{"id":918,"date":"2022-03-26T15:51:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T15:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scribblingsofamedic.com\/?p=918"},"modified":"2022-03-26T18:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T18:05:32","slug":"food-in-the-lion-city-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scribblingsofamedic.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/26\/food-in-the-lion-city-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"FOOD IN THE LION CITY (SINGAPORE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just about 4 hours away from our little tropical island, Singapore offers a different kind of island experience. Singapore is a bustling concrete jungle with a cosmopolitan flair. With an easy LRT system (also lots of taxi stands) to get around the city, Singapore is an easy country to explore.<\/p>\n

Despite reasonably priced flights available to Singapore from Colombo and the fact that it is one of the few countries that give us an on-arrival visa (yay, no lengthy annoying visa applications!!!), Singapore is known to be quite taxing on a person\u2019s wallet. This is why it\u2019s perfect for a quick get-away of just a few days when you have some extra cash saved up!<\/p>\n

In addition to spending most of my days shopping at Orchard road or scavenging the markets at Bugis Junction, one of the main reasons I go to Singapore is to eat. Not surprising at all I know!\u00a0Restaurants and cafes keep popping up around Singapore like chicken pox lesions (I\u2019m sorry, everything has to relate to medicine and I couldn\u2019t think of a better description). So every time you visit, theres always a gazillion new places to try. A really good blog that I visit before going to Singapore is Lady Iron Chef<\/a> (a food & travel blog). They have an insane restaurant index and you can virtually find any type of cuisine that you crave.<\/p>\n

So here is my list of favourite spots to keep my tummy happy in Singapore (because \u201changry\u201d is never a good look!).<\/p>\n

Favourite spots to eat<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an area where you don\u2019t necessarily need to splurge. Singapore cuisine caters to just about everybody and anybody\u2019s taste. Listed below are some interesting spots to indulge, but the list is forever being updated! I most definitely have a lot more places to try out so feel free to send in more suggestions.<\/p>\n

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  1. Mamak food ($)<\/strong> <\/em>\u2013 Kway Teow and fried carrot cake ! My mouth is watering as I even type about it. This can be found at any food court at any shopping mall in Singapore and also any street Mamak stalls.\u00a0This is a Singaporean\/Malaysian street food dish and is so ridiculously satisfying.\u00a0The Char Kway teow is fried flat noodles with seafood normally (prawns and mussels) and lots of bean sprouts. Carrot cake which contains absolutely no carrots (!!) is actually made of radish (a.k.a white carrot to some people) and rice flour. The white carrot cake means that it\u2019s mixed with egg whilst black carrot cake is fried with dark soya sauce and tastes sweeter than the white carrot cake. This is very affordable and the perfect meal to have in between your shopping. \n
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    Char Kway Teow and Carrot cake at Ion Orchard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

  2. Fish head curry ($)<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 I think all south\u00a0asians love this. My father and fianc\u00e9 are obsessed with this dish and will make a special trip to Little India as soon as we land in Singapore just to have this. It\u2019s a perfect blend of spices and even their vegetarian side dishes compliment the dishes perfectly. Some well-known places to try Fish head curry is Banana Leaf Apollo and Muthu\u2019s curry. I personally am not the biggest fan of fish head curry and so this recommendation comes from my father. \n
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    Banana Leaf fish head curry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

  3. Hongkong Soya sauce chicken rice and noodle ($)<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Did you know that you can get Michelin Star food for just about $5? From a street hawker joint nonetheless? Well yes, you can. Just make a trip down to chinatown, but be prepared to stand in queues if you go during busy meal times. I basically didn\u2019t think the food was that amazing, but hey you can officially say you\u2019ve dined at a michelin star restaurant. The chicken was slightly undercooked for my liking, and I slathered the sauces all over my rice because dry rice does not agree with me (typical Sri Lankan-ism)! \n
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    Soya sauce chicken rice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

  4. Wild Honey ($$)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2013 The holy grail of breakfasts. Possibly the best one out there! With perfectly poached eggs, creamy hollandaise sauce and prosciutto on Brioche bread, there is absolutely nothing more scrumptious than their \u2018European\u2019 dish. They also have a really yummy eggs benedict on portobello mushrooms if you\u2019re veg or don\u2019t eat pork. The Norwegian has smoked salmon with salmon pearls for extra crunch with your eggs benedict. They have a restaurant at Mandarin Gallery (right above Victoria Secret) and one at Scott\u2019s square.\n
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    The European<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Portobello Road (R), The European (Below) and the Norwegian (L)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

  5. Din Tai Fung ($$)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2013 The best best best place for dumplings. This chain of restaurants is well known for their mouthwatering dumplings and have numerous locations to choose from. Most of their dishes have pork and they only have one chicken option for dumplings, so if you don\u2019t eat pork just know that your options are limited. The dumplings sort of burst in your mouth and have a small amount of soup-y content which you taste first (mind-blowingly amazing!). Their egg & shrimp fried rice is also bomb.com and you should definitely try it also. They do have vegetarian dumpling options as well and some truffle mushroom dumplings (don\u2019t be fooled by the word truffle, they weren\u2019t too yum \u2013 more like a mush of mushrooms). \n
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    Vegetable dumplings, Chicken dumplings & pork with shrimp dumplings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    These are just a few of my must-try picks for dining in Singapore, but there are so many other popular places to visit in Singapore that will cater to everyone and anyone.<\/p>\n

    In the night time, head down to the ever so popular Clarke quay where you can pick from numerous places to dine, drink wine and party afterwards. For a spectacular view and a ear-popping elevator ride, 1altitude is a rooftop bar that you must visit. Though I\u2019ve never been, C\u2019est la vie at Marina Bay Sands also gives you an amazing view and I\u2019ve heard that the music is good too. For shopping, you really can\u2019t beat Orchard road for a good dose of high-street and high-end brands. If you like bustling markets though, Bugis is a great place to get your discount game on. For electronics, Sim Ling towers is where to go, but don\u2019t forget to BARGAIN. For places to stay, holiday inn on orchard road is really good for its\u2019 location and price. You don\u2019t need to walk miles after a long day of shopping with heavy shopping bags. BUT! Keep an eye out for offers to stay at Marina Bay Sands! Yes it\u2019s a swanky place with a just as swanky price tag, but boy is it worth it. It\u2019s probably the best hotel I\u2019ve ever stayed at. I mean the pool is just glorious (Yes, instaholics!), their cocktails & canap\u00e9s every afternoon by the pool is to die for (two words: unlimited champagne.) and you can catch a theatre performance just downstairs. The only negative is that it\u2019s an LRT ride away from Orchard road which means \u201cheavy shopping bag carrying\u201d required.<\/p>\n

    If you have any more recommendations about places to go in Singapore (especially places to eat!) please comment below \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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