Goldleaf New Taiwan Porridge Restaurant @ Amoy Street

The older generation may remember Goldleaf New Taiwan Porridge Restaurant which started at Oxley Rise in the 1970s. Being born after that, my memories of Goldleaf is when they were located at Thomson Plaza. It was great that through social media, I was able to find out where they have moved to. Goldleaf New Taiwan Porridge Restaurant is now conveniently located at Amoy Street near the new Telok Ayer MRT station.

Porridge 4.2/5

What I like about Taiwan porridge is it comes with sweet potato? I am not sure how you like to have it but I like to mash it up and mixed it with the grainy porridge so that each mouthful comes with the sweetness of the sweet potato.

Sambal Garlic Sprout 4.2/5

When I saw the Sambal Garlic Sprout ($10) on the menu, I knew I just need to get it. I simply love biting into these crunchy sweet greens.

Tamban Fish with Sesame 4/5

This giant looking ikan bilis is actually Tamban Fish with Sesame ($8). It is deep fried until very crispy that it can be eaten whole. Drizzled with a sweet sauce and topped with sesame, this goes well with the bowl of hot comforting porridge.

Braised Pork with preserved vegetable 4.5/5

The highlight for me is the Braised Pork with preserved vegetable ($16). The braised pork has been cooked so well absorbing all the beautiful flavours until it was tender soft. It literally melted in the mouth. I will definitely order this again in my next visit.

Steamed Pork with Salted Egg Yolk 4.2/5

Another favourite dish of mine is the Steamed Pork with Salted Egg Yolk ($6). The well marinated minced pork with soy sauce and salted egg yolk maybe a hint salty but that is the whole intention to go with the bland porridge.

Oyster Mee Sua 4/5

It has been a while since I last have Oyster Mee Sua ($10) because not many places in Singapore can do it well. Goldleaf serves a great bowl of oyster mee sua with a flavourful and viscous gravy. It was slurping good.

While Taiwan porridge in a way is quite similar with Teochew porridge which is eaten with accompanying selection of dishes, I find that the dishes in Taiwan porridge are more refine. It is good to see that the younger generation has taken over the business and I hope they can continue the tradition and strive for greater height.


Goldleaf Porridge
110 Amoy Street
Singapore 069930
Tel: +65 63248310/ +65 63243268
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldleafTaiwanRestaurant
Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer (DT Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 1130am - 2pm, 6pm - 11pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Telok Ayer MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to Amoy Street. Walk to destination. Journey time about 3 minutes. [Map]

Shanghai La Mian Xiao Long Bao @ Alexandra Village Food Centre

After reading an article from Makansutra labeling the stall, Shanghai La Mian Xiao Long Bao at Alexandra Village Food Centre as Dumplings to Die for, I made a note to check out the place in one of the food trail with Ian and Tony. While we were at Uncle Chicken, Niven the stall owner also recommended us to try the xiao long bao.

Xiao Long Bao 3.8/5

Located at the middle section of the hawker centre, a long lunch queue was spotted at the stall. Most of the lunch crowd ordered their la main as well as the various dumplings sold at the stall. Packed in the small space, 4 people were busy servicing the lunch crowd. One looks after the front of the stall taking orders and double up as cashier. Another at the back doing the cooking while the remaining two were tirelessly hand making the dumplings on the spot to ensure a constant supply to meet the order.

Xiao Long Bao 3.8/5

Served in a bamboo basket, the freshly made Xiao Long Bao ($4 for 7pc) is definitely value for money. The pork filling inside the xiao long bao was well marinated and flavourful. The broth was a tad on the sweet side though. I am not sure whether is it because of the lunch crowd, you can tell from the picture that the xiao long bao was a bit on the flat side. It was pretty obvious when picked up by the chopstick, the broth inside seemed to have evaporated.

Xiao Long Bao 3.8/5

Overall the xiao long bao was pretty good and satisfying with the right ratio of filling to skin. However I will not die for these as there are better one. The group also felt that the broth was on the sweet side which we did not enjoy. Saying this, our palate may have caught up with our age as we prefer something lighter in taste.


Shanghai La Mian Xiao Long Bao
Alexandra Village Food Centre
Blk 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1
#01-56
Singapore 150120
Nearest MRT: Queenstown (EW Line), Redhill (EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Tue-Sun: 1130am - 830pm
(Closed on Mon)

Direction:
1) Alight at Queenstown MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to bus stop at Queenstown MRT station (Stop ID 11149). Take bus number 195. Alight 3 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 8 minutes. [Map]

2) Alight at Redhill MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to bus stop opposite Redhill MRT station (Stop ID 10201). Take bus number 33 or 120. Alight 5 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time 10 minutes. [Map]