Singapore Expats

This is very subjective, while Singapore has a huge selection of outlets I have to admit so far most have been pretty average, when people say Singapore is a great foody heaven they are talking value for money, yes you can have a full meal for two price of a glass of water in London.

Everyone has their own top favorite joints so why not list the 5 places you keep going back to:

Heres mine

1. Ritz Carlton Summer Pavilion: So far the best dim sum, good service
2. Rendezvous Great for local beef randang etc, no nonsense décor, A lot of Indos and Malaysians make this the first stop when they get here.
3. Blue Ginger: It was always good but have to admit the last two times its been pretty average ( new cook?)
4. Jerrys BBQ. The tangling shopping centre branch has the atmosphere of a morgue with the boss mama-san looking like she belongs in one. She is permanently in a bad mood, but the rack of ribs are superb.
5. A-Roy Thai, its in a computer mall and looks like cack, be warned it may look cheap, but I am always surprised by the bill. There again I have seen them preparing all the fresh ingredients very labour intensive, and its good enough that we keep going back

- Din Tai Fung at Raffles City and Wisma
- DaPaolo Pizza Bar
- Crystal Jade for yum cha in Ngee Ann City
- Spinelli's (anywhere) and Coffee bean for coffee
- Soup Restaurant for traditional chinese dishes

Niqqi's Cheese Prata Shop -- Clementi Road.

Omar Shariff -- N. Indian Food at Bukit Timah & 6th Ave.

7,107 Flavours -- Pinoy food at Marina Square

Karu's Indian Banana Leaf Restaurant -- Upper Bukit Timah Road

deli like food chain:

fish n co
seoul garden
bali thai
rice table
swensens


among others.

Nasi Lemak @ Changi Village
Botak Jones @ Clementi (western food)
Soup Restaurant @ Jurong Point
Mixed Pig's Organs @ behind Lavander Food Centre
Teochew Porridge @ Jurong East

beef hor fun @ geylang
129 dim sum @ geylang (i'm told the literal translation for 129 in cantonese is "found food")
frog porridge @ geylang lor 7 i think
rocher bean curd @ rocher road
boon lay POWER nasi lemak @ boon lay market (night operations only)

Oops, sorry I didn't keep to the restaurants topic, but you gotta try these local gems!

One of my fav restaurants is Dolce Vita at Oriental Hotel. Superb service, great food (mediterranean) and reasonable prices, given the quality on display!