Yuan Yuan Vegetarian Restaurant (缘缘素食斋)

*Reopened!*
Sawadeeka~ I'm still very much in love in Thai food ever since my trip to BKK in Feb and I am truely glad that we have a new Thai Tze Char stall opened right here in our homeland. This stall, as mentioned in the vegetarian society, is operated by a Thai local and the food on the menu reminds me of the happy days I have in BKK. So now that we have one here, I can stop going to BKK for a while. I sincerely hope to create more awareness on this so that the stall can sustain its business. Thanks to gwennie once again for accompanying me to try out! I even brought the menu home. See below for the scanned version.
The dishes available reminds of Kwan Imm JAE Vegetarian restaurant which I have posted earlier in BKK. In my personal opinion, one of the best ways to see if the chef is up to the mark is to order the common dish such as Tom Yum Soup and Pad Thai. True enough, these did not disappoint.

Tom Yum Soup $6

It is definitely authentic and brings me great satisfaction. In Thai, Tom Yum Koong actually refers to Hot and Sour Prawn soup. In the vegetarian version, they have included straw mushrooms, shumeiji mushrooms as well as some mock prawns. Soup is really sour and spicy. If you have a weak stomach, you may need to ask them to cut down on the chili mix.

Pad Thai $5

Pad Thai is not supposed to be spicy, but when mixed with the thai chili powder, I almost couldnt feel my lips after eating the entire dish. I love pad thai as it has a very unique taste of sweet and sourness. It is basically the traditional thai rice noodle cooked with tamarind sauce. The original version is served with raw beansprouts and cabbage. In this version, the beansprouts are fried together. I guess its more suitable for the local market. The ingredients comprises of some fried beancurd,mock squids,mock meat which I cannot identify and plentiful of beansprouts. It tastes perfect after mixing with the lime, crushed peanuts and chili powder. If you are not into chili padi, do not mix in the chili powder as it is really very spicy. Note: This should be a vegan version as it does not contain eggs.

This is the stall front, located in a coffeeshop just beside the famous he ji bao coffeeshop in Aljunid. There are only 2 stalls in this coffeeshop. Other than the stir fried and soup dishes, they too serve steamboat, also known as suki pot. Its a pity that the serving is too much for us, and I could not try the highly recommended papaya salad. I would love to come here more often in the next couple of weeks!

The menus~

Location: Yuan Yuan Restaurant, #45, Geylang Lorong 27
Opening Hours: Till 11 daily. Closed on Mondays

Tian Yi Vegetarian Stall (天一素食)

I've long heard about the superb Kway Chap in AMK but did not have the chance to eat it.
Thanks to clare for the info!
This stall is splitted into half, with one half selling kway chap (which shld be its specialty dishes) juz by looking at the long human queue. The other half of the stall is selling fried bee hoon, mee with its wide variety of dishes to choose from. Make sure you know what you want to order so that you can go on the right queue.

Kway Chap ($ 2.50)

This one is by far one of the best in sg that i've tasted. Its served with a bowl of kway and a small plate of mock intenstines, mei cai (preserved veg), tofu and tau pok. The stall owner must have cooked the dishes in a long period of time, as the tofu, tau pok are immersed in the thick gravy and they taste really good.Chilli is a must try with the kway chap, as the chilli is specillay cooked for the kway chap.I'm definitely going back again for more kway chap addictions. =)

Location: Cheng San Food Centre

Blk 527 AMK Ave 10

Stall number# 01-143

Opening hours: 6am to 1pm

Opens daily, close on Monday (Exception: If Mon falls on 1st & 15th of the month)

Silver Stream Vegetarian Food (银川素食香) - CLOSED DOWN

This stall has since CLOSED DOWN.
Hello all, i'm running out of places to write! Please help if you do have good recommendations in your area.. It would be great if we can have something from the North or the West area.
Anyway, clare has earlier mentioned about this place but she didnt manage to take down the stall name and intro more dishes. As mentioned, this stall is located right opposite the famous tze char stall in Ang Mo Kio (AMK). Since the Tze Char stall is going to be closed (in june) for renovation, you may go to this stall for the time being. There are basically 2 separate stalls in this coffee shop. One selling the mains - e.g. mixed veg rice, tze char, kway chap while the other sells just Rojak, popiah and pancakes.

Popiah $1.00

I love popiah to the core and this is so far the BEST I can find in SG. Earlier i've blogged about the popiah at circuit road being famous, but well well, this stall's popiah is truely heavenly. Comprises of Lettuce, Egg, Beansprouts, Veg Ham, and loads of turnip. Juicy and melts completely in your mouth. Do let them know if you do not take eggs though. The norm is to order the main from another stall and get 1 popiah as your side, that makes your meal complete!

Minced meat dried noodle $2.50

It seems like Bah Chor Mee is a popular dish in AMK as there are 3 places that people would go. 1 is the stall at Blk 128 called Mai Zhi Su (MZS), there is a stall near Ave 4,which i've yet to write about too, and then, there is silverstream. The noodles serving is big and comprises of fishballs, minced meat stew with mushrooms, topped with fresh lettuce. Noodles are chewy, but not as nice as MZS, as they use noodles of different texture. The soup however, is a disappointment as it was really tasteless. If you are keen to try better noodles and soup, MZS would not disappoint. Nonetheless, if you are not so picky, this noodles is good enough.

Also, there are plenty other choices available. E.g. Claypot Rice (which was highly advertised in the papers), Kway Chap and other tze char. You may refer to the earlier link provided by clare. Lastly, the popiah is a MUST try!

Location: Blk 226F Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 #01-697 S566226 (Silver Stream Coffee Shop)

Opening Hours: till 9pm

Tel: 9118 2963

Naive Cafe @ Katong

The other day me and my family went to this new cafe located at katong after Kumar's show. My cousin chanced upon this cafe from various reviews @ Hungrygowhere, hence we decided to try it out before introducing to people.
This cafe as the nicely decorated by a group of art enthusiats, hence giving you the really new cool look. Food's great but it does come with a hefty price tag as well.

This is the menu and the interior design of the cafe.Nicely done with an artsy touch to it. The exterior of the cafe is tastefully painted with green stripes making it outstanding. It is located just a couple of shops away from the famous Astons Grill. Hence if you are really getting frustrated in the long queue outside Astons, do try this for a change. Note: This cafe is quite packed as well.

Penang Rendang $ 9.80

Spicy pan-fried mushroom heads served with steamed buns. Judging by the serving, we knew that we had to order at least 8 plates to fill us.

Red Riding Hood $7.80

Crispy soy tossed with a tangy sweet sauce. This is comparable with the normal Sweet & Sour pork sold outside at most tze char stalls. Chewy and sweet at the same time!

Golden Oats $8.80

This is crispy deep-fried tofu with oats and leaves. Basically crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Nice dish!

Mango Tofu Cake $12.80

This is the normal fish slices you can find in the vegetarian stores. Served with sweet thai sauce.

Curry Mutton $8.80

This serving is enough for 1 person. You may eat this with a bowl of rice. The potatoes are well cooked and mutton balls (made from mushrooms) are chewy. Sauce is really good!

Heartwarmer $13.80

This dish is under the "mains" category, however, the portion is still small. This is monkeyhead mushroom braised for many hours in a special sauce, and it is very rich in flavour.

The plain rice costs $1.50 per bowl.

All in all, this is a place where you can do new food tasting, but not when you are famished, just as the name suggests - dont be "naive", it is not the normal food you are tasting! I guess most good food comes with a hefty price tag. I would suggest that you take some bread before going though. The full menu is available on its website in PDF format.

Location: 99 East Coast Road, Singapore 428975 (Opposite Katong Mall)

Tel: 6348 0668

Opening Hours: Mon - Sun 11.30PM to 10.00PM

Website: www.naivecompany.com

Fo lai Ping Vegetarian Fast Food (佛来品素食快餐)

This stall has been around for so long as I can remember. It is located at the Changi Airport Terminal 1 staff canteen. Hence if you were to take a budget flight overseas, you may stop by for a meal before flying, since there is no meals available on the plane except for overpriced vegetarian cup noodles. I tried the food here recently before flying to Bangkok.

Yee Mee $3.50

A really big portion and the comprises of vegetables, mushrooms, carrots and some mock items. It isnt too salty and can be shared by two if you are a small eater.

The stall also sells other tze char like fried rice, kway tiao etc. The dishes for mixed vegetables rice is not bad too! Nonetheless, all our airport terminals do have vegetarian stalls available, hence you need not travel all the way here if you are going to catch a flight in other terminals.

Location: Airport Boulevard,
Changi Airport Terminal 1,
Upper Basement Canteen
Stall #05,
Tel: 65457024
Opening Hours: Till 8PM

Keat Lim Vegetarian Stall 吉林素食 @ AMK

Got to know that they have 3 outlets to date!~
This is contributed by Jeslyn sis.. Thanks girl for your support! This stall has been around for ages and I remember eating at this outlet when i was younger. However, these days whenever Im at AMK, i'll always go for the bah chor noodles at 128 or the tze char at 226. Thanks to Jeslyn for providing me your review~ Note: This owner is not the uncle who retired at the Ji Lin at bedok.

Stir-Fried Sambal Tapioca Vegetables $5

Freshly cooked and not too oily. The sambal chilli is superb, aint too spicy and blends well with rice. You may also opt for their sambal kang kong as the sambal chilli is the same.

Hot Plate Sweet and Sour Fish $10

Supposed to be served with the ah char (Sour Salad) on top.. but we requested not to add it in as we don't really like it. Served piping hot and the sauce is a little sour and spicy. The fish does mix well with the sauce. Note that the standard does drop a little when crowded.

Sauteed Monkeyhead Mushrooms with dried chili $8

As this was the first time we order this dish, we couldnt comment much. Doesnt taste spicy at all. Lots of vegetables available hence make it a little more healthier. I cant make out if it is really monkeyhead mushroom or the abalone mushroom instead.

Other dishes available:

Cereal Prawn, shark's fin, Custard Abalone Mushrooms, Mutton Curry etc.

Location:

1. Blk 728, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 (Beside AMK Courts)

Opening Hours: Till 9Pm

2. Blk 91, Whampoa Drive

3. 244A Upper Thomson Drive

BB Home Sweet Home Cafe (甜甜屋) *CLOSED DOWN*

The stall originally sells desserts, but seems like now they are catering vegetarian food as well!

Thanks to clare for trying out, since its near her place!

Curry Fish Rice ($3.50)

Veg fish slices and lady fingers in curry. Curry taste not too spicy and just right.Was surprised that they give spinach as a side.

Steak Rice ($3.50)

This sweet and sour pork chop rice is v tasty! As the mock meat is deep fried before cooking with sweet and sour sauce, not suitable if you are watching your diet though. Serves with spinach as well as a side. Worth a try!

Hot & Spicy Fish Rice ($3.50)

Sauce is a little spicy, but tasty. Mock fish is soft.

Pictures on the menu look very appetising. They do have set meals, veg dishes, claypot dishes, soups, tze char etc. We were too full to have desserts, but could see a few pictures on the wall, selling a variety of desserts. Like puddings, eclairs, ice cream etc.

Location: Blk 505A Bishan Street 11 #01-440 Singapore 570505

Tel: 6253 6553

Website: http://www.b-b.com.sg/index.html

(Website does not show the vegetarian dishes. Desserts only)

Opening hours: 11.30 to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm (Last order at 9.45pm)

Closed every Thurs (Opens if its the 1st or 15th day of the lunar month)