In article , [email removed] (Tom Ransom) wrote: > I will be in Singapore soon for the first time and would appreciate any > suggestions. I am partial to most chinese and indoneasian cuisine. > Other cuisine options would also be appreciated. We have been to Singapore twice and absolutely adored the food. I don't think that you can get a bad meal there. I would recommend trying at least these: East Coast Seafood Center A collection of 6 or 7 restaurants on the water. Pick one that looks good, we ate at the one that is farthest west, sit down and order chili crab and drunken prawns. Satay Club On Elizabeth Walk near Connaught Drive. A food court specializing in satay and the things that go with it. We paid about $4.00 U.S. for 30 sticks, your choice of lamb, pork or beef. Also ordered Nasi Goreng and beer. Nonya and Baba Restaurant 262 River Valley Road Great Nonya and Baba cuisine. We ate there both times we visited Singapore, both times on New Year's Eve and sat at the same table. Komala Vilas 76 Serangoon Road This is very authentic! We wandered in on our first trip, sat down and watched. There is a community sink that everyone uses once your order for Dosas has been placed. Dosas are large and pancake-like with your choice of fillings such as potatoes or onions. Your dosa arrives on a dinner-sized metal plate with three small section and one large section. The wait person then arrives with three metal buckets (literaly) and glops one serving from each onto your plate. You are supposed to eat with your right hand only. We were told that in the evening they have an all-you-can eat buffet. This will be the cheapest meal you have ever had in your life but so wonderful. Singapore is full of food centers. They are basically street vendors that have been regulated, licensed and centralized in areas convenient to the population. The vendors each provide one or two different things but because there are 20-30 vendors in one center you can get an entire meal. All you do is find what you want to eat, order it and either give them your table number or wait for it to be prepared. The table space is shared by all the vendors so you do not have worry about where you sit. We had some very good lunches at places like this.
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When I was there the Mayflower on Orchard Rd. had the most wonderful dim sum imaginable, and air-conditioning. I'm sure there are better, but this place is perfect for the weary asian traveler ready to do some serious eating! Adam
Tom- I used to live in Singapore and this may be somewhat dated, but try: Ming Jiang for Sezchuan food (in the Goodwood Park Hotel) Muntaj Mahal in the Far East shopping Center for Indian Food Get a local recommendation for the latest good Fish-head Curry place in little India. Go down to the Satay Club near the Harbor for great satay from one of the open air stands. Try the local stalls for food as well-Newton Circus Hawker Stands or the ones over on Sentosa Island were some of my favorites. If you can get there, go up to Pongol Point, up on the straits between Singapore and Malaysia and have Chili Crab at the last place on the right. It'll take a while to get there by cab and don't wear anything that you don't want chili sauce or beer on, but it will be worth it. Let me know how it is. John >Someone wrote: > > I will be in Singapore soon for the first time and would appreciate any > suggestions. I am partial to most chinese and indoneasian cuisine. > Other > cuisine options would also be appreciated. > > regards, > Tom Ransom > > ======================================================================= > |Tom Ransom | [email removed] | > |Manager, Marketing Communications| [email removed] | > |Truevision, Inc. | | > |7340 Shadeland Station | (317) 841-0332 (317) 576-7700 | > |Indianapolis, IN 46256 | Voice Fax | > =======================================================================