YY Ka Fei Dian at Beach Road

This old school Hainanese coffeeshop has been around for ages. Located along the main road, YY Ka Fei Dian not only serves the traditional kopi bread and eggs but they also offer many other Hainanese dishes like chicken rice, sweet and sour pork rice etc etc. 

The kaya toast is indeed the best toast ever eaten so far. The fluffy bun is homemade and charred to thr right texture and crispiness. The kaya and butter melt combi was simply so heavenly with every mouthful with the smooth half boiled egg. Would rate this bun 4.5/5!!

The kopi was smooth with the old roasted taste as well. Kevin had the claypot yellow noodles at $5. Looks ordinary but the yellow noodles were so nicely braised in gravy and soft. Yummilicious! Rating: 4/5

We bought some of their other bread and kuehs to try which were simply delicious as well. For a great cup of kopi and toast, YY Ka Fei Dian should be one of the few choices to come to. :-)

A summary of what we had:

Claypot Yellow Noodles

Kaya Toast

Tapioca Kueh

Soft Boil Eggs

Old School Doughnut

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.2/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

YY Ka Fei Dian

37 Beach Rd, #01-01, Singapore 189768

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F.P.C Seafood at Tampines

A hidden tze char gem amongst the neighbourhood of Tampines, F.P.C Seafood is a family owned stall located at the bottom of the block among the housing shops. 

Managed by a middleaged to elderly couple, the wife will be at the frontline receiving orders and serving while her hubby is the main chef.

We were there early today at 5:50pm to beat the weekend family crowd. There were so many dishes to choose from the menu. More than 10 different ways of cooking chicken. 

We ordered 3 of their highly recommended dishes:

1. Hotplate tofu ($10) - this sizzling dish is different from the usual tze char stalls whereby it has lots of gravy. Its drier and topped with capsicums, celery, mushrooms and sliced pork. Very generous in portion and yummy. Rating: 4/5

2. Fried beansprout with salted fish ($8) - simply fell in love with its homecooked taste with my 1st mouth. So homecooked with salted fish and vegetables. The kind that how my mummy would cook. Rating: 4.2/5

3. Fried chicken with plum sauce ($10) - expected the sauce to be poured over the chicken but it came separately. The chicken pcs are lightly battered and fried and so good that could be eaten on its own. Kevin loved it. The plum sauce is homemade and tasted sourish which opened up our appetite. We love the tenderness of the chicken pcs. Not oily yet very tasty. Rating: 4.2/5

Unfortunately we were not able to taste so many dishes but we were very satisfied with what we have ordered. Uncle and aunty were also very friendly and tried to attend to our needs whenever needed. We would highly recommended this tze char stall to those in the East!

A summary of items that we had:

Hotplate tofu

Fried beansprout with salted fish

Fried chicken with plum sauce

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

F.P.C Seafood

Block 267, #01-47, Tampines Street 21, Singapore 520267

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Sichuan Chef at Northpoint City

Satisfying our 川菜 craving, we decided to go for Sichuan Chef for dinner today before our church activities at Northpoint City.

Located among the newly opened food wing with the rest of the restaurants like Yuba Hut, Szechuan Chef is located just opposite BonChon chicken. The restaurant isn't big, with just enough tables for 20 people. 

We ordered 3 mains and a side as below.

1. Black fungus vinegar ($6) - delicious crunchy black fungus marinated in black vinegar, minced garlic and cut chilli. Love the crunchy and tanginess. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Pork with green pepper ($10) - thinly sliced pork with shredded green and red pepper. A very tasty dish to go with rice. Rating: 4/5

3. Mapo tofu ($8) - silky tofu with leek and minced pork in mapo sauce. It really numbs your mouth but not that spicy overall. Rating: 3.9/5

4. You mai cai ($8) - crunchy vegetables sauteed with garlic. Fresh and delicious. Rating: 3.9/5

Portion is generous including the sides. We love the food and glad that we tried the restaurant. We would be back once again. Be there early to avoid the queue.

A summary of what we had:

Black fungus vinegar

Pork with green pepper

Mapo tofu

You mai cai

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.9/5

You can locate them here:

Sichuan Chef

930 Yishun Ave 2, Northpoint City, #B1-187, Singapore 769098

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K Toast at Grantral Mall Clementi

Located in the quiet Grantral Mall at Clementi, K Toast is opened by a humble middle-aged Korean man who puts in great effort in making the toast. The toasts looked very much like those sold at Issac Toast but at a more affordable price. 

There are few seats along the walkway opposite the shop for dine-in customers. Fortunately there wasn't much crowd on a Sat morning. Their highly recommended toast will be their hot bulgoggi/bulgoggi toast and chicken toast, both priced at $4.90 each. 

The hot bulgoggi/bulgoggi comprises of a slice of juicy beef patty topped with sauce, pickles, egg, cheese and shredded cabbage. The toast are panfried with butter as well. The chicken toast is the same except for the patty.

One bite into the toast sent the sauce oozing out from the toast. We personally felt that there wasn't much buttery taste on the toast and a little too saucy which made the sandwich too sweet. We are more inclined towards Issac in terms of taste. Probably the toast originally tasted better with the owner's skill but now the shop has been tended out to 2 young students to handle.

Though their toasts wasn't as good, we must give praise to their coffee. Their Americano and latte deserves 2 thumbs up with pricing at $2.50 and $3.20. Its very fragrant yet not overly roasted.

Overall, for an affordable toast for breakfast, K Toast is definitely a place to try. Hopefully they are able to attract more crowd.

A summary of what we had:

Hot bulgoggi toast

Chicken toast

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.7/5

Price: 3.9/5

Service: NA

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

K Toast

Grantral Mall, #01-23, Commonwealth Ave West, City Vibe, Singapore 129581

Food Stall - Korean

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The Good Trio at JCube Jurong East

The Good Trio 三人行, is a contemporary Chinese restaurant known for its braised nanping noodle which is very much like the ones offered at Putien Restaurant. Even the chilli sauce offered on the table tasted so much like it. 

With their first restaurant at Thomson Plaza, The Good Trio opened its 2nd branch at Jcube 1st floor just opposite WingStop. The staff were friendly and the ambience was excellent.

Besides the main dishes, The Good Trio also offered several dim sum dishes like siew mai and many other dumplings dian xin. We ordered 3 mains and 1 dian xin for today.

1. Braised nanping noodle ($10.90) - deliciously braised noodles with generous ingredients like cockles, seafood and vegetables. This noodle dish is a must to go with the chilli sauce. Awesome combi! Its very tasting but still lack in authencity taste as compared to the one offered in Putien. Rating: 3.9/5

2. Steamed wanton with chilli ($7.90) - this was the only dim sum dish we ordered. 10 big wantons served in bamboo with very appetizing sour chilli oil. Tasted very close to 抄手 and we liked it. Rating: 3.9/5

3. Stir fried kailan with beancurd skin ($12.90) - loved the braised taukee with thickened oyster sauce and kailan. Rating: 4/5

4. Salted egg yolk chicken ($15.90) - deboned juicy chicken pcs deep fried and sauteed with salted egg yolk sauce. A little dry to my liking but Kevin loved it. Rating: 3.9/5

Overall, The Good Trio is a family friendly restaurant good for gatherings. Discounts are now available at Eatigo as well daily. So come give this restaurant a try while promotion is still on.

A summary of what we had:

Braised nanping noodle

Steamed wanton with chilli

Stir fried kailan with beancurd skin

Salted egg yolk chicken

My overall rating:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

2 Jurong East Central 1, #01-17, Jcube, Singapore 609731

Restaurant - Chinese

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Mitzo at Grand Park Orchard

Mitzo, a contemporary Chinese cuisine restaurant, is located on the 4th floor of Grand Park Orchard hotel. It has been awarded several awards for its delicious modern Chinese food. 

Upon arrival, we were welcomed by a group of warm and friendly staff who happily showed us to our table. 

The restaurant was heavily decorated with glass panels and mirror, giving it a very modern look. There is also a bar in the restaurant for customers to enjoy their happy hour drinks after dinner.

Mitzo Signature BBQ pork

Dinner menu was ordered ahead of time to save on cooking time as some of the food like their signature bbq meat needs longer preparation time. Here's what we had:

1. Mitzo signature BBQ pork ($18) - caramalized tender bbq pork that melts into your mouth on 1st bite. The fat and meat combination was awesome but its a tad sweet for some. Rating: 4/5

2. Braised fish maw and seafood in carrot soup ($14) - freshly grinded carrot soup simmered with fish maw and seafood bits like crab meat. Soup is velvety sweet and delicious. Rating: 4/5

3. Deep fried prawn with salted egg ($28) - 5pcs of succulent huge tiger prawns fried and coated with salted egg sauce. So fresh and crunchy! Rating: 4.2/5

4. Stir fried kailan with mushroom and pine nuts ($26) - generous portion of mixed mushrooms with kailan, lily bulbs and pine nuts. Tasted just right with vegetable freshness. Rating: 4/5

5. XO fried rice with lobster meat and mushrooms ($24) - fragrantly fried XO fried rice with generous ingredients including lobster meat. Love the individual rice grains so evenly coated. Rating: 4.2/5

Service was awesome and so was the food. Guess the only negative point will be the price but for its quality, its still worth it!

A summary of what we had:

Mitzo signature BBQ pork

Braised fish maw and seafood in carrot soup

Deep fried prawn with salted egg

Stir fried kailan with mushroom and pine nuts

XO fried rice with lobster meat and mushrooms

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 4.2/5

Ambience: 4.2/5

You can locate them here:

Mitzo

270 Orchard Road, Grand Park Orchard, Level 4, Singapore 238857

Restaurant - Contemporary

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The Teochew Kitchenette at Tanjong Pagar Plaza

A hidden gem located on the 2nd floor at Tanjong Pagar Plaza, The Teochew Kitchenette serves really good teochew fish soup and many other Teochew dishes. Though variety is not a lot, this small restaurant provides the home cooked kind of cuisine worth trying. 

The lady boss of the restaurant is a chirpy and sporty lady so friendly and outspoken. The place is small, so most lunch crowds will do takeaway. We were there for dinner today to celebrate my birthday in advance with my this grp of lovely foodies.

We tried their new items, claypot curry fish head which takes 20mins preparation time. As the fish head is bigger, she kindly let us know that it will be priced at $29.80 instead of the usual price of $24.80.

The fish head was indeed very good and fleshy, with lots of meat and other vegetables in it. Its more spicy than the one at Yu Chun Village. Each has its own strength but we were more geared towards this one here due to its spiciness kick. Rating: 4.3/5

We ordered other dishes which included the below:

1. Teochew assorted braised ($5) - supposedly only available during lunch but fortunately there were extras. Very nicely braised pork belly, tau pok, taukua and egg. Lovely!! Rating: 4/5

2. Fuyong egg ($7.80) - fragrantly fried omelette so good with rice and even eating on its own. Rating: 4/5

3. Fried ngoh hiang ($8.80) - this is a must try item and deserves the 2 thumbs up. So far its one of the better ngoh hiangs. Crunchy and generous in filling and goes so well with the sweet sauce. Rating: 4.3/5

4. Luo han zhai ($4) - looks plain but surprisingly very tasty and soft. Rating: 4/5

5. Batang fish soup ($7.50) - generously sliced batang with minced pork in sweet tasting soup. So nostalgic and we love the soup sweetness. Rating: 4.2/5

For a bowl of lovely fish soup or teaochew cuisines, The Teochew Kitchenette is definitely 1 hidden gem that should be tried! We will be back for more!

A summary of items we had:

Teochew assorted braised

Fuyong egg

Fried ngoh hiang

Luo han zhai

Batang fish soup
Claypot Curry Fish Head

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.2/5

Price: 4.2/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

The Teochew Kitchenette

7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #02-102, Singapore 081007

Restaurant - Chinese

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Issan Thai Food at Tanjong Pagar Plaza Food Center

Issan Thai food is a small food stall located in Tanjong Pagar Plaza Food Center serving authentic Northern Thai food. 

It is one of the few food stalls that remain open in the evenings and thus, it is quite popular among the working class doing OT. 

We were there this evening to try out their few recommended dishes and were so glad that they were up to expectations.

1. Basil chicken rice ($5.50) - fragrantly fried basil chicken with rice and egg. The basil chicken is a little spicy and it provides the "chilli kick" in the dish. Rating: 4/5

2. Mango salad ($4.50) - tangy food that stimulates one appetite. The sauce combi that is just right. Rating: 4/5

3. Fried omelette ($5.50) - deep fried fuffy egg with spring onions and onion. Love this dish! Rating: 4.2/5

Issan Thai food can be considered as a hidden gem in town!

A summary of what we had:

Basil chicken rice

Mango salad

Fried omelette

My overall ratings:

Food:4/5

Price: 3.4/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Issan Thai Food

6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #02-13, Singapore 081006

Hawker - Thai

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Go Ang Pratunam at Serangoon Nex

v Go Ang Pratunam is an awarded Michelin 1-star chicken rice from Bangkok at Pratunam. With its 1st branch in Singapore, its located at the all popular neighbourhood Serangoon Nex which is a mall so known for food. The restaurant is just right beside the Japanese food street. 

The interior of the restaurant was decorated with pink signboards and neon lights. The furnitures are made of wood. The service is very swift and bustling. We ordered their 4 dishes:

1. Signature braised pork ($8) - deliciously braised tender pork that almost melt in your mouth at every bite. It was surprisingly not fatty and do not have the strong porky taste. It goes extremely well with the special chilli sauce. Rating: 4/5

2. Chicken rice ($4.50) - we ordered their single portion chicken rice. Tender soft breast meat on qq fragrant rice. The rice is less oily than the usual Hainanese ones but did not compromise on the taste. However, we still preferred the stronger tasting Hainsnese chicken rice. Rating: 3.8/5

3. Fried tofu with thai sweet chilli sauce ($8) - huge portion of fried beancurd cubes topped with crushed peanut and chilli flakes. Simply love the combination. Rating: 4/5

4. Basil chicken with kailan ($8) - fragrantly fried kailan with minced chicken and garlic. Its a little spicy with the cut chilli but a very well fried vegetable. Rating: 4/5

It's a pity that we have no tummy to try their desserts but we will definitely return for a 2nd visit to try some of their othet dishes like omelette and steam fish.

A summary of what we had:

Signature braised pork

Chicken rice

Fried tofu with thai sweet chilli sauce

Basil chicken with kailan

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Go Ang Pratunam

23 Serangoon Central, NEX, #B1-05/06, Singapore 556083

Restaurant - Thai

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Waa Cow Sushi Bar at Raffles Place

Located at the basement of Raffles Xchange, this small cosy Japanese restaurant serves absolutely delicious dons that deserves 2 thumbs up upon eating. 

Self ordering is done at the cashier and buzzers are given for food readiness. Food is ready at about 10mins upon ordering and the speed is good for lunch crowds. 

We were happy that we did not have to queue too long for our food order.

1. Mentaiko salmon don ($18.90) - thick juicy salmon, cooked to your liking, torched with mentaiko sauce and sprinkled with tiny fish roe. The combination with the sweet japanese rice drizzled with teriyaki sauce was absolutely delicious! Rating: 4.5/5

2. Wagyu sukiyaki don ($16.90) - thinly slice wagyu beef sauteed with caramalized sauce and topped with onsen egg. The beef slices simply melts into our mouth and each mouthful was simply heavenly. Rating: 4.5/5

3. Chicken karaage with mentaiko sauce ($8.90) - juicy chicken pcs accompanied with mentaiko sauce dip. The karaage isn't the super crispy kind but it tasted so good as well. Rating: 4.2/5

The beef dons come with a bowl of small salad and free green tea. No service charge but GST inclusive. The dons definitely deserve the "WaaCow" kind of exclamation and 2 thumbs up!

A summary of what we had:

Mentaiko salmon don

Wagyu sukiyaki don

Chicken karaage with mentaiko sauce


Wagyu sukiyaki don

Mentaiko salmon don

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.3/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Waa Cow Sushi Bar

5 Raffles Place, #B1-63, Raffles Xchange, Singapore 048618

Restaurant - Japanese

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