Bf brought me to a place where he said he had a very good mee soto there. When I heard mee soto, I thought the place sold Malay food. Then he added that the place's called Jtown. Straight away what popped inside my head was that 'J' should be related to Japan. But wait, Japanese restaurant serving mee soto? Sounds legit. But I was completely wrong when I knew that Jtown was an Indonesian restaurant, and 'J' actually referred to Jakarta!

Jtown sells Jakarta street food like mie ayam (chicken noodle), mie bakso (beef meatball noodle), gado-gado, and martabak manis (sweet Indonesian pancake). The menu is not really extensive, but the price is reasonable.Bakmie Ayam - $5
chicken noodle
I opted for a simple bowl of bakmie ayam. According to them, the noodle is handmade and freshly made everyday. Unfortunately, the seasoning didn't really suit my tastebuds.Mee Goreng - $5.30
fried noodle
Bf ordered mee goreng, which I thought they would use Indomie at first but no haha. Beside chicken, they also put mushroom and half boiled egg. Of course I helped him eating the mushroom lol.Martabak Campur (large) - $6.20
indonesian pancake with mixed topping of chocolate and cheese
We call this 'martabak manis' or 'terang bulan'. Bf had tried this on his previous visit and loved it. Beside chocolate and cheese, other toppings available are Ovomaltine and D24 durian (eww). The large size is actually equal to small size in Indonesian street food context haha.

Overall, I recommend this to fellow Indonesians in Singapore who are craving for Indonesian street food, especially martabak manis!

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Was at Bugis Junction and wanted to have lunch, but kinda bored with the dining options there. Spotted a restaurant called LeNu, which offers Taiwan-style noodle. LeNu literally means 'happy cow' in Chinese haha. There's no service charge and GST here, so upon arrival, we will be given an order sheet, and we're required to give it to the cashier and make payment at the counter. Your order will be served to your table then.Braised Beef Shank Noodle - $8.90
I had my meal come with thin noodle in authentic braised beef soup. The soup had a fragrant herbs scent. According to what's written in the menu, the beef used has been bruised for at least 3 hours, which results in the tenderness of it. Beef shank might not be a popular type of beef meat, since it somewhat had a tough texture, but LeNu's beef shank was meaty and tender. The noodle was just okay with the right springiness.

Overall, it was a satisfying meal. Now I know where to have authentic Taiwanese noodle. Obviously will return soon.

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It's weird that I seldom eat Texas Chicken in Indonesia (despite there are many outlets around) yet in Singapore, I began to crave for it when there are not many outlets available. The nearest Texas Chicken to my place is probably the Nex outlet, which still requires me to take bus/MRT *told ya I'm a lazy bum*. Recently, I visited their outlet at VivoCity before going to Sentosa.2 pcs Chicken Meal - $7.80
with biscuit, regular side dish and regular drink
I had my usual spicy chicken with mashed potato and coke. For me, Texas' spicy chicken had spicier kick compared to KFC. Taste and quality wise, KFC slightly wins over Texas. I'm not really fond of Texas' honey butter biscuit, coz I think it gets too sweet. Popeyes' biscuit is way better. As for the mashed potato, I will put it as a runner up, while Popeye being the winner and KFC being the third. Texas' mashed potato gravy is too peppery and it doesn't have chicken bits like Popeyes'. Again, it's all personal preferences.

"Since when fast food became expensive?", that was my first impression upon migrating to Singapore. $7.80 for a fast food meal is quite a pocket ripoff (especially compared to Indonesian fast food chains where you can have similar menu at just approximately $4).

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Gelateria Italia has so many branches all over the little island of Singapore. Your eyes will be pampered with the colorful sight of gelato displayed, and your tastebud will be spoiled with various flavors available.Ordered one round of waffle with three scoops of gelato: Ferrero Rocher, Bailey's Irish cream, and hazelnut. The waffle is drizzled with chocolate sauce and sprinkled with chopped nuts. The texture was rather soggy, it was a letdown. The gelato, on the bright side, was creamy and thick. If I had to choose my favorite flavor, it would be Ferrero Rocher. The chocolatey taste is heavy, but not cloyingly sweet. The liquor content in the Bailey's flavor was quite strong, but still tolerable. The hazelnut flavor, meanwhile, was just passable.

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Doesn't the name of the restaurant remind you of Paddington Bear? In fact, this pancake house offers over 100 names of menu, crazy enough? Upon opening the menu book, brace yourself to have a hard time deciding what to order, because you'll get spoiled by their varieties of menu! We wondered how could the chefs master so many recipes?!Cheesy Wedges & Fries - $8
We shared this bowl as starter. Firstly I thought those things above the fries were spam chips, but then I realized this restaurant was halal, and those things turned out to be crispy chicken bacon bits. The potatoes were fried properly, they're not oily, and the cheese sauce was superrrrr nice! Ooomphhh!Nice - $16
crepes with grilled chicken mozzarella, chicken bacon, mushroom, prawns, pineapple, creamy mushroom sauce
This savory crepes tasted just exactly like its name.Pot of Gold - $10
dollar pancakes with nuts, marshmallows, chocolate sauce and chocolate ice cream
These dollar pancakes may look tiny in size, but they gave me a heap! Seriously you gotta share this bowl, don't try eating one by yourself (like me, and I regret having it by myself). The pancake was fluffy and buttery, tasted really good when I mixed it together with marshmallows, chocolate sauce and ice cream. However, I couldn't finish this coz the pancakes given were too many. Imagine munching roughly 25 pieces of pancake!

If you're a fan of pancake, come to Paddington House of Pancakes. Once is never enough, you will need probably two or more visits to savor their wide selections of pancake!