Revisiting Oriental Kopi @ Bugis Junction

We've been wanting to come back to the local branch of Oriental Kopi. As far as we could tell, there wasn't much difference from their Malaysian counterparts.

Think I like their iced kopi better than the hot one. I get the impression that those iced ones seem to be more robust.

Wanted to have a go with their delicious chicken rice and the lime-y chilli here. Couldn't discern any difference between the one in Malaysia and this one so...as far as I was able to tell, they're both kinda equally good.

Dry mee siam's not bad. It has the same texture as their other bee hoon.

The other thing we wanted to try was their rojak. Underneath the blanket of crushed peanuts were cucumber, turnip, guava and pineapple. I'm not a fan of a couple of things. The rojak sauce wasn't great. And then there's the crunchy you tiao which were like biscuits rather than fried dough fritters.

Tofu G (豆府記 두부젤라또), Mandarin Gallery

Came across Tofu G (#03-30 Mandarin Gallery, 333A Orchard Road, tel : +65 8970 6493) recently and tried a couple of their tofu gelato. Apparently, they're the first tofu gelato here and the spot they're on is a pop up. Nicest looking pop up I've seen.

The lavender coloured one was Korean sweet potato - if you asked me, it tasted like yam and coconut. The Sandy coloured one's pistachio with its unmistakeable nuttiness. These were a lot lighter compared to regular dairy based gelato. Not bad.

Pistachio and Mortadella pizza from Lucca's Trattoria

We were at Lucca's Trattoria recently and came across a pistachio and Mortadella pizza with burrata. There was creamy rich with saltiness from the cheese and ham; that paired with the nuttiness from the pistachio paste and toasty crushed pistachio. Nice. 👍🏼

Orange Americano from Cocobella Lifebar

I've never stepped into this place (#01-55 One Holland Village, 7 Holland Village Way) until today. Got an Orange Americano. This rendition came with coconut water. Since this was a "coconut water bar" and that coconut water has got to get in with the coffee and orange juice, something had to give. It wasn't a bad drink but as far as this beverage went, Alice Boulangerie and Luckin makes better ones. This one just tried.

Homemade Springroll • Springroll Skin, People's Park Food Centre

Laksa and poh piah from Homemade Springroll • Springroll Skin (#01-1008 People’s Park Food Centre, 32 New Market Road). Not a fan of the laksa. There's no coconut milk in it to provide the creamy richness that the Peranakan/Katong style I usually prefer has. The poh piah was pretty decent tasting though. One can tell from how it was being wrapped that the wrapper has had years of experience doing it.

Another Zheng Dou (正斗) before leaving Hong Kong

One last eat at Zheng Dou before leaving the airport. Never noticed that they were called Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop. 

It's roast pork and goose today. Quality of the roast was pretty decent like the previous times we've had them here. Did not specify the part for the goose today and ended up with a portion that has mostly skin, fat and bones. I much prefer the breast or drumstick.