(CLOSED)Two Hana - This New Cafe in Century Square Promises Tasty Korean-Western Fare!

Seoul Garden Group opened not just one, but two concepts in the new Century Square! Melding Korean flavours with Western influences, the group has outdone themselves with the launch of Seoul in a Sandwich, and Two Hana. Two Hana secured a really prime location in the mall, and has proven to be exceedingly popular even during off-peak hours.

8 E!GHT Korean BBQ(Shaw Centre) - Delicious BBQ in Orchard!

Following the success of their first outlet at The Central, three year old E!GHT has made a bold expansion move to open up an eighty seater at Shaw Centre. To celebrate their opening, E!GHT has introduced the Big Hog Plate, which is extremely popular in Korea right now. E!GHT aims to keep up with the trends in Korea to offer diners a current and up-to-date dining experience, similar to what they will get in Korea.

Vatos Urban Tacos @ South Beach Quarter

The Ko-Mex chain has drawn alot of attention ever since it set foot on Beach Road. The place is dimly lit and seems to be a popular after-work hangout with the executives. Opened by three Korean Americans who grew up on authentic Mexican food and traditional Korean food, you can expect a clever fusion of the best of both Mexican and Korean cuisine here.

Dosirak @ China Square Central

A pair of Korean brothers are behind Dosirak, which is located inside China Square Central in the CBD. Dosirak boasts fresh and affordable boxes of healthy Korean fare. More of a grab-and-go concept to cater to the working crowd, patrons are in the know of what they're consuming with a detailed chart of the number of calories inside every box.

Joo Bar @ Tan Quee Lan Street

Established in late 2014, Joo Bar sits pretty on the quieter end of Bugis but it has rocked the local bar scene with its Korean dishes and home-brewed Makgeolli. I popped by once on a Saturday night and the place was completely packed so I sat at the bar and fell in love with their passionfruit makgeolli at first taste. Their hand-cut chips were immensely delightful too and I was stoked to be back here for their dinner menu!

Tring 313 Food Trail @ 313 (Somerset)

Have you heard of the mobile app, Tring 313? Well I haven't until I went on a food trail at 313@somerset. I learnt more about the app and after downloading it did I realise that the app has so much to offer! In addition to having a store directory and store locator, you can also purchase coupons on Tring 313. The coupons are exclusive to shops in 313 so you can expect to find 1 for 1 Bingsu deals at O'ma Spoon, $18 for a $30 discount deals at Chir Chir, and deals at Forever 21 and Singapore's favourite froyo store llaollao!

Insadong Korea Town

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Located at Resorts World Sentosa, Insadong Korea Town is possibly the most authentically Korean dining establishment in Singapore. It is a huge project managed by Korean consultants, designed by Korean architects and helmed by Korean chefs. 99% of Insadong, including the floor tiles, are imported from Korea. Needless to say, I was really impressed by the dedication and effort put into the set-up of Insadong. Korean merchandise, from handcrafted souvenirs to local delicacies, are also painstakingly imported and up for sale here.

Kkongdon Barbecue @ SAFRA Toa Payoh

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Kkongdon originated from Sinchon, Korea, and has been around in Singapore since 2012. They have four outlets currently and they aim to provide "kkongdon" (which means 'best price value' in Korean) to diners. Be prepared to be amazed by the quality of the new All-You-Can-Eat Korean Barbecue Buffet considering how affordable and reasonably priced it is!

Gangnam Style BBQ

Riding on the Gangnam Style craze is this Korean barbecue restaurant at Railmall. Seeing all these "suction lamps" really reminded me of Korea!

7TH AUGUST 2011, THE SUN TURNS TWENTY ONE!

Early in the afternoon at 1.30pm, The star came to pick me!

I was given 21 K dollars in an angpao because it's my twenty first!


The Star gave it to me the day before and I was told to keep it safe. And there are two Heart cards which are like jokers. I can use them to reveal the destinations and then choose where to go from there! So creative right haha




And the first thing I could buy was SLEEP which will cost me all my money hahaha and which means that it's bedtime straight away and no activities. I wanted to just buy that and ruin all of The Star's plans HAHA no lah I'm not that evil and I bet he wouldn't let me buy it anyway haha




FIRST CLUE OF THE DAY COST ME 6 K DOLLARS



And I picked the second one.

DESTINATION :
LOYSEL's TOY CAFE







They have really cute things in the cafe







The cup that was used to contain our receipt





my ham croissant.


I LOVED IT.
The ham and cheese went so well with their special mustard and the slices of apple provided an interesting edge to it all. The croissant was crispy and buttery enough and it was very fragrant. The croissant was good enough on its own. The whole combination was just awesome. I shall say it again, I loved it. Haha I've always been a fan of ham and cheese and now I'm a bigger fan of Loysel's Toy cafe's ham croissant!


Loysel's is known for their coffee and they won the best barista award. The famous coffees are usually warm. Although I love anything coffee, I don't like my coffee warm. Haha weird I know. I'm a hot chocolate person(ironically) however, and there wasn't hot chocolate on the menu and so I opted for their iced mocha.

My iced mocha which was pretty good.



The Star's iced long black


The Star's egg and bacon bruschetta

It was too plain, and there was not much taste to it.


The banana muffin which we both adored. Warm and soft, we sure were tempted to get another one

We wanted to get their lemon tart too but we didn't in the end. It looked so good.. Haha. I like Loysel's! Good place for brunch! Oh and anyway you have to get the seats yourself, kinda like a coffeeshop so do go early on a weekend if you don't wanna stand around waiting for tables!


66 Kampong Bugis

The Sun's rating of Loysel's: 8/10


TIME FOR MY SECOND CLUE!


Cost me another 6 dollars hahaha. I have been asking The Star to cut his hair for a really long time and the moment I saw the first option, I picked that HAHAHA. And his face changed and he was like "shit it's too obvious" Haha but being awesome, I decided to choose the second option and so we went to the IT fair to look at my potential canon G12. Which I've decided against as I've picked the Leica V Lux 30 as my new toy! <: THIRD CLUE :

Cost : 1 K dollar


He had me at this because I couldn't guess at all what it was! And he loves it when I make wrong guesses. He'll have this super smug face and I'll feel like punching him hahaha. I guessed that we were going to MBS to buy macarons and fit them into the hole where they belong : my mouth HAHAHAHA. Not bad right my guess but he brought me to Lilliputt! I've never heard of this place before but mini golf here we come!

Lilliputt is an indoor mini golf place with 18 interesting courses featuring attractions in Singapore. They have really cool courses with moving objects. A really good place for a family to have fun. And there's discount for students.




We were given a scorecard before we started!

Changi Airport


MRT

The train will carry your golf ball from the start to the end of the tunnel! Damn cool

Mount Faber

The cable car will carry your golf ball!

Zoo



The zoo! When the ball passes into the hippo's mouth, a moving gorilla will start moving and making noise in the background haha

Botanics


Sentosa


I was winning ! But lost in the end ):


I had fun! It was fun laughing and having a little competition. And there was this kid who looked really blur and was stumbling around like he was drunk and his daddy was trying very hard to teach him how to golf. Hahaha quite entertaining.

902 East Coast Parkway

The Sun's rating of Lilliputt: 7.5/10


FOURTH CLUE :


Cost : 1 K dollar

I guessed the location correctly! And The Star was very bitter that I did HAHAHA

The Garden Slug









Ths Star's pasta with shrimps and pumpkin. The sauce is unique and The Star says it's a great comfort food haha. Pretty good I'll say!


My steak with mashed potato. The mashed was home made and mashed from real potatoes and I like it. I like my mashed the real style haha. I dont get why people like the mashed potato that you pay $1 for and it comes from a dispenser or something. However, the steak was just normal. I'd recommend the pasta over this!


The view from our outdoor seats. Quiet, and peaceful. We both like the place

Bright Centre
55 Lorong L Telok Kurau

Sun's rating of TGS: 7/10  

Fifth Clue:


I wanted to choose the second one and I decided to use my heart card on this before deciding. And I still chose the second one in the end. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I DID.

GOBI



REALLY PRETTY




Cute decor






Creme Brulee Poire William

Never thought Creme Brulee will taste so good with pear. The crust was crunchy and the custard was soooo smooth and so good. It was love at first taste really. So so good.


Molten Lava cake
A classic and I LOVE lava cakes. Gobi's lava cake was BRILLIANT. It was so good I was speechless. It was as if I was sinking into a bottomless pit of happiness as I savoured the cake. TOO GOOD.

If you haven't heard of Gobi, or have never tried it, I URGE YOU TO. Some things in life can't be missed out on. And Gobi is CERTAINLY one of them. The Star and I loved the design of the place, how it felt homely and welcoming and we loved the dessert. In short, We loved GOBI. Disturbingly delightful indeed

350 Joo Chiat Road

Sun's rating of GOBI: 9.5/10


LAST CLUE OF THE DAY:


I decided to use my heart card on this last clue and I chose the first option! We went back home to watch the Man Utd vs Man City charity game instead of catching horrible bosses!

When I was about to get out of the car, The Star stopped me and handed me another clue and I was like HUH?!?!?! I have no more K dollars left!!



And worst of all, it required a heart card ): HE TRICKED ME!!! He told me that I'd have better used my heart cards before the day comes to and end and that I can't keep them for future usage. ):

So we went back home and when I entered the room and wanted to switch on the light, I found this!

And The Star very kindly said "okay give you discount, don't need heart card" HAHA aww

I opened it up and it was another clue!


I took a while before I found the next clue behind a photo of us on his magnetic board on the wall haha


I TOOK DAMN LONG TO GET THIS HAHAAHA. Stupid hide it in his guitar.


I know this was sure to be the calendar on which he records everything that we do everyday < : Sweetest boy ever

And the last clue was on our blog: which was 2 posts before this.

So I opened the cupboard and found my present!!! <:


I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE IT!!!! :D

And that marks the end of my AWESOME twenty first!

The Star stayed up till really late to think of all the clues and all and I was really touched. And he practically did everything for my party too. I'm pretty damn useless hahaha. He's really very sweet right? [:

Thanks silly sloth for putting in so much effort in the planning and making of the clues and the gift and everything. ILU <:

You make me feel like I'm the luckiest girl in the world [:

xx, The Sun