Dry Laksa from NOW Noodles + at Square 2, Novena. Now Noodles + 10 Sinaran Drive #02-65 Square 2 Singapore 307506
Mee Tai Tak with Century Egg from the newly-opened Now Noodles+, situated within Square 2 in Novena. Provides an oral experience akin to Char Kway Teow in a provocative dirty tango with Hong Kong XO Carrot Cake. 3.7/5 ⠀ This was a hosted meal, courtesy of NOW Noodles +. Now…
British Breakfast Platter (choice of eggs with chorizo, roasted tomato, streaky bacon, tater tots, sautéed cremini, toast) from The Clueless Goat in Novena. Whilst the toast had the dour stoniness of a condominium showcase pamphlet distributor, the other breakfast elements showcased a Mavis Tutorial Centre-esque earnest industriousness. 3.6/5 The Clueless…
Matcha Montblanc with Matcha Ice Cream from Kyushu Pancake. The sheer volume of chestnut drama within the thick, ropey cream would more than excite a scurry of rascally squirrels, the cream possessing a matcha powdery bitterness which adds a zen, masculine edge to the proceedings and prevents you from getting…
Karaage Chicken Waffle from Kyushu Pancake Singapore. The bready, hotdog bun-esque waffle displayed the fatigue of a post-row DBS Marina Regatta dragonboater, whilst elsewhere the delectable, tender chicken was more crispy-edged karaage skin than flesh. 3.7/5 Kyushu Pancake Singapore 275 Thomson Road #01-08 Novena Regency Singapore 307645
The Ultimate (Buttermilk Pancake) from La Ristrettos – salted caramel sauce, bananas, pancetta. Essentially the happy McDonald’s hotcakes you had as a kid but now all grown up, with luscious chestnut locks and donning a sleek café apron. The salted caramel sauce would probably make you reminisce for plastic-boxed butter…
Grilled Iberico pork collar served with Issan-style dip from Rochor Thai. The texture of the fatty pork collar is not so much meat as it is a most intriguingly delectable rubbery gelatin with sexily smoky edges, and the slices are addictive in their own right without assistance from the insistently…
Baked prawns in claypot from Rochor Thai – fresh prawns and vermicelli, peppercorns, garlic and coriander baked in a claypot. An appetite-arousing aroma assaults your senses once the cover is removed, but once your saliva forms and expectations peak the fragrance quickly peters out. What’s left is essentially levelled-up and…
Laksa linguine pasta with prawns from The Fickle Mussel. Essentially the now classic French concept’s laksa linguine pasta version 2.0 after some saviour of the souls of great food used Revive, Life Shrooms, Phoenix Down or similar revival item. This is by no means as good as the original – aside from…