If you're a fan of Singapore's buzzing Korean food scene, you've probably queued (or tried to queue) at Um Yong Baek , the wildly popular spot famous for its authentic Busan-style pork soup rice and three-way aged pork BBQ. Known for its no-frills authenticity, soul-warming lunches, and sizzling dinners, Um Yong Baek has been a CBD staple since 2022, with outlets drawing crowds for their Jeju-style grilled pork and hearty dwaeji gukbap. Now, the team behind this Korean powerh

On a leisurely afternoon in Yishun, we found ourselves drawn to The Hainan Story Coffee House at Northpoint City’s North Wing basement. A charming outpost promising the soul-warming flavours of traditional Hainanese cuisine, reimagined with a contemporary flourish. We simply couldn’t resist the allure of nostalgia wrapped in modern comfort, and we’re rather glad we succumbed. Stepping inside feels like wandering into a stylishly restored 1980s kopitiam that has been given a

A lunch that whisked us from a Singapore mall straight to the smoky backstreets of Seomyeon. Some days you don’t merely fancy a meal, you crave a mini holiday. On a sticky Singapore afternoon that felt far more like high summer than late autumn, we slipped into Tonshou at Suntec City (#02-443) in search of precisely that escape. What we found was a corner of Busan so convincing we half-expected to hear the cry of gulls over Haeundae. Tonshou isn’t just another tonkatsu outle