It's not all doom and gloom in the retail here.

Australian chef pedigree, gorgeous airy space and produce-focused degustations...could this be the one?

It has over 100 exhibitors dishing out food and specialty brews.

And there's a bottle shop, too, with exotic wines from Hungary and elsewhere.

We came, we ate—and now here's what's good and wallet-friendly.

Want to impress your relatives? Treat them to these dinners. 

And no, it's not Bread Street Kitchen No. 2.

What's hot and what's not in the city

The best hawker stalls, eateries and local home-style restaurants worth riding the train for.

The envelope-pushing Duxton Hill restaurant will hopefully get the attention it deserves among the likes of Aura and Odette.