Singapore, part 2
so now that i've booked my flights out in june, i'm thumbing through egullet.com and, well...
i realize there's so much out there beyond the places mich dragged me to last time. so...let me know if any of you have had relevant experiences or comments on these choice quotes i picked out...
"there is a place that is psuedo hawker on liang seah street opposite bugis junction. it's called madame saigon and offers a substantial bowl of pho for about S$6. you can also try the viet cafe at ue square."
"Akane has *got* to be the best sushi in town. If there's better I'd certainly like to know where. We had an "omakase" dinner, featuring a fair amount of sushi, sashimi, a mini nabemono, grilled or roasted fish, exquisite goma ice cream, and other sundry (but lovely) items. With 2 flasks of sake about U$220 for 2 pple. Extremely worth the splurge, and actually a bit more food than I'm normally comfortable with. Nogawa-san is the sushi master here (33 yrs in Sing), fresh fish arrives from Japan Tue, Thu Fri and Sat. A "branch" restaurant (Nogawa Restaurant) at Le Meridien Hotel, but I for one would much rather be at Akane where Nogawa is in residence, bec. he is a genius."
"One restaurant recently featured on the Cook's Tour had me salivating, excellent looking chinese style seafood in a no frills destination
Sin Huat Restaurant
659/661 Geylang Road
Lorong 35
Sin Huat is still well-known for its seafood, esp its crab beehoon- the beehoon (thin rice noodles) are braised in a delicious sauce, so yummy that many prefer the noodle to the crab. It is no frills but not cheap eating, the place even accepts credit cards and has a wine selection. Be prepared to wait, we once arrived at 7.00 but the cook only started to cook at 7.30pm. Other than the crab beenhoon, the other seafood dishes are alright, though on the expensive side. I would try them if i was feeling rich and cannot be bothered to go elsewhere."
"Chinese: There are several noteworthy grand Chinese restaurants such as the Golden Peony (astounding formal Chinese favored by locals, in particular dim sum that will make it very difficult for you ever to eat dim sum in North America again, and with a female chef to boot)"
"For the best example of the Peranakhan culinary tradition, visit Jolly Wee's place, Chilli Padi. Jolly is probably the closest thing to a celebrity chef in Singapore, and he's the foremost authority on this cuisine. There's also Blue Ginger, where the chef, Vivien Lian, is the main figure in Nonya cuisine, which is the local hybrid aristrocratic cuisine."
"The big treat (so far) came in the evening. Eight of us went to Hua Yu Wee, 462 Upper East Coast Road, where we had a fantastic Chinese seafood dinner. We had drunk prawns (that were first put on the table fresh and jumping before being doused in the liquid that would cook them). We had chili crab and black pepper crab that were both incredibly flavored (we were offered to select the crabs for the dish before prep). Being the default "guest of honor" on this evening, I was given the left claw of both of the crabs. We also had squid, shark fin soup, and then some odd choices of sweet and sour pork and venison thrown in. And lots of Tiger beer."
"If you have a sweet tooth, I highly recommend the delicious mini Durian Creampuffs at a shop in Katong: Puteri Mas PTE LTD at 475 Joo Chiat Rd
A box of 20 of those scrumptious bites is S$8.50."
i realize there's so much out there beyond the places mich dragged me to last time. so...let me know if any of you have had relevant experiences or comments on these choice quotes i picked out...
"there is a place that is psuedo hawker on liang seah street opposite bugis junction. it's called madame saigon and offers a substantial bowl of pho for about S$6. you can also try the viet cafe at ue square."
"Akane has *got* to be the best sushi in town. If there's better I'd certainly like to know where. We had an "omakase" dinner, featuring a fair amount of sushi, sashimi, a mini nabemono, grilled or roasted fish, exquisite goma ice cream, and other sundry (but lovely) items. With 2 flasks of sake about U$220 for 2 pple. Extremely worth the splurge, and actually a bit more food than I'm normally comfortable with. Nogawa-san is the sushi master here (33 yrs in Sing), fresh fish arrives from Japan Tue, Thu Fri and Sat. A "branch" restaurant (Nogawa Restaurant) at Le Meridien Hotel, but I for one would much rather be at Akane where Nogawa is in residence, bec. he is a genius."
"One restaurant recently featured on the Cook's Tour had me salivating, excellent looking chinese style seafood in a no frills destination
Sin Huat Restaurant
659/661 Geylang Road
Lorong 35
Sin Huat is still well-known for its seafood, esp its crab beehoon- the beehoon (thin rice noodles) are braised in a delicious sauce, so yummy that many prefer the noodle to the crab. It is no frills but not cheap eating, the place even accepts credit cards and has a wine selection. Be prepared to wait, we once arrived at 7.00 but the cook only started to cook at 7.30pm. Other than the crab beenhoon, the other seafood dishes are alright, though on the expensive side. I would try them if i was feeling rich and cannot be bothered to go elsewhere."
"Chinese: There are several noteworthy grand Chinese restaurants such as the Golden Peony (astounding formal Chinese favored by locals, in particular dim sum that will make it very difficult for you ever to eat dim sum in North America again, and with a female chef to boot)"
"For the best example of the Peranakhan culinary tradition, visit Jolly Wee's place, Chilli Padi. Jolly is probably the closest thing to a celebrity chef in Singapore, and he's the foremost authority on this cuisine. There's also Blue Ginger, where the chef, Vivien Lian, is the main figure in Nonya cuisine, which is the local hybrid aristrocratic cuisine."
"The big treat (so far) came in the evening. Eight of us went to Hua Yu Wee, 462 Upper East Coast Road, where we had a fantastic Chinese seafood dinner. We had drunk prawns (that were first put on the table fresh and jumping before being doused in the liquid that would cook them). We had chili crab and black pepper crab that were both incredibly flavored (we were offered to select the crabs for the dish before prep). Being the default "guest of honor" on this evening, I was given the left claw of both of the crabs. We also had squid, shark fin soup, and then some odd choices of sweet and sour pork and venison thrown in. And lots of Tiger beer."
"If you have a sweet tooth, I highly recommend the delicious mini Durian Creampuffs at a shop in Katong: Puteri Mas PTE LTD at 475 Joo Chiat Rd
A box of 20 of those scrumptious bites is S$8.50."