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the concept of this place is good but the pricing kills! one of the night we had about 13 of us - the final bill came to us was168+! to me, their drinks are on the high side in pricing. the food wise is barely so-so and frankly not worth paying for it

Omigawd, that breaks my heart. Looks like the one in siglap is more reasonably priced then! Ok, will only go to that zion cha chan teng only place for desserts. Any recommended eats? The one in siglap has "bo lo" buns that are really yummy and the mango-pomelo smoothie is delish ( better than the crap ones in a famous shop in orchard road ). The french toast with peanut butter is also gooood. b

hey glen... where in siglap is the one you mentioned? i've never seen it! are you an eastie?

Yes definitely am an eastie! Here's the website for the cha chan teng in siglap http://www.hkcafe.com.sg/ cheers g

perfect!!! 6pm - 5am! what i really need!!! it looks good! oh boy... what have i been missing!!! thanks for the info and updates! fellow eastie...

Andy, maybe we can have a vt meet here when u return;p there's a long queue btw, but it disappears around midnight.. glen

yippee! yes we shall do that! thanks glen! i'm so looking forward to returning already. any more nice places? the one at zion road is that expensive huh. oh well... what's "cha chan teng" anyway? okay i've made a list of the joints to check out... 1. Melbourne? the crab place. 2. The Line at Shangri-La 3. This hkcafe at Siglap yadda yadda... ah crap. hungry again.

LOL, when are u returning? Your name keeps popping out at every meet leh. No worries, we can organise some eastie vt meet, am thinking of some decadent food tour as usual. And since you asked for other nice places, these were the joints i am thinking of, in the east of course.. all these joints are on the same stretch of road.. 1)5* chicken rice, famous for its zingy garlicky chilli sauce 2)ampang yong tau hu - yummy pork stuffed into beancurd 3)pandan rice dumplings - fragrant pork dumplings 4)katong laksa with lots of blood cockles Sorry, cha chan teng means 'tea house' in cantonese, 茶餐厅 in mandarin - very common in hk, a shop that sells hot snacks, desserts and of course, tea. Dunno about the zion rd joint, will check it out on 24 mar when SPW arrives from Melbourne ( i'm organising a meet there). cheerios, glen

GREAT!!!! we can do a eastie food trail!!! we might be able to start from siglap center... or even from bedok corner (opp bedok camp... heard it's open already!) argh! the1.00 cheng tng and the seafood bbq! there's this prawn noodle stall i heard was good near the hk cafe area... and san marino cafe i LOVE their light cheesecakes... and of course... the original KATONG LAKSA! i had 2 of those for dinner in the 4 days i was in SG... there's margaritas mexican and al forno italian... pretty good stuff i've heard! and maybe ending at east coast park? -shrug- heh... gee. my flight is confirmed for 5th but i might extend a week if i have to! can't wait can't wait!

all these joints are on the same stretch of road.. 1)5* chicken rice, famous for its zingy garlicky chilli sauce 2)ampang yong tau hu - yummy pork stuffed into beancurd 3)pandan rice dumplings - fragrant pork dumplings 4)katong laksa with lots of blood cockles oh man... i'm so ashamed of myself... i've not tried yong tau hu before... and i've only been brave enough to try the katong laksa last year! it came about after watching a ch 8 serial on it, and i was immediately hooked! the east is definitely the best place for foodie escapades! have you been to Golden Beach Seafood? it's no longer there for a couple of years already... and even Spring Court is no longer there... just this Hua Yu Wee... loved Golden Beach Seafood... very cheap and very good! and it's just 3 mins walk from my place! lol.

Andy I think Spring Court has shifted to Chinatown (just opp Chinatown point). They were offering this0.77 Peking Duck for a while. Yummy, yummy. And talking about ducks, I forgot all about the roast duck restaurant beside ampang yong tau hu. Mei Yuan's duck is always crisp on the outside, succulent on the inside, good with plum sauce. Yum. Hmm San Marino eludes me. Did they use to sell alcohol-infused tiramisu beside the prawn noodle shop? The cake shop has closed and in its place is the hk cafe. Yeah....al forno has the best pizzas and bread..so you're back on 5th april? glen

ah i think i've seen the new spring court at china town... hmm is the roast duck u mentioned has a few 6s in their signboard? and yup! the san marino's tiramisu is one of the most affordable authentic ones i could find! and yep! i think it's beside the famous prawn noodle stall. there's this chin mei chin or something confectionery... the old school cake shop near holy family church... i love their very simple but very yummy pastries! is it still there? i suppose it's still a fave with the churchgoers! and i think the cheesecake cafe in siglap is pretty awful. overpriced for the quality! the cheesecake factory (they have an outlet here in waikiki! and many more in the rest of US) has the best cheesecakes i've tried! their godiva chocolate cheesecake is sinfully decadent!

oh no... jun 5. 90 days to go and counting...!

Hey, can i come along 'cos it all sounds so YUMMY!!!! Coming in August!!! 9th to 18th:-) Hey hope to meet you again leonik...

guten tag gerlinde! you're most welcome!!! and you'll just be in time for our nat'l day celebrations too!

i love the cheng tang at bedok corner. the queue is as long as the hokkien mee. love the sambal sting ray from the malay stall. Joo chiat has lots of gd food too ;p I am going to The Line again 2 weeks later ;p East has lots of gd food concentrating in one area. Me from South will drive all the way to east to eat prawn noodles ;p We wanted to go tang shui the last time but it was very crowded. So maybe consider making a booking just b4 we head to Zion for prawn noodles or char kway teow ;p

Sure thing Jen, I will make a booking for tong shui nearer the date. You know all we need is a part 3 to make it a trilogy! lol. But tong shui opens till the wee hours.. Gerlinde - You're welcomed anytime:) we're a bunch of food lovin' people over here and our meetings usually comes in 3 parts ( see my hp travelogue ). Just tell us, what S'porean food are you craving for?? Andy - Wah u ah, I went to east coast to eat yesterday after u mention all those places. Yah man, chin mei chin bakery is still there. Love their bread rolls, tarts and old-fashion atmo. San Marino no more there..ok on ah? Food trail.

ooohhhh geezzzz where shall i start??? i am definetly a foodie too!!! it's the influence from my childhood in singapore:-)

guten tag to you too leonik! yes we will be on time to celebrate national day with ya'll.... arriving at 5pm, hope we haven't miss anything yet....

hey hey glen! inspire us! do share with us where you ate at, and what! jen! that's the spirit! travel anywhere, anytime, at any cost, for good food! gerlinde! of course you're to join us! your inner singaporean is taking over! 89 days left...

.... 154 day left *CRY* hehe i can't wait to be there man:-)