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I'm not sure how easy it is to make out in that photo above, but it's a tabletop grill with a bunch of shredded cheese in the midd...

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There's a small rendition of Bangkok 's Chatuchak Market running for a few months at The Grandstand right now (look for the color...

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I didn't realize until we got here that the name of this place is a function of it being an antique store in addition to a cafe (19 Lo...

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I didn't even know that this place existed until I saw it on my way back to the office (25 Keong Saik Road, 6909-8120). What caught my...

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This place (16 Enggor Street #01-09, 6834-4174) does Singaporean fusion, like chili crab pasta and kaya toast with foie gras . I went fo...

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Told 'ya I'd be back here soon . This time I started with the spicy Korean chanja cod innards above. It might sound weird, but it...

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That probably doesn't look very appealing above, but it was delicious. It was a steamed xianyu roubing pork patty from a Chinese soup...

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LOL, I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that malatang was an odd fit for Matsuri . Just a few months later, they have repositi...

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I lovvvvvvvve yakitori . And yet after all of these years, I only now realized that Hakata has its own way of doing it. But I guess it doe...

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I spotted these at the market the other day and was curious enough to give it a try. But I didn't like it. Sure, the ginger taste is r...

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Ramen may be a big part of the pitch here (32 Tras Street, 6970-5055), but this is not really a ramen shop. It's more of an open kitch...

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I know that's pasta above, but I just had to mention first that Pizzeria L'Operetta still has some of the best pizza on the islan...

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With the exception of Hong Kee , I generally don't like the brown sauce on local beef noodles. So it was a pleasant surprise then to f...

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This small chain of French places has been around for a few years now, and yet I only managed to come here for breakfast today. Man, have...

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Across the way from Tai Hwa Pork Noodle is a little one-man shop called Italian Osteria X (463 Crawford Lane #01-09, 9832-7515). Yep, you...

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I finally got around to trying the other two bowls at Chalong, like that sous-vide roast beef above. It tasted like it looked: very tender...

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BIZEN is a wagyu -focused extension of Astons , a chain that I'm not particularly fond of. But we wanted some cheap steak , so we went...

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This place is a wannabe Ichiran , featuring not just tonkotsu broth but also solo dining booths with curtains (1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza #02-...

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I avoided this place for a while, in part since it was a tonkotsu shop (1 Wallich Street #B2-10, 6246-6630). But I needed something fast ...

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I love yakiniku , but it's pricey. So this chain from Japan sounded promising, as they were serving cheap sets as fast food under the ...

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The Mamee folks are at it again, this time with a habanero-based cup of noodles. I don't recall the ghost pepper one enough to much ...

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This stall in Takashimaya's basement food hall always seems to have a long line, which I assume is a function of the limited seating (...

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COLLIN'S is a local rival of Astons , with outlets spanning from hawker center stalls to Sizzler-like family restaurants. It's rat...

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Another &JOY dining hall has opened, this time at Great World (1 Kim Seng Promenade #B1-131). And just like the one out at Jurong Poin...

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This is my first time at Jakarta Airport's Terminal 3. It's much nicer than the old terminal , and there are a number of local foo...

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The hotel's breakfast spread included an impressive number of local items. There was even a nice lady manning a little table with a bu...

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I randomly picked this spot for another quick refueling before my conference calls tonight (Jalan K.H. Mas Mansyur No.Kav 24, 021-57941727...

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This place was fantastic. Located at Lantai Mezzanine of Menara Prima (Jalan Dr Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung Blok 6 No. 2, 021-57947888), this...

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This small chain of restaurants across Jakarta serves food from the island of Sulawesi, which includes not just grilled ikan bakar fish ...

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In case it's difficult to make out from the photo, that's a deep fried hardshell bowl made from rice noodles that has been vertica...

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I finally made it to Hammee's (31 Commonwealth Crescent #02-93, 9818-8014), a hawker stand known for doing good burgers but also with ...