Fantastic Thai Restaurant (Next to "Baan Somtum" 9/1 Soi Sriviang, Pramuan Road, Silom Subdistrict, Bang Rak District., Bangkok, Thailand)

Food - 5/5 (amazing Thai Food - exquisite)

Service - 4/5 (limited English but eager to please and polite)

Ambiance - 3/5 (olden style restaurant)
Price - 5/5 (sensational pricing)

Dishes Tried: Beef with Asparagus, Steam Fish Thai Style, Pork Mince Salad, etc

Fantastic and absolutely delicious Thai food in a relaxed atmosphere. Sure street food in Bangkok is amazing but this restaurant dishes are "street like" and their dishes are devine!
Can't remember the name of the restaurant but it is next to the more popular "Somtum".

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4.5/5

Old Lai Huat Restaurant - 223 Rangoon Road

Food - 4/5 (home cooked "grandma" style)

Service - 4/5 (quick and efficient)

Ambiance - 3.5/5 (olden style restaurant)
Price - 5/5 (sensational pricing comparable to Malaysia)

Dishes Tried: Sambal Sole Fish + Fu Yong Omellete + Seafood Mixed Veg + Lala + Bittegord Soup

Excellent home cooked style "Tze Char". Lovely flavours and very comparable to the Tze Char places in Malaysia with the prices reflecting Malaysian prices as well!
Highly recommended place for a good Feast!

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4.5/5

Penang Asam Laksa - I Wan Noodles (32 Maxwell Road, #01-07)

Food - 4/5 

Service - 4/5 (quick and efficient)

Ambiance - 4/5 (modern restaurant feel)
Price - 4/5 (very reasonable pricing)

Dishes Tried: Penang Asam Laksa

Excellent Asam Laksa - probably the best for me in Singapore. However ask for the
"har ko" (prawn paste) to be separate as my was slightly too sweet as it was mixed together. Better then Resorts World Food Street, Penang Kitchen, Aljunied, ABC Brickworks etc

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Fu Lin Tou Fu Yuen (East Coast) - 721 East Coast Road

Food - 4/5 

Service - 4/5 (quick and efficient)

Ambiance - 4/5 (old coffee shop feel)
Price - 4/5 (very reasonable pricing)

Dishes Tried: Yong Tau Fu + Water Crest Soup (Chicken)

Bloody good "Ampang" style Yong Tau Fu. Cheep and cheerful and delicious!

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

The Coffee Shot - 103 Lavender Street Singapore 338725

Food - 3/5 

Service - 2/5 (very slow)

Ambiance - 4/5 (contemporary chilled out cafe design)
Price - 2/5 (pricey)

Dishes Tried: "Eggs Benedict", "Scramb" It & 2 Lattes 

Nice ambiance however service was very slow - there was only 1 other customer.
Both dishes looked great but tasted was very average. The eggs were too runny.
Pricey as well.

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 2.75/5

The Bravery Cafe - 66 Horne Road Singapore

Food - 3.5/5 

Service - 3/5 (friendly but quite slow)

Ambiance - 3.5/5 (rustic converted warehouse)
Price - 3/5 (pricey)

Dishes Tried: Beef Steak Ciabatta & 2 Lattes 

Quite a nice setting in a converted warehouse. Friendly service but a tad on the slow
side for serving coffees and our dish. Same Guys as "The Plain".

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 3.5/5

Prawn Noodles - Kettle Pot Noodle Bar (01 Shenton Way #01-09, One Shenton)

Food - 1.5/5 

Service - 2/5 (quick and simple)

Ambiance - 2/5 (outdoor seating no air con)
Price - 1/5 (pricey)

Dishes Tried: Penang Prawn Noodles

Terrible attempt at Penang Prawn Noodle. The highlight were the nice and springy noodles but the broth and lack of chilly was a disaster. Also serving chicken instead of pork was terrible.

Kettle Pot Noodle Bar (01 Shenton Way #01-09, One Shenton)

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 1.5/5

Nasi Padang - NTUC Foodfare Foodcourt (Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3) Singapore

Food - 4/5 
Service - 3/5 (quick and simple)

Ambiance - 2.5/5 (hustle and bustle food court but air cond)
Price - 2/5 (+ extra chicken for $4)

Dishes Tried: Sambal stingray (chilli stingray fish) + Curry Chicken + Sambal Ladies Fingers + Sambal Kangkung (chilli vegetables)

Excellent Nasi Padang but quite pricey at S$10 for 4 dishes as I had the extra chicken for $4. Very authentic and tasty with right amount of spice and herbs used. Very tender fish and chicken.

NTUC Foodfare Foodcourt

8 Marina Boulevard #02-01 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 Singapore 018981

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 3.5/5

Tatsuya Japanese Restaurant (Fine Dining) - Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore

Food - 4.5/5 
Service - 4/5 (excellent service in a beautiful hotel)

Ambiance - 4/5 (set up like a Japanese Inn)
Price - 3/5 

Dishes Tried: Chef's Special Degustation Menu - Left it to the Chef to decide

Best Japanese for me in Singapore with exquisite freshness on the seafood. Service was  excellent and highly recommended to get a spot on the "bench" infront of the chefs! Quite pricey but for me price reflects the quality of the ingredients used! 

Tatsuya 

2 Scotts Road, Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore 228221

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Shenton Way Golden Bridge Roasted Meat Chicken Rice - Phillip Street (Not at Shenton Way!)

Food - 4/5 

Service - 2/5 (hot and old stall no air cond)
Ambiance - 1/5 (hot and old stall no air cond)
Price - 5/5 

Dishes Tried: Siew Yoke (Roast Pork) + Char Siew (Roast Pork)

For me this stall has the best Siew Yoke in town - similar to HK style and bloody crispy

crackling skin. Nice gravy sauce as well. Cheap and Good!

Shenton Way Golden Bridge Roasted Meat Chicken Rice

Phillip Street, Singapore 048694

(halfway down the street with other stalls - can't miss it)

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Nasi Padang Restaurant - Opposite Starbucks United Square, Singapore

Food - 4/5 
Service - 2/5 (hot and simple stall)

Ambiance - 2/5 (hot and nothing fancy)
Price - 5/5 

Dishes Tried: Asam Fish (Sour Fish) + Sambal Sotong (Chilli squid) + Fried Egg + Taugeh (Bean Sprouts)

Damn good and cheap Nasi Padang with awesome spices and quite spicey! To die for Sambal Belachan! 

Stall opposite - Starbucks at United Square, Singapore

101 Thomson Road, Singapore 307591

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Thai Stall - Kopitiam at Velocity (Novena Square)

Food - 4/5 
Service - 2/5 (foodcourt)

Ambiance - 2/5 (foodcourt)
Price - 5/5 

Dishes Tried: Tom Yum Soup (Thai Soup) + Kangkung Belachan (Water Spinach with Chilli) + Mango Salad + Chicken with Ginger

Excellent Thai food at a very reasonable price! Very fresh ingredients used and cooked all on the spot. Nice and spicy!

Thai Stall @ Velocity (Novena Square)

38 Thomson Rd Singapore 307683

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Fried Kway Teow - Depot Heights Shopping Centre Food Court

Food - 4.5/5 
Service - 2/5 (foodcourt)

Ambiance - 2/5 (foodcourt)
Price - 5/5 

Dishes Tried: Fried Kway Teow (Malaysian Fried Noodles)

Best Fried Kway Teow for me in Singapore. Very similar to the real thing in Penang!

Very hot wok used and nice burnt flavour! Cheap as well! 

Food Court @ Depot Heights Shopping Centre, 108 Depot Road, Singapore 100108

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Asam Laksa - Kopitiam at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Food - 4/5 

Service - 2/5 (Food Court)
Ambiance - 2/5 (Food Court)
Price - 5/5 

Dishes Tried: Asam Laksa (Penang Sour Fish Laksa)

Quite authentic Penang Asam Laksa with fresh sardines used. Good prawn paste (Heh Ko) available. Noodles  are nice and al dente

Kopitiam Food Court - 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital 

#01-13/14/15

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Street Food Nasi Padang - Next to Sheraton Hotel Bandung, Indonesia

Food - 4/5 

Service - 1/5 (street food!)
Ambiance - 1/5 (dirty streets of Bandung)
Price - 5/5 

Dishes Tried: Ikan Bakar (Grilled Fish) + Ayam Bakar (Grilled Chicken) + Tahu Goreng (Fried Tofu) + Tempe (SoyBean)

Excellent quality street food in Bandung! No forks & spoons so be prepared to eat with your fingers LOCAL style! =) Cheap! Nice chilli sambal!

(1st street food stall next to Sheraton Bandung - if looking at Sheraton Hotel it is on the right)
Jalan Ir. H. Juanda No. 390Bandung,West Java40135

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Malaysian Food Street (The Bull Ring) : Singapore

Food - 3/5 (Har Mee 4/5)

Service - 2/5 (food court)
Ambiance - 3/5 (cheesy recreation of Malaysia hawker)
Price - 3/5 

Dishes Tried: Har Mee (Prawn Noodles) + Asam Laksa (Penang Laksa) + Fried Kway Teow

Not bad Malaysian Hakwer Food at Resorts World in Singapore. The Har Mee (Prawn Noodle) is quite good but the rest are so so. Worth going for the Har Mee. 

http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Homepage/WhereToEat/MalaysianFoodStreet

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Hotel Akmani Room Service: Jakarta (Nasi Padang)

Food - 4/5

Service - 5/5
Ambiance - 1/5 (own hotel room!)
Price - 2/5 (pricey compared to the streets of Jakarta)

Excellent Nasi Padang at a reasonably priced Indonesian Hotel. Fresh and excellent flavours. Naturally room service so it is your own room!

http://www.akmanihotel.com/

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Momofuku Seiobo : Fine Dining Sydney (Star City Casino)

Food - 2.5/5

Service - 5/5
Ambiance - 3/5 (modern restaurant over & air condition)
Price - 3/5

Overrated fine dining restaurant at the Start City Casino Sydney. Probably only 1 or 2 dishes that were great and the rest were very average. Very pricey for a casino restaurant.

http://momofuku.com/sydney/seiobo/

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Rasa Istimewa Waterfront Restaurant: Singapore (Woodlands)

Food - 4/5

Service - 3/5
Ambiance - 4/5 (modern restaurant over water & air condition)
Price - 3.5/5

Excellent Malaysian style "kampung style food" with to die for Sambal Belachan (Malaysian Chilli Sauce) with gorgeous views to Johor Bahru!

https://www.facebook.com/RasaIstimewaWaterfrontRestaurant

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Noodle King@China Square Food Centre: Singapore (Won Ton Noodles)

Food - 4/5

Service - 5/5
Ambiance - 4/5 (food court & air condition)
Price - 5/5

Excellent Won Ton Noodles with nice springy noodles and very tasty won tons. Very similar to Malaysia style Won Ton Noodles.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Noodle-KingChina-Square-Food-Centre/431385336903167

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Bun Bo Hue 3A3: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Food - 4/5
Service - 5/5
Ambiance - 4/5 (modern & air condition)
Price - 5/5

Excellent Bun Bo Hue (Spicy Sour Beef Noodles) and Gui Coun (Rice Paper Roll) with excellent rich flavours in the Soup and the freshest of ingredients.

http://tnhvietnam.xemzi.com/en/spot/5317/bun-bo-hue-3a3-saigon

YINNYLICIOUS RATING = 4/5

Welcome to Yin Bites!

Hi All!

Welcome to "Yin Bites" a place where I will share my immense passion for FOOD from all around the World! You are probably thinking not another Food Blog Site by some loser who knows nothing about food and you know what you are probably right but hey Food is a personal thing and what is great for 1 person is disgusting for another!

Anyway a little bit about myself and this blog:

About Me: Born in Penang (Food Capital of the World!!) and lived there for 10 years and was fortunate enough to sample the Asam Laksas,  Char Hor Funs, Jew Hoo Eng Chai, Char Kway Teow, Poh Piahs etc. Yes you guessed it I love PENANG food! =) Spent the next 20 years in Sydney, Australia and loving the awesome Italian, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Spanish etc and now living in Singapore with my other passion in life - my lovely Wife! =)
Guys from Penang love 3 things in Life - Food, Swearing a Lot & Loving Life to the MAX!

About "Yin Bites": This is not a normal food blog site but instead it is kinda of like a Twitter like Blog site where my recommendations/comments on food and restaurants are short, sharp and straight to the point and hopefully in less than 160 characters! =) I will also have relevant pictures and an overall "Yinnylicious" Rating!

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