Pompompurin Cafe Singapore

Pompompurin cafe is located on the 4th floor of Ochard Central. The overall setting is very cute. To be honest, I do not know anything about Pompompurin. What attracted me to try was the novelty and cuteness.

When I first got there, there was a queue at the entrance. It was't a really long queue but my friend, Nicole, and I waited for almost 50 minutes just to get to our seat.

The entrance

 When it was almost our turn to be ushered in, the lady handed us the menu.

The menu

The menu looks so cute but the number of item on it is very limited. There are only a few choices and the dished are pretty pricey (kinda expected).

Le Sucre Du Patisserie

I still remember the first time I saw such lovely macarons and can't wait to lay my hands on it, only to find out it is only available in Indonesia. I'm quite sure a number of you felt the same way when you first saw the pictures circulating on Facebook. Those lovely macarons are from Le Sucre Du Patisserie. They first started their online shop in Indonesia and are currently expanding to a few countries. They have opened up to Singapore's market not long ago. My sis came across it when they were on offer and decided to order a box of their macarons. It cost $40 for a box of 6 macarons. Designs were given out at random and only ONE fixed flavour is available. 

The namecard was pasted on top of the box.

Healthy and Delicious Coconut Chips

Not long ago, I've stumbled upon Dang Toasted Coconut Chips. Unsure of how it would taste like, I've bought the trial pack, which is about 20g. When I tried it, it was so Dang good (Pun intended)! Everyone in my family love it. Since then, I have bought a few more of the regular size packs (90g) and my mum keeps eating it! This is hands down the best coconut chips ever.

This is how the chips look like

Coffee Nowhere

Coffee Nowhere [pronounced as coffee now here] is a cafe opened at West Coast Plaza. The cafe is pretty big and cozy, good for hanging out in groups or a quick catch-up with friends. While browsing through the menu, I realised that there are many dishes that includes duck. So, if you like eating duck, there's a wide variety of dishes for you to choose from.

My Orders:

Beef Lasagna

The beef lasagna is served with some meatballs. The tomato sauce is full of flavour and you could see some chunks of tomato. The pasta was soft and well cooked. The only downside was the meatball. It was served cold (room temperature) and the taste was not that great.

Wild mushroom pizza

2am: dessert bar

Desserts are live. Recently, I visited 2am: dessert bar.
2am: dessert bar is opened by Chef Janice Wong.She has received worldwide recognition for her cutting-edge creations and is a regular on the global pop-up circuit - proof that 2am:dessertbar is more than just a sugar-rush. She has recently been awarded ASIA'S BEST PASTRY CHEF at the prestigious San Pellegrino Asia Top 50 2013.
In Season 7 masterchef Australia, one of the challenge was to recreate her Cassis Plum.

You can view the menu here.

One thing about this dessert bar is the service the provide. They are very friendly and they even take the time to explain each elements in your dish!

The bar

Bingsu

So, I'm a huuuuge fan of desserts! Recently, there has been a huge craze of Bingu. I have decided to jump onto the bandwagon and tried many different "brands" of Bingsu. Bingsu is a Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings such as fruits, condensed milk and Azuki beans. It's kinda like the ice kachang we have here in Singapore.

Nunsaram

The first Bingsu I've tried is from Nunsaram from Westgate. The reason why I gave Bingsu a try was because EVERYONE on my instagram feed was posting pictures of Bingsu and I was curious what's the craze about. So, I've decided to head to Nunsaram Westgate with my family to give it a go.

Chicken Up - Jurong East Outlet

I LOVE fried chicken!

Which reminds me:

Chicken Up claims to be the #1 Korean Fried Chicken. So, I've decided to give it a go and see if it actually lives up to it's claim. I went to the Jurong East branch for dinner. When I got there, there wasn't much crowd as it was about 9pm. The manager there was really friendly and welcoming.

Below are a list of things that I have ordered.

New Manlee - Malaysia Bak Kut Teh

There a new Bak Kut Teh store recently opened at the basement of Clementi Mall.

New Manlee Bak Kut Teh is franchised from Kuala Lumper, Malaysia which was established over 40 years. "Bak Kut Teh" (肉骨茶) is an aromatic soup with a choice of pork spare ribs, lean meat, pork stomach or pork belly meat slow-cooked and flavoured with garlic and other spices. "New Manlee" serves two versions of this dish - Singapore style white peppery soup and Malaysia style black herbal soup. Other items on the menu include a dry bak kut teh dish and braised pork trotters. Side dishes include the ubiquitous dough fritters and salted vegetables.*

*From New Manlee website

Left: Black Herbal Soup (Malaysia-Style)

Right: White Peppery Soup (Singapore-Style)

AOne Bak Kut Teh

As my sis likes to say, "Singapore's Bak Kut Teh is more of a "pepper soup" than the traditional herbal soup". So for people who do not like the taste/the smell of the herb, this Bak Kut Teh may be the one for you! (If you love pepper too.)

(Start from bottom left anti-clockwise): Claypot Bak Kut Teh pork rib soup,

Claypot chicken cubes, You tiao (dough fritter), White Rice

Doi Chaang Coffee

321 Clementi has officially opened at the end of last year. It's a small mall slightly further down from the Clementi MRT station. Hidden at the corner of the mall is a small Thai cafe, Doi Chaang Coffee. It's a cafe with simple yet not plain decorations.

Griddy

After a long time, I managed to try Griddly. My friend and I have been wanting to try Griddy for quite sometimes,  Every time we go to Westgate, we would always have a hard time choosing where to dine. After we have finally decided and ate our dinner, we would walk around the mall, and while walking around the B2 level, we realised that we forget about Griddy's (again)! This cycles continues for a few more times and finally, we managed to remember and finally tried it!

It's my first time trying savory waffle. When we got there, there wasn't much people and we got seated quickly. We made our order and waited hungrily for our food. The service was fast and we received our order in less than 15 minutes.