Glancing at the menu, you find a small selection of hybrid between Kappo and Izakaya styled food.

I was absolutely impressed by the first dish, Saba Shoyu Ni ($8). The combination of the sauce of shoyu based enhanced the fried fish.

Whenever at Japanese restaurant, I have to order sashimi. The 5 kinds Sashimi Moriwase ($52) is the perfect platter for sharing.

Mains

Truffle Kale ($16) is amazing. I didn’t think that truffle and kale would work. Until I tried it. The fried garlic slices certainly helps to elevate the flavour as well.

Lamb Chop ($42) is an item which many will shun away due to the gamey taste. I feel this has almost none. But I am afraid those highly sensitive or dislike the gamey flavour might savour it. As for me, I always love lamb and I approve of this dish.

The highlight for the Mains which is also known as must order goes to Japanese Wagyu. At a hefty price tag of $72, may leave your wallet a hole but it is worthwhile to indulge especially when there is an occasion worth celebrating.

It is always a good idea to round up the meal with a dessert, Hibachi Artisan Gelato ($8).

In case you are wondering what Hibachi means; it means a traditional Japanese grill. That’s the grill where the beef sat on.

NAHMJ Verdict

I highly recommend Hibachi Japanese Casual Dining. Delicious and nice ambience.

Hibachi Japanese Casual Dining

5 Koek Road, Cuppage Plaza, #03-01, Singapore 228796
Tel: +65 9151 9775

Website: https://www.hibachi.sg/

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday 1730 to 2200 | Closed on Sundays

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True to its name, its menu is in Binary form as well. Every item, except the section on Bread & Chips has an option of Asian and Western selection.

One of the highly raved items and me too highly recommend it is the Homemade Kubaneh Bread ($14) served with Garlic Butter & Kombu Butter. The price seems too steep for a loaf of bread. I suppose with the 2 unique butter made in-house is worth the value. The bread is buttery and fluffy. I am willing to spurge on this expensive bread once in a while. If possible, I would opt for only the Garlic Butter. I didn’t enjoy the Kombu Butter.

At this lunch, we ordered three small plate items. First is the Octopus with “Lao Gan Ma” ($19). It was tasty due to the chilli. Alternatively, you can opt for the Pesto Alla Genovese for the Western selection.

Our second small plate is the Tiger Prawns ($18). We opted for the Spanish Tapas Version, Gambas Al Ajillo. Due to the amount of garlic, it was flavourful.

The third small plate of the Nasi Lemak Chicken Wings ($18). Simple marinate of turmeric and soy sauce I suppose, simply like the typical Chicken Wings served on the Nasi Lemak. Alternatively, diners can opt for Buffalo Wings.

The last item was Burrata. It was a seasonal special. Burrata was creamy with vinaigrette and vegetable, it was refreshing. Not forgetting the truffle, it zest up the flavour.

NAHMJ Verdict

Overall there isn’t any wow factor though every dish was on point and tasty. Pricing is slightly on the high side though.

Binary Restaurant

390 Orchard Road #01-01a Palais Renaissance, Singapore 238871
Tel: +65 9363 0101

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/binary0101.sg/?hl=en

Opening Hours: Monday 11:30am-10:30pm (Last Order: 9:30pm)

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The signature items are the 4 flavours of boiled soup.

For the light palette, you will enjoy the Collagen Fish Soup 胶原白汤 ($9.80).

If you love Tomato Soup, don’t miss the Tomato Fish Soup 公举番茄鱼 ($9.80). The soup permeates the flavour of fresh tomato. Even for me who doesn’t like Tomato, I enjoyed this rendition which emit the sweetness rather than the sourness of the fruit.

For diners who crave for sourish flavour soup, opt for the Sauerkraut Fish Soup 酸菜鱼 ($9.80).

Spicy Poached Fish Soup 水煮鱼 ($9.80) taste authentic. It reminds me of the version I had in Chongqing and various part of China.

They offer quite some side. Three recommended items. First is the Zesty Winter Melon 秘特冬瓜 ($3.80). I savour calamansi and perhaps orange as well. Refreshing and relief the heat from the Spicy Poached Fish Soup.

Plump Fresh Green Mussels with Spicy Sauce 白灼青口 ($7.80) is the must order for mussel lovers.

The third item is the Fried Fresh Fish Bites with Mustard Dip 炸鱼块 ($7.80). Who doesn’t love fried food.

NAHMJ Verdict

Value-for-money, delicious and fresh are the descriptive words that I will use. Hence, for these 3 reasons, I will return.

Yu Zhong Bu Tong

Wisma Atria, 435 Orchard Road, #04-02, Singapore 238877
(within the Food Republic food court)

Nearest MRT station: Orchard

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There are a total of 6 stalls providing different cuisine with 2 HALAL stalls.

Mui Kee Express

Opening Hours: Daily – 0800 to 2100 (Last order 2030)

Since it is an express outlet, it offers only a condensed menu with its specialty of congee. Some selection include the Garoupa Belly, Homemade Pork Meatball, Century Egg and Shredded Meat Congee with a few sides.

Laifaba

Opening Hours: Tuesdays – Sundays 1030 to 1800 (Last order 1730) Closed on Mondays

The wanton noodles are lightly chewy, very eggy and flavourful. I was surprised that it was served with soup. The char siew was relatively tender and lightly sweetish.

S’Mao Barbecue

Opening Hours: Mon, Wed – Fri 11:30am – 2:30pm (Lunch) Last order: 2:00pm; 6:00pm – 9:00pm (Dinner)
Last order: 8:30pm | Sat – Sun & PH Lunch Closed; 6:00pm – 9:00pm (Dinner) Last order: 8:30pm | Closed Every Tuesday

Inspired by Chef Mao’s time in Austin, Texas, and North Carolina. To savour all the offerings, opt for All-In Plate comprises 2 pieces of Pork Ribs, Honeyed Pork Belly, Pulled Pork, Fries & Coleslaw.

Cluny Food Court’s Drink Stall

Opening Hours: Daily 0800 to 2130 (Last order 2100)

At the drink stall, they offer some food. One of which is the Nasi Lemak available before 4pm only and takeaway is available. There is a good scent of coconut in the rice. The chicken wing is crispy and tasty too.

Project Penyek by Ansar

Opening Hours: Mondays – Fridays 11:00am – 2:00pm (Lunch) Last order: 1:30pm; 6:00pm – 9:30pm (Dinner) Last order: 9:00pm | Sat – Sun & PH 11:00am – 9:30pm, Last order: 9:00pm | Closed Every 1^st and 3^rd Monday of the Month

This is one of the 2 HALAL stalls offers Ayam Penyet and Satay in a Cup.

Piccante Pronto

Opening Hours: Fridays – Wednesdays 1130 to 2130 (Last order 2100) | Closed on Thursdays

A second HALAL stall offers Pizza in 2 sizes (medium and large) and pasta.

NAHMJ Verdict

Good varieties and nice environment. I was surprise that it was relatively breezy even on a hot sunny day.

Cluny Food Court

1J Cluny Road, Singapore 259607 (Beside Raffles Building)

Website: https://www.clunyfoodcourt.com.sg/

Nearest MRT: Botanics Gardens (Circle and Downtown lines)

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Highlight of the Menu

At this Japanese restaurant, diners are treated to izakaya-style dishes.

Maguro Tataki Salad ($28) is served with akami tuna slices with mesclun mix, Japanese seaweed and refreshing wasabi yuzu dressing.

Don’t judge the Charcoal Chicken ($16) by its look. It looks ugly and like tar. Once it is in the mouth, it releases its charm, crisp and tasty. Dip a little mayonnaise and to elevate the flavour.

Tsukune is always a crowd pleaser to both adult and children. At Osomatsu, they added chicken soft bone for that extra crunch texture. Personally, I prefer to have it with strong marinate and perhaps more sauce.

Uni Ikura Tart ($22/ pc), probably is the star item of the night for diners who love uni and ikura. There is a hint of smokiness which I suspect you either love it or hate it.

Ending the dinner with Umeshu Jelly ($10), extremely refreshing with a good balance of sourish and sweetness to compliment the Ume scent. It is so wise to add goji berries for the added texture and it accentuate the fruitiness as well. I love it.

NAHMJ Verdict

Overall, Osomatsu Japanese Kitchen & Bar executed the dishes well.

Osomatsu Japanese Kitchen & Bar

11 Tanjong Katong Road Kinex #02-21 Singapore 437157
Tel: +65 9235 9419

Website: https://www.osomatsusg.com/

Opening Hours: Daily 11:30am – 2:30pm; 5:30 – 10:30pm

Getting There: Nearest MRT station – Paya Lebar (North-East line & Circle line)

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Marinate for 400g Pork
1 tbsp Sugar
1/2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
3 blocks Red fermented beancurd
1/2 tsp Dark soy sauce
1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Shallot & Garlic Juice
2 tbsp Chinese wine
1 tsp Five spice powder
1 Egg
3 tbsp Corn flour
1 tbsp Rice flour
1 tbsp Plain flour

Steps
1. Add all the above ingredients into the pork.
2. Mix well and marinate overnight
3. Before deep frying, add 1 tbsp of the Corn Flour to the Pork. Mix well.
4. Deep-fried the pork.

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Prettiest Mooncake

Have you seen Sakura-shaped mooncake? In sweet peachy pink lined with gold edged, they are too pretty to eat. And if you are Durian fan, you will be delighted to know that the mooncakes are filled with the irresistible king of fruit.

Yours Sincerely Bakery
Website: https://www.yourssincerelybakery.com/

Most Exotic Flavour

If you love both Durian and Truffle, you probably have to try this. Putting both strong aromatic ingredients in the mooncake, the result is you either love it or hate it. It is difficult to have neutral ground for this. Even for the people who usually sits on the fence will certainly have their opinion. This is the most exotic flavour we tried this in 2021.

Aroma Truffle
Website: https://aromatruffle.com/

Mini Mooncake

If you don’t like to sharing or having difficulty in getting people around to eat mooncake with you, opt for the se mini mooncake from SEASON, a well-known brand established in Johor. As these mooncake are HALAL, great to gift to your Muslim friend as well. They are available exclusively on the online shop with island-wide delivery, and on Shopee.

SEASON
Website: http://shop.season.com.sg/

Most Stylish Packaging

The Marmalade Pantry’s collection of baked mooncakes using low sugar and no lard recipe are encased in a limited edition stylish bag with woven rattan webbing and scarlet red PVC-leather. Two new flavours this year, Pandan Kaya with Melon Seeds and Classic Earl Grey Infused Lotus Paste.

The Marmalade Pantry
Website: https://www.themarmaladepantry.com.sg/

Prettiest Packaging

The mooncake by The Hainan Story comes in a very pretty pink tingkat. The must try Hainanese Traditional Savoury Mooncake, especially for those who love sweet with a savoury hint. Other flavour in the set are Salted Mixed Nuts Mooncake, Hainanese Kopi Walnuts White Lotus Mooncake with Single Yolk and Coconut Gula Melaka and White Lotus Mooncake.

The Hainan Story
Website: https://www.facebook.com/thehainanstory/

Colourful Mooncake

Baked mooncakes are always in boring colour, brown and perhaps black as well. The Old Seng Choong has them in green and red as well. The new flavours are Black Truffle Red Lotus Paste with Bakwa, Bird Nest Pandan Gula Melaka, as well as Hae Bee Hiam Red Lotus Paste together with the  the classics White Lotus Paste with Yolk Blend are in a beautiful box that comes with a lock.

Old Seng Choong
Website: https://www.oldsengchoong.com/

Value-for-Money

Aroma Musang King Durian Snowskin Mooncake and Black Sesame w/ Peanut Butter & Gula Melaka Praline Snowskin Mooncake with two each in a box is only at $60++. What a steal when you true Mao Shan Wang durian.

Gao Peng Cuisine
Website: http://www.gaopengcuisine.com.sg/

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I documented my recipe in my blog as friends has been asking me for my recipe after seeing my Instagram post.

Marinate Pork
400g Pork 400g
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
1 tbsp Shaoxing or Rice Wine
2 tbsp Sesame Oil
3 tbsp Rice flour
2 tbsp Corn flour
1 tbsp Plain flour
1 Egg
¼ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Sugar
¼ tsp Five Spice Powder
Dashes Pepper

Sauce
2 sachets Instant Coffee Powder
2 tbsp White Sugar
1 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tbsp Worcester Sauce
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
1 tbsp Shaoxing or Rice Wine

Steps

1. Add all the ingredients to marinate the pork and leave it in the fridge for at least 30min.
2. For the sauce, mix all the ingredients well and set aside. If needed, add more water to ensure the coffee powder is dissolved.
3. Bring out from the pork from the fridge about 30 min before deep-frying, mix in 2 tablespoon of corn flour. Once the pork is at room-temperature, deep-fry the pork and set aside.
4. Heat the wok. Add about 1 tablespoon of oil. When oil is hot, add the pre-mix sauce into the wok. When oil, add the deep-fried pork.

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I love this cafe; the high ceiling, the green, the quietness. Most would surely exclaim “instagrammable” the moment they stepped foot into the space.

First item served was the PB & J Chicken Sarnie. The general feedback for this item is either you love it or you dislike it. A savoury sandwich with a sweetness, usually will garner a 50-50 like and dislike. It is a taste profile that is highly contestable.

The Piadina Uovo E Prosciutto di Parma consists of scrambled eggs, parma ham, rucola, tomatoes, onions, crème fraiche, shaved parmesan and mesclun salad. The result of the combination is a tasty and wholesome sandwich.

The last item I tried is the crowd-pleaser Smoked Salmon with Truffled Scramble and Roe. Eggs, especially scramble egg with truffle flavour and smoked salmon is an attractive combination which most would not resist such tempting brekkie offers.

NAHMJ Verdict

I will return whenever I needed a serene meal or looking for a quiet cafe so that I could have that chat with a friend without raising my voice. Moreover, the food and drinks are delicious, that’s an added reason to why not going back again and again.

Supply & Demand Novena

11 Mandalay Rd, #01-02 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore 308232

Website: https://supplyanddemand.com.sg/

Opening Hours: Daily 1100 to 2200

Getting There: Nearest MRT station – Novena

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I got hold of the barista-quality Uji Matcha and Uji Hojicha. Both are great for making your own tasty silky Tea Latte. Importantly, both are sugar-free which allows us to customise our preferred sugar level; this is important for me. Equally important is that both are preservative-free as well.

Both the Houjicha and Matcha are available in 20g and 100g.

Instead of using it for simply latte, I tried it in baking recipes and I find that it goes extremely well when the bake consist of diary item such as cheese. And since Burnt Cheesecake is such a hotcake item, here is the recipe for the Houjicha Matcha Marble Burnt Cheese cake

Houjicha Matcha Marble Burnt Cheese cake

Ingredients:

430g cream cheese
100g caster sugar
3 large egg
20g cake flour
270g heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon juice
2 teaspoon hojicha powder
2 teaspoon matcha powder

Method:

1. Cream cheese and sugar till creamy
2. Add in the egg. Mix well.
3. Follow by the vanilla extract and lemon juice.
4. Lastly fold in the flour and heavy cream.
5. Divide the mixture into 3 equal portions
6. First portion is plain.
7. For the matcha, add in the matcha powder and mix well
8. For the hojicha, add in the hojicha powder and mix well
9. Bake in a 6 in tin lie with 2 pieces of baking paper.
10. Temp – 240 degree bake for 30-35mins

Craft Tea Fox

Website: https://craftteafox.co/

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