We’ve spoken before about who was the original Katong Laksa so we won’t go too into that now. Anyway, Marine Parade Laksa is the original Katong Laksa. Our award winning Singabites food tour of Katong often pops by to say hello. And of course have a bowl of this delicious coconut cream broth. A laksa [...]
One of the most well known restaurant in Kampong Glam is a real favourite on our food tours. Rumah Makan Minang or as the locals just call it Minang is our go to place for Beef Rendang. The restaurant, like so many of our Singapore food heroes is family run. Back in 2003 when Singapore [...]
One of the best things about Singapore is the abundance of really good, fresh street food. Azmi’s chapati stall is one of the best examples there is of this. Set inside a non descript coffee shop Azmi’s has been making and selling chapatis since the 1940s. Right in the middle of Little India, we always [...]
If there's one thing that Singapore has a lot of, it's ice cream or gelato shops. Sitting a sweltering 1 degree above the equator every day is a perfect day for an ice desert. One young Singaporean has taken his love for gelato and turned it into his life. Edwin is the mastermind behind Birds [...]
We are taking advantage of our quiet time for tours to try and spread the word about our friendly vendors who we visit on our food tours here in Singapore. If you can show them any support during this difficult time, it all helps. Otak or Otah is a popular fish cake or paste that [...]
Singabites Support your local food hero series will be championing the local food heroes of Singapore during these difficult times. Please support your local food heroes as much as you can. Without them life would be tasteless. Today we visited Ratu Lemper in Arab Street. We first found this shop a few years back [...]
Here's a link to when Divert Living's Jimmy and Tah came to do our Katong food tour. We had a lot of fun hosting them and they loved all of our local dishes. The chicken rice was a winner with Tah and they both loved the Prata. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0qORHDCFfE&feature=youtu.be
This is Dennis. He along with wife Mai run Soon Soon Huat curry puff restaurant in Katong. We visit Dennis on our Katong evening food tour. The shop is famous island wide for their delicious curry puffs. Mai's grandmother came up with their secret recipe. It is a huge hit with everyone who comes along [...]
One of the most popular sights on our food tours in Singapore are the hawkers who pull or stretch our local tea called "Teh Tarek". Teh Tarek literally translates into pulled tea. It's a very popular drink here in Singapore. At any time of the day you will see locals enjoying a cup. Despite the [...]
It's that time of year again when team leaders and HR departments are planning their end of year team event. November and December are always busy months here at Singabites and this year looks no different. Team building with Singapore's fantastic food scene is a great way to reward your team for their hard efforts [...]