Thursday)

Direction:
1) Alight at Lavender MRT station. Take Exit B. Walk to bus stop at Lavendar Station (Stop ID 01311). Take bus number 133 or 145. Alight 3 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 10 minutes.

2) Alight at Boon Keng MRT station. Take Exit B or C. Walk to bus stop at Blk 22 Boon Keng Road (Stop ID 60199). Take bus 21, 130 or 139. Alight 2 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 10 minutes.

Osaka Ohsho @ Raffles City Shopping Centre

Opened at Raffles City on 29 Novemeber 2012, Osaka Ohsho which translates to 'The King of Gyoza in Osaka' is Japan Foods Holding latest franchise in Singapore. Established in 1969 as a gyoza specialist, Osaka Ohsho is a household name in Japan synonymous with top notch gyoza and Chuka cuisine. The word chuka means Chinese in Japan. As of today, Osaka Ohsho has over 300 outlets in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Korea and now Singapore.

Ban Ban Chicken 4/5

An unique variations of Chinese favourite drunken chicken, Ban Ban Chicken ($5.90) is a cold appetiser of thinly sliced steamed chicken drizzled with homemade goma (sesame) sauce. The sesame sauce complemented the steamed chicken, a light but yet flavourful appetiser stimulating the appetite.

Fuwatoro Tenshin Han 4/5

Served in a bowl of velvety gravy, the fluffy omelette upon slicing into, revealed steaming Japanese rice. The Fuwatoro Tenshin Han ($9.90) used Koshihikari rice from Toyoma region in Japan. The rice is grown with melted snow and fertile soil. It is extremely rich in flavour and its texture is a balance of sticky and fluffy.

Fried Chicken with Negi Sauce 4/5

The Fried Chicken with Negi Sauce ($5.90) coated with a light spring onion sauce was fried to a golden brown crisp, tender and juicy inside.

Black Vinegar Fried Chicken Set 4/5

The ala carte items in the menu also are available in sets. I had the Black Vinegar Fried Chicken Set ($15.90) which comes with the main, 3 pieces of gyoza, a bowl of soup and rice. Stir fried with lotus roots, capsicum and eggplant in Japanese black vinegar sauce, the chicken was tender and flavourful.

Gyoza 4.2/5

The star definitely is the Gyoza ($3.90 for 6pc, $7.80 for 12pc) at Osaka Ohsho. The gyoza is pan fried to a deliciously crisp on one side yet tantalisingly moist within. The nice balanced filling is made with a combination of tender pork shoulder and leg cuts as well as cabbage, garlic and ginger. The skin freshly made daily with Japanese flour was also delicately thinner than others I have tried.


Osaka Ohsho
Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road
#B1-75
Singapore 179103
Tel: +65 63385584
Website: http://www.osakaohsho.com.sg
Nearest MRT: City Hall (EW Line, NS Line), Esplanade (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 1130am - 0945pm (last order)

Direction:
1) Alight at City Hall MRT station. Take Exit A. Take escalator beside Starbucks to the basement. Walked to destination. Journey time about 5 minutes.

2) Alight at Esplanade. Take Exit G. Follow the underground walkway to Raffles City Shopping Centre basement. Journey time about 8 minutes.