Selfish Gene Café, Singapore
At the time of writing, this café is only around one month old. It is clean and bright and on a Sunday afternoon, not too crowded. The atmosphere is friendly and the décor suitably young and laid-back, but not cutesy.…
Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Phnom Penh
Venerated mainstay along Sisowath Quay. Consists of a bar/ restaurant and a hotel. Brutally frank: Venerated? More like overated. The décor is not particularly pretty nor does it exude old-world charm, despite being a historic address. The staff can’t really…
myhome restaurant, Phnom Penh
Situated along Sisowath Quay, near the Chaktomuk Theatre. Brutally frank: Very quiet. Seems like a new restaurant. Extremely friendly and attentive restaurant. I dined at this restaurants twice. Quite a few lizards on the wall on the second night though…
Local Cambodian Street Food, Phnom Penh
Pate and bread. In the afternoon and evening, crusty baguettes, filled with your choice of meat pate and pickled vegetables can be bought from street hawkers for around 2000 riel. Brutally frank: The pate feels somewhat spam-like in texture. It…
Strawberry Park Resort, Cameron Highlands
The old stalwart of Cameron Highlands still stands on a beautiful ground full of pretty flowers. The rooms have gone through renovation and are suitable modern and spacious. I stayed in a Studio room and the bathroom was also very…
FLOR Pâtisserie, Duxton Hill, Singapore
FLOR Pâtisserie #01-01, 2 Duxton Hill, Singapore 089588 Tel: 6223 8628 After lunch at the Café L’Operetta, you can take a short walk over to FLOR Pâtisserie, a Japanese-styled patisserie serving authentic Japanese inspired French pastry. You can choose to…
Café L’Operetta, Duxton Hill, Singapore
Head Chef: Takashi Okuno Berjaya Hotel 83 Duxton Road Tel +65 6224 4298 (call for lunch and dinner timings) Closed on Mondays I went on a Sunday for lunch. It was very, very quiet—–a huge plus point for me. I…
Joo Chiat Road, Singapore
This street stretches from Geylang Serai (the Muslim enclave in Singapore) to Katong (one of the yuppie/ good food enclaves in Singapore). In Katong, you can find delicious local food, for example, at 328 Katong Laksa. Predictably, there are more…
Popiah Lwee, Malacca (Melaka)
Popiah Lwee Jalan Kubu (in between Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Hock and Jalan Hang Jebat aka Jonker Walk) Recommended by other guidebooks but oh-so-disgusting! It has pork lard in it. I didn’t know till I bit into it and I…
Farmosa Chicken Rice Ball, Malacca (Melaka)
Farmosa Chicken Rice Ball 21, JALAN HANG JEBAT, 75200 MELAKA. The establishment has two outlets located a few doors from each other. Chicken Rice Ball is considered a trademark dish in Malacca and this establishment with its two outlets and…
