Category Archives: type: on the cheap

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The Rolling Pin Bakery

You want hotel-quality desserts in a neighbourhood setting, you can have it at Bukit Batok Central. Modestly hidden in a corner of Bukit Batok Town Council is the one-year-old Rolling Pin Bakery which has cream puffs as their trump card. And

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The Rolling Pin Bakery

You want hotel-quality desserts in a neighbourhood setting, you can have it at Bukit Batok Central. Modestly hidden in a corner of Bukit Batok Town Council is the one-year-old Rolling Pin Bakery which has cream puffs as their trump card. And

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Saveur

Saveur proves that French cuisine need not always be an extravagant event. Unknown to many, they started out as a humble kopitiam stall hidden behind plastic chairs in Ali Baba Eating House: an off-the-beaten-track location in the eastern border of

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Saveur

Saveur proves that French cuisine need not always be an extravagant event. Unknown to many, they started out as a humble kopitiam stall hidden behind plastic chairs in Ali Baba Eating House: an off-the-beaten-track location in the eastern border of

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Purple Mustard

Being wrapped in bread is apparently the new black, with joints having similar concepts sprouting their roots evidently across our tiny island. The less-than-one-month-old Purple Mustard isn’t an exception, and they had decided to catch the sausage wave right here

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Purple Mustard

Being wrapped in bread is apparently the new black, with joints having similar concepts sprouting their roots evidently across our tiny island. The less-than-one-month-old Purple Mustard isn’t an exception, and they had decided to catch the sausage wave right here

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Breadyard

When we say Chef Ivan is planning a surprise for the future students of Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), we are not exaggerating. It did not take much effort before his passion for sandwiches convinced him to take

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Breadyard

When we say Chef Ivan is planning a surprise for the future students of Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), we are not exaggerating. It did not take much effort before his passion for sandwiches convinced him to take

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Alkaff Mansion Cafe

Just like a pimple that pops up unknowingly overnight, the reincarnation of Alkaff Mansion has unquestionably taken everyone by surprise. Curiosity reign supreme as the once-decayed edifice had been given a million-dollar make over and is now jutting majestically upon

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Alkaff Mansion Cafe

Just like a pimple that pops up unknowingly overnight, the reincarnation of Alkaff Mansion has unquestionably taken everyone by surprise. Curiosity reign supreme as the once-decayed edifice had been given a million-dollar make over and is now jutting majestically upon

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The Rotisserie

Monday blues will never be the same again. And if your week has been awfully draggy, The Rotisserie is here to ease the pain and recharge your belly. So say hello to this year-old white-washed bistro smacked right in China

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The Rotisserie

Monday blues will never be the same again. And if your week has been awfully draggy, The Rotisserie is here to ease the pain and recharge your belly. So say hello to this year-old white-washed bistro smacked right in China

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Slice

The folks behind Zsofi Tapas Bar must have felt selling whole pizzas are so passé, hence the resolution to offer pizzas by the Slice. And just in case you think you’ll be chomping on the conventional pre-baked and re-baked slices,

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Slice

The folks behind Zsofi Tapas Bar must have felt selling whole pizzas are so passé, hence the resolution to offer pizzas by the Slice. And just in case you think you’ll be chomping on the conventional pre-baked and re-baked slices,

Next Door Deli at Ang Mo Kio ave 10

Next door deli

The folks behind the famous Pine Garden Bakery realised that they are not gonna stop at Baugette – the Viet Inspired Deli. Now, Ang Mo Kio heartlanders could rejoice there’s a hotter and younger sister in the family, situated just

Next Door Deli at Ang Mo Kio ave 10

Next door deli

The folks behind the famous Pine Garden Bakery realised that they are not gonna stop at Baugette – the Viet Inspired Deli. Now, Ang Mo Kio heartlanders could rejoice there’s a hotter and younger sister in the family, situated just

Seafood Croquettes, 4.5

Crab Shack

  Just like how a crab silently comes and goes, Crab Shack emerges and returns from their hiatus. Different from the former branch at Upper Thompson, this crustacean-themed kopitiam style cafe now located itself at a brick and mortar HDB

Seafood Croquettes, 4.5

Crab Shack

  Just like how a crab silently comes and goes, Crab Shack emerges and returns from their hiatus. Different from the former branch at Upper Thompson, this crustacean-themed kopitiam style cafe now located itself at a brick and mortar HDB