Saturday 30 January 2016

Singapore Food Courts Dinning

Singapore Food Courts Dinning

If you are Tourist or foreigner coming to visit or work in Singapore then you wouldn't want to miss out this great opportunity to try out many of the Singapore Local Foods that are offering in many of these Singapore Food Courts dinning outlets.

Singapore has the concept of a small multi racial society community that binds together with many different races and a great opportunity to offer the many different types of  Local Singapore foods within these Singapore Food Courts outlets.

There are a few of these Food Courts Dinning Outlets/Chain of Businesses offering these Singapore Food Courts Dinning concept in Singapore are as follows:-

1. The Food Republic 

The Food Republic is a member of the BreadTalk group that serve many different types of local Singapore foods at their outlets that spread across the island with many different choices of foods / varieties to spoil for your choices of meals..

Quote from : http://foodrepublic.com.sg/about dated 30th January 2016 :-

"With the integrated open dining concept, Food Republic revolutionized the food court scenes and stamped its mark in many Asian countries. It dishes out the best of hawker and restaurant fare under a single platform at affordable prices with good customer service.


When diners feast at Food Republic, palates are satisfied, senses are being indulged. The cuisine from top rated food operators, ambient setting, brought across by customer-oriented service complete customers’ dining experiences."
Some of the Singapore Local Foods that are made available from the outlets are as follows:-

Dim sum with many different varieties such as xiao long bao, siu mai ( port or chicken dumplings), port or eggs porridges & pastries etc. Prices start from a small baskets that contain min of 3 siu mai that costs $3.50 each. Similarly for Xiao long bao also come in 3 at the price of $3.50 each. Prices range from $3.50 to $9.90 per sets.. 
Available at Food Republic @ nex@Serangoon ,#B2-63 to 66, nex@Serangoon,23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083.
The nearest MRT station is Serangoon MRT.
Operating Hours:
7.30am – 10pm (Sun – Thurs)
7.30am – 10.30pm (Fri – Sat, Eve of Public Holidays)

Using only yellowtail fish for the making of fishballs, founder Lim Lee Seng believes in delivering them freshly made every day. As such,Chao Zhou fishballs are handmade at the stall, twice daily and soaked in cold water instead of storing them in the refrigerator to ensure maximum freshness. To complement this, it is served with a variety of noodles and mixed with a specially blended chilli sauce and fresh crispy lard to add that extra flavour.
Signature Dishes: Fishball Soup, Fishball Noodles (variety of noodles include Mee Tai Mak, Mee Pok, Mee Kia, Kway Teow and Mee)
Fish ball noodles that costs about $4 to $5 per bowl. Each bowl of fish ball noodles come about 4 to 5 pieces of fish ball either to be eaten in dried or with soup base serving. You may add some chilli to spice up the taste of the food.

Available at Food Opera @ ION Orchard,#B4-03/04 Ion Orchard,2 Orchard Turn,Singapore 238801. 
The nearest MRT station is Orchard MRT.
Operating hours : 10 am to 10 pm daily.

Hokkien mee(Fried prawn noodles)  that comes with noodles, prawns, cuttle fish, secret receipt ingredient + lime to enhance the taste and favor of this local delicacies.

If you are a fan of Fried Prawn Noodles, Char Kway Teow and Fried Oyster Omelette, then this stall is touted to have the best. With over 40 years of history, Thye Hong insisted on serving its fare on Opei leaves specially imported from Malaysia and Indonesia. The leaf infuses a subtle, woody fragrance to enhance the taste of the noodles. What’s more, Thye Hong was hand-picked by the Singapore Tourism Board to showcase his Char Kway Teow as one of our nation’s most celebrated local specialties at the Culinary Institute of America in California. Selling a daily average of 500 portions of his signature dishes, be prepared for a long queue to savour this local delicacy.
Specialties: Fried Prawn Noodles, Char Kway Teow, Fried Oyster Omelette
Available at Food Republic @ Wisma Atria
Level 4, Wisma Atria
435 Orchard Road
Singapore 238877

The nearest MRT station is Orchard MRT.
Operating Hours:
10am to 10pm (Daily)
The Chinese stall name of You Men is befitting for this Hong Kong roasted meat stall as it is famous for its succulent meats. With an increasing popularity and growing customer base, the link is obvious. Established in 2000, You Men shot to fame after it was featured by then popular variety program ‘City Beats’ on Channel 8. One of its speciality dish is Char Siew Dumpling Noodle served with custom-made spinach noodles; one of few stalls to use spinach noodles instead of regular noodles. With a wide variety of perfectly-roasted meats such as duck, chicken, pork char siew and roasted pork, You Men also offers the option of rice or noodles to enjoy the meats with.

Wanton noodles ( port or chicken dumplings) that comes with char siew( roasted meat) , green vegetable,dumplings & noodles either to be eaten in dried or soup base.
Each bowl of wanton noodles may cost about $4.50 to $6.00 etc.. You may visit the stall for the exact price.

Available at Food Republic @ Westgate
#B1-28/293 Gateway Drive,Singapore 608532.
The nearest MRT station is Jurong East Mrt.
Operating Hours:
10am to 10pm (Daily)

2. Kopitiam - True Singapore Taste
The company started in 1988 to provide the local Singapore food court dinning outlet concepts in Singapore.
They are plenty of local Singapore foods that are being offered by their outlets that spread across the island.
quote from : http://www.kopitiam.biz/our-company/ dated 30th January 2016
"Kopitiam outlets are reputed for providing a comfortable, modern dining experience along with the authentic taste of local and international fare - all at competitive prices. In addition, our Group pioneered the popular 24-hour food shop concept in 1988, setting off a culinary trend that has now become a norm in our city landscape."

 Some of the Singapore Local Foods that are made available from the outlets are as follows:-


Bak Kut Teh ( meaty port ribs) stewed with Chinese spices and garlic in a delicious meal.
Bak Kut Teh can goes well with a bowl of steam rice.
This slow cooked meaty broth of tender pork ribs sit in a pot of Chinese herbs and spices, served together with fresh red cut chilies in dark soy sauce and fried dough fritters.

You may find this meaty goodness in 2 vastly different styles of soup. One follows the Malaysian roots of a dark and herbal soup and the other the Teochew style of a clear and peppery soup.
Each bowl may cost about $5.50 onwards. You may check the exact price from the stall itself.

Bak Chor Mee( minced pork mee pok (flat egg noodle)). It comes with liver,mushroom,meat ball,mince port , noodle and some chilli. 

Besides mee pok, you can also opt for mee kia (stringy egg noodle), kway teow mee or even bee kai bak ( a translucent rice vermicelli also known as mouse noodle.)

Preparing Bak chor mee is a skill. First, the noodle is simmered just right to achieve firmness and texture. If it's boiled too long, the noodle will turn soft and mushy.

The noodle is then mixed with condiments such as vinegar, light sauce and topped with minced pork, lean meat slices, fragrant stewed mushrooms, deep-fried flatfish and liver slices.
Each bowl costs about $4 onwards.  You may check the exact price from the stall itself.


Fried carrot cake is a combination of steamed cakes of radish sautéed with rice flour, eggs and bits of preserved radish. Some people would like to add chilli paste to enhance the taste of this local Singapore food.


Most people opt to eat it the traditional way but the variation of black is available and equally tasty. The black carrot cake is fried the exact same way except that it's doused with sweet black sauce.

To spice up this dish remember to ask for chili on the side or request for it to be fried together.
Each bowl of fried carrot cake costs about $4 onwards.  You may check the exact price from the stall itself.
Laksa - spicy coconut soup base noodle. It comes with spicy coconut soup based served with thick rice noodles, tau pok, cockles, shrimps and fish sticks.

This unique and spicy dish comes in many different guises depending on which cultural style of cooking you prefer. However, everyone loves it with a spoonful of sambal chilli paste and garnished with Vietnamese coriander.
Each bowl costs about $4.50 onwards . You may check the exact price from the stall itself.

Some of Their outlets are available island wide as follows:-
a.Cantine @ Northpoint
No. 930 Yishun Avenue 2,#03-47/51 Northpoint,Singapore 769098.
The nearest MRT station is Yishun MRT.
Operating hours - 10am - 10pm
b. Hougang Mall
90 Hougang Ave 10,Hougang Mall #04-11,Singapore 538766.
The nearest MRT station is Hougang MRT.Operating hour - 7am to 10pm
c. Jurong East MRT
10 Jurong East Street 12,Jurong East MRT Station #01-01,Singapore 609690.
The nearest MRT station is Jurong East MRT. Opens 24 hours.
d.Plaza Singapura
68 Orchard Road,Plaza Singapura #06-15/20,Singapore 238839.
The nearest MRT station is Somerset MRT.
Operation hours - Sun to Thurs: 7am to 10pm,Fri to Sat: 7am to 11pm

3. Food Junction

Food Junction was started in 1993 to provide the local Singapore food courts outlet dinning concept.



You will be spoiled for choices with the many different types of local Singapore being offered by their outlets in Singapore.


Some of Their outlets are as follows:
1. Bugis Junction , 03-30 . The nearest MRT station is Bugis MRT.
2. Harbour Front Centre , #03-01/04 . The nearest MRT station is Harbour Front MRT.
3. Junction 8, #04-01 . The nearest MRT station is Bishan MRT.
4. Funan Digital Mall, #B1-16/17. The nearest MRT station is City Hall MRT.


Local steam boat with ingredients such as fish cake,egg,seaweed, green vegetable,crab sticks,fish ball, meat ball, dumplings etc.
Each costs about $4.50 onwards.

Ice Kacang - from $2.50 onwards.




                                                   

Fried noodles with eggs. Each may costs about $5 onwards.



                                        
                                  
                                                                                                 

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