Itacho is one restaurant which I like to go frequently for my cravings for japanese food. It helps that there are more outlets as well. Just a few weeks back, I went to the outlet at Plaza Singapura. I ordered quite a few items and I must say everything that I ordered is up to my standards. My favourite is the green tea cold soba with scallops. The soba is very refreshing and the scallops are sweet and full of flavour. The price is also very reasonable with the amount of scallops in the dish - it costs $8 for this green tea soba. They also have a special menu which features a few sushi items at discounted prices, so it is worthwhile taking a look at the menu.

My friend and I are shopping in Plaza Singapura and our tummies are growling at the end of all the shopping. It is still too early for dinner, so we had dessert first. We went down to the basement where Ji De Chi is at for our desserts. It has been a very long while since I had peanut paste, hence I decided to order that for a change. The pastes are served very quickly, and luckily both my friend and I ordered that. The peanut tastes very nutty, thick and aromatic. The paste is not too sweet, just of the right level of sweetness and it is very nice. I probably enjoyed it so much because I am hungry and I havent had this for a long time. Nonetheless, it is money well spent as I finished every drop of the peanut paste.

My friend and I decided to try Salted Caramel for their ice cream as we have tried Udders before and we thought of trying something new. Besides ice cream, I was surprised that they have coffee as well. All scoops cost the same regardless of flavour and if you get two or three scoops, it is slightly cheaper. We ordered two scoops of ice cream at $5.60. We are free to sample the ice creams before buying and we eventually settled on the early grey ice cream and rum and raisin ice cream. The rum and raisin is rather good though we both agreed that the rum and raisin over at Udders still wins our vote for a stronger alcohol taste. The early grey is rather light with a nice tea aftertaste which somehow makes it seem less sinful a treat. The ice creams are quite worth it as the scoop is rather large.

My mum and I went to the nearby hawker centre for our dinner as she did not cook. I spotted Astons and immediately knew I am going to order that because I had a sudden craving for western. For a change, instead of ordering the meats with two sides, I went for the Salmon Spaghetti which costs $8.90. The spaghetti does not come with the two sides but instead, it comes with a soup and a slice of garlic bread. Overall, still quite value for mone though I would have preferred the sides since there are more varieties. The salmon spaghetti is tomato based and it is rather savoury as the tomato sauce is flavourful with a slight tartness from the tomatoes. The spaghetti is also smooth to the bite from the use of a little oil in tossing the spaghetti before the adding of the tomato sauce. The salmon is quite alright, the meat is not too tough since it is not sliced too thickly. The portion of salmon is just a little on the less side, but otherwise, it is a pretty good meal.

I met up with my friend for lunch at 100 AM. This mall has quite a lot of eateries and we are looking for a more budget lunch which makes Kou Fu our choice. I saw Yu Kee and I have not had duck noodles for some time, hence I decided to buy a bowl of duck noodles. You can choose the noodles you like and I went for the mee kia which is the thin egg noodle. A rich gravy is then poured over the noodles and topped with slices of duck meat. There are also other ingredients like beansprouts and fishcake. I love the gravy. It is not too thick or overly salty and it is just right when mixed in together with the noodles. The slices of duck are tender and moist as well. If you are a chilli person, there are two choices of chilli, a belachan mix and a more watery chilli mix. The belachan chilli was great with the noodles. Definitely a meal that I would order again!