Elijah Lim
I’ve eaten my way through Marina Bay Sands food more times than my wallet would like to admit. Over the past few years, I’ve explored the celebrity-chef spots, rooftop bars, and casual dining restaurants that draw a queue purely for the view. Some dishes were worth every dollar. Some were a lesson in managing expectations.…
I almost walked past it. Cuppage Plaza isn’t the kind of place you wander into expecting a calm meal. The ground floor hums with after-work chatter, and the lifts feel older than I am. But up on the second floor at 5 Koek Road, behind a quiet doorway, Hanashizuku Japanese Cuisine sits like it’s keeping…
The first time I tried to feed my whole family at Jurong Point dining, I got it completely wrong. It was a Sunday around 12.30pm. I had two hungry kids, my parents in tow, and a vague plan to “just see what we feel like.” Forty minutes later we were still wandering, the kids were…
Family dining is rarely just about choosing the most interesting restaurant. More often, it is about finding a place that works for everyone at the same time. That usually means something the children will actually eat, seats that are comfortable enough, a menu that does not require too much explaining, and a meal that feels…
I almost walked straight past it. Tucked into a quiet corner on the third floor of Cuppage Plaza, Izakaya Naniwa doesn’t announce itself at all. There’s no flashy signboard, no menu propped up outside trying to lure you in. Just a discreet door that opens into a much older, slower world of authentic Japanese dining.…
Some mall restaurants make more sense at weekday lunch than they do at weekend dinner. I noticed this again during a recent lunch stop at a busy mall, where the same restaurant that feels manageable on a workday becomes a very different experience by Saturday evening. At lunch, the expectations are clearer. Most diners are…
I’m always on the lookout for a quick, affordable lunch around the Bugis area that won’t leave me feeling sluggish for the rest of the afternoon. That’s exactly how I found myself wandering the corridors of Fortune Centre on a Saturday around 1:00 PM. If you know this older 1980s mall, you know it’s a…
I am always on the hunt for a lunch spot around Bugis that won’t drain my wallet or put me in a massive food coma for the rest of the workday. Cheap, quick, and satisfying meals are getting harder to find in the city center. I recently swung by Bodhi Deli on Level 3 of…
Family meals in malls usually begin with one simple question: where can everyone eat without too much stress? I noticed this again during a weekend visit to a busy Singapore mall. The lunch crowd had already formed around the popular restaurants, the food court was packed, and several families were standing near the directory board…
I’ve walked past the open-concept seating of The Marmalade Pantry on the fourth floor of ION Orchard countless times. After a surprisingly exhausting Tuesday morning of running errands, I finally decided to drop in and see if the food actually matches the sleek, casual-chic aesthetics. I was starving and craving a heavy lunch, and I’d…