Yami Kaoya Canting ("Amazing Duck") in Taipei kuatant 07:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit We had a team dinner at this small Peking duck chain. The duck was pretty good, as it featured local poultry from Yilan . It was leaner tha... Read More
Zhanyu Feng in Taipei Taiwan kuatant 07:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit This is a small local chain doing things like noodles and dumplings . But I didn't like it, as they didn't have a clean tasting red ... Read More
New Great Gobi Mongolian BBQ in Taipei, Taiwan kuatant 08:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit All of that talk about Mongolian BBQ yesterday got me thinking about it tonight, so we went out to this one in Ximending, as I had never he... Read More
Gangshanmiao Yangroumian in Taipei, Taiwan kuatant 09:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit That probably doesn't look like much above, but I liked it enough that I immediately ordered a second plate. It was just a random street... Read More
Osaka's Torikizoku in Singapore kuatant 22:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit A budget yakitori chain from Japan has opened an outlet at VivoCity (1 Habourfront Walk #01-104). Yes, the prices were affordable, and I le... Read More
Yanhuo Restaurant in Chinatown, Singapore kuatant 08:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit I'm surprised that this place hasn't gotten more attention (22 Cross Street). Despite being on a busy street with big glass windows ... Read More
ThunderBowl Lei Cha in Singapore kuatant 21:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit This leichafan stall has a couple of outlets in the west. And while my bowl above wasn't anything to get too excited about, it was inte... Read More
Flipper's from Japan in Singapore kuatant 06:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit This is other one of those chains from Japan that takes like 20 minutes to do pancakes because of their low temperature cooking technique. ... Read More
Waa Cow! in Singapore kuatant 21:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit This local chain has been around for a number of years now, but I never went in since it looked rather commercialized. Tonight I went out of... Read More
Pazonia Italian Street Food in Singapore kuatant 08:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit Across the street from Mamma Mia Focaccia and next door Smash Street lies another Italian sandwich shop (49 Amoy Street). It didn't loo... Read More
Dirty Supper in Tiong Bahru kuatant 07:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit I finally made it over to Dirty Supper and found my new favorite place (78 Moh Guan Terrace #01-19). Everything about them appeals to me, in... Read More
Hong Kong's La Vache! in Singapore kuatant 06:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit That may look a little weird above, but it was the remaining portion of my steak frites up on the tealight-heated tray. This shop does noth... Read More
Mamma Mia Focaccia in Singapore kuatant 07:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit That was surprisingly good! I wasn't quite sure about this narrow sandwich counter at first, as I had never heard much about it, and it ... Read More
The "Yuzu Nuts" Soba from LILYAN kuatant 06:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit Yes, that's how it's named on the menu at LILYAN , which I went to after that discussion about SHIN the other day . It's in refe... Read More
Guangzhou's RUXU at Funan in Singapore kuatant 07:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit I rather like this Cantonese dessert chain from Guangzhou . They have an outlet on the ground floor of Funan (107 North Bridge Road #01-11... Read More
Noodle Star K Now Has Pyeongyang Naengmyeon kuatant 03:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit I am not sure if Noodle Star K got a new chef or something, but their menu now features a Pyeongyang naengmyeon option at an S$8 (US$6) pre... Read More
8889 Ji Gong Bao at Northstar@AMK kuatant 08:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit I haven't had jigongbao in a while. But this place out in an industrial park was commanding hourlong waits on a Saturday night (030 Ang... Read More
Korea's Standard Bread in Singapore kuatant 19:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit I needed a bit more food after that ramen , so I stopped into that wood-laden Standard Bread place given that there was no line tonight (26 ... Read More
Mensho X Sentosa's Wagyu Tantan Mochimen kuatant 08:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit I finally got around to trying the mochimen at Mensho X Sentosa . At first I tried eating from each section of that plate before I realized... Read More
People People Brewing Co in Sentosa kuatant 19:03 Add Comment INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LOCAL, PLACE OF TOURISM, SOUVENIR, TRAVEL BUREAU Edit That quarter rotisserie chicken portion on the right might look a little paltry, but it was surprisingly affordable considering that it was ... Read More