The Lokal

*please watch in HD :)

I have read too many good reviews about The Lokal  but I don't understand why I took so long to finally visit this cafe..haha! It's located at a corner shophouse along Neil Road. The Lokal  is the sister outlet of Sarnies and its decor and ambiance will give you the Aussie feel, remind me of the cafes that I visited during my Melbourne trip! We visited on a public holiday afternoon and a mini queue was already formed inside the cafe. I think we got our table after a 15-20 minutes wait which was not too bad actually! And we got the window seats which means i got good lighting to take pictures! :p

We were so famished by that time but we just couldn't decide which item to order because everything just look so promising..lol! We ordered a roasted beef ciabatta and a smoked salmon egg royale to share. For the drinks, sf had the hot chocolate because she said she just had coffee this morning before meeting me? LOL! I'm not really a coffee person so I always opt for mocha..hehe! Our food came pretty fast and omg i can totally understand what's the hype about this cafe just by trying both dishes that we ordered!  I personally adored the egg royale more! That delicious slab of smoked salmon was done to perfection and this was coming from a person (aka me) who don't really fancy salmon (except raw salmon)! The egg yolk flows out perfectly as well..just watch the video and you will know what I meant..haha! Being a bread lover, I absolutely enjoy the beef ciabatta which is the perfect combination of sliced sauteed beef and caramelized onions (insert heart eyes emoji)!

I still remember it was super hazy that day (PSI hit around 300+!!) but it was nonetheless a well spent afternoon with lots of catch up and updates with sf! Overall, The Lokal  definitely lives up to its hype and it certainly deserves a return visit anytime!

The Lokal
136 Neil Road Singapore
Tel: +65 6423 9918
Mon-Fri: 8am - 6pm
Sat-Sun: 10am - 4pm

Café & Bar Gavroche

This cafe is truly a hidden gem at Tanjong Pagar. I have no idea of the existence of this Parisian ambiance cafe tucked in Tras Street if not for my trusty foodie friend's recommendation who found it through Burple LOL! I fell in love with the decor the moment we stepped into Cafe Gavroche. The cafe is divided into 3 sections: the Bar area which has a 4.2m wooden bar originating from Normandy, the Indoor Terrace section which is a natural light filled space with cobblestone flooring, fringed with an indoor tree and lastly the Dining area that look like a traditional kitchen cum dining area with a long rustic wooden table. The seating were quite limited but we were lucky to get a table in the Terrace which I absolutely love because natural light is the best for photo taking..hahahaha!!

Their breakfast/brunch menu offers a wide range of traditional french food from eggs (done in several ways), sandwiches, open face bread, croissant, charcuterie, cheese platters and desserts, mostly bread i will say..lol! Not complaining though because i love bread hehehe! We have heard good reviews about their open face bread and also the croque madame so we decided to order both to share. And the greedy us also order a croissant and pain au chocolat to start with. The croissant is not bad but i think i had better one before. OK the scrambled egg tartine which is a french style open-face country bread that serve with soft and runny scrambled egg sitting on a bed of caramelized onions is the bomb!! It taste so A M A Z I N G omg every bite is love, simple dish yet so enticing!! Highly recommended!! The croque madame which consists of ham and cheese within two slices of soft and fluffy thick bread and topped with sunny side up was really yummy too!

Overall a very satisfying brunch at Cafe Gavroche and I love that this cafe is not too overcrowded which allow us to enjoy the delicious food in such pretty and Parisian ambiance. Do note that their brunch menu is only available on weekends from 10.30am-2.30pm. Will definitely go back to try the other items on their menu! :D

Cafe & Bar Gavroche 

69 Tras Street

Tel: +65 6225 4869

Tue-Fri: 12-2pm, 5pm till late

Sat: 10.30am till late

Sun: 10.30am - 2.30pm

Bornga Korean BBQ Restaurant

My love for korean food never dies. Just some visuals of the food that we had at Bornga few weeks ago. We ordered 2 servings of marinated pork ribs, kimchi soup, seafood pancake and the seafood toppokki to share among 3. A long tray of fresh vegetables was served on every table and this was the 1st time I saw so much varieties of vegetable for us to wrap the bbq meat in a korean bbq restaurant. I love their marinated pork ribs a lot, wanted to try the beef one but my parents don't take beef so next time maybe! The seafood pancake was really delicious too, their version was a bit thicker and fluffy like egg omelette but it still remain crispy! Need not say more, Bornga has easily become one of my favorite korean restaurant in JB..hehe!


Bornga Korean BBQ Restaurant 본가 (Malaysia, Johor Bahru)
Unit MF-23, Level 3,
Johor Bahru City Square Shopping Mall
Open Daily: 10am-10pm

Atlas Coffee Embassy

Atlas Coffee Embassy is relatively new among the cafes in JB as it only opened in Taman Mount Austin last December. The place was specially design by a Japanese designer with the bright and clean concept and it's really cozy despite its simplicity. Bright cafe is love~ Their menu features a good selection of salad, brunch items, sandwiches, main course, snack and dessert. I decided to get their Atlas Specialty Breakfast where you can create your own breakfast plate by choosing from the 12 items on the list. The price will be varied from the number of items (3, 5 or 7) that you choose and it comes with white toast and salad! I thought it's a pretty good steal! I went with 5 items option (RM18.90) with pork ham, omelette, chicken sausage, fresh tomato and sauteed mushroom. Love the omelette and pork ham the most! Shen Sim wanted to order their atlas specialty roasted chicken which sounds really enticing but it was unavailable that day so she ordered the chicken avocado sandwich (RM24.90) which was really yummy too!! Being a fan of waffles, i couldn't resist to order their waffles after seeing so many pictures of it on instragram..haha! We ordered a chocolate banana waffles (RM18.90) to share. The waffles were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside which is just what i want my waffles to be..lol!

Brought along my new fisheye lens and decided to do a vlog...please pardon my shaky hand and my poor editing skill! :p Overall Atlas Coffee Embassy stands out as one of the better cafe in town and I just found out that the owner is the 2012 Malaysian Barista Champion and TimeOut KL Food Personality who owned the Top Brew Coffee Bar in Kuala Lumpur last time. You can read more about him here! I would definitely come back to this lovely space soon! :)

Atlas Coffee Embassy

No 32, Jalan Austin Heights 8/7

Taman Mount Austin

81100 Johor Bahru

Sun-Sat: 8.30 am-11.00pm

PARK & Sunday Folks

Settled our dinner at PARK that day because we wanted to go Sunday Folks for dessert afterwards, haha! We ordered spam chips, park chicken wings and their signature truffle mac n cheese to share~ The spam chips were super hard, make sure you have strong teeth if you want to order it. Chicken wings were not bad, not very oily and well fried. The highlight of the meal has got to be the truffle mac n cheese! The truffle smell was so strong and the macaroni was coated with cheese evenly, super sinful and fattening but we couldn't care less about the calories haha! I wouldn't say it was super fantastic but i thought it's worth a try if you love truffle.

Walked to Sunday Folks after dinner and we waited for half an hour to get a table, ok lah i waited one hour on my 1st visit! I have been to Sunday Folks for more than 3 times already so you know it's really good, except the waiting time..lol! We ordered 2 single waffle with earl grey lavender and pistachio soft serve. I always recommend my friends to order these 2 flavors if they are visiting this place because these 2 are my favorite, especially the earl grey lavender!! x)

Awesome catch up with this girl over satisfying dinner and dessert, more to come! :)

PARK @ Holland Village

281 Holland Avenue, #01-01

Tel: 9721 3815 (Reservation Available)

Tues-Thurs & Sun: 10am – 12am 

Fri & Sat: 10am – 2am

*Closed on Mondays

Sunday Folks

44 Jalan Merah Saga

#01-52 Chip Bee Gardens

Tues-Fri: 4pm – 9.30pm

Sat & Sun: 12pm – 10pm