This week at I-S HQ: Art, hearts and a journey to the west
Things we did, saw, ate and obsessed over.
Healthy hawker fare FTW: New dining spot The Soup Bar by chef Gary Lum now open
Sick of sinful hawker fare like chicken rice and char kway teow? Go for these healthy gourmet soups then.
The Soup Bar
After spending 10 years working in the kitchens of places like The Ritz Carlton and Brasserie Gavroche, chef Gary Lum decided to set up shop in a hawker space selling soups, pasta and salad at pocket-friendly prices ($4.80 to $5.80). Take your pick from choices like carrot and cumin soup, beef stew with red wine, […]
Carry On
A retail space and a café, Carry On serves both sweet and savory bites, including Filipino specialties like a corned beef pan de sal bun ($5) and a rolled cake with lemon custard filling, the Brazo de Mercedes ($5). In the retail space, you’ll find Filipino brand YADU, whose products are upcycled from clothes and other […]
Elffin & Elffin Gallery Café
This space on Haji Lane is both an art gallery (find mostly surreal works by local illustrators Kenn Lam and Ahmad Fauzan) and a café. Food wise, expect items like sandwiches, cakes and muffins (from $2.90), together with a range of coffee choices ($4-$5.50) and other beverages like Clipper Teas ($4 for a pot) and something […]