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LAKSA HOUSE

Thursday, May 16, 2013

[Photographs: David Straight] There are times – a rainy Tuesday, say, or maybe Friday – when nothing but Malaysian hawker food will do. And when that happens, we head straight to Laksa House in the Newmarket Plaza Food Court. The environs are nothing special: it’s in a narrow covered street under the Rialto carpark affectionately known [...]

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SAKANAYA

Thursday, May 9, 2013

[Photographs: David Straight] The rain starts falling and we find ourselves drawn to this little shop on a windswept stretch of Symonds Street. We go there in summer and it is good then too, but there is something about this joint that just suits the winter. Part surf shack, part fish restaurant – “sakanaya” actually [...]

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ORTOLANA

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

[Photographs: David Straight] Breakfast, lunch, dinner – it doesn’t matter which you go to at Ortolana, because it’s all brilliant and so we find ourselves there at odd times in search of early breakfast or late lunch. It opens at 7am and closes at 11pm and so you will never be told that the kitchen [...]

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JIALE BUN SHOP

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

[Photographs: David Straight] Sometimes, the Jiale Bun Shop is so busy there isn’t time to clear the tables. The door opens and closes constantly, and there is almost always a couple of people in front of you ordering. It is shady, and it has a steamy smell. Sometimes, there is intense discussion in Chinese. For [...]

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SANTHIYA’S

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

[Photographs by David Straight] Santhiya’s is at the furthest end of Dominion Road. It’s been there for 18 years, serving South Indian and Malaysian dishes. It’s small, humble and unassuming. Not so long ago, we feasted on the specialty, a “dry” boneless goat curry ($16). There are various combinations of goat curry: with bones or [...]

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