Avo Rosemary Chicken @ The Soup Spoon Union (Raffles City)

Not sure what to eat when you are with friends or when you can't decide where to go, head down to The Soup Union where you could have a variety of western choices - from soups to burgers, to salad, to grills. 

Today, I think I chose a healthy food - Avo Rosemary Chicken but (cheat days) topped with french fries. Well, healthy it would be, as it was a little bland but still acceptable for me. Could have done more to the serving of the avocado spread and more sriracha aioli dressing! 

Address:

Raffles City Shopping Centre Basement 1 Unit 61

Red velvet cake from Butter Studio

First buy from Butter Studio after searching online for a cake shop at One KM mall. Contemplating between the two flavours - Red Velvet and Oneh Oneh. The former which is more normal and should suit most people while the later is special and unique but the kids might find it 'weird'. So settled for the red velvet cake which was the safe choice. 

Everyone loved it. Topped with fresh cream cheese which was not too sweet and heavy and the cake was just nice, to everyone's liking. 

Happy Birthday, my dearest friend!

Website: http://www.thebutterstudio.com/

Marmite Chicken Waffle at Dandelion (Bukit Merah Central)

Cafes have been popping up at Bukit Merah Central.

Tonight, we went back to the ice-cream shack which has changed its name to Dandelion. Still selling the waffles and ice cream and i guess, it adds to its menu some staple food. 

Ordered the Marmite Chicken waffle that comes with salad and potato wedges after 'consulting' the lady at the counter. 

I have read about people eating fried chicken and waffle at other places and this is the first time I am trying out this combination. Waffle to me is always best with ice cream but savory taste, it's the first.

Nice, if you like the taste of Marmite! top it up with the maple syrup! A combination of savory and sweetness, with the cripsy chicken and the softness of the waffles. A mixture of texture and tastes in the mouth at a time! 

Even the kids kept stealing my marmite chicken to top with their waffle!

Marmite Chicken Waffle

Address: 

#02-3605, 163 Bukit Merah Central, 150163

Shinjuku Kuyakushomae Capsule Hotel, Tokyo

First time staying in a Capsule Hotel in the country where it starts... A no frills place to just sleep, where everyone in the same room shares the common bathroom and all. We chose to stay at the "Women-only" floor which was available in the hotel. Why capsule? We aren't on budget (a person paid about SGD50) but we wanted to experience how it feels to stay in a capsule hotel. Moreover, we reached Japan in the late evening and well, we need to move on to Kawaguchiko early the next morning, then we thought, why not?

After checking in, you will still get your key but is the key to the locker where you can put all your valuables in and lock it. Up to the room, is time to find your capsule for the night. We did not specify or rather we we were not asked whether we would like to have the upper or lower capsule even though the room was not fully occupied. We were given the upper capsule which I guess was good. 

where is my room?!

Climb the steps beside to climb into the pod. Small, but good enough. your pillow and blanket and well, your pajamas (yes, if you choose to wear).

the capsule room

There is a small TV inside the pod, or you can choose to listen to the music. See the handle at the top, pull it down and that's your door (see my opposite roommate, she 'closed' her door). 

all in the capsule

 Here's the luggage/ locker room. Placed your big luggage at wherever you find a space and locked your valuables in the locker.

the luggage room

The shower/powder room was clean. That's very important especially so many ladies used it. All the basic items like toothbrush/paste, towel, hairdryer, toiletries, lotions can be found here. Not bad!

the bathroom

 Explored the common room and there were many vending machines. Fret not for feeling hungry!

the common area and the vending machines

My Verdict:

The place is good but will I return to stay? Well, i guessed once-in-a-lifetime experiencing a Capsule Hotel is enough for me. Not that the place is not good. It has all the essential things that all hotels provide. But for me

• I need more space to place the luggage (do not want to leave it out of sight and unlocked).
• The roommates that day were a bit noisy and I think they returned late at night and noise started to flow especially that we stayed near the shower room, 
• The airflow was not very good. I felt hot in my own pod. 

But if you just want to experience it once, I would recommend this Capsule Hotel as it was in Shinjuku (minutes walk away from the JR station) and was quite easy to find. 

Shinjuku Kuyakushomae Capsule Hotel, Tokyo
(1-2-5 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo-to, 160-0021 Japan)

Fuunji | 風雲児 @ Shinjuku, Japan

Our first meal in Japan, Tokyo after checking in. Did some research for recommended food at Shinjuku and Fuunji appeared. I had never tried tsukemen before and therefore, here we went. 

Fuunji, a small and unnoticeable Ramen shop hidden on a quiet street near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan. 

We were there before dinner time and there was already a queue. 

Outside the shop

There are only bar counter seats and well, the queue was all the way right to the end. Not the best experience to enjoy the ramen as you will feel the "pressure" behind you. But, nonetheless, it was still an experience. 

Just queue

Order was made through the vending machine. Not much of a choice but well, i guessed we did not do much research and thus, we went on to order 2 different Ramen to try.

Food Ticket

Here we went after getting a seat. Passed the food ticket to the staff and waited for our food. This is tsukemen - cold noodles are served separately from the soup. Dip the noodle into the soup and once the noodles soak up the flavors of the soup, slurp away. The broth was really great. 

After you finished the noodles, if your stomach still have room, grab one of the kettles on the counter and pour hot water into your bowl and drink the remaining soup. That's what we observed what the locals did and follow. Must try!!!

tsukemen - cold noodles are served separately from the soup

If you are not game for the Tsukemen, try the other dish which is the Tokusei Ramen. Needless to say, Japan Ramen is yumz...!

Tokusei Ramen

Address:

2-14-3, YoyogiShinjukuTokyo

Comnam Broken Rice @ Raffles City

Value for money Lunch set at Comnam Broken Rice on weekdays. A bowl of Vermicelli with Fried Tilapia Fillet, and along side is fried wonton and a cup of coffee makes the mid day of the mid week a happy one. (at least, i seems to have saved some lunch money). 

The serving was reasonable and did not shrink just because this is a lunch set. The fried Tilapia fillet was nice and flavourful that matched with the taste of the vermicelli. The fried wonton was crispy and well, mayo always a good choice to go with fried food. 

The ice Vietnamese coffee was yumz. 

hanoi Fried Tilapia Fillet with Galangal, Turmeric, Dill and Vermicelli

Address:

Raffles City Shopping Centre #B1-46/47 

High Tea at The Landing Point (The Fullerton Bay Hotel)

A splendid afternoon spent over a traditional English Afternoon Tea with the buddies. 

We took the seats inside the building to enjoy the aircon while having a great view. (the weather was too hot to bear). An open concept where anyone and everyone could walk past. Nonetheless, it was still a nice place to immerse in.

Come, enjoy a (flask) cup of nice tea to start the afternoon tea session.

Choose from a list of tea or coffee

The afternoon tea was served on a three-tier stand and it made every food item on it look so delicate and yummy. 

A range of pastry from sweet to savory, from English to local, from cakes to pastry to sandwiches made me full by the time I had the last few bites. A sip of tea goes pretty well with the food while chatting and catching up with each other's life. 

Did i mention, they also some free-flow food items at the side which you can have many servings in the event that you simply love it or you have a great appetite! 

Our tiers of happiness

A nice place and great food for gathering and chatting over a cup of tea!

Address:

The Landing Point

The Fullerton Bay Hotel

80 Collyer Quay

Singapore 049326

Modern Asian Fusion food @ Froth Singapore

We had always wanted to visit Froth for the longest time but was never able to find a time for it. Located at the CBD, it was never a convenient place for us to meet up since we don't work there, neither do we live near there. 

Finally, one fine Saturday, today, we decided to make it there after visiting the National Gallery. A short walk from Raffles Place MRT and there we went. 

Truffle Fries was never out of sight on the table when we sighted it on the food menu. And here we eat:

Truffle fries

What's for soup - Duck Kut Teh. Sounds special that we ordered to try. The broth tasted similar to the traditional Bak Kut Teh but the red dates used made it a little sweeter. Topped with a churro-look-alike yu tiao makes the presentation of the dish looks nice! Drink it while it's warm!

Duck Kut Teh 

My main dish was the Seafood Tom Yum Risotto. The tom yum taste was not very strong which made the main a nice one to start with. The creamy and tom-yummy rice was complemented with the  grilled prawns, flower clams and squid. Not stingy with the quality of the seafood made this dish a must-order! A satisfying dish !

Seafood Tom Yum Risotto 

Like I always say or agree to it, our stomach always has a special and dedicated compartment for desserts. Ending off the dinner with Taro Waffles topped with a scope of Earl Grey ice cream. The waffles were dense, and the earl grey ice cream was not overly sweet which, well, rounded up the fantastic dinner for us. 

Taro Waffle topped with Earl Grey Ice cream

A nice and quiet place for some nice catch up with friends.

Address:

No.2 Finlayson Green

Ascott Raffles Place Singapore

Singapore 049247

[Closed] Dim Sum at Tak Po (Smith Street)

Family day at Tak Po Dim Sum to enjoy some niceeeee food.

Best to savour the Dim sum when they were piping hot - no time for individual shots. Overall, the Dim Sum here tasted great.

a table full of Dim Sum

 The frog leg porridge served in the claypot was delicious.

Claypot of gems

Tak Po Dim Sum Restaurant
42 Smith Street
Singapore 058954

Dinning at Prego

1-for-1 promotion brought us to this place before 6pm. We always welcome early dinner so that we can eat more later at night. 

Well, I ordered the Clam Vongole which was nice. Generous in the Clams and the linguine was cooked to my liking. 

Clam Vongole 

The pizza was baked to prefect with great nice crust served.

Prego
Level 1, Fairmont Singapore, 80 Bras Basah Road,
Singapore 189560 (City Hall MRT Station)

Big Mama Korean @ Tiong Bahru

Second time back at Big Mama Korean place at Tiong Bahru. A cozy place to dine in where the service crews seems to be all korean. Simple English conversations completed the placing order process.  

First up on the table is definitely the banchan. I simply loved the lotus dish out of the many served.

Side Dishes (Banchan)

Next up is the seafood pancake. Normally, it got on the table as we loved korean pancakes. Fried thinly, this dish can't be missed if you love pancakes too.

Seafood Pancake

Main dish of the day goes to this - Dakgalbi. Tender (loving) chicken, cabbage, rice cake, sweet potato, and spicy sauce are all in and pan-fried on the spot. Goes well with a bowl of rice. 

Dakgalbi

Big Mama serves home-style Korean food and I shall be back if I'm not going to step into S. Korea soon.

Big Mama Korean Restaurant
2 Kim Tian Road, Singapore 169244 

G7 Sin Ma Live Seafood Restaurant

After a nearby hike, we came to this place to enjoy the fruitful "exercise" day. 

We ordered the Dry Chilli Bullfrog (Buy 3 get 2 free) and sambal Kang Kong to share. 

Hot bubbling clay pots of yummmz and smooth porridge was great to enjoy after a long walk. Satisfying tender bullfrog meat together with the nice gravy and top them on a spoon of porridge really sealed it off. 

ymmmmz

With the downtown line, it is easy to get to this place.

G7 Sinma Live Bull Frog Claypot Porridge G7新馬活田鸡粥
No.5 Cheong Chin Nam Road
Singapore 599730

8 E!IGHT korean bbq @ Clark Quay Central

Come, the 3rd time at this wonderful Korean BBQ place. Choose from the 8 flavours of Mangalitza Hog and wait to be served.

we only managed 4!

The service crew will help to bbq and cut the meat into bite size for us to indulge in. Kimchi and bean sprouts are served unlimited to go with the bbq meat. Well, they shared the same sizzling plate. Next to the bbq, we ordered a tofu stew. It was nice too.

sizzling pots of satisfactions 

Will I be back? Definitely.

6 Eu Tong Sen Street
#02-79//90
Singapore 059817