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Food Review: The Refinery | Japanese Yakitori Beer Bar in Jalan Besar

February 15, 2015

The Place Seemingly tucked into a corner of the industrial park along Lavender Road, The Refinery in the Jalan Besar vicinity has a very rather inviting space. Definitely [...]

Food Review: Hyde & Co. | Cosy cafe along North Bridge Road [Closed]

February 5, 2015

The Place Opened merely few months ago in the Kampung Glam district along North Bridge Road, we checked out Hyde & Co., an English-themed cafe which has a white and [...]

Food Review: Boufe | Boutique cafe in Phoenix Park [Closed]

January 28, 2015

The Place Phoenix Park has long been dominated by Spruce as the long standing restaurant in this compound, surrounded by old buildings. I always think this compound is [...]

Food Review: The Daily Press | Sandwich cafe in Toa Payoh

January 24, 2015

The Place Not the name of a newspaper publication, The Daily Press is a fairly new kid in the hipper-by-the-year Toa Payoh estate, close to where popular ice-cream and [...]

Food Review: Two Bakers | Artisanal bakery in Jalan Besar

January 20, 2015

The Place Located steps from The Bravery Cafe and Red Eye Smokehouse, Two Bakers is a relatively new bakery cafe helmed by two former Le Cordon Bleu Paris trained chefs. [...]

Food Review: Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters | Minimalist cafe along Upper Thomson

January 16, 2015

The Place The former Oz Specialty Coffee at Thomson V has relocated and reopened in a brand new spacious shophouse space along Upper Thomson Road recently, rebranded as [...]

Food Review: Aeiou | Vintage cafe in Jalan Besar [Closed]

January 4, 2015

The Place It was an accidental occasion on new year’s eve that I stumbled upon Aeiou, the latest cafe to join the ranks of the other players in the hipper-by-the-year Jalan [...]

Food Review: 7 must try restaurants in Bali

December 3, 2014

One of the must-visit island in Asia, this little island has in recent years owed her speedy comeback from the best-be-forgotten bomb attacks to the Hollywood hit movie [...]

Food Review: Rabbit Owl Depot | Waffles and Ice-cream along North Bridge Road

November 12, 2014

The Place Located conveniently opposite the National Library, Rabbit Owl Depot is one of the latest ice-cream parlour to open in town area. It is a fairly small café, which [...]

Food Review: The Alley Cafe | Decent cafe along Keong Saik Road [Closed]

October 1, 2014

The Place As though Keong Saik Road is not haps enough, the latest addtion to one of Singapore’s most exciting food street is The Alley Cafe. We were greeted by the old [...]

Food Review: La’Coffee Cafe|Atas kaya and toast in Farrer Park [Closed]

September 24, 2014

The Place Traditional local breakfast and food served in a modern-styled cafe, tucked in the city fridge suburb of Farrer Park estate. This new cafe just opened in August [...]

Snippets: 12 Places to sneak-out for Coffee – Raffles Place Edition

September 22, 2014

We all know how magical our daily dose of coffee is, in perking our spirits up at work or fighting the Monday blues. Like it or not, Raffles Place may not be the most ideal [...]

Food Review: Whale and Cloud | Hole-in-the-wall cafe lost in space [CLOSED]

July 22, 2014

The Place Since Papa Palheta closed, I never really come across a hole in the wall café until Whale and Cloud. This is probably the best kept secret (though not so anymore) [...]

Food Review: Sin Lee Foods | Old-School neighbourhood cafe near Tiong Bahru [Closed]

July 18, 2014

The Place From Chye Seng Huat to Tian Kee, anything retro seems to be in trend now – even if it is just the name. Yes, as always, the new old is the new cool. From [...]

Food Review: The Assembly Ground | Finally a cafe at The Cathay

July 8, 2014

The Place I bought lots of my weekday work shirts from them, not knowing that one day I would enjoy my weekend brunch from the same team behind those awesome wears. The [...]

Food Review: Sunday Market | Kovan’s answer to cafe [Closed]

June 22, 2014

The Place Replacing the now defunct The Factory, this new cafe in the Serangoon / Kovan area deserves much positive appraisal. It was what The Factory was not. Sunday Market [...]

Snippets: Start clicking your way to 1872 Clipper Tea

June 15, 2014

tRP loves tea. It is especially soothing during a busy day at work or sipping a hot breakfast tea on the weekends – perfect. And when it comes to choosing our daily [...]

Food Review: Coast and Company | Cool bicycle theme cafe [CLOSED]

June 11, 2014

The Place The more ulu a place is, the more intriguing it can be. Such is the case for Coast and Company, the latest hipster café in the East along Siglap Drive. I love [...]