W39 Bistro & Bakery

Decided on a casual diner to end the weekend. W39 Bistro & Bakery is a home-styled bistro located along West Coast Road (*gasp* So far away! We're Easties!). The place is really cozy, with lots of knick knacks and sorts used to decorate the walls. 

1. Seared Tuna, Avocado Salsa, Soy Glaze, Wasabi Mayo | 2.Braised Lamb Shank, Fried Man Tou | 3. Home Made Crab Cakes

4. Sweet Norwegian Shrimps, Lemon Mayo | 5. Parma Ham Toast, Mozzarella, Tomato | 6. Crispy Chicken Winglets, Chilli Dip 


The Seared Tuna comes sliced and drizzled with a mixture of soya and wasabi mayo sauce.It's refreshing taste makes this dish a great appetiser. The Home Made Crab cakes were really well made! The crab cake were sweet and soft on the inside. Very savoury! We were a little disappointed with the Norwegian Shrimps as they tasted slightly fishy. Thankfully the Parma Ham Toast and Crispy Winglets made up for it. Both were really good, in particular the golden brown winglets dipped with Thai sweet chilli sauce.


The food was pretty decent and we liked the decor. This place will probably see many repeat customers coming in to enjoy the nice cafe/bistro environment and for a simple meal. It's nice that they provide magazines. It would be nice to spend a lazy afternoon with a cup of coffee and just enjoying some reads.

W39 Bistro & Bakery. 39 Jalan Mas Puteh Singapore 128637
Reservations: +65 9646-5372
Tue-Fri 11am-10pm
Sat, Sun & P.H 9am-10:30pm

Teo Heng Teochew Porridge @ Amoy Street

1. Steamed Fish | 2. Braised Duck | 3. Fishcake and Sotong

4. Pork Belly | 5. Happy Uncle | 6. Teo Heng Stall

glutTAN Gong Gong and Po Po have been patronizing this stall for more than 20 years. As Teochews, we really enjoy the Teochew fare here, which while simple, is really authentic and tasty. A definite favourite for warm home style comfort food. The stall is now helmed by the 2nd generation - the friendly uncle & wife team who always asks why we haven't been there in so long whenever they see us.

The fish is freshly bought everyday and cleaned thoroughly before being steamed. Even the stomach is cleaned, ensuring that there is no fishiness. The fish is steamed perfectly and the meat is really soft and fresh! The chye buay or kut chye (as grandpa Tan calls is, I can't figure out what he's really saying) on top, is really yummy too! They also pour some soup over the fish to keep it warm when served. The Braised Duck and Pork Belly, are cooked in a braised lou (sauce), a recipe that has been perfected over the years. A must try at the stall is the braised egg - which has a perfect watery yolk (no pictures as they ran out by lunch time).

Most of the items are usually sold out by 1pm, especially with the huge lunch crowd. If you're able to, go in the morning as they serve breakfast too! There are less people so you can 1. get a seat, 2. have a full menu to choose from, 3. chat with the uncle and enjoy your leisurely breakfast.

Bill for 4 of us came up to SGD$60-$70, including the fresh steamed fish.

Teo Heng Teochew Porridge

7 Maxwell Road, #01-27 Amoy Street Food Centre Singapore 069111

Chopsuey Cafe @ Dempsey

1. Crispy Duck Pow! Pockets | 2. Yam Truffle Ball | 3. Prawn Toasties

4. Chop Chop Crispy Seafood Noodle | 5. Chopsuey | 6. Sticky Crunchy Baby Squid

Nestled in an old house with a colonial charm, and with a nice outdoor area overlooking the trees outside. The weather was a little chilly from the slight drizzle and was just the perfect temperature to enjoy our meal outdoors.

Food wise, it was pretty interesting. The Duck Pow! Pockets comes with finely shredded duck meat wrapped in a soft white bun. Be sure to drizzle the sweet duck sauce over to enjoy this dish! The Yam Balls with Truffle, a remake of the Wu Kok - a popular dim sum dish. Grandpa Tan's complaint is that the yam taste is too weak. Prawn Toasties were cutely presented like a sweet sesame snack pasty. The description mentioned prawn paste and I was expecting something with a richer taste, but the dish alone was a little bland.

As a staple, we had the Crispy Seafood Noodles, which while was ok, had a SGD$36 price tag that clearly didn't sit to well with grandpa and grandma Tan. The fried Baby Squids had a sweetness to it and would have been great paired with rice. 

The food here is, as stated on their website, the anglicized form of a chinese dish (i.e overpriced Chinese food). Nonetheless, the overall experience and ambiance, plus the pretty good food, definitely makes this place worth a try. The chic decor and the tranquility of the place will surely see us heading back there pretty often just to get away from other over-crowded brunch places, and to enjoy some comfort food.

Chopsuey Cafe. # 01 - 23. Block 10. Dempsey Rd. Singapore.

Reservations +65 9224 6611

Jin Shan Lou @ MBS Hotel Lobby 2

1. San Bei Ji 三杯鸡 | 2. Deep Fried Prawns in Blackberry Honey Mayonnaise | 3. Seafood Soup Served in Pumpkin

Jin Shan Lou serves a mixture of authentic Catonese, Hunan and Sichuan dishes, and is a restaurant that is usually overlooked unless you're a guest at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.  They have a good variety of dishes, including soup, for those looking for a dose of comfort food. 

We had 2 of their signature dishes and they were both indeed very savoury! We really liked the Deep fried prawns in  blackberry honey mayonnaise sauce topped with almond - very interesting, and the sweetness of the sauce was not overpowering. The pumpkin seafood soup came with a generous serving of chopped seafood bits (prawns, sliced abalone, fish maw, dried and fresh scallops) that added to the sweetness of the pumpkin. Very yummy! It really does whet your appetite. The chicken in the San Bei Ji, or 3 cup chicken, was very soft as well. If you're a garlic lover, you wouldn't want to miss the whole garlic that has been simmered and infused with the taste of the 3 different types of sauces in this dish.

Other dishes worth a try: Cod Fish in Jin Shan Special Sauce, Siew Mai with Abalone and Pork Slices with Garlic.