Shami Banana Leaf Delights

Me & my colleagues were just finished a meeting in Church of Our Lady Star of The Sea and we decided to have lunch in Northpoint. We went to the food court at the basement 2 of the mall. There were quite a few interesting stalls, like Fried Rice Paradise, Komala, etc. But one that caught my eyes was this one stall that had a steady queue of average 15 - 20 people, and it's moving quite fast. It was the Shami Banana Leaf Delights, it sells briyani rice.

I'm always drawn by food stall that has long queue (it shows that the food is either good or breathtakingly cheap). So I decided to take part in the long queue. The queuing time is not bad, around 3-5 mins. The food, oh man it's so good!! I ordered mutton briyani; the rice was nice, big portion; the meat was tender enough, not falling of the bone, but decent; the gravy was the best of it all, it's thick & tasty. The price was not very cheap but reasonable for briyani, around $5.50 - $7.00. They also sells chicken & fish. 

So when you are around Yishun, it's worth your time to try this briyani rice =)

Here is the address:
Shami Banana Leaf Delights
930 Yishun Avenue 2 B2-10 Northpoint, 769098, Singapore

tel: 67543797 

 

Bukit Purmei Lor Mee

I was waiting for my friends for a meeting in Church of St. Teresa one morning when my stomach started to growl, so I walked to the coffee shop behind for breakfast. Lo and behold! So many people in the coffee shop were eating Lor Mee. I'm always attracted by stall that has long queue, it means shiok food. And after queuing for around 10 mins, I had my $3-bowl of lor mee. It's fantastic! The last time I remembered eating such a nice lor mee was many years ago at Old Airport Rd Food Centre, so this was a nice surprise.

Everything about the lor mee was good; gravy was good, there were lots of stuffs; like fish cake, char siew, some braised pork, ngoh hiang, and the crispy stuffs. The aunty also gave a generous amount of minced garlic (yumm) and vinegar. The only thing that disappointed me was that the chili was not spicy enough. But I will definitely go back there =)

You can choose 3 different sizes of bowl: $2.50, $3.00, $3.50.

Here it is:

Bukit Purmei Lor Mee

Blk 109 Bukit Purmei Road

7am - 3.30pm, Closed on Mondays

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Bagus La Mian Yong Tau Foo (Halal)

For all those health-conscious folks, you should try this stall. It's yong tau foo with a difference =). There are different types of yong tau foo("ytf" for short) you can try, the simple soup, laksa, ampang, or hakka. There are many reasons why I like this place: 

• it tastes good, and the la mian that's served with the ytf is nice too
• many choices
• they separate the fried stuff from your soup so it doesn't get soggy
• easy on the pocket, budget $5 - $10
• halal
• healthy (well, healthy is usually not the reason I choose makan place)

I first knew about this place from a friend, the stall that we went to was the one on Changi road. I think there are around 3 stalls in Singapore. I only know 2 of them. Here is the info:

Bagus La Mian Yong Tau Foo

1. 276 Changi Road Singapore 419756 (business hours: 11am-10pm daily)
2. 470 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh #02-70 Singapore 310470 (business hours: 10.30am-10pm daily)
3. Upp Serangoon Rd (near Kovan MRT, between Domino Pizza & Punggol nasi lemak)

It's quite easy to identify, just find the word "Bagus" with bright orange background.
It's not AMAZING! But it's worth to try and I will still go back there when i feel like a ytf meal.

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Power Mee Soto @ Ah Seah Coffee House

Being an Indonesian, I loooveee soto. In my home town, Surakarta, "nasi soto" is quite a staple breakfast, but can also be enjoyed for lunch, but not for dinner. There are other nice food for dinner =). I've been staying in Singapore for 9+ years now, and I still can never find a soto that 's really like the real deal. Indo has many kinds of soto; soto Madura, soto Betawi, soto kuah bening (clear soup soto), soto daging (beef soto), soto babat (tripe soto), soto Makasar, etc. There's only 1 type of soto here, usually in the muslim food stalls. And it's not served with rice, but noodle / bihun (bee hoon) / ketupat (rice cake).

So in my quest of searching for the best Singapore version of soto, I found this muslim food stall at Kovan Centre along Yio Chu Kang Rd. It's called Rahim Muslim Food. This stall sells Mee/Bihun Soto, Mee Rebus, and Satay. It's quite a specialized menu, don't you think? Well, they have their reason. The mee soto is POWER, as the tag line suggests "Power Mee Soto".

For $3.30, you get quite a generous amount of noodle, chicken & perkedel (bagedel). But, that's not the reason why I write about them. It's the Mee Soto Special! For S$3.80 you get lots of noodle, perkedel & a quarter chicken!! It's really good. And if you are chili lover, put lots of the chili sauce (sweet soy sauce with chili). I guarantee that you'll go back for more. Enjoy!

I heard that the mee rebus is power too, but I don't like mee rebus, so you can try that if you like.

Here is the info of the stall:

name: Rahim Muslim Food

location: Ah Seah Cofee House @ Kovan Centre, 9 Yio Chu Kang Rd (opp Highland Centre & Singapore Pastoral Institute)

must order: Mee/Bihun Soto Special

budget: under S$5.00

how to go: SBS 136, 153, 80                                                             

NB: In recent years, Indonesian restaurants are growing in numbers here. Some of them serve nice & descent Indo food, but some are just mediocre. But all of them are not cheap. For soto lovers, there's House Of Soto somewhere on East Coast Rd, will review that next time ;)

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