Koji Sushi Bar

Came to Koji Sushi Bar with gf for lunch. Koji Sushi bar is a casual place to dine with most diners at the sushi counter seats. The have a small, simple menu that actually covers a wide range of food (or at least food that I would try).

Yuzu tea ($3) and Matcha latte ($5). The yuzu tea was your average yuzu that you get everywhere. Citrus-y, slight bitterness and sweetness. The matcha latte is actually unsweetened matcha with milk which is good since some people would like it without sugar. The gave a bottle of sugar which gf added quite a lot since she felt it needed it to be balanced.

Beancurd with Century Egg ($4). The beancurd was like chawamushi, soft and silky. Topped with a delicious century egg yolk  mixture, springy century egg bits and tobiko.

All donburi and sushi set comes with soup and salad. The salad with the tangy, sweet and fishy dressing was a nice start. The soup was clear, hot and flavourful.

Salmon Avocado Tartare Rice Bowl ($17). Creamy avocado and fresh raw salmon tossed in some sort of dressing with wasabi on the side. Gf really liked it since she loves salmon but the wasabi was quite spicy.

Sashimi Rice Bowl ($17) with Uni (+$9). There were small chunks of a number of sashimi like salmon, swordfish and yellowtail. There were also jellyfish strips, tempura bits, ikura and uni on top. Having the sashimi in small chunks instead of slices were good as you could taste more of the sashimi flavour. The crunchy jellyfish added a nice springy texture while the tempura bits gava it some crunch. The uni was really nice. Fresh, sweet and had a taste of the sea.

Gf and I really enjoyed our meal here and might come back again soon.

Rate:
Yuzu tea: 6/10 ☺
Matcha latte: 6.5/10 ☺
Beancurd with Century Egg: 7/10 ☺
Salmon Avocado Tartare Rice Bowl: 7/10 ☺
Sashimi Rice Bowl with Uni: 7.5/10 ☺

Cafe Insadong

Came to Cafe Insadong with gf. This cafe is quite unique as it is not only offers dessert but art and elegani as well.

Injeolmi Toast with Ice Cream ($6). After my first encounter with injeolmi I began to fall in love with it. So when I saw that they had injeolmi toast I knew I had to order it. For ice cream there were a few selection- vanilla, chocolate, matcha(+$0.50), salted caramel(+$0.50) and a few others that I can't recall. Being a salted caramel lover it was no hassle picking my ice cream flavor. Two pieces of toast with gooey rice cake in the middle, dusted with soy powder, topped with salted caramel ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce and almond flakes. To be honest, it was a little disappointing. The salted caramel did not taste salted nor caramel-like. It was a little sticky in texture and maybe tasted a little like butterscotch? The toast with the rice cake was too chewy for me as well.

Red bean and Sweet Potato Patbingsu ($9). The shaved ice was really fine. Much more then the one I had at Bing Go Jung which were like the ones you get in your usual Ice Kachang. Somehow I didn't really like the sweet potato which felt quite heavy maybe because its a starch.I think this bingsu was a little sweet for me and gf. What I like here was the mochi.

Overall, I really like the presentation of the food. The service staff was also quite friendly when we asked for recommendation.

Rate:
Injeolmi Toast with Ice Cream: 5/10 ☺
Red bean and Sweet Potato Patbingsu: 5/10 ☺

+39 Gelato bar

Came with zq previously to +39 Gelato bar because zq read that their gelato was really good.

Hazelnut, Mango and Pistacio small cup Gelato. ($5.14 each) My favourite was the Hazelnut that reminded me of kinder bueno! Mango texture was quite sticky and a little too sweet for me. Pistachio was quite good too. Rich and nutty but melted quite fast. 

The chef was quite friendly and when we were deciding the flavours, he offered us some to try.

Rate:
Hazelnut:7.5/10 ☺
Mango: 5/10 ☺
Pistacio: 6/10 ☺

Bing Go Jung Dessert House (Bukit Timah Plaza)

Bing Go Jung is run by actual koreans. Ed and I discovered it when we were at Bukit Timah Plaza.

They offer a good variety of item in their menu.

We ordered the Injeolmi BingSu ($11)- shaved ice, condensed milk, sliced almond, soy bean powder and injeolmi(Korean rice cake that is coated in roasted soy bean powder) served in a heavy gold bowl. I love it a lot! This is my first time trying it out. It's like a Korean version of Ice Kachang but is has just the right amount of sweetness. It's cool which is perfect for Singapore's all year round summer weather.

Here you can see that the BingSu is layered so that every bite till the end has all the component. My favourtie is the chewy rice cake that resembles mochi! It does feel a little like a Ice Kachang version of Muah Chee.

Both Ed and I love this place and would not mind coming back again even though it's really far from where we stay.

Rate:
Injeolmi BingSu: 9.5/10 ☺

Nam's Brewing Thai Tea & Coffee

I read a few review that wrote about how good Nam's Brewing Thai Tea & Coffee was so I decided to try it out for myself since I love Thai Milk Tea.

We arrived and true enough there was a queue which shows that their Thai milk tea must be really good. Good thing the queue move relatively fast.

There are 6 thai tea/coffee available in their menu. There was Thai milk tea and Thai milk tea Extra Gold. Ed asked the cashier and she told us that Extra Gold had a stronger tea taste.

Their decor is really cute. There's also a small note that tells you to be environmentally friendly.

Thai milk green tea ($2.80) & Thai milk tea ($2.80). The Thai green tea surprisingly was a lot more better than the Thai milk tea. It had just the right amount of sweetness that tasted a little like honey while the Thai milk tea was a little thin and needed a little more sugar. Maybe should have gotten the Extra Gold that is thicker.

At the back of the cup you can read about their history. Overall if I were to go back again I would definetely order the Thai milk green tea!

Rate:
Thai milk green tea: 7.5/10 ☺
Thai milk tea: 5.5/10 ☺

J K Don (Shaw Tower)

J K Don offers a combination of Japanese and Korean food because of the founder's love for both cuisine.

It was a Tuesday when I was there and I ordered their daily special.- Unagi Don.

Unagi Don ($9.90) All unagi never failed to dissapoint me and this was no exception. It was well cooked with a good amount of sauce. Rice was plain but lcukily there was the unagi sauce. 

Rate:
Unagi Don: 6/10 ☺

Rise & Grind Coffee Co

Came to Rise & Grind Coffee Co for lunch with Ed on the second last day of their Grand Opening Special.

Their outside dinning area. We thought that door was the main entrance until we read the paper stuck on it that said use the main entrance.

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio ($12)- Bacon, mushroom, asparagus, 64-degree egg. Pasta was al dente but could use more seasoning. Mushroom, asparagus and bacon was flavorful. The addition of sakura shrimp was nice.

Ocean's Thirteen ($17)- Smoked Salmon, poached eggs, asparagus, brioche toast, beetroot yogurt, yuzu hollandaise sauce. With Scrambled Eggs (+$3). I love the presentation, really pretty. The brioche was soft but wished the outside had some crunch. It was a nice combination. Salty smoked salmon, runny eggs, creamy sauce and bits of fish roe that burst in your mouth. Scrambled eggs were well cooked. 

Taken from their fb page 

Complimentary Dessert: Half of RGC Waffles- A choice of vanilla bean/ chocolate/ coconut ice cream with salted caramel sauce. This was the best part of my entire meal. Even though it took 10 mins, it was worth the wait. Warm, soft and flavourful waffle topped with rich coconut ice cream with salted caramel sauce and dust with powdered sugar. The coconut ice cream reminded me of Kueh Bangkit, those melt in your mouth cookies eaten during Chinese New Year. The Salted Caramel Sauce was rich, creamy and salty enough. 

Rate:
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio: 5/10 ☺
Ocean's Thirteen: 6.5/10 ☺
RGC Waffles: 8/10 ☺