My favourite Mee Pok ($4) since I was introduced to it about a year and a half ago. I always end up coming back to this stall for my mee pok fix.

The homemade chili sauce is so tasty, especially when you see the generous chunks of lard that they mix it with. In general, the sauce with the mee pok here is super flavourful and not too spicy.

Paired with some homemade QQ fishballs, it’s a complete meal. I like that the fishballs come in these odd, uneven shapes, which shows you that they are homemade.

Be prepared to queue if you come on a weekend because this stall is very popular! Would recommend coming early (around 10:30am) so the wait isn’t long and you’ll be guaranteed to get what you want, because this stall sells out fast.

A really lovely loaf of focaccia!

I like how they spiced things up a little by adding truffle into your traditional focaccia flavours of garlic and rosemary. It worked out surprisingly well because the truffle smell and taste were subtle - you can smell it but it doesn’t overpower the scent of garlic and rosemary and the taste comes through almost as an aftertaste. Even when I heated it up in the oven for a few minutes, I still smelled garlic and rosemary before the truffle hits you.

I also enjoyed the full chunks of garlic in this, which were soft and sweet. They added a layer of texture and definitely extra flavour.

I ate mine with a slab of slightly salted butter on top, which was just excellent! It also paired well dipped into some extra virgin olive oil.

Definitely one to grab if you’re wondering what to get from Maison Sucrée!

Easily my favourite pastry from the bunch I tried at Maison Sucrée this morning.

Chocolate puff pastry AND chocolate chips? Yes please! I heated this up in the oven for a few mins and it came out super flaky and crispy while the chocolate chips had melted just enough to get that gooey texture.

Despite being double chocolate, this wasn’t overly chocolate-y (but I do love chocolate so I wouldn’t mind it if it was anyway). It wasn’t overly sweet either, as the bitterness from the dark chocolate helps to balance out the flavours.

Could have easily finished this off myself if I didn’t have 6 other items from this bakery to try at breakfast! This is the item I would come back for again and again.

I’ve been wanting to try Sukiya ever since reading about its opening online but every time I came, there was an insane queue. So finally today, we came (quite early) and there was no queue!

I went for the Gyudon (Medium) Set with a Soft Boiled Egg, Karaage, and Miso Soup, which was delicious! There is more than enough rice in the Medium bowl, too much for me in fact, and topped with fatty (but not too oily) and well seasoned beef though I do wish there was more beef. The soft boiled egg is perfect and the karaage is so juicy but not crunchy at all.

I also got to try the Sukiyaki, which was too sweet for my liking. I probably wouldn’t order it again as I preferred the taste of the beef in the Gyudon. I’d go for a Small Gyudon bowl next time with extra beef for the perfect ratio of rice and beef.

Chanced upon this restaurant when the queue for the restaurant we wanted to try was ridiculously long and quite enjoyed this!

The portions are generous with this huge bowl of Spicy Crab Broth Ramen with Flavoured Egg, which comes with a hanjuku egg, a few slices of char siew, the spicy chili paste, and I added a giant piece of seaweed. The first thing I tried was the broth and boy was it rich! I could really taste the crab in the broth but it surprisingly didn’t have that seafood undertone, it was just rich crab broth. We were also served some sides to snack on while waiting and I really liked the bean sprouts, which we got seconds of.

Overall, this meal is on the heavier side as the rich broth can be quite filling as well as all that ramen but I’m glad we got to try this restaurant because a crab broth ramen is quite unique and not something I’ve tried before.

This Beef Carpaccio was a special starter of the day when we came for a weekend dinner that I wish was on the menu permanently.

It came topped with shaved Parmesan, arugula, shaved black truffle, and drizzled in olive oil. It was a simple combination that was bursting with flavour from all angles - nuttiness from the Parmesan, spiciness from the arugula, and that classic truffle taste. I especially liked that they used real truffle instead of truffle oil, which I’m not the biggest fan of.

This was just so good and such a great impression for my first time at this restaurant!

Ouf, if this picture doesn’t make you salivate you ain’t a real Coconut Club fan. I mean, look at the crispy, oily skin on the chicken and the egg yolk. Simply beautiful.

It might seem silly to pay ~$17 for a plate of Nasi Lemak but it’s one of those, take my money, kind of feelings. This dish is done so well, they are generous with their portions - look at that chicken! And it comes with all the fixings; fried egg, ikan bilis, peanuts, cucumber, and sambal. I like how juicy the chicken is, even the breast meat version of this dish isn’t dry, and it goes really well with their sambal.

We do like to order side dishes as well when we come and on this occasion we got the following: sambal sotong, otah, and fried long beans. Everything was delicious but definitely spicy so be warned. But a good kind of spice where you want to eat more.

I always leave feeling satisfied and full and the service is quick and friendly.

Not sure why but Peanut Pancake or Mee Chiang Kueh, as it’s more commonly known as, feels like my childhood even though I don’t remember eating this often when I was young. I suppose that’s how eating this snack makes you feel, like a kid again!

It’s the perfect snack, dessert, or even as breakfast. This stall is always one I will visit when I’m at the Serangoon Gardens Market and it does not disappoint.

The pancake is crispy on the outside and has got that bouncy and slightly chewy texture on the inside. It’s really filled with peanuts as you can see from the picture so every mouthful has a good balance between peanut and pancake. I don’t usually like my sweet foods to have too much sugar so I do wish this was a little less sweet but I think for anyone else, the level of sweetness is just nice, not too sweet.

Honestly, this was an A+ meal.

We came for my dad’s birthday and shared a variety of dishes, the star of which was the Bistecca alla Fiorentina, a 1kg T-bone steak. We all like our meat a little red so we went for medium rare, and as you can see, it was perfect. It had those beautiful grill marks on the outside, a luscious red interior, and was incredibly tender. Some of the pieces on the outer parts of the steak were a little more cooked, around medium, while the inner pieces were rarer. The dish also came with roasted potatoes and cannellini beans.

We were here on a Monday evening, so it was a bit quieter and more enjoyable but still enough of a crowd for a buzz. Our waiter was attentive and quite friendly, knowing how to give recommendations and advice on the dishes and portion sizes as well as treating my dad to an additional glass of Grappa at the end of our meal. My dad had ordered one type and the waiter also gave him another type to try.

It’s definitely an authentic Italian restaurant, one of the few in my opinion, in Singapore, and worth paying a little more for. Be sure to ask for an indoor table if you want to be in the AC, as the tables outside can be a bit humid even with the fans on.

We really waited 45 mins in the queue for this Kway Chap but boy was it worth it!

You can actually see how silky and clear the noodles are in the bowls and how it is swimming in that broth. It’s topped with fried shallots and Chinese parsley for extra flavour.

For the ingredients, we went for slices of the Pork Belly, Tau Kwa, Fishcake, Hard Boiled Eggs, and some of the innards. Everything was so tasty and the meat was tender and a good balance of meaty and fatty. It all goes great with their chili but I do wish there was more soup available. The noodles do soak up the soup quite quickly so it’s best eaten right away.

After trying this, I now understand why there’s always a queue at this stall because they do live up to the fame and hype. Even at 8/9am there is a queue!

Thank you Xing Fu Tang for offering lactose free milk as an option for some of your drinks!

The Brown Sugar Boba Fresh Milk is honestly a delicious treat. It‘a made even better with lactose free milk, which doesn’t change the taste of the drink because it tastes the same as regular cow’s milk with lactose.

I don’t like to add additional sugar into my bubble tea orders and this honestly doesn’t need it. The brown sugar syrup from the pearls is more than enough to flavour the milk and the drink as a whole. It’s a classic combination for bubble tea, simple and satisfying.

This is one of the bubble tea chains that I inevitably end up gravitating towards because they have the option for lactose free milk but also because of their unique drinks. I don’t find it to be an overhyped chain and I like that they do limited edition or series drinks to keep this fresh and interesting.

I thought Gaston was quite a lovely French experience, especially the starter that we shared, the Planche de Charcuterie. This came with Bayonne Ham, Saucisson, Duck Rillettes, and Terrine.

A basket of bread with butter was also served and was the perfect pairing for all that meat. I liked that they were generous with the amount of bread and butter, and that they were happy to refill both throughout our meal.

My favourite on this board has to be the Saucisson because of its simplicity. It isn’t too salty (as some cured meat can be) and it is just beautiful on some generously buttered bread. I wasn’t really a fan of the terrine but I’m not the biggest fan of terrine in general, especially when there’s duck rillettes available.

I like that there is the option for a small board or a large board, depending on how you want to approach your meal - a small board is great if you want to have a main dish each and a large board is good if you want to share everything throughout the meal.

The other dishes we had were lovely as well and the staff were friendly and accommodating of my mum’s allergies and helping us take pictures, as we came to celebrate my dad’s birthday. I’ve already been back twice and will continue to when I’m in the mood for this sort of French experience; charcuterie, bread and butter, good wine, etc.