Major Malls
The first time I ate sushi in Takashimaya, I was eighteen and completely broke. My aunt slid a plate of salmon across the counter and told me to eat slowly, because good fish deserves patience. I’ve never forgotten that. Over the past six years, I’ve eaten my way through nearly every Japanese restaurant and sushi…
I wasn’t planning to eat at Food Opera Singapore that afternoon. I’d come down Orchard Road for something else, got ambushed by the heat, and ducked into ION just to cool off. The escalator brought me down to B4, and the smells started before I even saw the place: garlic, coconut broth, something charred and…
The first time I brought a friend from overseas to Orchard Road, we walked for forty minutes and ate nothing. We started at ION Orchard. Then someone said the food looked better at Ngee Ann City. So we crossed over. Then a queue at one place made us doubt ourselves, and we wandered toward Wisma…
The first time I met a friend at Plaza Singapura, we spent twenty minutes walking in circles. We had no plan, too many choices, and that very Singapore problem of being hungry but still unable to decide what to eat. By the time we finally reached a table, we were more tired from choosing than…
Orchard Road doesn’t slow down. The shopping malls fill up fast, and somewhere between Takashimaya Shopping Centre and Orchard Central, hunger catches up with you. We’ve spent years eating along this stretch. From ION Orchard’s basement stalls to rooftop dining above the city skyline, from quick lunch sets to long shared dinners. We’ve tried the…
The first time I tried to eat at Marina Bay Sands, I ended up hungry and irritated. I’d walked in from Bayfront MRT with a friend, no plan, no booking, just the vague idea that we’d “find something.” Forty-five minutes later, we’d circled The Shoppes twice, argued gently about whether we could afford anything, and…
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.…
If you’d told me I could walk out of a sit-down italian restaurant having paid roughly $10 a head, I’d have raised an eyebrow. But that’s exactly what happened when I finally tried Saizeriya Changi City Point, a popular store known for authentic italian cuisine in singapore. I’d heard the buzz for ages, and I’m…
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…
I arrived at Plaza Singapura, a contemporary shopping mall located along the bustling Orchard Road in Singapore, on a lively Saturday afternoon. This mall, officially opened decades ago and owned by CapitaMall Trust, is managed by CapitaLand, ensuring professional management and operational excellence. Plaza Singapura features over 190 retail outlets across seven floors and two…