The Seafood Soft Tofu Stew ($18.90) comes with a variety of seafood, silky tofu and egg. This is pretty comforting, though I felt that it could have been a little richer.

The Beef Ugeoji Tang ($19.90) comes with tender beef short plate and slow-simmered napa cabbage leaves in a rich savory soup. This is full of flavour and goes really well with both rice and noodles.

This is my first time trying Fried Porridge ($8.50) and it did not disappoint. The minced meat, yam and lard go really well with the velvety porridge, which is savoury and full of wok hey - this is by far the most sinful bowl of porridge I have ever eaten!

My favourite dessert from Hvala is their Goma Slice Cake ($9.90), which features an airy goma sponge cake layered with goma light cream. The cake is not overly sweet or heavy, and the black sesame aroma really comes through. A perfect afternoon tea treat!

The Spicy Tan Tan Tonkotsu Udon ($12.90) features a rich and savory Tonkotsu broth with spicy sesame paste, minced meat, egg, kelp and udon noodles, drizzled in garlic oil. This is packed with so much flavour and absolutely delicious. Slurped all of this right down to the final drop!

The Pumpkin Risotto ($25) is surprisingly good. The creamy pumpkin risotto goes well with charred brussel sprouts. This is sweet, savoury and delicious!

We also ordered the signature Honghu Lotus Root with Superior Pork Broth ($24.90). This soup was very thick but I felt that it was not as sweet as I expected it to be.

The Stir-Fried Pork with Chilli ($21.90) is savoury and spicy. The pork is quite lean (could do with a little more fat imo) but this dish is still tasty nonetheless.

The Hand Shredded Cabbage ($12.90) is packed with wok hey and absolutely delicious.

The Black Tiger Shrimp Balls with Vermicelli Pot ($22.90) is really good. The prawns are big and succulent and the vermicelli is thoroughly infused with the fragrance of garlic - wiped this clean!

The Spicy Pork Noodles ($6.90) comes with a generous serving of Koka noodles (可口面), pork slices, pork balls, liver, minced meat egg in a rich and fiery pork broth. I didn’t expect the spicy soup to be THAT spicy - it definitely got me sweating🥵. Thankfully, the level of spiciness is customisable and the soup was sweet, flavourful and comfortably spicy when I asked for ‘less spicy’ on another occasion. Satisfying!

This is my first time trying Keen’s Bagelry at Asia Square and I am super satisfied with Saitama ($17), which features a hearty bagel with Norwegian smoked salmon, avocado, sunny-side up, tomatoes, sliced cheddar, house-made Garlic aioli and arugula. The ingredients are fresh and generous, and the flavours worked well together. This is so big that I was struggling to finish it for lunch, but not complaining!