By Simon Lee for My Taste of Singapore There is a sound I know before I know the smell. It’s...

The home with five green things. I remember standing at the counter, dazzled by the little...

I almost walked past the entrance twice. Tucked on the fourth level of ION Orchard, Violet Oon...

The curries have been enjoyed. The conversation has slowed. Glasses are nearly empty. And in the...

I didn't set out to make a list. I just kept ending up at Somerset. It's the station I pass...

There is a curious problem with trying to explain Singaporean food. The dishes are easy enough to...

Before I've even taken my first bite, I already know whether a plate of katsu is going to make me...

The first thing I noticed was the smell. Not the shop, not the shelves, not the pink packets...

Guan Hoe Soon sits on Joo Chiat Road, and I'd walked past it more times than I can count without...

There is a moment at every seafood table that nobody talks about. The platter has thinned. The...

Lunch in the CBD moves fast. You have forty-five minutes, maybe less, and a queue forming...

The first time I paid full dinner price at a hotel seafood buffet, I made almost every mistake...

I almost walked past it. The streets of Telok Ayer were still warm from the day, the shophouses...

For many visitors, Orchard Road is where Singapore goes shopping. The towering malls, luxury...

The first thing you lose when eating crab is your dignity. Not all at once, of course. It...

The first time I sat down to a proper seafood buffet, I didn't take a single photo. I was too...

I don't remember the first curry I ever ate. I remember the smell instead. It drifted out of a...

Many Japanese restaurants in Orchard Plaza serve comforting curry rice alongside ramen, donburi,...

In Singapore, chicken rice is never just chicken rice. It is lunch, comfort food, family habit,...

I have a confession. The first bowl of Japanese curry I ever ordered, I nearly sent back and just...