Where Unkers Eat - An Easy Reference

meaning where the 3 of us unkers eat...

HONGKONG CAFE @ 378/380 east coast road - hongkong style eatery serving noodles, rice, snacks and the like...a bit pricey but very good food ;)

UNO Western Food, kopitiam Blk 51, Toa Payoh Lor 5

Fishball Noodles, FeiFei Wanton Mee, Satay, Claypot Chicken Rice and Or Jian
Toa Payoh Lor 5, Blk 75 (its a hawker centre)

Nasi Briyani at 6th Avenue. There are several places there.. pick any.. all good.

Wanton Noodles @ Chomp Chomp (serangoon gardens)

Nasi Padang @ Sabar Menanti (Kandahar Street)

Chinese Fish Head Curry and Kway Zhup, kopitiam Blk 211 Toa Payoh Lor 8

Fried Hokkien Mee, Or Jian and Chinese Pork Satay, kopitiam at the corner of Simon Road and Upp Serangoon Rd.

Joo Chiat Prawn Noodles, Hoon Bee Coffeeshop 48 Onan Rd ( moving to 75 Carpmael Rd wef 1 Dec 05.)Check out the Banana Leaf stall behind as well. Mean Masala!

Beef Noodles, Hock Lam, 27 Purvis Street. Drown it in Chinchalok!

Duck Rice, Lim Seng Lee, kopitiam 38 South Buona Vista Rd.

Charlie's Corner, Blk 2 #01-08 Changi Village. Excellent variety of beer, gr8 Buffalo Wings and Caesar Salad plus famous fish and chips. Not cheap tho'.

Eng Kee Bak Kut Teh, #01-04, Teck Ghee FC and Mkt, AMK St31. BKT, See Yeow Pork Trotters and kiam chye to die for. Possibly the most sedap BKT in s'pore. puts balestier and rangoon rd to shame

No Signboard Seafood, 414 Geylang Rd (b/w Lors 22 and 24). White Pepper Crab to die for!



addendum - where unkster should eat in shanghai

ZEN - chinese restaurant chain...sounds mundane, right? yes they do have a number of branches in the city but no, they are not run of the mill...in fact, they are just bloody high class :D unkster kona went to the one in XIN TIAN DI....2 storey big shophouse converted into a drinking hole on the ground floor with very posh surroundings and the restaurant itself above...very good cantonese dim sum at a fairly decent price...of course if you go for the a la carte menu, the sky's the limit...

HE WEI (well the words are in chinese after all)...little hole in the wall japanese restaurant at 207 changle road adjacent to maoming road (the roads in shanghai are realllllllly long)...situated in a row of 3-storey shophouses...excellently priced japanese buffet (everything on the menu...but no teppanyaki though) plus free flow of sake and softdrinks for all of RMB 108 (about S$23) if you book ahead or RMB158 (S$33.50) if you walk in....best to book ahead though cos seats are at a premium...huge spread...sashimi, sushi, nabeyaki udon, all the don boxes, grilled stuff, teriyaki stuff...

LATINA - also in XIN TIAN DI area...churrascaria style brazilian meat-eaters buffet...the one in singapore goes for around S$40 some, but if you go during lunch to latina, it's a mere RMB58 (S$12.34!!!) and for another RMB15 (S$3.20), you get a beer to go along...if you've been to the one in singapore, it's the same....a smorgasbord of grilled meats, sausages, innards blah blah...wooooooooweee!!! :D