Hua Nam Restaurant (华南菜馆)

A very old school eatery along Thomson road. Hua Nam Restaurant serves variety of Chinese Food. This restaurant has been around for a very long as I can remember since my secondary school days time.

Fried Rice - very nice, I highly recommend this fried rice. Fragrant and delicious. 

Hong Kong Style Noodle - If you like dark soy sauce, this is one dish you can't miss. Cooked with sliced fish, prawns and minced pork

Prawn paste wings - nice, can try

Xiao Long Bao - Juicy and tasty 

Chicken feet 

Prawn dumplings - Quite like this version as their skin is not too thick, just right

All prawns Dim Sumsssss

Address: Thomson Garden Estate, 244F Upper Thomson Road, 574369

Opening Hour:  Daily

7AM – Midnight

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Verdict 3.5/5

Overall alright for its taste and price. A good eat out place at night

根叔美食世家 - Toa Payoh

Owned and managed by a family from Hong Kong. Chef himself made authentic Hong Kong Dim Sum and other dishes that are on par with those that are sold in Hong Kong. Located at the heartland of Toa Payoh market, long queue can be seen from this small hawker stall early in the morning. Recommended to come here before 12pm to avoid disappointment as food gets sold out fast.  

Yam Cake with Preserved Meat ($2.20 small)

This handmade steamed yam cake has very smooth and mashy texture that melt in your mouth. It can be easily scooped with your spoon like eating mash potatoes. Traces of yam cubes could be found within the cake, adding on to the texture of it. Fried onions and sesame seeds are sprinkled on top as garnish. 

The brown sauce is sweet, the kind that you can find outside. Wonderful combination.

Glutinous Chicken Rice (Lo Mai Kai) ($3.00)

The long shaped glutinous rice is filled with delicious chicken meats, mushroom, salted egg yolk and Lup Cheong (Chinese sausage). Salted egg yolk and Lup cheong mixed with soft glutinous rice give out aromatic fragrant and yet dancing around with my taste buds. Totally love this dish as the glutinous rice is done just right, not too sticky or lumpy.

Fried Bee Hoon ($2.20 small)

Surprising this fried bee hoon is rather tasty. It is not dry but quite moist. The bee hoon is fried with ikan bilis broth, which enhance its taste, together with vegetables.  

Prawn Dumpling ($3.00 for 3)

The dumplings are fully packed with prawns, slices of mushroom, carrots and minced meat. Tasty with juicy fillings which i can't stop myself from having more. Really must try!!!

根叔美食世家

Blk 74 Toa Payoh Lorong 4, Market & Food Centre

#01-03 Singapore 310074

Opening Hours:

Tue-Sun: 6am - 130pm

(Closed on Mon)

Verdict: 4 /5

Simple dishes which give out different surprises. Who says you need to pay more for good food?

I enjoyed my breakfast here and definitely will come back again.

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Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant 瑞春点心餐厅

Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant 瑞春点心餐厅

Overly fave dim sum stall at Jalan Besar. When i reach at 7pm, there are already horde of people queuing for their turn to have their dinner. It is always an advantage to dine in this restaurant with lesser people. You will get the seats faster.

Both indoor and out door seatings are available. I will recommend the indoor seating as there is air con, but you will need to wait longer.

Pu Er and Chrysanthemum Tea in old school kind of pot and cups. Wash the cups with hot water before pouring your drink.

Shanghai Xiao Long Bao ($4.30) - lots of juice in each dumpling, fresh pork meat can be found hidden in it

Beancurd Prawn Roll ($3.00) - crispy outer layer

Har Kow Prawn Dumplings ($2.40) - hmm, i find this normal only, not really very good

Steamed Salted Egg Yolk Custard Bun ($3.90) - yummy custard buns, the egg yolk custard harden very quickly when cool, so you better eat it while hot

Swee Choon Mee Suah Kueh ($2.00) - Signature dish from Swee Choon. It was one of a kind creative item which is not found at any other eatery.The kueh mixture is made up of fried onion with mee suah.

Law Mai Kai Chicken Glutinous Rice ($2.50) 

Almond Longan ($2.50) 

Steamed Chicken with Egg ($2.50) - steaming with egg prove to be a wrong choice, the steam egg is salty, not sure if too much salt are added in to preserve the chicken. Definitely a no order choice 

Verdict: 3/5

Price: $16 average per pax

Address: 183/185/187/189/191 Jalan Besar Singapore 208882

Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 6pm to 4am

Tel: 62257788

搵到食 Wen Dao Shi Dim Sum

搵到食 Wen Dao Shi - Sims Avenue

Wen Dao Shi is a famous cantonese dim sum eatery at Geylang which is frequently filled up by dinner and supper crowds. 

Prawn Rice Roll 虾肠粉 ($3.80) - Rice roll was nice and smooth and comes with a special sauce which is not too sweet.

Big Prawn Dumpling ($4.80) -  As the name suggest, these dumplings was filled with large and juicy fresh prawns, wrapped with thin skin. 

Liu Sha Bao 流沙包 ($4) - Though it was written as liu sha bao on the menu, it was in fact an effortless mini bite-size custard bun which contain corn paste. There was no traces of salted egg yolk or butter taste and the filling was not oozing. The bun suits the children but not for those who are looking for flowy liu sha bao. Coffeeshop serves better custard bun.

Thai-style Fried Crab Dong Fen 干炒泰式 冬粉螃蟹 ($18) - One of the signature must order dish when you are here. Broth was fully absorbed by the glass noodles and it was full of garlic fagrance. Unlike usual Thai glass noodles which was stir fried with brown sauce and starchy, this version of crab glass noodles was one of the best i have tried that is less oily, not starchy and not sticking together towards the end. Crab was fresh and juicy too. The serving was just nice to be shared between 2 to 3.

I would certainly visit this dim sum eatery again as the selection is dim sum is very extensive and there is some popular items that I have yet to try. Do drop by early to avoid the supper crowd. 

Operating hour: Daily: 24 Hours


Verdict: 3.5 /5
Price: $16 per pax
Address: 126 Sims Avenue Singapore 387449

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