But we found this along Jonker Street in malacca town and it’s definitely the best I ever had!

It’s very different from what I had before…
Every mouthful is a terrific blend of all flavours…
Super Yummy !!!

I miss it sooooooooo much!

1st to introduce………
is The Malacca Cendol…

It’s 1 of the Must-Trys (other than chicken rice ball, lok-lok, assam laksa which will be posted up later… pls bear with me, i’m just too excited! )

We had it in this red building : 三叔公

I love the cute packagings…
you can simply hold and eat it on the streets and not afraid of dirtying your hands, dripping the sweet stuffs on your clothes (maybe not true for really clumsy ones) or having frosty hands from holding the cold container…
So thoughtful of them!

This is the Durian Cendol… super popular!
Once opened, there was a strong aroma and every mouthful was heavenly…

And the original flavour of Gula Melaka…
The taste of Gula Melaka was smooth and savoury… it’s OHSOGOOD!

I seldom take Cendol in SG… so I was abit dubious when I read so much good reviews on the forums about Malacca Cendol…
But I gotta trust them!

We had these after a long car journey and it was hot & sunny…
These 2 Cendols were just perfect!

*can’t stop drooling at the pictures*

The 1st outlet is at AMK and I have tried it 2yrs back.
This time, my friend suggested to patronise the outlet at Toa Payoh instead.

Remember to make reservations!

Creamy Butter crab!
Gravy is sooooo smooth and tasty!
Great to go with buns too…

Crab Bee Hoon…
ooooohhhh this is the ultimate!
The soup is thick and creamy and bursting with such strong flavours, you just can’t stop slurping up everything……..

金沙 crab…
One of their signatures….
Pretty similar to the creamy butter one… only that this has oat flakes

You wouldn’t believe 3 girls finished up everything ya?

The crabs were all so fresh and the soup/gravy drenched the white juicy meat with such perfect blend of flavours…
Every bite was madly savoury…

Crab lovers must try Mellben!

By word of mouth, I found this quaint restaurant hidden in one of the alleys at Robertson Quay.
Interior gave me a very cozy, authentic feel…

Counter seats…

Dumplings…

One of the better ramens around

I’m sooooooo glad I found this ramen shop…
The noodles are super Q, soup base is thick and bursting with flavours…
I wasn’t very adventurous on this first visit, so to be on the safe side, I ordered the usual pork base soup…
They do have a variety of choices… I may try the seafood base on the next visit!
I also heard that the cold ramen is really good too

Most importantly, it’s not very expensive either!

Using my new Sugarbunny mold, here’s my lunch today…

Cream cheese and Crabstick fillings in between

Credits to http://motheringcorner.com/2009/08/25/mocha-and-cinnamonroll-bento/

But why mine looks so different?

Mummy wanted to give me a birthday treat and told me to go think of what I would like to have.

After shortlisting a few restaurants, I decided to have some simple Chinese dishes at Prima Tower – a revolving restaurant.

Not sure if it was due to the public holiday, they only accept reservations before 12pm. So I did make a reservation for 4 of us but we arrived quite early at 11.15am. Surprisingly, by 12.30pm, the restaurant was full and there was a queue outside. Though it’s hidden in a factory site, it seems pretty well-known to food lovers.

Pretty old-fashioned kind of restaurant…
That’s what I like about it… brings back memories too

Pickles & Peanuts…

老火例汤
The soup of the day is 火腿冬瓜汤
It looks pretty plain but the soup is refreshing yet flavoursome.
The winter melon cubes are surprisingly crunchy!

铁板红鱼
Steamed Red Tilapia on Hot Plate
Extremely fresh fish that seems to melt in your mouth!

炒沙律虾球
Sautéed Salad Prawn Balls
The prawn balls are pretty huge but too few for us…
I want more!

Peking Duck!

Seemed to have constant cravings for Peking duck after the ones I tried at ION.
On hindsight, although they tasted very good… but they weren’t that authentic.

烤北京填鸭
Authentic Barbecued Peking Duck

I was very pleased that this signature dish was included in the set meal.
This is much more authentic than the ones at ION.
See, this has only the skin of the duck while the ones at ION included meat too.
And of course, you have to add in the spring onions and cucumber!

Yummy x 100 !

红烧海参鲜菇
Braised Sea Cucumber with Shiitake
The sea cucumber was very clean and ‘Q’…
Dad said these were of good quality…

蟹扒时蔬
Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables with Crab Meat
I didn’t expect that there would be so much crab meat
(some restaurants stinge on the gravy)

We asked for the leftover duck meat from the Peking duck to be cooked with noodles.
This is pretty average actually… But we had to ‘use up’ the duck meat anyway…

豆沙锅饼
Red Bean Pancakes
Dad insisted that we should order this as desserts…
Supposed to be one of their signatures I think

What we had above was from their set menu for 4 persons – excluding the noodles & desserts.

It was a really fantastic meal and I’m so glad I made a right choice.

Don’t forget this is a revolving restaurant, so we were constantly turning (at a slow speed of course) and enjoying the view outside.

Overlooking St James & Vivo…

Thanks Daddy & Mummy for the wonderful meal!

Finally back to bento making again…

Angel hair pasta mixed with olive oil, kewpie mayo then sprinkled with salt & pepper…

The strawberries in stores are huge so I could easily used my heart shaped cutters on them

My personal favourite is this :

Lontong topped with chilli prawns!
Marvellious!

And so you thought only restaurants serve Peking ducks?
Nah… Look at what I found at ION basement…
And you don’t have to order an entire duck

We were really impressed with the lady skinning the duck.
Fast and skilful!
Look at all the ‘skinn-ed’ ducks at the side… Business must be really good eh?

Meat is smooth and tender… as though it will melt in your mouth…
It’s really really that good…

After the feast of Udders ice cream a few weeks ago. See here

We decided to have another round… again…
But this time, SKL bought the ice cream from The Daily Scoop.

Surprising Coconut
Kookie Monster
Lychee Martini
Strawberry Shortcake
Nutty Macademia

Look at everyone digging into the tubs…

Each of us have our own favourite flavour…
I personally like the strawberry shortcake one alot…
But most of us agree that the Kookie Monster paled in comparison to the one from Udders…
Overall, thumbs up to the ice cream feast once again!