Welcome to Chinatown.

Was going around Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre and noticed quite a lot of changes amongst the tenants in the red zone especially around the same area as where one can find notable establishments such as that of Jin Ji Teochew Braised Duck & Kway Chap 金记潮州卤鸭. Whilst most of the newer tenants seem to lack the ability to draw much attention, New Horse Noodles 新马干捞面 did manage to pique our interest — this is a fairly new stall that is situated beside the outlet of AiXin Wanton Noodle 爱心云吞面 there; located right at the corner, the stall is right behind Ding Dang Pan Mian 丁当板面 and has a facade that faces the HDB blocks at Sago Lane. Run by two (2) young hawkerpreneurs, New Horse Noodles specialises in serving up Handmade Hakka Yong Tau Foo alongside Malaysian-style dark sauce noodles that are also handmade in-house; there seems to be quite an emphasis on handmade components that suggest its sincerity to serve patrons their best and their passion for the craft that they try to serve up.

Priced at $6.50, the Handmade Hakka Yong Tau Foo Set does feature a bowl of Malaysian-style dark sauce noodles that comes with crispy pork lard and fried shallots; it also does come with a bowl of soup on the side which comes with elements such as corn on cob and carrots — Yong Tau Foo elements here will include the Tau Kee (beancurd skin), stuffed bittergourd, stuffed tofu and stuffed tofu puff. Giving the bowl of noodles a good toss before digging in, we note that there is sufficient black sauce to go around all of the noodles — considering how the noodles are handmade, we did notice how the noodles do not come with any alkaline-y notes that are typical of commercially-made yellow noodles; the noodles also do carry a springy and bouncy texture with a bit of chew whilst the dark sauce provides much of the slightly sweet and savoury notes. The addition of pork lard also gives it an extra umami note against that of the dark sauce, while the crispy pork lard adds a crunch to provide a bit of a textural variance to the bowl of noodles. The bowl of soup was pretty refreshing in contrast; there is a lingering note of natural sweetness coming from the inclusion of corn and carrots whilst it ends off with a clean finish. The handmade Yong Tau Foo pieces are said to be stuffed with a mix of pork and seafood filling — there is no undesirable porky stench that came along with them, while the proportion of pork does give the pieces a good bite. Don’t forget to dip the Yong Tau Foo pieces into their chili sauce that they provide on the side; this does come zippy and zingy with a gingery note typically found in the chili that usually accompanies Hainanese-style Chicken Rice, though we liked how it wasn’t overly infused with calamansi juice to avoid carrying that heavy tang that comes at the back that one might experience with some Hainanese-style Chicken Rice chili out there.

[Chinatown, Singapore 🇸🇬]

8 pieces of made in house Yong tau foo which includes bitter gourd, egg plant, fried fish cake, bean curd, fish cake, stuffed bean curd skin, fish ball.
S$6

Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
Address : 335 Smith St, #02-88, Singapore 🇸🇬 050335
Open : 5am - 1.30pm

Vegetarian at Lian Xin Vegetarian in Buddha Tooth Relic Temple 🏠

Got myself a Fish Sliced Bee Hoon with Dim Sumsss 🥟 Crystal Dumplings and Siew Mai ‼️ Strong milky taste soup with ingredients hiding beneath such as tomato, yam and cabbage 😋 Crystal Dumplings and Siew Mai are good additions to supplement the overall meal 🫶

Fully aircon and fully vegetarian. Vegan options available as well. Please check with staff before ordering.

Conveniently located opposite Maxwell MRT 🚉

Highly recommended for you if you want to experience what is it like to be in a fully air-conditioned vegetarian coffeeshop ✌️

~ What we had ~

Starters: Soupe a l'Oignon\Classic French Onion Soup
Mains: Joue De Boeuf\Red Wine Braised Beef Cheek with Mashed Potato, Grilled Lamb Rack
Dessert: Tarte Fine Aux Pommes\Signature Apple Tart

~ Verdict ~

Starters: Surprisingly good. Beef stock was flavourful. The only downside was the bread was slightly overtoasted. 🧅🍲
Mains: Beef cheek was tender and the portion was quite generous! However, it can get quite "jelak" towards the end. The lamb rack definitely outshone the beef dish. 🥩🍖
Dessert: The signature dish. Highlight was the crust. 🍎🥧

Vegetarian at Lian Xin Vegetarian in Buddha Tooth Relic Temple 🏠

Got myself a Fish Sliced Bee Hoon with Dim Sumsss 🥟 Crystal Dumplings and Siew Mai ‼️ Strong milky taste soup with ingredients hiding beneath such as tomato, yam and cabbage 😋 Crystal Dumplings and Siew Mai are good additions to supplement the overall meal 🫶

Fully aircon and fully vegetarian. Vegan options available as well. Please check with staff before ordering.

Conveniently located opposite Maxwell MRT 🚉

Highly recommended for you if you want to experience what is it like to be in a fully air-conditioned vegetarian coffeeshop ✌️

Bagels in Singapore? 🤔 not surprising BUT Vegan Bagels hmmmm 🧐 Ahimsa Sanctuary has burritos, bagels, sourdoughs and so much more for your choosing 😍

I got myself a Egg Bacon and Cheese Bagel 🥯 Feel like a child eating this as one bite, and everything inside starts dropping on my plate HAHAHAHA 🤣 Taste wise? Its delicious, tempeh tofu and the sauce, simply 😋😋

Vegan restaurant with no alliums option available. Vibes is giving overseas 🫶

Conveniently located near Maxwell MRT, somewhere by the roadside.

Highly recommended for a short lunch getaway here during work or even weekends 🥳

Traditional Beijing Fried Sauce Ramen 🍜 🤔🤔 Zha Jiang Mian for the win 🥳 in D Life Chinatown.

Classic appearance, simple ingredients with just minced meat, lettuce, fried beancurd and the zha jiang sauce 🤓 Taste blends well with each other, awesome dish 🙌

Vegetarian restaurant with eggless and vegan options available.

Conveniently located in Chinatown Point from Chinatown MRT Exit E.

Highly recommended for the Chinese Delights that they serve here 😍

Vegetarian at Lian Xin Vegetarian in Buddha Tooth Relic Temple 🏠

Got myself a Fish Sliced Bee Hoon with Dim Sumsss 🥟 Crystal Dumplings and Siew Mai ‼️ Strong milky taste soup with ingredients hiding beneath such as tomato, yam and cabbage 😋 Crystal Dumplings and Siew Mai are good additions to supplement the overall meal 🫶

Fully aircon and fully vegetarian. Vegan options available as well. Please check with staff before ordering.

Conveniently located opposite Maxwell MRT 🚉

Highly recommended for you if you want to experience what is it like to be in a fully air-conditioned vegetarian coffeeshop ✌️

The seafood is extremely fresh, and the rose shrimp dumplings and crystal noodles are especially delicious. Sign up for a free membership and enjoy 32% off. There’s also a seafood auction event at 7 PM every night, which is super fun.

Nice fragrance floral cocktail

If anything, it does seem like the folks patronising Hong Lim Food Centre does have quite some options for post-meal desserts or tea-time treats to go for when at the hawker centre — taking over the former premises of the now-defunct Sabah Sandakan UFO tart at the second level of Hong Lim Food Centre is the new Vic’s Mini Lava Cheesecake; for those whom are not familiar with the previous tenant of the space, the stall can be found beside the unit of Hiong Kee Dumplings at the second floor of the food centre which is also diagonally opposite the outlet of SLII Muffin there. As the namesake of the stall suggests, Vic’s Mini Lava Cheesecake focuses pretty much on their mini lava cheesecake offerings (more about it later), though they also do serve up Portuguese Egg Tarts as well for those whom prefer something a little warm and without the cheese for a tea-time treat.

Vic’s Mini Lava Cheesecake offers their mini lava cheesecake in four (4) different flavours — matcha, chocolate, taro and original; we found ourselves opting for the Taro Lava Cheesecake. One thing that are being told about is how the Lava Cheesecakes are intentionally served chilled; posters of the item that can be found at the store also mentions the lack of use of cake flour, as well as a molten lava texture for the mini cheesecake. The mini lava cheesecakes are also intentionally made less sweet to cater to the modern, health-conscious palate as well. Digging into the Taro Lava Cheesecake, it is undeniable that the texture of the cake here is molten to the point that it is incredibly runny; one thing we did note about the Taro Lava Cheesecake is how it does seem to carry a good balance of flavours — amidst the savouriness that one would expect out of a cheesecake, one can also feel the subtle notes of taro providing an added hint of earthiness that also concurrently runs at the back of the tongue. We also saw how the Taro Lava Cheesecake was kept with sweetness on the lower side just like how Vic’s Mini Lava Cheesecake promises their mini lava cheesecakes to be on the posters; a flavour that was pretty much clean and makes the cheesecake easy to have since it was not particularly overwhelming either.

Had my meal at Ahimsa Sanctuary. I got Impesto, double sourdough. To be honest, I have no idea what is inside, seems like its sliced tomato, cashew pesto, lettuce, grilled tofu and veganaise 🥰 (i got the ingredients list from google 😂)

What matters is that, its absolutely tasty, the crispy exterior and the way all ingredients mixed together 😋😋 💯 % worth a try! Vibes here is peaceful, it feels like you are transported to another dimension to enjoy your meal while you are there ☺️

Fully Vegan, alliums free options are available as well 🥳

Conveniently located beside Maxwell MRT.

HIGH RATING recommendation for all my fellow vegans 🤓 this is a MUST try ‼️