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stir fried morning glory with sambal

seafood cooked in chilli paste and coconut milk, and served in a coconut

Whenever you step into a Thai restaurant, you MUST get their prawn cakes. Simple as. If and when you dine at @kinnarithaicuisine , not getting their stellar prawn cakes ($8 + 10% service charge) should be a crime under the penal code.⠀
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Prawns are finely minced up into a coarse paste, shaped into a donut and coated in breadcrumbs before getting deep fried. Anything deep fried is usually good, but these prawn cakes were utterly sublime. Sure, they could’ve done with an extra sprinkle of salt, but the textures were downright heavenly. A light, thin layer of crunchy breadcrumbs envelop the sprightly & springy prawn paste, and that prawn paste is intermittently interrupted by a larger chunk of prawn. It may be eight dollars for a pair of these cakes, but these are some thicc ass cakes. Totally worth it.⠀
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Trust me, every man loves thick, juicy cake, and this man loves this thick juicy prawn cake from @kinnarithaicuisine.

@kinnarithaicuisine has been established along Joo Chiat Road for a good long while, but it’s only recently that they’ve rolled out a couple of sick lunch specials. One of those lovely lunch offerings is this bowl of Khao Soi Chicken, which is eight dollars before additional service charge only at lunch.⠀
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Khao Soi is a Thai coconut curry soup noodle, and is a rather familiar dish to Singaporeans. That’s right, it’s a Thai twist on curry chicken noodles. The luscious coconut milk enriched curry is chock full of lemongrass and fish sauce. which is the main difference between the Thai curry & the nyonya version. The aromatic Thai curry gravy houses egg noodles, which is essentially mee pok, chicken thigh chunks and raw shallots. The dish is generously garnished with an abundance of crispy deep fried mee pok at the top.⠀
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There really isn’t much to say about Kinnari’s Khao Soi chicken, it’s a redolent, rich curry gravy that binds al dente noodles & chicken together. It’s simple, but it’s simply comfort food for a rainy day or when you need something hearty & spicy to breathe life into a dreary day.

Your classic mango sticky rice — Sweet mango, served with warm savoury sticky rice. Topped with crunchy, fried mung beans in a pool of thick and savoury coconut cream. I was mildly surprised to see a larger ratio of mango to rice. (7/10)

Simple dish of soft pork neck. The slices were quite lean, but still tender and juicy. I could do with more char, and fattier pork. All said, this dish is still satisfying. (7/10)

A savoury staple with juicy pineapples, seafood, raisins, cashews and a generous serving of pork floss. Different ingredients gives layers of sweetness, and textures. We definitely ordered too many seafood laden dishes for this meal. (8/10)

Service was able to adjust the spiciness levels and make things less spicy for me! No need to fear third-degree chilli burns here. 😜

To my friend’s dismay, Tom Yum Soup should probably not be made non-spicy. They complained the lack of spiciness affected the balance. BUT, I really enjoyed salty-sour tang of the savoury soup. Here we have even more seafood, the flavourful lemon grass and ginger slices for balance.

Amazing service. The team took the initiative to ask if we wanted to top-up an extra prawn to fit our group size of 3pax.

These are thicccc. Golden brown, prawn cakes that are crunchy on the outside and juicy inside, that you can just eat them without any sauce. (8/10)

A creamy seafood mousse, served in a fresh coconut shell. On service, the fragrant combination of spices, and coconut milk was simply mouthwatering. It was delightful to dig into the pot of treasure and enjoying the otah mixed with all the yummy seafood (sotong, prawns and fish). Pity the portion was a bit small as the coconut isn’t as big as I would have liked. I am definitely getting my own otah instead of sharing in the future. A signature dish that shouldn’t be missed. FYI, do order white rice to mop up the rest of the sauce! (9/10)

Coconut ice cream ($3.90)
Coconut juice ($2.90)

2 scoop of ice cream with coconut bits for that price is really affordable! It was Not really sweet and has coconut taste. The juice was light and refreshing.

A must-have whenever I’m in the area for Nasi Padang or Vietnamese food. Smooth and decadent ice cream topped with delicious red ruby, pebbles & drizzled with chocolate sauce. Can’t get any better than that for the price point. They have a loyalty stamp card too! :)