FAB Singapore Day 5 & 6 | Maccas to Michelin
Our last two days in Singapore - we cover food ranging from Maccas, Muji and Michelin.
FAB is our travel blog series where we cover everything food and beyond during our travels.
Our last two days of our Singapore trip, condensed into a post! We catch up with a fellow foodie in Perth, check out everything from Maccas, Muji and Michelin Bib Gourmand.
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Day 4
Pre-lunch "snack"
We spent the morning doing a bit of shopping - particularly at Muji, one of our favourite places to go to shop at. Muji also has their own cafe, Cafe&Meal, which serves up Western and Asian inspired food - kind of like a gourmet deli.
We couldn't resist grabbing something to share, even if it was nearly lunch time!
Cafe&Meal, or "Muji cafe" has a unique seating system. Before going up to order, you reserve a table by taking one of the signs and placing it on a free table.
Muji cafe primarily serves up "deli sets" - where you get to choose a number of dishes from the cabinet for a set price.
We opted for the 4 deli set with:
16 grain rice
Golden sesame crusted salmon
Ratatouille au gratin
Peach and apple salad
Prawn couscous salad with yuzu-sesame dressing
Miso soup
Muji cafe also had a promotion where you get 50% off desserts when you purchase a drink.
With our stomachs primed and ready for more eating, we headed back to Orchard to meet up with a fellow foodie from Perth.
Lunch with Alexsingaporefoodie
We caught up with fellow foodie friend from Perth, Β @alexperthfoodie who was in town. Be sure to check out Alex over on Instagram or via his website.
Lunch #1 was at New Station Snack Bar. Rumour had it they served up some delicious salted egg pork ribs. Between the three of us, we shared the pork ribs and a serving of the marmite chicken.
The place was packed at around 1 pm, a good sign! Our favourite for us was the buttery salted pork ribs π€€
We didn't note down the prices of the pork ribs or marmite chicken. We'd expect them to be < $7 or $8 each.
Lunch #2 was down the hall, at Hainanese Delicacy which served up... you guessed it - chicken rice.
Unfortunately breast meat was only available which made the chicken rice a little less enjoyable for Paige (drumstick or thigh meat is arguably the more desirable cuts). I didn't mind though!
With lunch over, we had another gander at Isetan's Foodmarket before saying our goodbyes.
Playing with expensive camera equipment
We did a bit more shopping at 313@Somerset. I got to play around with some expensive camera equipment! It was fun being able to try all this gear, as it's normally locked behind cabinets in Australia. There was even a $20k lens - I didn't dare (2nd shelf from the top, all the way to the right)!
My favourite lens to play with was Sony's macro lens (90mm f2.8). These types of lenses are often used in food photography or product photography, but can also double as a portrait lens.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
I caught up with a friend for dinner. Her parents used to run Emperor's Kitchen back in the 2000's. We visited Kok Sen, a A Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant which has served up Cantonese Zi Char food* for over 50 years.
*Zi char is Hokkien term that means cooked food, or food made to order.
Michelin Bib Gourmand is an award given by the Michelin Guide for good quality and good value cooking. The food was delicious, reminding me of some of the dishes my Dad cooks (he works as a chef in the Cantonese food scene).
Even though we ordered small, all the dishes were massive. We somehow managed to finish all three dishes between two people.
Note prices shown are from online ordering service, Oddle and may vary to pricing in-store.
Following dinner, my friend and I strolled to No Sleep Club for a couple π».
Maccas run
I ended up getting back to our hotel at around 1 am. A bit peckish, I decided to try a couple of seasonal Maccas items. Nothing else around Yotel was open at the time.
A must try is the McSpicy, which was introduced in Singapore in 1999 and made its way to our Aussie menu in 2020. This burger is apparently the Maccas' best selling burger in Singapore.
I also tried a seasonal item - the Hokkaido salmon burger, which was alright.
The favourite was the chocolate pudding - which had a nice balance of chocolately goodness and saltiness. It somewhat reminded me of Nobu's bento box (chocolate lava cake).
Day 5
Our last day in Singapore would be spent shopping and grabbing any last minute things for friends. The morning was spent at 313@Somerset where we picked up a couple pieces here and there.
Having too much (again) for lunch
We returned to Donki to pick up a couple things including a cute Shiba Inu tote (I have a couple different ones) and lunch. Like Isetan's Foodmarket, they have a range of pre-made meals.
We'll let the food photos do the talking.
Given it was only lunch time, we struggled hard to finish all the food! The food seemed fresh, given the massive turnover of produce. The white taiyaki custard was probably our least favourite of the lot.
The last meal in Singapore
It wasn't long until we returned to the hotel, packed and got dinner. Our last meal was at Food Republic, in Ion Orchard. To read more about it, check out our Instagram post here.
When we're in Singapore, we always grab char kuey teow from this stall. We love the wok hei! Β
Paige's pick for the night was fishball noodles - given she had the char kuey teow the evening before.
And of course, it wouldn't be your last meal in Singapore unless you have chicken rice!
Bye Singapore!
With our stomachs reasonably full, we grabbed our bags, said farewell to our hotel and made our way back to Perth.
Until next time, Singapore!
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