Tag Archives: Serangoon Gardens

My Village at Serangoon Gardens (NTUC Finest)

This is the gourmet version of Singapore’s most basic supermarket NTUC Fairprice and it’s called NTUC Finest. I think the outlet at the new My Village in Serangoon Gardens is small and cosy. I find it thrilling to get blog … Continue reading

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My Village in Serangoon Gardens Opens

Read my latest post written on 25 Jan 2011: QB Hair Salon, DBS Bank, Coffee Bean, Wang Cafe, Subway, Old Hong Kong Taste, Udders ice-cream and Da Paolo Gastranomia are now open. I also took photos of the gorgeous Chinese … Continue reading

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Rolina: Hainanese Curry Puffs at Serangoon Garden Market

The uncle selling the traditional Hainanese style curry puffs is really nice with a genuine smile for customers. It makes me want to buy more even though they curry puffs are expensive at S$1.20 each. The stuffing as well as … Continue reading

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Root Beer Float at Happy Daze

Had a real expensive rootbeer float at Happy Daze, a little neighbourhood open air cafe pub, in Serangoon Gardens that cost S$7.90. The float was a real treat though as I haven’t had one in a long while. But I … Continue reading

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Serangoon Garden Village

A January 2011 update with all my posts about My Village: Cafes Restaurants and More Gorgeous Pink Floral Lanterns at My Village Serangoon Gardens’ My Village Again NTUC Finest My Village in Serangoon Gardens Opens Serangoon Garden Village Another new … Continue reading

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I Like Arbite’s New Menu Items

There is still my favourite iced lemon tea that I think Arbite does best, but I now also love the creamy pasta (Pappardelle with mushrooms and parma ham). The mushroom soup was lovely and so was the naturally sweet carrot … Continue reading

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Why I Will Never Dine Here Again

I took some photos so you know the place I’m talking about. Nara, a new Japanese restaurant in Serangoon Gardens is a place I won’t be revisiting. Maybe it was just my one bad experience. In all fairness, maybe you’ve … Continue reading

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Borshch Steakhouse: Singapore Style Fish and Chips

I love the local style Fish and Chips at Borsch Steakhouse, a restaurant that has not had a makeover since the 70’s.  It’s what I call accidentally charming.  It costs S$9.80 which is pretty expensive, but they are generous with … Continue reading

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Tiny North Indian Restaurant: Garden Kadhai

Although this is mainly a North Indian Restaurant, they do serve a few South Indian dishes too. I would recommend sticking with North Indian items like the Kashmiri and Garlic Naan and get any curry you like to dunk you … Continue reading

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Borshch Steak House: Step Back in Time into the 70’s

The Borshch Steakhouse in Serangoon Gardens is one of those places that’s charmingly stuck in a time warp and has retained an authentic retro feel. To be honest, I avoided patronising this place as it looks run down from the … Continue reading

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Fragility of Singapore’s Food Culture

[polldaddy poll=3385831] K F Seetoh our foodie TV show host, the man behind the food guide Makansutra, who travels on a scooter and Singapore’s answer to Anthony Bourdain has said some interesting things in a recent article in Time Magazine. … Continue reading

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Pad Thai and Red Rubies

After reading a freshly pressed blog on Thai Iced Tea, I was tempted to have some Thai Food myself.  I decided to try out Diandin Leluk which seems like an authentic place with chefs from Thailand. Thai Food always features … Continue reading

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Arbite

I was wondering how to pronounce the word and it seems I got it right. The website of this new Cafe, located opposite the bus terminal at Serangoon Gardens, says this: Arbite [ahr-bahyt] A pun on the German/Danish word for … Continue reading

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