There’s the Seafood Lover Mama Pot ($39.90) that is good for 2 pax which comes in a tangy tom yum broth and a variety of seafood ingredients. Decent but nothing like the famous one back in Bangkok. The Thai Steam Seabass with Lemon ($29.90) came in the iconic fish-shaped plate, and the broth also had a tangy factor. Perhaps too much tanginess in a night that can be balanced with something more savoury or sweet.
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🍽️ Let’s Kinn Thai
📍 1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, Unit 02-30, Singapore 082001

Got the sourdough toast with herbed butter, grilled pork sausage, roasted mixed mushroom and a couple of poached eggs for the ultimate brunch out. And it’s to safe, I polished the plate clean.
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🍽️ Sarnies
📍 136 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068601

Prepared à la minute by the actual hawkers who were flown in from Penang, you can enjoy an authentic hawker experience that is available for lunch and dinner at $38++ per adult from Mondays to Thursdays and $42++ per adult from Fridays to Sundays.

Returning in this edition is the Cucur Udang Penang of bite-sized prawn fritters, Penang rojak, Penang prawn mee, nasi lemak with kapitan chicken and roti canai. The buffet also includes an unlimited flow of coffee, tea, calamansi, bandung and the new teh tarik.
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🍽️ Penang Hawkers’ Fare
📍 21 Mount Elizabeth, York Hotel Singapore, White Rose Cafe, Singapore 228516

As it was my first time trying, I had the Dang Gui Duck Noodle ($6) and I would have enjoyed more if there was more meat as the duck pieces were rather boney. Fortunately, the duck was nicely marinated and had the herbal flavour, while the egg noodles were tossed in a mildly spicy sauce mixture.
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🍽️ Meng Meng Roasted Duck
📍 90 Hougang Avenue 10, Hougang Mall, Foodies’ Garden, Unit 04-11, Singapore 538766

The Set A ($5.60) come with nasi lemak kukus with an omelette, fried chicken wing, ikan bilis & peanuts and a choice of sambal which I got the sambal tumis. As the fried chicken was freshly fried, the crunch was addictive and marinate has seeped into the meat.
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🍽️ Sedap! Nasi Lemak
📍 1 Fusionopolis Place, Galaxis, Unit 01-15, Singapore 138522

The excellent marbling with the charcoal grilling resulted in a juicy, tender and texture that cuts like butter. Over on the seafood side, there is the Atlantic Salmon ($22) that was also grilled on the Josper oven and served with a butter cream sauce. For a sharing plate, I will recommend the Seafood Paella ($25) which is cooked in a tomato base and contains shrimp, squid, salmon and bell pepper.
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🍽️ First Grill
📍 2A Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore 089860

The chicken is coated with herbs and spices, and marinated in a thick milky white coconut milk. The promotion will be available in chicken, burger, tenders and rice bowls.
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🍽️ Texas Chicken
📍 2 Tampines Central 5, Century Square, Unit 05-03, Singapore 529509

The peppery Pig Stomach’s Anxin Chicken Soup is a comforting pot that will be a great bowl before the mains.

Other new dishes include the Tornado Butter Egg Prawns and Spicy Sichuan Chicken with Vanilla Ice Cream anyone? The ice cream helps to calm down the spice level while adding a cooling touch to the dish.
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🍽️ Char Restaurant
📍365 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208994

Dinner starts with a one-biter of amaebi on a rice flower before moving on to a quadruple appetiser course of hyogo oyster, cured amberjack, poach shrimp with garam masala and tempura soft shell crab.

Noteworthy dishes include the squid noodles with salsa verde and grilled king scallop topped with a XO chilli jam that brings the umami and spice. The highlights of the dinner went to the grilled turbot with garlic brown butter and the richness is nicely balanced with the pickled papaya salad, and the abalone poached rice, which is cooked with their signature prawn bisque.
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🍽️ One Prawn & Co
📍 458 MacPherson Road, Singapore 368176

Rather than the usual Korean BBQ and army stews, So Seoul has the Soy Marinated Crab ($48) that has gained much popularity recently. If the raw crabs are not your thing, there’s also the Wagyu Tartare ($28) as a great starter before you dive straight into the Marinated Beef Rib ($30) that is wonderfully seasoned, Samye-Tang ($22) of Korean ginseng chicken soup that is soul comforting and allows you to adjust your flavour profile with the salt, and lastly the Seafood Pancake ($25) that has a crispy batter with chunks of seafood from each bite.
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🍽️ So Seoul Korean Dining & Bar
📍49 Tras Street, Singapore 078988

Fans can look forward to new dishes such as Hainanese Ah Mai’s Chee Cheong Fun ($7.80), Hainanese Pig Trotter’s Assam Curry Noodle ($9.80) and not forgetting the unique Baked Hainanese Rice Cake Lasagna ($8.80), a fusion of East meets West by using chwee kueh and a blanket of sliced cheddar cheese that melts under high heat. The chwee kueh is then doused in an eggplant tomato stew and topped with fine French bean and a béchamel sauce.

Popular favourites will be part of the mainstays in the menu such as Hae Bee Hiam Spaghetti and Newspaper Curry Rice. For those with a sweet tooth, there’s the new Pandan Waffles (from $1.80) with fillings such as peach jam and gula melaka kaya.

Personally prefer the vegan handrolls more!