Checking out New Lucky Claypot Rice 新鸿运瓦煲饭which was listed in the Michelin guide. The chicken claypot rice was cooked to order, thus there was a long wait.
New Lucky Claypot Rice at Holland Village serves a mean claypot, but avoid the soups.
The dining frenzy passed quickly and everything quietened down around 8pm when the wave of customers finished their dinner.
243 Holland Avenue, Singapore 278977, open Mon to Sun 11am to 2:30pm, 5:30 to 9:30pm
日式炸猪排是这里的主打之一，黑豚炸猪排（Kurobuta Rosu Katsu, $17.50）厚片里脊肉，外层裹上日本面包屑，完美油炸，外层酥脆爽口，里层鲜美多汁，搭配清爽包菜丝去油解腻。
Their grilled fishes were quite nicely done and there's a kaisen chahan that was unexpectedly peppery. The latter wasn't a bad thing.
Margaret Drive Sin Kee Chicken Rice, one of the top chicken rice stalls from the Hawkers.
The rice was I thought the gold standard of chicken rice – moist, oily, flavourful and fragrant with chicken stock and oil, garlic, onions and lemongrass etc.
Sin Kee is a well-known name among chicken rice stalls in Singapore, mainly serving poached chicken rice Cantonese-style.
Food at Tai Cheong Bakery is classic Hong Kong tea house cuisine, focusing on snack, desserts, and light bites.
Order this to try as we saw most of the table ordering it! Turn out it was good. I can taste the truffle in every bite and the cheese was well spreaded.
Overall, Tai Cheong Bakery definitely served the comfort food that the Hong Kongers have on daily basis. It is good, but don't expect extraordinary stuff. We'll definitely make a return visit, just not very keen on spending too much time lining up. Cheers!!
The miso bowl looked a deeper brown than the regular bowl.
Overall, a decent and interesting bowls. I think there were some aspects that lowered the dining experience.
You can taste that his duck ramen is not merely by putting different components together but each process from the soup, duck and noodle is carefully thought through and probably many months of taste test until the right formula is obtained.
The homeliness of the cuisine was felt through the dish. Though the price may be considered pricey, their portion made justice to what we were paying for. It is hardly that we come across a good authentic Italian place like this. I don't mind looking into other items in the menu if I'm back here again.
The ribeye steak with red wine sauce turned out as well as the fish. Together with the cod, it was an enjoyable western food takeaway lunch. A change from the bentos and zi char food that we tend to gravitate towards.
The lasagne was good but nothing to rave about. The taste was authentic but we think it could have done better with more meat. We would definitely try the 1-for-1 La Nonna takeaway promotion again. It is a good deal if you are looking for unpretentious Italian fare at reasonable prices. Maybe next time round we would order the La Nonna pizza again but try another pasta.
Monki 台灣小吃部 was previously at Holland Village and they have relocated to The Star Vista. Perhaps due to the restrictions in travelling, the urge and the constant search for Taiwanese Food seem unstoppable.
Very complex, tasty, moist and generous braised meat, with a strong sweet flavour. 肥瘦参半的肉燥. Nice bowl.
While this place serves up a mean plate of lu rou fan, its portion would have me think twice about coming back for it. That being said, the snowflake desserts are worth trying.
So apparently this is a well-known stall from Holland Close, but I had never heard of them until I came across a pop-up of theirs next to Marina Bay Sands today.
If Holland Close is out of the way for you, their e-commerce stall is still up and running, with exclusive dishes such as Original Tom Yum Collagen Soup for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home.
really good! hum fresh sweet & very clean.
The fish was quite fresh, tasty and creamy. Not bad.
If there are not further constrains, the restaurants can consider selling some hot side dishes.
Umi Nami proved to be a simple, no-frills Japanese eatery. Their prices are low, but so was their generosity.
Black Marble, a steak and grill concept by respected culinary veteran Chef Otto Weibel, is set to take you on a gastronomical journey with its brand-new menu mainstays!
Lobster and scallop saffron risotto was very good.
Specialising in grilled items, Black Marble selectively sources meats from Australia, Japan and USA, and they will be all chargrilled to bring out the best of their qualities for you to savour upon.
There was something else that seemed missing. Can't put a finger to what that might have been but I think I like the fishball noodles better.
Fishballs were nice as well.
Over at Ru Ji Kitchen Holland Drive, take note there are two long lines – the one on the left sells Fishball Noodles, the other Bak Chor Mee.
I tried their dipping noodles and it was awesome! It is one of the best dipping noodles i have tried in Singapore. I think i ever tried dipping noodles at Ramen Champion but that was only average. Japanese calls this Tsukemen.
While the bowl here also featured a porky broth with bits of fat/meat, I could taste shoyu which I didn't get from Ajisai.
The ten person queue moved really quite leisurely; I got my food only after thirty minutes. The kway was really soft, silky and smooth, coming in a nice sweet savoury braising stock.
Braised Duck & Kway Chap in Holland Drive Market and Food Center is definitely worth the queue. I consider this as the best I had over the years.
Their braised duck is tender and richly-flavoured. If you come towards the latter part of the day, it is possible for the duck to run out.
So the Elvis bagel tasted exactly like how it was described, of candied bacon, caramelised banana and peanut butter. It seemed like a weird combination on what was essentially harder bread, but tasted quite good.
Madmoiselle Chantal featured corned beef, honey baked ham, Swiss cheese with a sunny side up and some Carolina mustard. I liked it as a cold cut bagel with eggs and cheese.
Overall, I am glad that Two Men Bagel House has opened in Holland Village and judging from the queues in their opening week
Without recommendation from friends, I doubt I would ever check out Mian Jia Noodle Bar at Holland Village ; reason being there are too man...
The noodles had a very thick robust broth, full of crustacean flavours and resembling a lobster bisque. It reminded me of the prawn broth at Naked Finn – this was fine praise.
I am glad that I have discovered a new noodle place that serves a delicious and a quality bowl of noodle.
The Chirashi Don was really of very good Japanese restaurant standard. Everything was very fresh, thick and did not have any of the frozen aftertaste. The swordfish was one of the most creamy I had tasted, and everything else including the prawn and scallop was creamy yet refreshing and firm. Only the tuna had a slightly frozen aftertaste. Really nice.
Goro Japanese Cuisine would work as a great option spot for a meal in a cosy environment away from the hustle and bustle from town
Overall I feel the food at Takeshi-San is unpretentious with a modern take of classic Japanese cuisine.
It's safe to say that we'll never return.
had a great dinner wonderful evening at home during covid circuit breaker.
That's deep fried fish skin with salted egg paste. Most places never screw this up.
har gao here was good as always….Singapore dimsum standard quite good nowadays…
Thick herbal taste. Deep and complex. Flavourful. Tender meat. Nice.
Though I am not a fan of Malaysia-style bak kut teh for its strong herbal taste, the version here is more balanced which will suit the local's palate.
Kota Zheng Zong seeks to bring the authentic take into Singapore, albeit at a slightly high price point.
Cool, this ban mian hawker stall had a pasta machine in it (7 Maxwell Road #02-109). I went for the mee hoon kueh at the top of the menu, and the chewy dough was enjoyable.
Go support and try her ban mian if you happen to be in this food centre.
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