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Not many places get pho right, but as Pho 4 All focuses their efforts on perfecting this dish, you can count on them to get your pho fix. For $10, you get a bowl of flat rice noodles in a flavourful broth, topped with tender slices of beef (or flank and beef balls if you wish). As usual, it comes with beansprouts and basil on the side. Also order the cha gio -- Vietnamese fried spring rolls stuffed with chicken and vegetables as the perfect sidekick to your pho. Located conveniently at Jalan Pisang, this is a great spot for a simple date night.
*Halal-certified

J's restaurant continues to offer good Latin American-inspired food such as tortillas, enchiladas and burritos while boasting an ambience suitable for group gatherings and date nights. Start your meal with their scrambled eggs with salmon, move on to the Adobo chicken or the braised lamb shank - both are fork-tender and flavourful. For dessert, go for the bread and butter pudding studded with white chocolate and topped with peaches and vanilla gelato. If you're a vegetarian, fret not! The wonderful people at J's will gladly accommodate your dietary requests.
*Halal-certified

Green Sky is known by many as having one of the best oyster omelettes you can find in Singapore. The omelette here is crispy, eggy and most importantly, loaded with fresh, plump oysters you can't get enough of. Also get the char kway teow -- it's not too wet, extremely tasty, and full of cockles and beansprouts that add a lovely crunch. Make sure you do not mix up Green Sky with Soon Lee, another stall with a similar signboard serving oyster omelette!
*Halal-certified

Le Steak by Chef Amri is an affordable family-friendly steakhouse that is well-loved for their grilled chicken, sirloin steak and seared salmon -- all priced reasonably below $20. Even the desserts of bread pudding or creme brulee are a hit at just under $10. If you're in the Jalan Kayu area, this is the perfect place for dinner with your loved ones. Burppler Lydia Sonia says, "One of the best steak I tried. Juicy and tender, cooked to perfection."
* Halal-certified

For rainy days or when you're feeling under the weather, porridge is arguably one of the best comfort foods. Housed in this coffeeshop along Serangoon Road is probably the best halal Taiwanese porridge you can find. If you like the watery kind of porridge, you'll like the porridge here. Expect a huge bowl to go with sides like kangkong, century egg, salted egg and sambal ikan bilis. The chilli that comes with it is pretty kickass too. Other than bubur Taiwan, they also serve typical dishes like maggi goreng and nasi goreng.
*Halal-certified

Having been drawing such large crowds, Badoque Cafe now has two branches to satisfy your cravings. Get the Beef Ribs to share -- fall-off-the-bone tender, lip-smacking ribs you'll be glad you ordered. If you're feeling in the mood for some seafood instead, go for the Mermaid's Tears or the Shrimp Laksa Fettucine. Just a note of caution: come here when you're feeling absolutely ravenous and/or with a group of friends, because their portions are huge!
* Halal-certified

Located in Days Hotel in the middle of Balestier, 21 on Rajah serves up a mix of Mediterranean cuisine and Asian favourites. They have a good buffet spread, and also offer a la carte mains ranging from items like paella and poitrine de poulet, to laksa and chicken curry. They encompass as much of the Mediterranean spirit in their decor as they do in their food, with a white and blue restaurant interior surrounding your culinary experience of authentic flavours of the region.
*Halal-certified

$10 for this bowl of delicious slices of meat.. Fresh and crunchy beansprout.. I can find better meatballs @ Jakarta though.. I love Pho for all.. The food is yummm.. But it has bad habit closing outside it operational hours.

I order the same Grilled Salmon Curry Rice whenever I visit CoCo Ichibanya. Seeing that I don't take spiciness as well as my fellow Singaporean counterparts, this restaurant offers weaklings different levels of spiciness to choose from. If you are not a fan of rice, you may choose to have less rice at a discount. Portion wise, a filling 9 out of 10.

Of all the places selling Nasi Padang in the Kampong Glam district, this one gets my vote. Their Beef Rendang is unique, being quite dry in style yet very tender and flavourful. I also like their Sambal Goreng which is essentially a quick stir-fry of chopped long beans, bean curd and "tempeh" (fermented soy beans) in spices. Overall, the cooking style is suppose to be true to the Western Sumatran way, so expect a milder kick.

This is one of the new burgers on I Am Cafe's revamped menu. I found the homemade beef patty to be slightly chewy but very well marinated with lots of spices. As flavourful as the patty was, it got even more "shiok" with the perfect sidekick - a thick, sweet slice of pineapple. Melted cheese and sweet chilli mayo sauce rounded off my gastronomic fulfillment.