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Food

For when we need ideas/just to keep track! (:

  1. Buono Pizza Bar & Italian Restaurant: 27 Lichfield Road
  2. Stacked Dim Sum Bar: 60 Robertson Quay #01-13 The Quayside (Mon-Fri & PH Eve: 4pm - 11.30pm, Sat-Sun & PH: 10am - 11.30pm)
  3. No. 5 Emerald Hill Cocktail Bar: Har Cheong Gai
  4. Quiznos
  5. Bedrock Bar & Grill: 96 Somerset Road #01-05 Pan Pacific Serviced Suites (Mon - Sat 12pm - 2.30pm, 6.30pm - 10.30pm)
  6. Casuarina Curry Restaurant: 136 Casuarina Road (Off Upper Thomson)/187 Macpherson Road (beside UOB Bank). (7am - 12pm daily)
  7. CoCo Ichibanya: 313@Somerset (Mon-Fri 10am - 10pm, Weekends & PH 10am - 11pm)
  8. Swatow Seafood Restaurant (Daily Hi Tea Dim Sum Buffet): Blk 181 Toa Payoh Lorong 4, #02-602 (Daily 3pm - 5pm, Weekdays $19.80++, Weekends $22.80++)
  9. Standing Sushi Bar: 8 Queen Street Unit 01-03 8QSAM (Mon - Sun 12pm - 2.30pm (last order 2pm), 6pm - 11pm (last order 10.30pm)/8A Marina Boulevard B2-51 Marina Bay Link Mall (Mon - Sat 11.30am - 9pm, closed PH and Sats following Fri PH)
  10. Roadhouse (Tuesday Free Flow Truffle Fries with any ala carte main, burger or sandwich): 13 Dempsey Road #01-07 (Mon - Fri 10.30am - 2.30pm, 6.30pm - 10pm, Sat - Sun 9am - 4pm, 6.30pm  - 10pm)
  11. Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint: 125 Upper Paya Lebar Road (Daily 10am - 7pm, closed on Tuesdays, sold out by 4pm)
  12. 金華 Jin Hua Fish Head Bee Hoon/Sliced Fish Bee Hoon: 77 Maxwell Road Food Centre
  13. Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodles: Blk 22 Lorong 7, Toa Payoh, #01-06 Toa Payoh Food Centre (8.30am - 7pm/Till Sold Out, Closed on Mon)
  14. Royal China: 1 Beach Road #03-09 Raffles Hotel (Mon - Sat 12pm - 3pm, Sun & PH 11am - 3pm, Mon - Sun 6pm - 10.30pm)
  15. Foo House Cafe & Bar: 6 Jalan Pari Burong, Picardy Garden (Daily 12pm - 3pm, 6pm - 10pm)
  16. Man Fu Yuan: 80 Middle Road, 2F Intercontinental Hotel (Daily 11.45am - 3.30pm, 6.30pm - 10.30pm)
  17. T.G.I. Friday’s: I12 Katong, 112 East Coast Road (Daily 10am - 10pm)
  18. Lavarock Thai BBQ Steamboat: Block 681 Hougang Ave 8 #01-853 Guan Soon Cherng Coffeeshop (Daily 5pm - 11pm)
  19. Lavarock Grill House: Block 681 Hougang Ave 8 #01-853 Guan Soon Cherng Coffeeshop (Daily 10am - 11pm) 153 Serangoon North Ave 1/ Block 449 Clementi Avenue 3 #01-211/ Block 713 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 #01-4032/ Block 147 Potong Pasir Avenue 1 #01-93/ Block 530 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 #01-2379
  20. Wimbly Lu: 15-2 Jalan Riang (Tues - Fri 12pm - 10.30pm, Sat - Sun 9am - 11pm)
  21. Ramen Keisuke Tori King: 100 Tras Street #03-15 Amara Hotel Shopping Mall (aka 100AM) (Daily 11.30am - 10pm)
  22. Arbite: 66A Serangoon Garden Way (Tues - Fri 11.30am - 3pm, 6pm - 10.30pm, Sat - Sun 11am - 10.30pm. Last Order 2.30pm & 9.45pm Closed on Mons)
  23. The Coastal Settlement: 200 Netheravon Road, Near Changi Village (Tues - Sun 10.30am - 12pm) - Truffle Fries
  24. The Dempsey Brasserie: Blk 7 Dempsey Road #01-03 (Sun - Wed 10.30am - 11pm, Thurs - Sat 10.30am - 1am) - Truffle Fries
  25. Jollibee: 304 Orchard Road #06-48A Lucky Plaza (Daily 9am - 9pm)
  26. Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King Four Seasons: 158 Rochor Road Bugis Village (between KFC & Macs) (Mon - Sat 11.30am - 2.30pm, 5pm - 10.30pm, Sun 11.30am - 10.30pm)
  27. SUR (Nuevo Latino Kitchen): 13 North Canal Road #01-01/02 (Lunch: Mon - Fri 11.30am - 2.30pm, Dinner: Mon - Sat 5.30pm - 10.30pm, Brunch TBC)
  28. Ootoya: Orchard Central #08-12/Suntec City Mall #B1-057/Clementi Mall #03-53 (Daily 12pm - 9.30pm)
  29. Rakuzen: #01-14 Millenia Walk (Mon - Thurs: 11.30am - 3pm, 6pm - 10am Fri - Sun: 11.30am - 10pm)

Tried & Tested:

  1. 126: 126 Sims Avenue (24 Hours)
  2. Crystal Jade
  3. Smok’Inn Frogz Kitchen: 879 Cherry Avenue (Off Bukit Timah Road) (Mon - Fri 4pm - 11pm, Sat 1pm - 11pm, Sun 9am - 11pm)
  4. Itacho
  5. Imperial Treasure
  6. Paradise Dynasty
  7. Sushi Teh
  8. Katong Laksa
  9. Astons
  10. Chomp Chomp: 20 Kensington Park Road
  11. Newton Food Centre
  12. Golden Mile Steamboat
  13. Ah Loy Thai: 100 Beach Road #01-39/40 Shaw Tower (Mon - Fri 12pm - 8.15pm, Sat 1pm - 7.15pm, Closed Sun & PH)
  14. Meng Kitchen: 246B Upper Thomson Road , Thomson Garden Estate (24 Hours)
  15. Golden Rooster Ke Ai Ji: 450 Clementi Avenue 3, #01-305 Varinice Eating House (9am - 10pm)
  16. Arnold’s Fried Chicken: 810 Geylang Road #02-99/101 City Plaza
  17. Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle: Blk 466 Crawford Lane #01-12 Tai Hwa Eating House (9.30am - 9pm)
  18. Koh Grill & Sushi Bar: Food Republic at Wisma & Suntec
  19. Maison Kayser: 6 Scotts Road #B1-09 Scotts Square (Daily 8am - 8pm)
  20. Smiths Fish & Chips: 230 Tanjong Katong Road (12pm -11pm)/271 Bukit Timah Road #01-02 Balmoral Plaza (12pm - 11pm)/50 Boat Quay (11am - 1am)
  21. La Petite: Serene Centre or 227 Upper Thomson Road (Tues - Sun 11.30am - 2.30pm, 5.30pm - 9.30pm, Closed on Mon)
  22. Yayoiken: Liang Court/Bugis+ (Daily 10am - 10pm)
  23. Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun Restaurant: Dover Coffee Hub Blk 19A Dover Crescent #01-05 (Har Cheong Gai & XO Fish Bee Hoon)
  24. Senor Taco: 30 Victoria Street, #01-19/20 Chijmes (Sun - Thurs 6pm - 12am), Fri - Sat 6pm - 2am)
  25. Taste Paradise: 2 Orchard Turn #04-07 ION Orchard (Mon - Fri 11.30am - 3pm, 6pm - 11pm, Sat - Sun & PH 11am - 4.30pm, 6pm - 11pm) Must make reservations: 6509 9660
  26. CMPB: Block 7, #01-05, Dempsey Road, DEMPSEY6ixAND7even (Mon - Fri 11am - 2am, Sat - Sun 10.30am - 2am)
  27. Saveur: 5 Purvis Street #01-04 (12pm - 2.30pm, 6pm - 9.30pm)
  28. Strictly Pancakes: 44A Prinsep Street (Mon 6pm - 10pm, Tues - Thurs 11.30am - 10pm, Fri 11.30pm - 12am, Sat 10am - 12am Closed 4pm - 6pm, Sun 10am - 10pm Closed 4pm - 6pm) Kitchen Closes 30min - 45min before
  29. Peperoni Pizzeria: 6 Greenwood Avenue, Hillcrest Park, 7 Binjai Park, 95 Frankel Avenue, 56 Zion Road (Mon - Sat 12pm - 10.30pm, Sun 11am - 10.30pm, For Zion till 12am, Closed on Certain Holidays)
  30. Steakout: 89 Victoria Street #01-01 (Daily 11.30am - 12am)
  31. De Burg Burger: 119 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #01-40 Stall 1 & 2 (Tue - Sun 11.30am – 3pm, 6.30pm - 9pm, Closed Mon & Last Tue of Month)
  32. Swee Choon Tim-Sum Restaurant: 185/ 187/ 189/ 191 Jalan Besar (Mon - Sat 6pm - 10am, Sun & PH 6pm - 12noon)
  33. Bao Gong XO Fish Bee Hoon: Blk 713 Clementi West Street 2 #01-115 Singapore 120713 (Daily 11.30am - 2pm, 5pm - 11pm)
  34. The Rotisserie: China Square Food Centre (Telok Ayer) (Mon - Fri 7.30am - 10.30pm, Sat 8.30am - 10.30pm, Closed on Sun & PH) / Rochester Mall (Buona Vista) (Daily 7am - 10pm) / Marina Bay Link Mall (Tower 3) #02-06 (Mon - Sat 7am - 10pm, Closed on Sun), OCBC Centre East 63 Chulia Street #01-01 (Mon - Fri 7.30am - 10.30pm, Sat 8.30am - 10.30pm, Closed on Sun & PH)
  35. Ryoshi Sushi Ikeikemaru: 177 River Valley Road, Basement 1 Liang Court (Daily 11am - 9.30pm)
  36. Barracks Cafe: 8D Dempsey Road #01-01 to 06 Tanglin Village (Lunch Mon - Fri 12pm - 3pm (Last Order 2.30pm), Tea (Pizzas, Sandwiches & Sides Only) Mon - Fri 3pm - 6pm (Last Order 5.30pm), Dinner Mon - Fri 6pm - 10.30pm (Last Order 10.15pm)) - Truffle Fries
  37. Omasake Burger: 200 Turf Club Road #01-05 The Grandstand (Daily 11am - 10pm)
  38. Yellow Submarines: Blk177 Toa Payoh Central #01-110 (Daily 10.30am - 10.30pm
  39. Mei Ling Market & Food Centre: 159 Mei Ling Street (Daily Mostly Lunch Hours)
  40. Bedok 85: Blk 85 Bedok Street 4 (Daily)
  41. Huber’s Butchery: 18A Dempsey Road (Tues  Sat 11am - 7pm)
  42. Happy Mookata: 6001 Beach Road #01-55D Golden Mile Tower (Daily 6pm - 6am)
  43. Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin: ION Orchard #B4-39 (Daily 11am - 10pm)
  44. The Sushi Bar: 14 Scotts Road #03-89 Far East Plaza (Mon - Sat 12pm - 9.30pm)

holiday ideas for the future

Beach/Island Holidays:

  1. Nikoi Island - Indonesia
  2. Perhentian Islands - Malaysia
  3. Batu Batu Resort - Malaysia
  4. Koh Samui - Thailand
  5. Phuket - Thailand
  6. Penang - Malaysia
  7. Cebu - Philippines
  8. Tioman - Malaysia
  9. Pulau Joyo: Near Bintan http://www.pulau-joyo.com/
  10. Boracay - Philippines
  11. Koh Rong, Sihanoukville - Cambodia

Others:

  1. Hong Kong
  2. Europe - Esp. UK, Greece
  3. USA
  4. Hanoi, Vietnam
  5. Cambodia
  6. Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth - Australia
  7. Genting, Cameron Highlights, Malacca, Desaru - Malaysia
  8. Hua Hin - Thailand
  9. Bhutan

Places to Go

For when we need ideas/just to keep track! (:

  1. Kite flying at Marina Barrage
  2. Cycling at ECP
  3. Museum hopping
  4. Mint Museum of Toys: $14 for 2 tickets (Groupon)
  5. Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium: Museum Admission $5, Typhoon Theatre $6, Jazz Nights (Happens every Fri & Sat 7pm - 11pm, free admission)
  6. Picnic at Marina Barrage/Botanical Gardens
  7. Gardens by the Bay: 18 Marina Gardens Drive (Bay South Gardens: 5am - 2am Daily, Cooled Conservatories & OCBC Skyway: 9am - 9pm Daily) - $20 2 conservatories, $5 each for OCBC Skyway & Garden Cruiser. Complimentary daily loop bus to & from Marina Bay MRT till 8 July 2012. http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/content/gbb/en/home.html
  8. Sungai Buloh Wetland Reserve: 301 Neo Tiew Crescent (Near Kranji) http://www.sbwr.org.sg/ (Mon - Sat 7.30am - 7pm, Sun & PH 7am - 7pm) Free Entry except Weekends, PH, School Holidays ($1 Per Adult, $0.50 Per Student). Theatrette Show Screenings (Mon - Sat, 9am 11am 1pm 3pm 5pm, Sun & PH Hourly 9am - 5pm)
  9. Pulau Ubin: Near Changi Point Ferry Terminal http://www.pulauubin.com.sg/ (6am - 8pm) Boat Fee $2.50 Per Person (Prepare Exact)
  10. East Coast Park: Cycling
  11. NHB Museums/Heritage Institution: Free Entry in August for Adults (Bring NRIC), Free Entry for Students 
    - Asian Civilisations Museum: 1 Empress Place (Mon 1pm - 7pm, Tues - Sun 9am - 7pm, Fri 9am - 9pm)
    - Memories at Old Ford Factory: 351 Upper Bukit Timah Road (Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm, Sun 12pm - 5.30pm)
    - National Museum of Singapore: 93 Stamford Road (History Gallery 10am - 6pm, Living Gallery 10am - 8pm with Free Admission 6pm - 8pm)
    - Peranakan Museum: 39 Armenian Street (Mon 1pm - 7pm, Tues - Sun 9am - 7pm, Fri 9am - 9pm)
    - Reflections at Bukit Chandu: 31-K Pepys Road (Tues - Sun 9am - 5pm, Closed on Mon)
    - Singapore Art Museum: 71 Bras Basah Road (Mon - Sun 10am - 7pm, Fri 10am - 9pm Free Admission on Fri 6pm - 9pm)
    - Singapore Philatelic Museum: 23-B Coleman Street (Mon 1pm - 7pm, Tues - Sun 9am - 7pm)
    - Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (Wan Qing Yuan): 12 Tai Gin Road (Tues - Sun 9am - 5pm, Closed Mon & PH)
  12. Gift of Time Exhibition by Hermes: 30 Keppel Road by Tanjong Pagar Railway Station 1 Aug - 12 Aug 2012 (11am - 9pm)
  13. Singapore Zoo: 80 Mandai Lake Road (Daily 8.30am - 6pm) Free Entry for August babies in August, $20 for Adult Ticket or $32 for 2-in-1 Park Hopper (with Jurong Bird Park)
  14. Jurong Bird Park: 2 Jurong Hill (Daily 8.30am - 6pm) Free Entry for August babies in August, $18 for Adult Ticket or $32 for 2-in-1 Park Hopper (with Singapore Zoo)
  15. Punggol Waterway Park: Along Sentul Crescent Road (24 Hours)
  16. Hunt for Venus Fly Trap: Thong Hup Gardens Pte Ltd 276 Jurong West Street 25, 640276

Tried & Tested

  1. Swimming
  2. Stay-In Movie Night
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