Sushi, of course, half price after (I think) 8.30 or 9pm. As a Japanese supermarket, they’ve got somewhat more exotic selections, including sharkfin and icefish sushi, as well as the standard sake (salmon) variations. Heartier offerings exist as well – check around the supermarket, not just the sushi counter. Round the meal off with a can of UCC coffee (excellent, and less than S$2) or Japanese ice cream (also possibly less than S$2). Presently there’s a Hokkaido fair, serving amongst other things, deep fried octopi and curry croquettes.
Shaw House (Lido)’s basement, past the McCafe and Mos Burger joints. There’s always the top floor if you need seats.
Filed under: kopi, late night, local, muslim, river valley, thai, under S$5
Close enough to Mohd Sultan and Zouk, at the junction of Zion Road and River Valley Road. Great miloais, wide selection of food. Manager wears long-sleeved shirts and the crew have smart black and orange polo tshirts, but the most obvious way to spot this place is by the number of cars and motorcycles parked illegally alongside. Amazingly popular.
Bit pricey for a prata joint, though.
409 River Valley Road. If you’ve passed the Liquid Kitchen sign on your left, start slowing down.
Filed under: bukit timah, kopi, late night, local, muslim, thai, under S$5, western
Business has been so good they’ve expanded, but food standards remain consistently above-average. Good prata, tehcinoais, also has Western, Thai, and Indian Rojak but ambient noise levels are directly proportional to the number of tables and motorcycles.
Cheong Chin Nam Road, opposite Beauty World.
Filed under: chinese, clementi, dessert, kopi, late night, local, under S$5
Excellent crushed-ice milopeng, packaged “traditional” desserts (gwei ling gao, etc), sotong balls fantastic if just out of the fryer. They don’t close till 4am, sometimes, not even at 6am.
22 Clementi Road, next to the Kent Ridge Bus Terminal. Note: the Traffic Police love sweeping this stretch of road, though.
