Had a rather eventful Wednesday which mainly constituted of my 2 favorite past-times - eating, shopping.... and more eating. Great day with even greater company!
Here are some visuals you can feast your eyes on (literally) from the latter activity.
Met Rachel at Far East Plaza with a common goal in mind - to be victims of consumerism.. But of course, this could only be accomplished after a nice lunch at The Sushi Bar (yes, that is the actual name..). Tucked away at the corner of the 3rd floor, you wouldn't expect to find it amongst all the shops. With as many tables and shakey stools they could cram into their unit, don't let its unassuming exterior fool you. I don't know if the food just tastes better because of the reallh reasonable prices or if it is really that good.. Either way, it's still good so who cares!
Scallop mentaiki
$13.90
Sirloin steak (100grams)
$14.90
My main course - Premium chirashi don
$39.90
*price varies depending on the selection of ingredients on the day.
The Sushi Bar
14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza
#03-89
Mon - Sat : 12.00 - 21.30
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After shopping with Rachel, I ambled over Mandarin Gallery to meet my friend from uni at Ippudo, aching feet and all! Was honored I could be witness to her first experience of the best ramen ever! The 7p.m queue stretched outside the restaurant. However, we managed to score a table surprisingly quickly as there were only 2 of us. Although I was tuckered out from the day's shopping (who knew even shopping could take its toll on you.. or maybe I'm just really unfit), being greeted by a piping hot bowl of IPPUDO ramen was such a relief!
Akamaru Shin-Aji (modern tonkotsu)
$19.00
(If you prefer a stronger taste of miso, go for this instead of the original tonkotsu)
I ordered the one with the tamago option so it came to $19. The runny egg was all kinds of amazing.... My friend ordered the Akamaru Chashu (simmered pork belly) and added the tamago separately. I like how you get the option to add more of what you like into your ramen! If I hadn't eaten so much during the day, I would've probably added an extra tamago (runny egg) because it was just that good!
Ippudo
Address: 333A Orchard Rd, 238897
Phone: 6235 2797
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For dessert, we were initially planning on going to Antoinette but they were closed early for minor renovations.. BOO.
Settled on The Providore instead as the red velvet cake certainly caught our eye!
From the red velvet cakes I've tried before, I've deduced that I'm not a big fan of the red velvet and cream cheese combination. However, I'm pretty sure this wasn't cream cheese as I actually found this to be one of the better red velvet cakes I've tried!
Will be heading back to The Providore for more than dessert in the future as they seem to have interesting dishes.
The Providore
Address: Meritus Mandarin, Singapore 238897
Phone: 6732 1565
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Might be doing a haul of the things I bought this Wednesday soon so keep an eye out for that :)
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The red velvet at Providore uses vanilla bean cream. We're opposite!! :( I loveeee the cream cheese frosting but I always get disappointed cause so many places use vanilla cream!
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