B.A.O.
Bakery Artisan Original serves up fresh European-style breads and pastries. Try the large, fluffy croissants, made using French butter from Normandy. Or go for their peculiar squid-ink parmesan bun.
North Bridge Road Food Center
Not the most famed center in the area, but it has some good stalls, like Special Yong Tau Foo (#01-87), around for 50 years—everything’s sold out by lunchtime. There’s also yummy wanton mee by Koka Wanton Noodles (#01-99).
Arte+Pasto
Art meets Italian comfort food at this homey cafe
L.E. Cafe Confectionery and Pastry
You’ll find yummy traditional pastries here, such as pineapple tarts, rum balls and moon pies. The beancurd tarts are by far our favorite—they’re an ambrosial combination of silky beancurd custard and crunchy pie crust.
Shirokiya
The second outlet of the popular Japanese izakaya-style restaurant serves up an expanded menu with offerings like salmon belly yukke ($11.80) and cold tofu served in salted rice malt dressing ($8.80) alongside classic fare like sashimi, hot pot and hot stone rice.
The French Stall Bistrot
This quaint, unassuming cross between a restaurant and a kopitiam serves no-frills a la carte and set meals. We’re fans of the grilled beef entrecote with black pepper sauce and tasty stir-fried potato wedges.
Myra’s Beach Club (Singapore Indoor Stadium)
The popular East Coast bistro ventures to a new part of the city in July, with their comforting mix of North Indian and Mexican food. Decent veg options, too, if the old place is anything to go by.
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (New Bridge Road)
The Kallang branch of one of the best chicken rice stalls in Singapore, and the queues aren’t any shorter. It’s worth the wait though for chicken that’s tender and juicy, with homemade chilli sauce.
Thai Village
They don’t serve too many “quintessentially Thai” dishes here at this regional chain, but there are Teochew-ish and seafood classics aplenty like black pepper crab, braised fish maw and fried vermicelli with seafood.
L’Etoile Cafe
Inspired by the indie cafes of Japan, this quaint, off-the-beaten-track hangout features brunch staples like eggs benedict ($5.90) and banana nutella toast ($5.90), all at unbelievably affordable prices. We also like the vintage furniture adorning the space.