Tiong Bahru Market has many hidden gems of food. While doing my food hunting in this perimeter, I came across this stall that catches my eye and nose as well as I’m quite a fan of Hainanese Food.

Uncle was friendly when I ordered 1 Fish, 1 Porkchop, and 1 Vegetable.

Braised cabbage was kind of cooked beyond to the point of mushiness, as some people may like it, it doesn’t work well for me.
Well fried golden Batang fish was left a while on the tray but still warm and delectable and crispy on the edges. Lightly flavoured with light sauce and doesn’t smell fishy at all. Crispy pork chop was well cooked , brown and not burnt on the outside and moist and tender on the inside.

Everything on the plate topped with a generous coating of savoury and flavourful curry gravy. Overall it was delicious and would definitely return.

Was food hunting in the Tiong Bahru area, and came across this long queue and I checked on OpenRice to see that it was highly rated so decided to try.

I ordered the Curry Chicken Rice, it took 10 minutes before it was my turn.

Surprisingly I saw very little traces of oil in the curry! Almost looks like japanese curry but a brighter vibrant colour with a sense of familiarity because it’s a local delight. The gravy is very thick , rich, and the mild spiciness is perfectly within my comfort range. It almost tastes good on its own together with the rice. “Drowned” in the curry were the soft flavourful potatoes which you could just pop in your mouth and turn it into curry mash potatoes with your gums. The chicken is so tender that it easily separates from the bone due to prolonged periods of curry “spa”.

Easily one of the best curry chicken I’ve eaten.

I was delivering presents to my friend’s daughter’s 1st year, and we met up for lunch at Ang Mo Kio area.

I picked 7 items - Tau kwa, Bittergourd with fish paste, Capsicum with fish paste, Hotdog, Fried Beancurd skin, Fried ngo hiong ,Spinach.

Topped with Chilli sauce, Sweet Sauce (those used in chee cheong fun) and toasted sesames. The tau kwa tasted as if it was going to turn bad as it was a little sour; Bittergourd in its bright green colour (young), was really bitter but the fish paste helped a little in musking the taste so I could at least stomach it down. Capsicum was sweet and crunchy , the fish paste together with it helped added a nice tender texture. Hotdog was average out from a factory packet. Fried beancurd skin was crispy and didn’t have the “stale oil” smell/taste. Fried Ngo Hiong was pretty good as the skin outside was crispy and the filling was well packed and flavourful. Spinach was average, soggy from underneath it all. Soup together with it was light and mellow tasting.

I was delivering presents to my friend’s daughter’s 1st year, and we met up for lunch at Ang Mo Kio area.I saw a long queue for this stall so decided to check it out, we ordered Hainanese “White” Chicken Rice and Roast Chicken Rice.

The glossy boiled chicken was oily from the server’s heavy handed drizzling of sesame oil as he seems to be in a rush to clear the queue. Although the meat tastes well cooked and tender, I didn’t like how some of the meat (especially the bone area) had blood strains/stains.
The beansprouts underneath the chicken was literally dripping with oil. A pity because I tried some and they were crunchy.
Some parts of the roasted chicken was actually crispy , mainly it was very flavourful and tender but again unfortunately that same mistake of going overdone with the sesame oil ruined it for me.
The rice was lacking of the “chicken rice fragrance” , it didn’t taste as good as it looks. MAYBE this rice could use a little boost of sesame oil instead! And that’s what I did, drizzled abit from the oily chicken dishes and it did a little salvaging.

Despite the queue, either it’s overrated or it’s just a different case of personal preference.

With nice ambiance and amazing scenery we often Prive Café for gatherings.
Their drinks with bar food never fails us.
Cajun Wedges $10, Cajun seasoned potato wedges makes a tasty flavorsome snack, crisp and spicy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings $14, brown crispy chicken wings were delectable and moist. Dipped wings in their flavorful spicy chipotle mayonnaise, and this would be one of the best fried chicken I've eaten.
The Ultimate Fish and chips $22, Golden crisp beer battered dory fish were succulent and not oily.
Both the fish and the fries goes well with the zesty tartare sauce and acidic malt vinegar. Served with fresh crunchy salad.