Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Happy breakfasting at Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani

Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani

Back at Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani, getting a couple of favourites for breakfast.

Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani, banana egg cheese prata
Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani, banana egg cheese prata

Today's bananas in their banana egg cheese prata were back to those old tangy sweet ones. 🥳 I was half worried that it'd be those that tasted like plantains that they had used previously. These were so good with the salted cheese.

Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani, maggi goreng mutton
Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani, maggi goreng mutton

More of the maggi goreng mutton with extra keema. I wouldn't be exaggerating much if I described this to be half noodles and half keema. This was so good.

Ya-Mahyuddin Al-Jailani, teh halia

Teh halia to finish.

Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Revisiting Oriental Kopi @ Bugis Junction

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.

Oriental Kopi, kopi

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

Oriental Kopi, chicken rice

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.

Oriental Kopi, mee siam

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

Oriental Kopi, rojak

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.

Monday, November 03, 2025

Tofu G (豆府記 두부젤라또), Mandarin Gallery

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.

Tofu G (豆府記 두부젤라또), korean sweet potato
Tofu G (豆府記 두부젤라또), pistachio

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.

Tofu G (豆府記 두부젤라또), Mandarin Gallery

Pistachio and Mortadella pizza from Lucca's Trattoria

Lucca's Trattoria, pistachio e mortadella

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. 👍🏼

Sunday, November 02, 2025

Orange Americano from Cocobella Lifebar

Cocobella Lifebar, orange americano

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

Homemade Springroll • Springroll Skin, laksa poh piah

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.

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