Tiong Bahru

Food Review: Jia Wang Cafe At Bukit Ho Swee | Unassuming Zi Char Stall With Delicious Dishes

January 23, 2021

The Place Located along Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, this zichar restaurant was a hidden find for me during a weekend family meal. Spoke with a lady staff (or perhaps the owner) of [...]

Food Review: Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu At Eng Hoon Street | Serving Delicious Yong Tau Foo For Over 30 Years

November 23, 2019

The Place Opened since 1989, Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu along Eng Hoon Street is one popular food option in the buzzing estate of Tiong Bahru. Located at a corner coffee shop [...]

Food Review: Sushiro At Tiong Bahru Plaza | Japan’s No. 1 Kaiten Sushi Chain Opens in Singapore

September 11, 2019

The Place Located in Tiong Bahru Plaza, Sushiro is Japan’s No. 1 Kaiten (read: conveyor belt) Sushi Chain, and the Singapore outlet which opened last month is the first [...]

Food Review: Por Kee Eating House in Tiong Bahru | Savouring Champagne Pork Rib amidst the Seng Poh Lane Carpark

September 25, 2018

The Place Mention good Zi Char restaurants in Singapore and Por Kee Eating House in Tiong Bahru is one of those to come to my mind. The casual Cantonese restaurant is located [...]

Food Review: Cheng’s @ 27 at Tiong Bahru | Hainanese Zichar, and perhaps the best Pandan Chiffon Cake in Singapore?

August 12, 2018

The Place Located at Tiong Bahru, Cheng’s @ 27 dishes out modern Hainanese Zi-char food at a cosy coffeeshop run by the closely knitted Cheng family. Now managed by the [...]

Food Review: The Tastemaker Store at Havelock Road | Cosy Cafe at Beo Crescent Market

February 10, 2018

The Place Cafes at the void decks of old neighbourhoods have been trending the past years, which is definitely a good sign as it injects more vibrancy in these estates. I [...]

Food Review: Merci Marcel at Tiong Bahru | Does Marcel’s latest French dining concept deserve our thanks?

December 21, 2017

The Place Located just beside Tiong Bahru Bakery, Merci Marcel is by the same folks behind O Comptior at Boat Quay. The restaurant is nicely decked out with light colours and [...]

Food Review: Peranakan Inn at Katong | House of Peranakan, or House of Scam?

April 16, 2017

The Place Before you start reading further, here’s the main take-away from this review – Peranakan Inn is my worst ever dining experience in Singapore. [...]

Food Review: Open Door Policy in Tiong Bahru | Our changed perception of gluten-free menu

November 15, 2016

The Place When we mention Tiong Bahru, the hawker centre or throngs of cafes may cross our minds first, without realising that Open Door Policy has already been opened here [...]

Food Review: Tiann’s at Tiong Bahru | Gluten-free Bakery and Cafe along Seng Poh Road

October 22, 2015

The Place Do we still need another cafe in Tiong Bahru? The answer is apparently a yes. I checked out the two weeks old Tiann’s along Seng Poh Road, which is currently [...]

Snippets: Tiong Bahru Bakery’s latest Savoury Croissants | Remaking Classic Croissants

July 11, 2015

We love their Croissants since. And to our delight, Tiong Bahru Bakery just launched their latest Savoury Croissants! The first two of the savoury croissants are the [...]

Snippets: Tiong Bahru Bakery | Sweets for my sweet

February 8, 2015

Holidays are the best excuse to pig out. In these salad days, we so often berate ourselves for craving sinful treats that the upcoming Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day [...]

Food Review: Ah Bong’s Italian | Comforting pasta without the price tag [Closed]

January 12, 2015

The Place Gourmet cuisine in coffee shops, or local Kopitiam, has been trending the past few years, which is nothing but good news for foodies like us. Imagine getting your [...]

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 [...]

Snippets: 5 Best Cafes in Singapore

December 1, 2013

With the ever increasing number of cafes springing up lately, we managed to narrow down to the final five cafes which we think are the best in Singapore to date. While we are [...]

Food Review: Two Face | Casual western fare in Tiong Bahru [Closed]

December 27, 2012

The Place Mention Tiong Bahru in Singapore and the first few images that come to my mind are the hip coffee joints such as 40 Hands, Open Door Policy and the artisan Tiong [...]

Food Review: Tiong Bahru Bakery | Best croissant in Singapore

September 5, 2012

The Place This post is kinda passe as TheRantingPanda acknowledges that it should have reviewed this much earlier given the much hype the past few months. I finally had the [...]

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