Last night was well-spent, adventuring the roads of Tanjong Katong at the east side of Singapore. I've personally never been to Tanjong Katong because:
1. Although I live in the central area, TK was still a little far for a person without personal transport (in short, I was lazy hahaha)
2. I always thought of TK as a place that was quite ulu
3. TK is not exactly the most accessible place. But now with the completion of the circle line, there's no excuse not to visit Tanjong Katong!
Anyhow, we settled at a cafe along East Coast road, just a few steps shy from the famous 328 Katong Laksa...
The shop was almost fully reserved when we got there around 6pm, but thankfully there were 3 lonely tables just outside the shop front. Al fresco, anyone?
^ Salad to spearhead dinner! TRUTH : I didn't like it. It was bland, because there was no dressing whatsoever, just accompanied by sprinkles of water from the mixed greens. And the jelly cubes didn't help because they too, were absolutely tasteless. And so I ended up eating only the tomatoes and raisins.
I thought we were in for a disastrous dinner.
Before I forget, I'd like to comment about service there. Poor. Honestly. We had to find seats for ourselves because the waiters and waitresses were too busy doing nothing. When we finally sat at a table the waitress took our orders..... in quite a rude manner. Instead of "hi there what would you like to get?", we got "what do you want.", in the flattest tone she probably had.
A disastrous dinner sounded even more likely now, no?（*/∇＼*）
^ But noooo! Salvation came about 10 minutes later. Here's the boyfriend's quarter chicken, barbequed to perfection in some sweet sauce. It was one of the best chickens I'd ever tasted and he felt it was really good too!!! The downside? Look at how miserable the fries are. They look terribly alone.
^ Then came my grilled dory fish with a side of mac 'n' cheese. Nothing spectacular, but it was tasty enough coming from a small cafe. I thought they could've been more generous with the mac 'n' cheese, likewise the fries, because I really liked it. It was sticky, crumbly, and had a rough texture, radically different from the usual creamy and smooth mac 'n' cheese but I enjoyed the taste of the cheese A LOT.
^ Chanced upon the new shopping mall.....
There were quite a few stalls (food stalls, of course) that caught my eye in 112 Katong, namely Obolo, Seventh Heaven and POP Cafe, and another froyo shop at the basement. I can't remember the name of the froyo place but it was a sweet-looking, pink-themed shop, a little japanese-influenced even.
Since we were around the corner, we continued our food adventure at LICK! We've tried LICK ice cream at their takeaway kiosk at AMK Hub before but I've never actually stepped foot into the flagship store, so it was definitely a yes to go there. For those who don't know, LICK (acronym for Little Ice Cream Kafe) is yet another ice cream shop which serves local flavours such as Kaya Toast, Milo Dinosaur, Horlicks and so on and so on and so on....
The flavors they serve each day vary... How did I know? I overheard a call about someone enquiring if there was the Salted Caramel flavor!
^ Nice interior and all but it wasn't all that crowded for a Saturday night.... yet.
^ Double scoop! We shared French Toast and Horlicks. French Toast was a blast for me because it tasted like my favourite cereal (Post's maple pecan crunch)!!!!! It was eating maple syrup in ice cream form...... every mouthful was joy (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
^ And we were done!
^ Initially I skipped the belgian waffle but 99% of the tables around us had a waffle on their table. So..... we I had to. As it turned out, I was so pleased with the waffle!!!! It was crispy on the outside and fluffy and soft inside, exactly what most people looked for in a belgian waffle!!! ヾ(@^▽^@)ノ
Whilst heading back to the boyfriend's bike, a pretty looking shop front across LICK caught my eye and what other cafe other than.....
WITH A PINCH OF SALT!!!!!
And thus I confidently conclude that the east side actually has a lot to offer.
Here's one more evidence:
^ A japanese bakery cum restaurant situated right beside its parent company, Awfully Chocolate.
For those staying in the east, well lucky you!!!! There's so much more for me to explore!!!
Leonardo's Place
43 East Coast Road
Singapore 428764
+65 6344 9096
Little Ice Cream Kafe (LICK)
258 Tanjong Katong Road
Singapore 437046
+65 6440 8526
It's a week to CNY so do keep yourselves healthy and hungry! Yummy CNY goodies await......
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