Filed under: bukit timah, chinese, dessert, italian, kopi, muslim, under S$10, under S$5
On Sixth Avenue, not exactly mouthwatering but quick and decently priced. 4 people can have a hearty meal for S$24, or if you go the noodle/fried rice route, just S$16. Steer clear of the hot-plate deer meat, though.
The great drawcard is the drinks stall beside it, providing consistently unbeatable miloais and tehais for S$1 or less. The other big plus is the diversity of the other stalls around Xiang Wei: Sixth Avenue Nasi Briyani (real finger lickin’ Indian fried chicken goodness for S$3.50), You Peng (a PRC dumpling stall, 10 xiaolongbaos (soup dumplings) for just S$6), Canadian 2-for-1 Pizza and Pizza da Donato (tiramisu! calzoni!) across the road. Guaranteed to please everyone.
(There’s also the celebrated Brazil Churrascaria, but that, you can’t bring food in/out of.)
Parking is always a problem, but if you leave your car across the road there’s the Venezia gelato parlour and/or the Cold Storage Gourmet to browse through before heading home. Also, a The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf outlet (but I don’t really think much of them).
Xiang Wei has a takeaway menu if you’re in a rush: +65 6875 1847. They close at 11pm.
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.
