7 out of 50


out of the 50 listed top restaurants in singapore in today's lifestyle section, i have experienced 7 of them. the 7 are chef chan's cantonese cuisine, crystal jade palace restaurant @ ngee ann city, lei garden @ chijmes, pu tien, beng hiang, long beach seafood and guan hin.

may have gone to a few others on the list but cannot really register. i do know that i missed out on one - peach garden at thomson road. i was supposed to attend a dinner there but had the impression that it was located at thomson plaza. by the time i found out the exact location, dinner was almost over, so i did not go.

i have eaten at chef chan's three times when it was housed at toa payoh safra. my friend mc wong took me there for lunch after one of the school's national swimming meets. recommended the crispy roast chicken to me.

went to crystal jade and lei garden for family dinners. enjoyed the dim sum at these two restaurants. especially like the small egg tarts at crystal jade.

victor, helen and i ate at pu tien last year. went back on my own once. for starter, we had the chilled bitter gourd in some sweet sauce. also tried the steamed bamboo clams and the noodles.

have not eaten at beng hiang for a long time. last ate when my father-in-law was still around. vaguely remember the kong bak, noodles and the ngoh hiang.

guan hin is near my former place at towner road. the braised goose meat is nice. so is the steamed fish.