Yazawa Meat @ Robertson Quay, Singapore.

What's not to love about grilling meats, and in this case good quality beef. I've been here a couple of times, service is good, and they have yet to disappoint me on the food.

In house yazawa salad, you need some greens to balance out all the carnivorous activities after this.

Yukke! Raw beef ( i think its slightly cooked) my all time favourite, anywhere they serve this dish, i'll order it. And this place served it well. Mix it all up coupled it with sake, heaven.

They have two options of tongue, thinly sliced or thick, and in this case i opted for thick.  It's good, a bit jelak(heavy),  and as i mentioned earlier i've been here before, i'll stick to the thinly sliced ones.

Rice in broth, to wash the palate. Good stuff, they have a few varieties. You won't go wrong.

The tongue, i just love it. One of the greatest meat sins in life.

If you like grilling beef and in Robertson Quay, this comes out tops. It's not cheap but the quality of the meat is good, you have the option of australian or jap cuts. Another plus point, why I love to come here, i'll tell the server what type of cuts i like, and they'll recommend. Service here is top notch. Keep it up!

Yazawa Meat Pte Ltd,
11 Unity Street,
#01-01 Robertson Walk,
Singapore 237995.

Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee (KL) @ Macpherson, Singapore.

Imagine to my delight, when a friend of mine mentioned to me kin kin chilli pan mee from KL opened a branch in Singapore. This one die die must try see whether can reminiscence my kl memory when i first tried it near Eon bank near Jalan Raja Laut (if my memory served me well, zzz).

They're famous for their dry pan mee.

And the star is this particular chilli concoction you have to add to your noodles, first timers please try add three scoops, no joke minimum 3! trust me on this, then you can add further to fine tune it to your tastebuds.

 The virgin chilli pan mee, and they still did it right, with the runny egg yolk, nice!

A bowl of fish ball and tofu skin to share.

And now, mix it all up nicely, and voila chilli pan mee at its best.

Ok verdict, the chilli was good as i remembered it to be. I love the texture of the pan mee, sort of al dente. But the taste of the whole package, something is missing, i'm not sure what was it, I have to go KL and check out the original shop again. I'm not sure whether it was the ambience, here with aircon/cleanliness all, kl was more old school kinda feeling. Or maybe, kl the bowl was smaller, ingredients was portioned right to pack a punch (i normally would eat 2 bowls minimum), here was a bigger bowl, 1 was sufficient, but overall it's still a decent chilli pan mee to me.

Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee (KL),
534 Macpherson Road,
Singapore.
Opening hours 11am - 845pm.

Banana Leaf Rice @ Vishalatchi Food Catering, Brickfields, KL, Malaysia.

Quick lunch before the flight back, my friend wanted some local lunch, and this place straight came up to my mind as it was nearby our hotel. Banana leaf rice southern indian style. Old school setting, long rows of table for communal seating to enjoy your banana leaf rice.

A standard set comes with rice on banana leaf, and three kinds of vegetables. I gotta admit something, place wasn't packed but service here was a bit chaotic. Had some problems with clearing the table, and getting our orders in, maybe place getting commercialized or maybe was just one of those off days. But halfway through our meal, there was a nice waiter who was attentive to us, good stuff, thank you!

On the plus side, the food is still as good as i remembered when i first tried this place years ago. The slice tenggiri fish was juicy and succulent. You have a few options for your curry ie onion curry, and something else which i forgot compared to your usual standard fare of chicken or fish curry.


Vishalatchi Food Catering,
15 Jalan Scott,
Off Jalan Tun Sambathan,
Brickfields 50470,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

Kedai Makanan Nam Chuan @ Lucky Garden, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Had a quick pit stop in KL the other day, and here we are for breakfast. Typical corner coffee shop, with a sort of stalls selling their own forte and the landlord running the drinks stall. I missed KL for their local coffee shop ice milk tea or ice milk coffee. There was two of us, only a handful of food we can order from the numerous stalls.

One of the famous stalls here is Aunty Christina's Sarawak Laksa. I find it good, a bit of like a curry laksa with more spices in it which brings it to a totally new level.

There's a stall selling yong tau foo, ordered one to share as an appetiser, just nice as i would have remembered it.

Another local favourite, char koew teow with duck egg. It's like a ritual to me, any coffee shop I'll go, if I see a stall selling char koew teow will definitely order one to share or as a main. It's not bad, but i dare say this is pretty decent for Bangsar area.


Kedai Makanan Nam Chuan,
2-4 Lorong Ara Kiri,
Lucky Garden,
59100 Bangsar,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.

Sebastian Mix Fusion Cuisine @ Everton Park, Singapore.

Another lazy saturday with nothing to do, been hearing about this Everton Park enclave sprucing up with cafes and eateries. Never been, heck why not. Did some googling, and this place fits the bill.

No frills food court, and i was in need of a pasta fix.

Looks simple, but for the price you pay, this salmon pasta packs a generous portion. I like it, especially the pasta, al dente. Some coffeeshop ambience in a quiet neighbourhood, with good food what's not to like.


Sebastian Mix Fusion Cuisine,
#01-01, 7 Everton Park,
Singapore.

Opening hours 12pm - 10pm daily.

Ah Heng Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee @ Hong Lim Food Centre, Singapore.

Hong Lim Food Centre, one of the few decent hawker centres with generally alot of good food. This round up is Ah Heng Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee.

The queue was not bad and quite fast.

The master elegantly prepares the bowl of noodles with the curry, behind him i saw a few big pots of curry being cooked(sorry more like a few big barrels lol)

Looks very basic right, some chicken meat, tau pok, but it also consists of slices of fish cake and a bit of potato.

The chicken is excellent, it's a bit like those chicken rice meats, tender and juicy.The tau pok is my favourite, they soaked up the flavors of the curry very well. I have to admit, one of my favourite curry noodles. Cheap, taste good, very generous with their portions and the queue was fast (or maybe i came a bit of odd hours 11am).

Ah Heng Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee,
#02-58 Hong Lim Food Centre,
531A Upper Cross Street,
Singapore.

Epicurious @ Robertson Quay, Singapore.

I always look forward to a good brunch, catching up with some old mates. Bonding over good food and coffee. Decided to try this place again as previously the queue was a bit too long. Luckily this round the queue was lesser.

 All day breakfast menu.

Home made ice lemon tea, this is good.

Some pork sausages, chorizo, spinach. It's not bad, although the chorizo tasted more like lap cheong(spicy local sausage).

Eggs benedict with smoked salmon on muffin with home style potatoes.

I love the decor and ambience, as this place gives out a funky vibe brunch place with a local twist to it. But after all the hype, plus the pricing i find the food so so. Might be me, hangover, my taste buds were gone, might be the cook, or it can possibly mean anything. I shall give it a second round of test, one of this days.

Epicurious,
#01-02 The Quayside,
Robertson Quay,
Singapore.

Sup kambing @ M A Deen Biasa @ Jalan Sultan, Singapore.

Was one of those busy few weeks non stop till it encroached my weekend. I need to reward myself with some comfort food. Monday after work went and checked out M.A. Deen biasa at Jalan Sultan, they're famous for their sup tulang (red marrow bone soup). My first time here, and i was flying solo, i opted for a Sup Kambing instead (Mutton soup).

I have to admit, this is one of the few good mutton soups i've tasted in Singapore. Thick, fragrant, chunky meats, just lovely.

Dip it with slice baguettes, heaven on earth. But i have to give a disclosure, the baguette was a let down, or maybe i'm just spoiled by Pullman's Bakery baguette(which i can eat it on its own).

Wash it down with a teh tarik, and surprisingly, one of the better ones i've tasted. Next round i shall persuade my colleagues after work, after happy hour to be exact, to come here and have some good old fashioned mamak food.

M. A. Deen Biasa,
95, Jalan Sultan,
Singapore.

Ramen Bar Suzuki @ Boat Quay, Singapore.

One of my favourite ramen joints, Ramen Bar Suzuki. Their specialty is the Jet Black Tonkotsu ramen.

This round i opted for a sakura pink tonkotsu ramen, seems they only serve 10 bowls of this during lunch. Its basically a pork + prawn broth.

For lunch there's free flow of hard boil eggs, rice, potato salad, and my favourite the beansprouts.

The bowl when it arrived. Half the egg yolk was runny, and half was a bit hard. Normally they do it well runny.

And the way i like to eat my ramen, shredded up the seaweed, added some garlic flakes, grinded sesame seeds and just mixed the whole thing up. The ramen broth was not bad, but hands down, in my book, the jet black tonkotsu(squid ink with pan fried garlic) still rocks. Good ramen joint, one of my tops.

Ramen Bar Suzuki,
61, Circular Road,
#01-01 Singapore.

Loja Sopa Da Fita Cheong Kei @ Macau

Was in Macau for a quick trip, did some online search for local food, and somehow this fits the bill, quick fast lunch time meal. This place is recommended for their shrimp roe noodles.

Taxi dropped me off at Senado Square, was using google maps, lol ended up walking 1 hour looking for the eatery. It's only like 10 minutes away walking distance from the square. Be a bit wary when using google maps here.

This place is quite cramped, and you have to share tables, but it's all in the name of good fun.

Appetiser to start off was the braised fish skin, which was recommended by some blogs/reviews online. I find it not bad.

Star of the dish, shrimp roe noodle. Not sure how much shrimp roe they used, but i like the taste, simple basic noodles topped with shrimp roe and soya sauce.

Loja Sopa Da Fita Cheong Kei,
68, Rua Da Felicidade,
Macau.

85 South @ Central, Hong Kong.

Last minute change of plans we ended here for dinner on a friday night, yes make sure you do your reservations in advance next time! But boy, luckily my friend picked a good place for some american southern style bbq.

Ok i gotta admit, i was a bit tipsy while waiting for them, so they did the ordering. Order from the counter, grab a sit, and they'll call your number once its ready, and you go pick it up. Thats bbq pork ribs on the right (yummy!), coleslaw(love it, just add some sauce on the table to your liking) and damn it, I forgot what's the thing on the left called, reckon some dog thingy thingy( doesn't help when you start your drinks at 4pm!), which is carbo loaded and taste damn good.

My mate had the same thing, except he changed the dog thingy to fries and added pulled pork. This place is a bit laid back and no frills place, did i mention they serve beer in a plastic red cup, aha, bring back some memories when i was at dorm partying with a bunch of people and having good food.

85 South,
6-10 Kau U Fong, Central,
Hong Kong.

Luk Yu Tea House @ Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong.

Last day in HK, had to go for a dim sum for breakfast. This place is one of the famous ones located in Central, kinda old school dim sum joint.

The menu is limited but you get the usual fares, siu mai, char siu pau etc. This round i left the ordering to my friend. So i'll let the pics do the talking.

This is my second time here, and i remembered there was a bit hit and misses with the dim sums. But thank god, all the stuff my friend ordered was excellent. Now i know why the locals recommend this place.

The only dish i find so so was the kueh on top, maybe i just don't know how to appreciate kueh, taste was a bit bland compared to the other dim sums.

All in all, i will highly recommend this place, comfortable setting, old school feeling, with good dim sums. Only cons, the price is a bit steep, but hey i don't visit HK often, and i have to do my ritual every time i come here, dim sum!

Luk Yu Tea House.
24-26 Stanley Street,
Central, Hong Kong.

Tel +852 2523 5464
p.s. highly recommend to call in advance for reservation.

Sing Heung Yuen @ Central, Hong Kong.

My previous trip in HK, a friend of my mentioned about this stall opposite of the famous beef noodle stall called Kau Kee in Central(which i had no time to eat this round:/). It's a typical hk cafe style food, toast, instant noodles, milk tea, with an outdoor setting, again, alley style, which i adore and miss.

The menu is extensive, with so many options and choices. I had problem ordering as i was solo here for breakfast, and the only thing i remembered my friend telling me was the macaroni soup.

By a stroke of luck, the auntie taking the order(which both of us can't communicate to, as i don't speak cantonese), she knew what i came for, as this stall is famous for their macaroni beef tomato soup.

Now as a simple food for breakfast, weather was 14 degrees celcius, the setting was just nice for a hot tomato broth. The soup was hearty, with chunky tomatoes(they're very generous with their tomatoes) with slices of beef and macaroni. I love it. Next time i'm here again in this weather, i'll definitely come here for breakfast. And do try order their milk tea, which they're quite famous for.


Sing Heung Yuen,
2 Mei Lum Street,
Central, Hong Kong.