Kinsahi Japanese Restaurant (KSL City)

Some friends and I decided to make a day trip to Johor Bahru (JB) just to spend the afternoon and evening there. Like most typical Singaporeans, we go there for cheap and good food as well as services such as massage and even to do our nails! But since this is my food blog, let’s talk about food. We went to Kinsahi Japanese Restaurant at KSL City, which is supposedly a premium restaurant in JB. The decor and ambience of the place is certainly quite nice and plush, with an artificial ‘river’ in the middle of the restaurant. I don’t...

Value For Money Donburi by Sushiro

My dad has been wanting to try the donburi (rice bowls) from Sushiro ever since he read the review in the Straits Times. Hence, we were all made to wake up early (by my standards at least) so that we could reach there around noon and avoid the crowd. Which I was surprised to see on a Tuesday. Sushiro at Thomson Plaza is known for their cheap Bara chirashi don (S$12.80) and they expanded to the other side of Thomson Plaza with this little nook called Takumi. That’s where we went to instead of the main restaurant because they close...

National Kitchen by Violet Oon

And so, one of Singapore’s famous food critic has set up her own restaurant and in the swanky new National Gallery no less! Sticking to her Peranakan roots, National Kitchen serves up Peranakan cuisine with slight twists on some of the dishes. There isn’t any pork in the menu but I did not spot any Halal certificate but if you’re one of those who aren’t too fussed, then this would be a good place for you to try very refined Peranakan food. My parents and I went there to celebrate my mum’s birthday as my parents previously tried to eat...