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Tip: Sign up for the Black Hole Group membership and get 400 points on your birthday month (= 2x $20 voucher) on top of other perks! We dropped by on a Wednesday night and there were seats avail.

Aglio Alright ($19.90) - Tiger prawns | EVOO | Garlic Confit | Sous Vide Egg | Grana Padano. I thought the flavours and texture were all over the place; was expecting an aglio olio style pasta but the egg made it creamy and muted the garlic flavour. Also, made a mistake and added the bird's eye chilli which was so so spicy haha!

Creamy Crab ($24.90) - Crabmeat | Garlic Cream Sauce. This was delicious! Generous lumps of crabmeat, paired very well with the addictive, garlicky, creamy sauce. Adding additional garlic chips and chilli flakes was a good touch too.

Overall, Tipo has a wide selection of house special pastas and their fresh pasta choices were also good, albeit I couldn't really taste much of it. However, the place was quite cramped and echoey, and on the night we visited there was a large group with kids seated right in the middle of the restaurant. The kids were running around and made a huge ruckus, with us unfortunately being seated right beside them. We just quickly finished our meal and left the venue before the annoyance level creeped up. Perhaps the large tables could be situated at the corner of the restaurant to minimise such disturbances.

3 pcs Roti Kirai, with chicken curry; $5.50

Usually ready ~11.30am

(Turkish kunefe sold separately)

($3) the recommended flavour is kit kat based on their online ordering. tbh they overburned their waffles lol to be kuek. but the kit kat flavour is a bit not that fresh.

Featured on Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand for their famous nasi padang, this place usually attracts large crowds during lunch time.

Thankfully they have an air-conditioned space for you to enjoy your meal. Lots of dishes to choose from their selections.

I gotten myself the beef rendang, egg, veggie and begedil.

($2.80) I just happened to walk from lunch to see old chang kee at nlb bugis lol. I waited at least 20 mins bc in front of 2 ppl ahead of me. I felt that the waffles was slightly overcooked and got kuek texture tbh. The filling I was quite impressed with the efforts that the staff put in. 👍 the kaya filling was quite sweet and got green paste.

Very interesting concept across the board. They made a burger joint focusing on tandoori chicken. The crispydoori was better because the chicken thigh was deep-fried and the harissa mayo and cheese went so well with it. The OG has a baked thigh, mint yogurt and lots of raw onion. This made it more Indian, but I couldn't help thinking it's a more common flavour. They use a good brioche bun too. Special mention for the fries, which although thick cut, was oddly airy and very crispy. Its loaded version sorta doubled your meal, because it's topped with lots of the same chicken. The concept goes further with sauces - you can help yourself to mango sauce and "dragon sauce". The former tasted like mango and chilli, while the latter tasted like spicy mentaiko. Finally, you can have slushies for drinks. There's bandung, chai peng and our flavour of the day was chocolate. Quite gimmicky, as these are just $1 drinks selling at $5 because they're slush. I liked the chai peng because it's more unusual. Warning though: the smoke is billowing in a small, aircon space so you'll leave completely stinky.

Discover Bistro Eminami, a hidden gem in Kampong Glam offering halal modern Vietnamese cuisine. With a menu full of tempting choices, I decided on the Bún Bò Huế—a spicy beef soup noodle with a broth that’s rich, savory, and complex. It’s packed with round rice vermicelli, beef cuts, tendons, and brisket, and a squeeze of lime brings out an incredible balance of flavors.

We also tried the Bánh Mì Gà Nướng, a generous 9-inch grilled chicken baguette with lemongrass chicken, French pâté, and onion oil butter. Other must-try options include the stir-fried beef baguette and beef patty baguette.

Dark Angel ($4.50) is hailed as a milk-chocolate lava that oozes out as one breaks the bread into half. It didn’t ooze unless I pressed it but it was barely almost sufficient for the rest of the bread interspersed with chocolate chips baked into the bread. For the chocolate lover, this Dark Angel just barely scrapes the passing grade but I wouldn’t go out for it specially.

P.s also bought the chocolate cruffin ($4.50) but I would skip it next time - it was cold and lifeless like a vampire.

ROI: 20%
*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.

Very strange experience. I am told by the waitress if I want takeaway then I have to order at the counter. So I look at the menu and go to the counter and the waitress says she can’t take my order but needs someone else to do it. She knocks on two doors, a few minutes go by and then some lady joins us from hiding. She doesn’t apologise at all, seems angry and upset. So I tell them to have a nice evening and walk out. With prices like those they should afford to have staff who can take orders you would think. Stay away from this place if customer service is important to you.

A premium dish but good lah. Unique pasta, enjoyable garlic cream sauce and just overall a very refined meal. They convinced me they're not run-of-the-mill.

soooo comforting! going to try the salmon pot pie next time. break open that thin, crisp pastry layer to reveal a robust stew mixed with my favvvvvv mash potatoes in this entire world🤍🤍🤍

- Lots of pine nuts on top and within!
- Taste was light with a prominent vanilla bean flavour, reminding me of a nougat which I enjoyed though it became a little one-dimensional after awhile.
- Ricotta provided a mild milkiness, filling had a densely thick texture.
- Crust was buttery sweet with a crumbly, biscuit-like bite similar to shortbread 🥧