I probably mention this way too much but one of my favourite dishes has to be beef noodle soup. While I usually prefer my beef roasted the western-style, I love slurping down the tasty beef broth that always accompanies the dish. To me, the noodles and slices of beef are simply fillers. Which is why when I went for lunch at Lao Beijing, I tried the Braised beef noodles to see if they were any good. Unfortunately, they fell short of my expectations because the soup tasted more like water rather than anything. I guess the highlight of this dish is intended to be the braised beef pieces and the la mian but to me, if the soup is no good, the rest is negligible. It is also not cheap considering the price of $10~ so given the choice, I would go for my trusty hawker centre beef kway teow soup anyday.

On a lazy Saturday afternoon, my family decided to head to a small Japanese restaurant in Boat Quay for a nice set lunch. Frequently patronized by the working crowd on the weekdays, the restaurant was relatively empty when we visited on a weekend. I got the Teriyaki salmon set lunch ($16.90) but you can choose other dishes such as Wagyu beef, Teriyaki chicken or grilled saba fish. The meal comes with a small salad, which was quite average with a light dressing. Then some salmon and tuna sashimi which I really enjoyed because they were nice and fresh! Finally the main dish came with my grilled salmon drizzled with Teriyaki sauce, miso soup, rice and some pickles. The salmon was cooked just enough to be juicy yet crispy and went wonderfully with the rice and soup. Lastly, dessert was a scoop of home-made ice cream of your choice (green tea, yuzu, sesame, grape, sea salt) and I decided to try sea salt for a more exotic taste. It had a very unique taste being both salty and sweet at the same time, but I highly recommend trying it! Apparently, all the ingredients are flown in from Japan so you can expect them to be fresh and of the highest quality!

Highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a bite in the CBD area. The prices are reasonable for the quality of food served and most of the customers are regulars so you can be sure that the food is good enough for them to keep coming back!

Looking for cheap and good food in Town is always a challenge so I was glad to have been introduced to this gem of an eatery conveniently located at Concorde Hotel, smack between Somerset and Dhoby Ghaut. My friend suggested the place having eaten there before and she swore that the kimchi jiggae (kimchi soup) and potato pancake will forever ruin food court korean food for me. After having tried them out, I have to agree.

For $6, you get a hot piping bowl of kimchi jiggae, along with a bowl of white rice and a side dish of either kimchi, pickled cucumbers or anchovies. I opted for the anchovies and my friend and I decided to share the potato pancake ($4).Its fiery red colour belies the true spiciness level of the soup because it actually isn't as spicy as it looks. It does have the sour taste of kimchi though so if you're not a fan, then best to try other soup dishes instead. Generous portions of kimchi, sliced pork, egg, tofu and vermicelli noodles can be found in the soup, which went really well with the rice. One of the better kimchi jiggaes in Singapore I have to admit. The potato pancake was also crispy and tasty and best eaten when hot! It came with a dipping sauce that made it extra yummier.

If you're looking for a cheap and good meal while in Town, do try out this humble little shop in Juz Foodcourt!

I’m a huge Japanese food lover so I’m always on the lookout for the best places for Japanese dining in Singapore. So when my friends suggested trying out a new ramen place at Ion Orchard, I was more than happy to go along. The décor of Menya Musashi reminds me of a traditional Japanese wooden house, the kind you see in “Naruto” actually with its wooden walls and flooring. We had a cosy booth for the 4 of us and all coincidentally ordered the White Kakuni Ramen ($13.60). While the noodles were well-done and the half-boiled egg and pork were executed nicely, I felt that the soup base was much too salty for my taste. It was delicious but too salty for me to truly enjoy the dish. Thus, I don’t think I will be going back anytime soon unless they change the soup base. I also did not particularly care for the black fungus in the soup because I’m not a fan of it but it did not affect the overall taste of the meal much.

Another day, another food trend – that’s the food scene in Singapore for you. If you remember a couple of months back, beancurd was the food of the moment. Not just any beancurd mind you, it was the silky non-traditional beancurd that doesn’t come with any syrup because it’s already sweetened and smooth. Fast-forward a couple of months later, this new-fangled beancurd is still around and the undisputed leader of the pack would have to be Lao Ban beancurd. You know a shop is successful when it has to customize plastic bags to fit up to 6 beancurds in one bag. As usual I got the original flavoured one ($1.50) which is actually more than twice the price of the traditional beancure, but you will soon learn why.

What sets Lao Ban apart from the crowd is that their beancurd seems to have a very multi-dimensional taste. It is not just sweet but it has an almost creamy taste to it which I’m very fond of. This distinguishes it from the rest of its competitors and is why I feel that it is the best in Singapore. The fact that it melts in your mouth is also an added plus!

If you haven't tried lao ban beancurd yet, you must be living under a rock. I strongly urge you to leave it and go get yourself some of this delicious milky goodness!