Chinese

The manpower shortage seems to be hitting every restaurant hard and Din Tai Fung is of no exception. There were literally two waitresses managing the whole restaurant during a weekend lunch crowd, hats off to these amazing ladies. DTF’s wanton soup is always my go to comfort food when I’m not feeling super hungry! The shrimp in the wantons are always crunchy and the chicken broth is light yet flavourful.

Decided to opt for a dry noodle because of the hot weather and this bowl of noodles met the expectations of my hungry belly. I’ve been a fan of LeNu (and Le Shrimp by extension) for a long time and this was my first time I’ve tried the La Mian in Chilli Vinaigrette. It has a little bit of a Sze Chuan Ma La taste without being too overwhelmingly spicy, which makes for a really yummy bowl of noodles.

I’m a huge fan of LeNu myself so I was quite excited to try this place, another one of the Paradise Group’s creations. I was not disappointed - the dumplings were huge with crunchy prawn fillings (came with 5 dumplings that I couldn’t finish), la mian portion was generous as usual and the prawn broth was rich and addictive.

Prawn mee lovers would enjoy this place! It’s like a prawn version of LeNu 🦐🦐🦐

First time trying frog porridge and I must agree that it does taste like chicken, only a lot bonier!!

For 2 people we were recommended 5 frogs split between two flavours - dry chilli & ginger and spring onion. We preferred the dry chilli one but I liked the ginger and spring onion one too because it was sweeter, though it could get a little bit jelat after awhile. The porridge ($3 per pot) here has a really comforting taste, although it was very very thick and filling, we could not finish a pot between two people.

These are my favourite noodles out of the variety of noodles LeNu has to offer!! A simple dry bowl of la mian tossed in their signature sauce which is both sweet and savoury, topped off with sze chuan pickles, peanuts, crispy anchovies, bean sprouts, bonito flakes and spring onions - it really makes for quite an umami experience!

One of our favourite places to get extremely affordable noodles and dumplings! A9 used to be housed at a cosy little spot on level 3 but has recently moved to a much bigger space on level 2. The noodles are on the softer side yet retain a QQ texture. Though simple, it’s a warm and comforting meal after a day of studying.

The noodles and dumplings are already so affordable, yet A9 still offers special daily discounts! Look out for them on the blackboard placed outside.

LeNu is has always been one of my favourite places for Chinese noodles and dumplings. Their yuntuns in chilli vinaigrette, a spicy mala sauce is 50% off for the month of April. Wrapped generously, LeNu’s dumplings never fail to satisfy and always leave my belly feeling warm and full.