Crispy Chicken w Noodle Nice find at upper thomson. I like their mains. Really yummy. Value for money as well :)

Underrated Hidden Gem Craving for Taiwanese food? ✨ A stone's throw away from Upper Thomson Mrt, you'd find yourself in treat of a comforting Taiwanese meal🍴🇹🇼 🌟 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 葱香盐酥鸡 ($𝟲.𝟴𝟬) Crispy and addictive, this is our favourite item on the menu! We first tried this as a takeaway item and finally visited to dine in. Glad to say that it didn't disappoint! Would recommend trying this if you were to visit 👍 🌟 𝗠𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗮 综合面线 ($𝟳.𝟴𝟬) 🍜 Their set meals are also very worth ($1 upgrade for regular sized desserts/drinks).

$1 Drinks/Desserts Top Up For each purchase of selected mains, you can also choose to get a drink or dessert for only $1. We had 🌟 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝘄/ 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹 珍珠奶茶 🧋 🌟 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 芝麻糊 🌟 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 杏仁糊 🌟 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺 黑糯米 Personally feel that the drinks fared better than the desserts, though I have to commend the affordable selection!

Mookata Cocokata offers value sets at $28/50 for 2/4 pax 🥘 but you can also opt for a la carte (minimum order of $28). 👌🏻 With both BBQ & soup base (quite a rich herbal taste with a hint of sweet coconut water 🥥), enjoy the best of both worlds at one sitting! 🔥 . Meats we had include their beef slices 🥩 ($3), coconut chicken thigh 🐔 ($3; highly recommended! 🌟), pork belly 🐖 ($2.50) & smoked duck slices 🦆 ($3). Marination of the meats was really nice! . For seafood, we had clams ($4) & their handmade prawn paste 🦐 ($10; highly recommended! 🌟). A mix of dory fish & prawns, the paste was soooo soft & tender! . We also ordered their Veggie Basket ($10) & a whole lot of other veggies 🥬 & mushrooms 🍄 ($2 each). Can't miss the beancurd roll ($4) for dipping in the soup, luncheon meat ($3), quail eggs 🥚 ($2) & Mama Noodles 🍜 ($1).

Neighbourhood Thai Food Used burpple 1for1 voucher for our dinner. Ordered 4 items - Clear Tom Yam, Basil Pork, Thai Kang Kong and Prawn Omelette. Basil Pork is a miss cos got the 5 spices powder taste, not much of spiciness. Love the clear Tom Yam soup the most cos got the spicy kick!

Mango Sticky Rice Have their mango sticky rice ($5) warm for a plate of soft & chewy glutinous rice topped with sweet & juicy mango! 🤤 Drizzle some coconut milk for the ultimate indulgence! ✌🏻

Margherita D.O.P. $21 tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella, basil, grana padano, evoo

Superb food, desserts and wine Came for a birthday dinner with a party of 7. The host pre-ordered dishes. All dishes were great and so were the wines. We had calamari, meatballs with sourdough and stuffed pita bread for starters. Exceptionally love their pizza; the pizza base were nicely cooked, fluffy with a slight chewy texture. Toppings were great too! Desserts were great too! Special mention was the pecan tart; nutty, fragrant and addictive! We had 3 wines and 1 unpasteurized sake. I’m a sake lover and the sake made my eyes sparkle! Lovely complex flavours and love the natural effervescent (probably due continual fermentation process), which the server accidentally had a sake shower when opening the first bottle (poor server probably had a shock himself, we all had a good laugh (not at him of course)). Definitely worth revisiting.

Pecan Tart The S$13.00 Pecan Tart had a drizzle of caramel bourbon sauce and a scoop of ice cream to go with it. Legend said that their previous version came with a whisky gelato, so one could get an unknown high after tasting a few mouthful of the dessert. I supposed changing it to vanilla gelato might just make this a little more friendly to the folks on the other side?

Cumi bali 38++ This is the most ridiculous thing here. One squid for 40bucks??? No doubt well cooked, the texture was slightly chewy but not as good as the atas restaurants(and even they sell at a lower price). The peanutty sauce was decent and unique too But for 40bucks, steer clear Overall this place is not special enough to visit, not at this price at least

Mutton rendang 30++ It's got a darker taste than the normal rendang we are used to, and the colour reflects that. The spices were also not exactly the same, but the mutton was somewhat dry and tough Not the best

Satay Madura 20++ Ckn was tender, the spices used were quite complex and not exactly anything I've had before. However it really doesn't matter if it's put on a skewer or not, its not really a satay anymore because of how thick the ckn pieces were

Spicy Biang Biang Noodles (3-in-1) | $7.40 I’ve been wanting to try this for so long and finally!!! Noodles spelt with the most complicated Chinese character. Didn’t disappoint, loved the the chewy texture of the noodle, and the flavours in this were just delightful. I thought it would be too oily, but the sauce and the spice was delicious, and the flavour and texture of the pork was just right. Personally, the noodles were too big and wide for my mouth which made it a hassle to it but it really made it an experience to eat. I would come back to try all their other handmade noodles because I really loved the bouncy texture! Also really affordable :) Rate:🌟🌟🌟🌟

Biang Biang noodle Biang Biang Noodle ($7.40) ⭐️ 4/5 ⭐️ 🍴Hidden gem for chewy, thick, hand-pulled noodles from Xi’an. Choose from among 5 ingredient combinations and our 3-in-1 featured tangy tomatoes, creamy scrambled egg, marinated pork cubes, and fresh greens. The noodles one of the better textures around - silky with enjoyable chew and bite. Choose your own spicy level by adding in the addictive crisp fried chili bits and chili oil. Tossing everything together in the savory sauce was highly satisfying and slurp-worthy. 📍Biang Biang Noodle, 01-518, 190 Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Singapore

Biang Biang Noodles w Braised Pork Belly ($7.50) Decided to try their noodle since I did passby before but it's quite interesting noodle to see for first time (I think that just for me only). I felt that their noodles was quite smooth but slightly thick texture in some part of noodles. I opt out for non-spicy as sis just recovered from flu and sore throat at that time. But the meat was quite nice but they give me only pork skin and fats :") only (not much meat inside).

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Bibimbap ($12) Cheap but errrr I would rather go have bibimbap at Hyang Yeon. Ingredients were okay - there’s spinach, seaweed, beansprouts, zucchini, carrots, egg, and beef. Nothing was bad but everything was very average. The rice tho, was terribly mushy - I don’t know if it’s an off-day or what but it was ridiculous, we’ve never had such mushy rice anywhere 😢 The hot stone bowl was really good tho, it kept my food steaming hot (not warm but hot) throughout the meal, and allowed a crust to develop like in claypot rice. That was the only portion of the rice worth eating. The mushy rice I managed to eat was so that I wouldn’t waste food. Banchan was average as well, there’s seasoned potatoes, beansprouts, kimchi, pickled radish, broccoli, and macaroni. This is definitely one of the least impressive Korean restaurants I’ve been to. Oh well, at least it was cheaper than usual - $14 after service charge and gst.

Singkoba (2)🥢 Honestly one of the best seafood pakcakes eaten!! Its really crispy but thick at the same time🤣 Please see my previous burpple post for Singkoba's review!!

Black Pepper Beef Horfun The Black Pepper Beef Horfun ($6.50) from Pepper Bowl at Amoy Street Food Centre (#02-102) is delicious. Tender beef slices and soft cabbage are drenched in a super peppery and flavourful sauce that packs a punch. The hor fun is full of wok hei and the chilli sauce is zesty. So good!

Pepper Bowl 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐧 ($6; 4.5 ⭐️) - Hearty & substantial bowl with lots of tender chewy beef and caramelised onions. We’ve had time more times than we can count, and would recommend the hor fun over the rice version for the stronger wok hei and bold peppery flavour and overall shiok factor. Great in takeaway form as well! Insta: cafehoppingkids

Black Pepper Beef Hor Fun @pepperbowl.sg’s Black Pepper Beef Hor Fun ($5.50) laden with lots of zhup 😏 For $5.50, there was generous amount of beef slices, I even wonder were there more beef than hor fun even. Beef was tender with a slight chewiness that went well with a stir of onsen egg ($0.60). Queue was pretty long during lunch so prepare to queue while hunting for seats at Amoy!

Flat white and latte ☕️

4/5 Latte 3/5 Piccolo (Gachala, Columbia Supremo Huila, Guatemala La Providencia) 3/5 Hazel 4/5

Freshly brewed coffee in the neighbourhood Enjoy a cuppa coffee at this quaint cafe in Queenstown, made all the more cosy with its wood furnishings. Loved both their white cold brew and cafe latte.

Chicken Burger 🐱 - Chicken Burger ($22) The chicken patty is slightly oily, but luckily it’s not too dry on the inside — a common mistake in chicken burgers. The buns are nice and soft, the French fries crispy on the outside and soft inside, and the coleslaw is just, oh well, a typical coleslaw, nothing special. Also what’s with that lonely quarter-strip slice of the poor pickle when there’s room for more pickles…?!?!?!

Pancake with warm maple butter 🍵 - Pancake with warm maple butter ($20) w choice of blueberry (high recommendation), banana walnut or chocolate chunks. I really like their thick pancake but I managed to eat two of pancake pieces only. It was too much for me and good for sharing with people. The pancake got eggy taste and quite soft texture. The warm maple butter and blueberry sauce was really thick and sweet aftertaste. The sauce complemented well with the pancake 👍

Blueberry Pancakes We were lucky to try their pancakes before they close their Singapore outlet for good! The pancakes resembled that of mcgriddles muffins but more fluffy! The maple syrup was really thick and fragrant. However as the serving size was pretty big, this could get quite jelak towards the end. Nevertheless, still a wonderful plate of pancakes!

Classic Beef Cheeseburger ($8.50) Finally tried Hammee’s!! It’s good - juicy beef patty with a nice char on the edges, fluffy buttery toasted potato buns, and sweet soft caramelised onions. I wished that it came with pickles by default, I’ll do an add on next time as I felt for the refreshing crunch + sour taste. Satisfied, and even more so at this price point. The triple cooked fries were also quite nice, was crisp and crunchy. Comparing it to OFC, I still prefer OFC but Hammee’s burgers are a very good, close alternative too. But OFC’s fries are better, those come with skins on!

Classic Double Cheeseburger Hammee’s Classic Double Cheeseburger features toasted burger buns, handmade 100% beef patty, caramelised onions, American cheese, chopped jalapenos and house made sauce Location: Hammee's Burgers, 31 Commonwealth Cres, #02-93 Market & Food Centre, Singapore 149644

Getting "hammered" by beef One of the juiciest burgers I have tasted, buns have a fluffy core and a nice toasty crust. Caramelized onions that made it taste even better. $11.50 for a double cheeseburger; don't let its size fool you. The flavour and the satisfaction (filling up stomach space and tastebuds) is worth the money. I had it on an empty stomach and it was after am intense workout session. Filled me up.