Hwang Sil Korean Chinese Restaurant is no stranger to people working in tanjong pagar area. It serves many authentic and nice Korean/Chinese foods. It can be easily spotted with long queue during lunch peak hours.

The restaurant is located at Airview Building which is next to the Red Dot Traffic Museum. The oriental decoration of Hwang Sil brings you back “Shanghai”. Photo credit: Hwang SilPhoto credit: Hwang SilPhoto credit: Hwang Sil

They served a series of ala carte dishes and set meals for large group. Each set no.1 comprising of Tang Su Yuk (Sweet and Sour Pork), fried Dumpling (8 pieces) and a choice of Jumbo Size JJa Jang Myeon Black Soy Bean Paste noodle) or Jumbo Size Jjam Bong (Spicy Seafood Noodles Soup). Since there are 6 of us, and the waitress recommend that the jumbo size was meant for 2 pax, we orders 2 set of set no.1 ($55) (1 jumbo size JJa Jang Myeon & 1 jumbo size JJam Bong) & ala carte size for JJa Jang Myeon & JJam Bong. Noodles overdosed. I have enclosed herewith the menu from Hwang Sil restaurant for easy reference of the food dishes available. Photo Credit: Hwang sil.JJampong (海鲜拉面) make up of chewy smooth noodles, seafood, vegetables and meat in a spicy soup. It was one of the popular Korean-Chinese dish enjoyed by people over the world, thus you can easily find it in almost every Korean-Chinese restaurant.

The use of the natural ingredients and chilli creates a hearty bowl of soup that is packed with robust flavors. The spiciness “shiok” us with the taste. Most of us find it too spicy. But one of my friend disagree as she stated that it was “spicy yet too addictive for you to stop”. The fresh and generous amount of mussels satisfied her greatly. Jja Jang Myeon, is the most popular food in Korean Chinese cuisine. It is makes from topping the noodle with thick soy bean paste (chunjang) together with ingredient such
as diced pork, vegetable and maybe seafood. Jja Jang litering means fried sauce
in Chinese. To be honest, I have never been a fan of Jja jang Myeon as those I tried in the past have a overpowering oil smell.

This Jja Jang Myeon in Hwang sil surprised me with its taste. The sauce was sweet and the texture was just right. It was not too thick, so diners will be easily sick of the taste after a while. The noodles were chewy and smooth as well. It was really addictive that we kept eating it, bowl after bowl. The jumbo sized. The ala carte size

Fried Dumpling was inclusive in set no.1 . It was pan-fried before serving. The sides were very crispy like biscuit. Within it, you can find meat, glass noodles and some spring onion inside.Another of our hot favourite is the Tang Su Yuk (Sweet Sour Pork). The pork cubes where dipped with a layer of flour before being dipped fried. It was then topped with a sweet and sour sauce. The Tang Su Yuk was crispy as though it was popcorn chicken. The sweet-sour taste helps to tickle our taste bud and enhanced our appetite. Regular
Size Tang Su Yuk - $38

All in all, it is worth coming for the Korean-Chinese dish in Hwang sil. It is recommended to call to make reservation in case it can be very crowded after working hours too.

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Location:

Hwang Sil Korean-Chinese Restaurant황실
38 Maxwell Road, #01-03/05
Airview Building, Singapore 069116
Operating Hours: 11.30am – 3pm, 5.30pm-10.30pm (Daily)
Contact Number: 6224 4371 (Call to make reservation)
Fb:https://www.facebook.com/hwangsilkorean

White Restaurant is modern cze char restaurant located in Sembawang, serving delicious white bee hoon. You can easily spot long queue snaking round the restaurants during weekend and dinner hours. The wait is well worth for the white bee hoon was really delicious.

You can easily spot the restaurants as it is located opposite sembawang shopping center. Recently, it has gone through some renovation, providing diners with more comfort which indulging in their delights.It has been come spacious and brighter. Sembawang White Bee Hoon has set foot at Sembawang in 2010, serving moist and slimy seafood white bee hoon. The bee hoon stirred fried with egg, was really fragrant. This simple looking dish consisting of white bee hoon, sotong, prawns and vegetables has won many of the diners’ hearts and tummy. Meat & Seafood Roll (虾枣) is another recommended and popular dish that almost every table has a plate of this on their table. Minced meat and prawn was wrapped with beancurd skin and deep skin. Love how the roll was so fresh and meaty (a lot of filling).Meat & Seafood Roll (虾枣) , Small - $10

Indo-Style Fried Chicken Wing was really crispy and the meat was tender. However, the taste and smell of turmeric was too strong for my liking. Indo-Style Fried
Chicken Wing印尼式炸鸡中翅 , Small - $8

Other than the mentioneddishes, they are also known for the sambal la-la and cereal prawn. We will make an effort to try these on our next visit.

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Location:
You Huak 友发餐室
22 Jln Tampang, Singapore 758966
Operating Hours: Daily, except Wednesday, 1100-2200
Fb:https://www.facebook.com/White-Restaurant-The-Original-Sembawang-White-Beehoon-283835041786/
Url: http://www.whiterestaurant.com.sg/

Cheng's Gourmet Food Bar is located along the same stretch of shophouses which is a popular night-owl haunt like Fong Seng Nasi Lemak, Al Amaan… It was great news for students studying at NUS or living in Clementi area. It was located just beside the kent Ridge Bus Terminal. 

The café has undergone a recent revamp.  I love how quiet and cosy the place gives. You do not have to rush your meals and you have the luxury to have catch-up session over at the cafe.

There are two different menu – morning and evening to offer a larger variety of food. 

After a struggle of trying to decide what to eat, we set down for Smoked Duck Quesadillas, Yuan-Yang Fries, Gula-Mela Hotcakes and Ultraviolet Floral Cooler.  Ultraviolet Floral Cooler ($6.20) was really gorgeous. It changes colour from sapphire blue, to purplish pink upon mixing in the ice. The drink has sweet and tangy flavour. I believe it is the lemon juice on the ice that helps change the acidity of the drink. Smoked Duck Quesadillas ($14) was one of our favourite.  The cheey coupled with thin slices of smoked duck was really delicious. It tastes really great as the smoked duck does not have a very “raw duck taste” and the meat was really tender. Yuan-Yang Fries ($14) consist of truffle fries and sweet potato fries. It gives us the best of both worlds. The fries were crispy and well-marinated. We preferred the sweet potato fries as it is sweeter and crispier.Gula-Mela Hotcakes ($14.50) is another delicious yummy dish. The pancake was thick and fluffy. Couple with the Gula Melaka sauce, it was heavenly. Best of all, it was does not give a “jerlat” feel. West-side residents don’t miss out this “hidden café”. It serves really delicious food in a cosy environment.

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Grasso Coffee is used to be a takeaway concept kiosk located next to Simei Mrt station in 2012 selling only coffee and Ice Blend. In 2014, it has expand and relocated to The Commerze@ Irving at Tai Seng area where it now has extra space for seats. Over here at Grasso, you will be able to find both the Nanyang style Kopi and espresso based beverages. At the same time, there are freshly baked and packed sandwiches which come with different fillings every single day. However, they comes in limited quantities, so be sure to grab yours
before it runs out!

The commerze@ Irving is located behind exit A of Tai Seng Mrt. As it is an industrial area, during lunch time, you can see crowds flooding the row of café located there. Apart from the lunch time crowd, grasso is the place where you can enjoy quality and good food and beverage while taking a time out from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Grasso is “Fat” in Italian and the choice of this word is to simulate satisfaction. They aim to
provide diner with “cheap and good” food and beverage, this is why their food and beverage are affordably priced.Upon entering the café, you will be warmly greeted by the staff over the counter where you will place your order. One of the specialty of Grasso coffee is their homemade tiramisu cheesecake which I strongly encourage you guys to try. Cake Display~Their award for homemade tiramisu cheesecake.

If you are slightly a adventurous person, why not try to create your own coffee based on your preference. MENU~ ãGrasso
CoffeeAfter ordering, we sat down to chill while waiting for our food item to be served. From the decoration, we get to know more fun facts about coffee and grasso. We have order a Raspberry Latte ($4.60) & Homemade Tiramisu Cheesecake ($4.50). We actually customized our latte with the addition of raspberry flavor (+$0.60) to our latte ($4) which turns out to be surprisingly nice to drink. Homemade Tiramisu Cheesecake ($4.50) : It combines the flavors and richness of
tiramisu and Cheesecake. The lady’s fingers were dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa. It was soft and light. I enjoy eating this cheesecake as the sweetness was just right for non-sweet-tooth person like me.Raspberry Latte ($4.60) : Grasso Coffee uses Australian coffee beans for their espresso based beverages. According to the owner, Australian beans are milder in taste as compared to Italian beans. With the raspberry flavor added to the latte, you can taste traces of raspberry in every mouth without overtaking the natural coffee taste.

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The bakery chef, located in bukit merah central, serves waffles, cakes, soft serves and their signatures toast. The toasts ran out of stock easily. Upon cutting the thick toast of bread, you can observe the lava within ooze out immediately.

The café was generally small and compact with some tables outside of the store to accommodate more diners. Upon entering, you will be greeted with a huge chalk board indicating the menu of the shop. If you are not tempted by the food menu, one can choose from the cake display or purchase their specialty – Bread Toast. We decided to order a few items to try such as the thick toast, rainbow cake, rainbow Caramel guilt and blue salted caramel soft serve. For the price of $12.80, you get a choice of toast (charcoal, brioche or matcha), fillings (salted egg, Nutella or matcha) and a scoop of ice cream (chocolate, vanilla or matcha). We have chosen two toast to try to spot the taste difference. The first order was brioche toast together with nutella lava and matcha ice cream while the other order is charcoal toast with salted egg yolk lava and vanilla ice cream. The brioche toast was actually a form of french toast.We could taste the buttery taste of the thick toast. It was really buttery and crispy. Upon bitting, the inner core of the bread was fluffy and soft. Oh ya, I forget to mention that I love cutting the toast. This is because the moment you cut the toast, the lava gushed out. The nutella lava was really smooth and rich. The café was really generous with the lava filling.Lava Toast ($12.80)See!! The lava following out

Generally for the charcoal bread, it was crispy but I found the bread very bland. But I guess it was ok as it was meant to accompany the sweet-savory salted egg yolk lava within. The salted egg yolk lava was flowly and a little grainy. Another hot favourite was the blue sea salt soft serve. It was really pretty and yummy as well. The salted caramel taste was just nice not to make you too sick of eating it. Sea salt ice cream ($7.20)

Rainbow Caramel guilt has a pretty appearance with layers of fluffy moist rainbow cakes topped with droplets of caramel cream. We love the texture of the cakes. Within the cakes, it also contains a caramel core. As we are not a fan of too sweet food, we find it a little too rich and sweet. Rainbow Caramel Guilt ($5.80) With the same square shaped design, the rainbow cake was another pretty cake that drew my attention. The colours of the raimbow cakes tend to be brighter and pretty. The sponge cakes were layered with cream making it moist and fluffy. This suit my taste better as it was less sweet as compared to the rainbow caramel guilt. All in all, the cakes and desserts served here were great. But my favourite was definitely the lava toast. I would suggest that you visit café earlier in the day as we have several failed attempted visiting the café was it closed earlier than the operating hours as more of their food were sold out.

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