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In
the Chinatown area and not sure where to grab a bite?
Whether you are working in the vicinity or just happened
to drop by, we tell you where the best places are!
Chinatown Temporary Market (next to Outram Park MRT station)
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Hill Street
Fried Kway Teow (#02-42) At only $2.50
for a sizeable portion, this is a good option if
you are on a budget. The char kway teow
is fragrant and dry, and the cockles are deliciously
undercooked.
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Fried Hokkien Prawn
Mee (next to Stall 193 Junji) You can’t
miss
this stall with its huge black signboard. The noodles
are a little “wet”
and despite being served on white opei leaf, not
very fragrant. However,
the dish is redeemed by an interesting garlicky
taste and the
delectable sambal. |
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Hai Sing Ah-balling
(#02-90) The best thing about the ah-balling
is the fragrant pandan and ginger soup. Durian lovers
might want to try the durian paste ah-balling. Verdict:
The ah-balling is chewy though tasteless as there
is not enough filling. |
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115 Tang Shui (#01-163)
Hot Cantonese sweet soups boiled the traditional
way. The red bean soup is not cloyingly sweet, the
beans have a nice bite to them, and the orange peel
offers a bitter contrast to the soup that makes
it thirst-quenching and refreshing. |
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Mei Heong Yuan Desserts (67 Temple Street)
The chilled mango with pomelo and sago is a refreshing
pick-me-up. Ask for the orh nee (not on
the menu). The sweet yam paste has a nice, thick
consistency and a good serving of ginko nuts. |
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Wiener Kaffehaus
(148 Neil Road, Tel: 62263148)
Push open the door and the rich aroma of roasted
coffee will be the first thing to hit your senses.
Decorated with rich wooden panelling and Austrian
painter Klimt’s prints, Wiener Kaffehaus is
a quaint little café similar to those you
find on the sidewalks of Vienna. An atmospheric
place to savour a wide range of Viennese coffees
roasted and brewed on the premises. |
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Mariner’s
Corner Restaurant (120 Cantonment Road,
#01-02 Maritime House, Tel: 6224 9928)
This nostalgic restaurant offers value-for-money
set meals starting from $8. For these kinds of prices,
you get good-quality Hainanese style “Western
food” — seafood, steaks and chops. Portions
are generous and set prices include an all-you-can-eat
salad buffet, soup, dessert and tea/coffee.
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Fish soup at the Houseman’s Canteen
(opposite the National Eye Centre in SGH)
Fresh fish and a dash of greens, prettily presented.
Quick and healthy. |
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| by Rachel Quek,
Editor Challenge |
