Founder Bak Kut Teh Restaurant
Get your fix of the peppery and slightly sweet Teochew-style bak kut teh at this long-standing restaurant owned by former pig farmer Chua Chwee Whatt. Try side dishes like pig organs ($6), pig trotters ($6-12), beancurd skin ($2-4) and vegetables such as chye sim or mustard greens, bean sprouts and lettuce ($5-6) alongside the bak […]
Lolla
The whole small plates movement is gaining serious traction, what with more and more restaurants adopting this philosophy. Another supporter of this cause is Lolla, a recent arrival in the happening Ann Siang/Club Street enclave. It’s a nice space, located in a shophouse with the main dining area centered on an open-concept bar counter/kitchen so […]
IndoChili
There aren’t that many Indonesian restaurants in town, so when we heard of IndoChili (open just opposite Great World City), we jumped at the chance to sample their brand of Javanese, Balinese and Padangnese food. The latest project by the Java Kitchen Group (which has a big presence in Indonesia as well as two Singapore […]
Broadcast HQ | Review
We’ve long been fans of Little India, home to more than a handful of the city’s best Indian restaurants (and so affordably priced, too). But there are other restaurants like French bistro Cocotte and Broadcast HQ that add flavor and diversity to the area. The joint effort of 40 Hands’ Harry Grover, his brother George […]
Is Bintan the New Bali?
Five game-changing resorts are shaking up this nearby destination.
Apocalypse Right Now
It’s the end of the world as we know it… and we feel fine (possibly because R.E.M. aren’t nearly as big now as when they wrote that song). But if the Mayan Apocalypse really does hit this week, how can we here in Singapore increase our chances of survival? 1) To dodge any oncoming tidal […]
Free Will Astrology, Week of December 21st, 2012
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): In 2013, I pledge to conspire with you to achieve more mixtures, connections, accords, and unifications than you ever thought possible. I will furthermore be a fount of suggestions about how you can live well in two worlds. I will coach you to create a peace treaty with your evil twin […]
The Gig
The buzz: This new live music joint is by the people behind St. James Power Station.The décor: Glamorous fittings meld with raw, industrial touches, as evidenced by dramatic red chandeliers, glossy black bar counters, concrete screed flooring and wooden bar stools. The open concept layout, designed to allow guests to watch the band from most […]