Sweet Dreams ($26) A cute little corner shop at City Gate decorated with bright neon lights. We went for the Hawaii Five-O ($27) and Sweet Dreams ($26) using the burpple deal. The pineapple ring on Hawaii was really sweet which gave a good contrast to the cheese. I wished there was more of it! Sweet dreams was four types of cheese drizzled with honey, cheese + honey is a marriage made in heaven. What could go wrong? Both pizzas had a nice char on the top but were actually pretty burnt underneath which caused a bitter taste.. Both of them were also on the greasy side.. At this price point I doubt I will return again.

Sweet Dreams Taking over the former premises of Manna at City Gate, Happy Ending Pizza Parlour is a new pizzeria which had opened its doors as a physical store rather recently — the establishment was previously more of an online operation serving patrons through delivery since June 2020. Admittedly we did give Happy Ending Pizza Parlour a visit for its quirky name, but someone else had to point out the name of the pizza that we had ordered that things sound more twisted than it felt initially (😝). That being said, the Sweet Dreams was a pizza off the “Unique Pizza” section of the menu — essentially a four cheese pizza featuring elements such as mozzarella, blue cheese, parmesan and ricotta with a drizzle of honey; a pizza that fits well for those who don’t necessarily find meaty pizzas appealing (yes, such folks do exist — don’t be surprised especially for those who grew up eating the Hawaiian). Coming in a size of approximately 10 to 11 inches, the Sweet Dreams does seem reasonably sized to feed one really hungry human being, or two with a rather typical appetite — the crust comes beautifully blistered from the baking process; slightly bready but still light, airy and fluffy, though I could see those who love crusty charred edges probably find this less aligned to their preferences. Whilst wafting of a pungent cheesiness when it arrived the table with most of the aroma coming from the blue cheese, the pizza was pretty light taste-wise; sufficiently cheesy but doesn’t carry the punch I had initially expected from the blue cheese especially — perhaps much of it was already complimented by the drizzle of honey which gives it a tinge of sweetness amidst the slight saltishness which does remind us remotely of the Honey Soy craze a couple of years ago. So sinful, but yet so comforting somehow. Still found it a shame that we didn’t really get to try the meatier renditions here (oh, we ended up going for a round of Thai Mookata cos’ Golden Mile) — probably something that I might considering making the visit here again next time. Interestingly, Happy Ending Pizza Parlour does also serve up their pizzas with add-on sauces — think Chili Crab, Zesty Red Pesto, and Bacon Jam; all for one to dunk their pizza in for yet another flavour contrast. Unique concept, I would say!

Spicy Babe ($27) Spicy Babe is a mala-beef pizza and this was a unique flavour that works surprisingly well. I wouldn’t have imagined mala on a pizza but the mala spice really came through despite the cheese and the combi was amazing! It was a comfortable level of spice for the 小辣 and 中辣 mlxg eaters, so spiciniess should not be a problem. The pizza crust had the right thickness - not too thick nor thin, and it was very flavourful. The pizza does get abit tough when it’s cold so please eat it while it’s hot! Really recommend Happy Ending Pizza - great pizzas, bright and lively decor, very friendly owner, and super convenient location to top it off. Take the link bridge from Nicoll Highway MRT directly to level 2 of City Gate. There’s also free 2h parking with a minimum spend of $20! The owner shared that they are still in their soft launch phase but from next Monday onwards they will have their official launch with an expanded menu, so I’d say head down to try before they get too popular!

Average At Best Went here for a birthday celebration on a busy Fri night. They allowed a free cake slice although it wasn’t the actual birthday. Much appreciated for the service. Got the mango mousse and it was an alright cake. Too bad Ondeh2 cake isn’t allowed for the free cake. For drinks, Ordered the Butter Beer which was to me tasted just like a Root Beer Float ($10.90) with marked up price and ordered for the sake of novelty. Had the Sriracha Chicken ($14.90) which came in a pretty tiny portion and just doused mostly with cheese. Not worth and u can skip it. Ordered the Aglio Olio ($18.90) too, requested non-spicy for the kids but still came tasting like Mala noodles. If it was me eating it, it was not bad. But gave feedback we aldy requested non-spicy for the kids and they gave us another one on the house despite us aldy finishing the one given. Kudos to that. Also had the Spicy Beef Spaghetti ($21.90) which is just too expensive and nothing in that dish justifies that price tag. Skip it. The main item which is the Lobster Thermidor ($44.90) came with two lobster bodies with crazy cheese topping n some sauces to go with it at the side. Nothing special, again a cheese heavy dish with white sauce. There wasn’t much meat and they put tons of mushroom in it to make it look fuller i guess. All in all, I still much prefer Malayan council to Noosh as they’ve pretty similar dishes n concept. In terms of food, this place isn’t very kid friendly as well. Won’t come back again.

Halal Fushion Restaurant Fun Fact: Food King NOC has rated Noosh @nooshnoodlebarandgrill with a Food King Good ⭐⭐⭐ recently!⠀ ⠀ @nooshnoodlebarandgrill is a 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲, with the perfect atmosphere for small gatherings or mini celebrations 🥳! In just one dining, I hear at least 3 times of HAPPY BIRTHDAY songs played 🎂. ⠀ ⠀ Start with a 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗿 🍺, its not alcoholic! Harry Potter Fans, this sweet creamy soda drink is quite addictive 😝!⠀ ⠀ Swipe left to check out the dishes tried!⠀ 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳 & 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗳 ⠀ You get to enjoy visual and taste at the same time with the smoky wood chips aroma infused into the juicy beef and prawn.⠀ ⠀ 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿⠀ A french dish that I always love, fresh lobster meat with creamy sauce and cheese.⠀ ⠀ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲⠀ A grand sharing platter for everyone to take a bite of everything!⠀ ⠀ 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮⠀ The lemak is quite fragrant and has a spicy punch, pair it with smoked duck, something special to try!⠀ ⠀ They have desserts such as Classic Ondeh-Ondeh Butter Cake & Noosh Strawberry Cheese Cake too. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFbUYoAHUaM/

For Delicious Asian-Western Fusion Dishes Save this quaint restaurant at Esplanade Mall for dinner and conversations with the fam. Start with a plate of Curly Fries with Bacon and Cheese ($12.90) to share then get heated up with their Creamy Smoked Duck Lemak Chili Padi Pasta ($18.90) that packs quite a punch and has a good portion of smoked duck. With their rotating cake specials hopefully you're lucky enough to catch their fluffy Ondeh Ondeh Cake ($10.90). Remember to wash it all down with an icy mug of Butter Beer ($10.90) that hits the spot. Photo by Burppler SwimWith EESHARK *Muslim-owned

Curry Baked Rice Don’t bother coming :( even with the 1 for 1 deal, it’s not worth trying. from the burger, pasta, to Katsu rice, none of it was good 😔

Generous Amount Of Ingredients Vegetarian Kimchi stew ($17.90+) Generous amount of ingredients such as cabbage, tofu, tofu puffs, black fungus and various mushrooms. Would recommend you get rice instead of ramen as the rice would soak up the soup better. Taste wise, felt it was a bit more on the salty side, but i think it tastes pretty legit. It comes with a flame underneath too, so your soup remains jot for a longer time. FYI this place charges for water.

Extra Crispy Orh luak/ "oyster" omelette ($13.90+) They replaced the oysters with mushrooms, and I was impressed how well they fried the omelette till extra crispy. Plus points too for its chilli sauce. However, it's hard to justify paying so much for what is essentially a mushroom omelette. If you're not vegetarian, 14 dollars can get you a large sized omelette with extra oysters and still have enough to maybe buy a sugar cane juice.

Worth it with Burpple ! The mains were quite filling with both Dons and Soba/Udon, also includes a drink and dessert (mochi or ice cream!!) P.s. Recommend the mochi!!

Beef Bowl With Hot Udon [$16.90++] The hot udon is nothing special (maybe except the small ginger that you can add insidd the udon for a more unique taste) and it's a pretty small bowl but the highlight of this whole tray is definitely the beef bowl. The rice is sweet and beef is flavourful. The beef is thinly sliced and tender. It's funny when they are actually more well known for their udon 😂 but you know what? UDON tell me what to like or dislike. Psst, the staff working here are really friendly.

Chicken Katsu Don And Cold Udon Set Decent food at an affordable price with burpple beyond. Love the cold udon! The dipping sauce was not too salty yet delicious

Japanese Buffet Taste: 7/10 At a decent price this restaurant offers a pretty wide selection of Japanese food. All comes in small portions so you can try more of others.

Ala Carte Omizu Lunch Buffet I have been abstaining from Japanese food all week long to make space for this😍 The Ala Carte Omizu Lunch Buffet ($53.90++ per pax) comes with a super wide selection of Japanese food items and they are generally pretty good. Some of my favourites include the aburi sushi platter, assorted sashimi platter, chawanmushi with egg white foam and tobiko, pan fried beef with yakiniku sauce and raw egg, pan fried mixed vegetables, gyoza, deep fried octopus, grilled beef tongue with salt and salmon head mini hot pot. The only thing I didn’t really like is the ramen - the ones we tried are quite lacklustre in terms of flavour and noodle texture and they cannot be compared to the ones sold in proper ramen eateries. It’s probably a good idea to give the noodles a miss and just stick to the wide selection of sushi (which is pretty decent and fresh) if you want some carbs:) Overall, there are more hits than misses and this is definitely an enjoyable (and super filling) meal for me. The price is reasonable given the quality and quantity, which is made even sweeter with Burpple Beyond’s one-for-one deal.

Three Types Of Noodles The place is often full at lunchtime even on weekdays, and most customers have some kind of discount voucher. The buffet menu is extensive and encompasses almost all Japanese cooking styles - sushi, izakaya, tempura, Shabu Shabu, tonkatsu, etc. Food quality is B-, worse than Sushi Tei but it’s not bad, especially the sashimi. Efficient and friendly service staff; these poor guys are overworked, especially since they have reduced headcount due to Covid. With the Entertainer 1-or-1 discount, the bill is only $54++ for two, so one should not complain. Shin Minori may be in the minor league in terms of food quality, but it won’t break your shin!

Warm Soba with Pork Slices& a side of Seafood Tempura In-house freshly made soba noodles! I have always been a huge fan of soba and/ udon. This place housed the 2 favourites of mine! How can I miss this! Ordered the warm soba with pork collar slices and side order, a Seafood Tempura. This is not your usual tempura! It has shrimps, onions, carrots, french bean, squid and scallops! What a gem! Warm Soba with Pork Collar Slices; $13.90 Seafood Tempura; $6

Cozy Shop Good and worthy soba. Portion also reasonable for the price. Definitely can revisit.

Cold Soba with Vegetable Tempura Read alot of good reviews about this place and was reallyyy craving a good soba! The dipping sauce is a 10/10 not too sweet and not too salty hehe what i really enjoyed was the tempura tho HAHAH not alot of batter and the veggies were in large pieces! (theres long beans too first time seeing them in a tempura) Super crunchy and yummy 😋

Mini Crispy Skin Pure Yam Mooncake Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Price: $48 for 8pcs (+20% off Early Bird Promo) Still my favourite mooncake after so many years. I don’t like traditional or snow skin. The only thing I look forward to every Mid-Autumn Festival is their Mini Crispy Skin Pure Yam Mooncake. And this year, I’m lucky to get a box for myself before they closed order last Tue/Wed.

Cranberry Scones One of the best that I have tried, so soft and buttery! 🤤🤤🤤

Mini walnut lotus with yolk. Not the conventional kind of mooncake that we usually have, but it's definitely close to my heart. My aunt would buy this every year from Harbour City Restaurant, that has already closed, since I was a child. A butter pastry baked till golden brown, this version from Garden Pastry includes relatively big pieces of walnuts encompassing thick lotus paste filling. The combination of a salted egg yolk reduces the plain sweetness from the lotus paste, but the downside is a dry yolk that breaks into a mess. Thankfully the pastry crust is soft and has a light buttery aroma. There's a cheese version too. Though my aunt is no longer with us, memories stay forever. Wishing everyone 中秋節快樂！ #burpple #burpplesg #sgfood #sgfoodies #foodporn #gardenpastry #midautumnfestival #mooncake #miniwalnutlotus

Spicy 🌶 🌶 Tom Yum Mee Hoon Kway 🐟 Soup As an adorer of anything spicy and savoury, this tom yum fish soup was always on my food list. Good to visit especially on the cold rainy day for a ‘kick’ of hot & spicy food. The mee hoon kway is chewy and the soup spiciness & sourness combination truly shiokk.

Beef Kway Teow Rating: 🌟 Price: $6.40 Sorry, just not worth it. I’d rather have Beef Hor Fun at Wing Seong Fatty’s Restaurant (just next door). This plate of beef kway teow was oily and lacks the wok hey.

For Best Tom Yum Fish Soup Keep this spot in mind for cooler days, the double whammy of tom yum and piping hot fish soup will make you sweat! Join the queue and start thinking about which noodle type you'd like. There are nine to choose from, including ban mian, you mian and dong fen. To pair with the Tom Yum Double Fish ($5.40), we recommend the instant noodles. Just think about it: sweet fish broth beautifully spiced with tom yum, thick fish slices and springy instant noodles. Love! There's also a Mixed Seafood option ($6.40) that includes squid and prawns. Photo by Burppler Raine Liu

Hainanese Pork Chop Curry Rice Tangs has its own food court at the basement serving various food cuisine including this. Their pork chop was crunchy but felt the taste was a bit blend. Curry was okay. $5.80

Fried Delights stall — Penang Yong Kee Fried Kway Teow (with no cockles, Small $5 & Large $8) You have probably been to TANGS Orchard area but did you know that TANGS Market are selling affordable local delights @tangssg basement in town? 😋 • Its fragrance was no joke when the cook handed the plate over 🤤 I'd say Char Kway Teow is extremely sinful but can be very satisfying if done well so I'm glad this plate wasn't overwhelming heavy or oily but was more to the sweeter side and could be better with stronger wokhei/smoky flavour 😋 • Also, do look out for other delicacies there such as Tiong Bahru Chwee Kueh, 85 Redhill Teochew Fishball Noodles, Hainanese Curry Rice, Famous Penang Road Chendol & Ban Chang Kuih, KL Claypot Rice, Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo, Popiah, Rojak and more!! 🤤 Have a great week ahead then 🤗

Chicken Rice With fluffy chicken rice. Add some dark soy sauce & chilli garlic. Tender meat. Chilled sugarcane juice iced. Satisfying meal.

Willow Mushrooms ($16) They initially served this without lighting the fire below the pot, and we were wondering why the food was slightly cold. When we asked them to light it, the waitress never got back to us and we had to ask another. Took awhile for us to finally be able to start eating. Mushrooms were super duper chewy, my jaws were quite tired after some time. The beansprouts were very raw so I didn’t really like it. Tastewise it was so-so I think. On the menu this was a speciality, but I thought there was nothing really amazing about it. Service wasn’t very great in general. The waiting times for food was quite long, we already finished most of our previous dishes before this one even arrived. It was quite packed on a weekday evening, but fortunately we made a reservation. Do note that if you make a reservation, all your guests have to be present before the restaurant allows you to be seated.

Chong Qing Grilled Fish Buffet I went for their buffet which consists of mala grilled fish and a range of ala carte dishes. For the mala grilled fish, I had sea bass in spicy fragrant flavor with medium spiciness level. I added quite a number of sides as this is a buffet😝. A side that I think you could give it a miss is the handmade noodles because it gets bloated and soggy easily. For the ala carte dishes, I highly recommend their La Zi Ji and Stir-Fried Garlic Butter Lala!! We just couldn’t stop ourselves from getting more garlic butter Lala 🤤! Though I feel their mala grilled fish isn’t the best, it was nonetheless a satisfying meal. I really love having mala grilled fish with great company!

Spicy Chicken Cubes ($16) The dish was aromatic, chicken cubes were very crispy - with each crunch it was just an explosion of delicious oil (trying not to think about h e a l t h). The mala spices was actually not too spicy or numbing, so it was easy to eat and finish. The plate looked huge but there wasn’t many chicken cubes in the pile - it was quite fun going on a hunt for them! $16 is a little expensive for how little meat there is in this dish. We used the Beyond 1-for-1 deal so that made it slightly more affordable. Service wasn’t very great, we were served one dry pot dish where they had forgotten to put wax and light the fire - and they really took a long time to get back to us for this. The waiting times for food was quite long, we finished this chicken dish before our other dishes even arrived. It was quite packed on a weekday evening, but fortunately we made a reservation. Do note that if you make a reservation, all your guests have to be present before the restaurant allows you to be seated.