Konditori Artisan Bakes @ Bussorah Street

The shop front looked like a quaint shop, and a window for passerby to take in the view of their wonderful bakes. I wanted to get some pastry/cakes for my late lunch / tea-break after a heavy breakfast and was around the Kampong Glam area.

When I was there, I saw a small group of tourist with their local guide standing outside of the shop, and the guide was explaining a little bit about the shop. From the outside, I could see that there are about 4 pax in the shop (excluding the shop staff) choosing their breads, so I went in to do the same. 

Then I realised that the shop space is really small. Buying customers will likely be standing in-front of the bread/pastry counter which starts right at the door and if you're standing behind that person trying to catch a glimpse of the  baked good, then you will be blocking whoever that wants to enter the shop.

I like how the baked goods are displayed, and everything looked like they'd going to be delicious. Hahaha, luckily I did my homework and went online to see what I think I'd be getting, made a list and went to the shop to then actually get it. Once the staff acknowledge your presence after they'd finish serving the initial customer, it was time to get to the front and pick out your choices. I only spotted one of the item that I wanted; Black Pepper Beef and Honey Mustard Croissant. For the rest of my choices, I just rattled off the name and the staff will think for a bit and point it out and then I'd nod and said, ok I'll be getting those.

cruffins and more

Items were swiftly packed and made the payment, and I was a happy shopper.

time to enjoy

Black Pepper Beef Honey Mustard Croissant @$6.10 and Peanut Butter Jam Brioche @$5.40

good sized croissant

I liked how substantial the black pepper beef croissant felt when you hold it. Adequate slices of beef inside and the honey mustard sauce helped to moisten the overall bite. Flavours are strong in this one. Loved the pickled chilies too.

Peanut Butter Cruffin @$4.70

Basque Burnt Cheesecake @$8.70

I liked their savouries more than the sweet ones. Also tried the Truffle Beef Salami bread ($5.50) and it was delicious after heating it up in the air-fryer for 2 minutes. Think oozy cheese center....yums!

All in all, loved the options available, choose wisely (because one simply can't buy everything!) and you should be able to find a favourite over here. Enjoy~

Konditori Artisan Bakes

Address: 33 Bussorah St, Singapore 199451

Website: https://www.konditori.sg/

Contact: +6562098580

Business Hours: 

Daily: 10.00 am–6.00 pm

Walking Around Kampong Glam Area

It's been a long long while since I last visited this area, and took some time to take in the sound and sights again.

Headed straight to Sultan Mosque to view one of the iconic landmarks in the area.

towards Sultan Mosque

stalls lining up outside the mosque

Weather was super hot and initially wanted to try the foods at the Ramadan Bazaar but ended up with none.

ventured into the back alleys

cool art

There were plenty of restaurants offering Turkish/Lebanese foods in the area and the staff standing at the front of the shops in the hot sun are pretty friendly. 

went inside to dabao breakfast

Some 17 years back (plus minus), when my office was at Gateway, sometimes we'd be having our lunch or birthday celebrations for our Muslim colleagues in this area. Fika restaurant was our go-to for birthdays while Kampong Glam cafe was our hangout for cheap lunch and some of those nasi padang stalls around that area. I remembered eating at Bumbu but can't recall if we had tried Sabar Menanti.

beef rendang, brinjal and omelet @$10

Ok, and yes I was influenced by recent media as Sabar Menanti was featured in Youtube. Unfortunately, the beef was tough. I liked the rice although some said that it was too soft and overall flavours were balanced.

Walked past a shop called 'Ratu Lemper' and bought the beef version to try. An Indonesian dessert and overall taste was sweet savoury.

beef lemper @$8

It was nice revisiting the area again. Plenty of shops around to explore!

O.BBa Jjajang & BBQ @ Chun Tin Road

Finally, tried O.BBa KBBQ at their Chun Tin Road outlet (Bukit Timah). It's within 5 minutes walking distance from Beauty World MRT, so that's pretty convenient. Reservation is not available at this outlet, hence diners would have to appear at their doorstep, then key in your phone number at the queue kiosk (at the entrance) and wait for staff to call. One could also check queue status via whatsapp.

My bro and me went at about 1pm and were seated within 10 minutes. The shop was fairly busy even at late lunch hour.

Scan the QR code left by the staff at the table and order through that as well. The place has adequate staff, so no issue in getting your questions answered. Drinks were served immediately once order is placed and the BBQ set appeared within 5 minutes as well. 

Set C - mix of beef and pork @$96++

scan for menu/wifi

Beef short rib, pork belly, traditionally marinated beef, marinated pork rib, sausage

At first, I was slightly confused as to whether the staff will do the BBQ or are we supposed to do it ourselves as the staff was just standing at our table after bringing out the meats. Ahh, perhaps he was waiting for me to finish taking the photos? Hahaha!

let's start

apple salad

fishcake

sliced sausages in tomato sauce

kimchi

While staff was busy grilling the meats, we busied ourselves with the side dishes. I liked the cold apple salad and the kimchi the most.

beef short ribs

We loved the tender slices of short ribs. It's unmarinated hence, one could add dip it into the sesame oil salt mix, or make it into a wrap with whichever condiments that you like. Noticed that the shop don't provide raw garlic here.

grilled cheese

Realised that the set also came with 2 squares of cheese which is also grilled. Interesting, and staff shared with us that this type of mozzarella cheese isn't too melty and hence, suitable for the grill. My first time trying a grilled cheese that isn't haloumi.

I was confused x2, when the staff suddenly dangled the already grilled cheese infront of me. So I quickly brought up my small plate to receive but he frowned. I was like thinking... what, what do you want me to do? Then he said "photo". Orhhhhh, he wanted me to take a photo of the grilled cheese.

grilled cheese photo with an amused bro at the background

For drinks, we tried the Chungha Sparkling which is like soju in sparkling form. A ladies drink, and it was sweet.

Chungha Sparkling @$15++

pork belly

gyeran jjim (with the set)

Staff kindly advised us to eat the steamed egg otherwise, the hotstone pot will continue to cook it due to its retained heat and the parts that are in contact with the pot surface, will likely get burnt.

This oppa staff at our table, do like to nag us a bit. Hahaha!

tasty

pork ribs

grill all

traditionally marinated beef

I least liked the traditional marinated beef as it was mostly lean and became such small bits after cooking. The marinade was sweet and similar to teriyaki or bulgogi sauce.

Give me all the fattier cuts, anytime!

The set also came with selected stew or noodles. We chose jjajangmyeon because wanted to try their shop specialty.

jjajangmyeon (with the set)

mix well and slurp

The noodles portion could be main dish for 2 pax. We were so full after all the food. I think this set feeds 3 comfortably.

juicy pork ribs

grilled white kimchi, onions, sausage, beef tendons (cut out from the beef shortribs earlier)

The free sausage was pretty good. I think it is pork sausage and texture was bouncier than the banchan version.

Once you're done with the food, head on to the cashier to make payment. Our meal costs $133 in total for 2 pax.

On your way out, remember to take your complimentary small haagen daaz ice-cream to eat outside as staff said they are sorry, but the ice cream can't be eaten inside the shop. I guess this way is to free up the dining table for the next seating.

ice-cream choco flavour

Overall, staff are friendly and efficient. Thank you to the oppa who helped us BBQ that afternoon.

 O.BBa Jjajang & BBQ

Address: 19 Cheong Chin Nam Rd, Singapore 599743

Website: https://obba-sg.com/

Contact: +6564639262

Business Hours:

Daily:  11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–10 PM

Tachibana @ 100 AM

Saw this place from JPassport and decided to give it a try. Usually, I tend to steer clear from places that are new new and this place seemed like it with just 5 reviews on Google.

Decided to make a reservation for early lunch. The place is located at Level 3 of 100AM mall but discovered that they weren't ready even at opening time of 11.30am.

shop front

It's quite a big space and there was only one staff doing the opening (cleaning up, arranging utensils, placing glasses into the fridge etc).

menu

drink culture at an izakaya

We were finally seated and the shop does offer set lunches teishoku. We ordered a main from the set lunch and some small dishes from the regular izakaya menu.

interior

I saw one other customer in the shop that also ordered Tonkatsu Curry and it turned out to be a good choice.

Tonkatsu Curry @$16.80

delicious savoury curry, crispy cutlet

The curry was less sweet and more savoury (which we liked) and had visible bits of meat inside (this was a bonus), cutlet was crispy and portion was good. Served with a bowl of miso soup and a small side of pickled vegetable. It was yums.

Top-up $5 to get a bottle of Sapporo beer to go along with the curry rice.

Sapporo beer

kanpai~

We also tried their gyu sara (beef slices cooked with onions) and karaage (small).

gyu sara @$9.80

karaage (small) @$6.80

The beef slices were cooked in soy sweet broth, and tasted pretty nice and the fried chicken was crispy. 

junmai ginjyo sake

cheers~

Also tried a cup of sake and it was deliciously sweet. I liked all junmai ginjo and junmai daiginjo!

Staff was friendly and we enjoyed our lunch there.

Iced water and green tea are complimentary and self-serve. Glass and water near the shop entrance.

Tachibana 

Address: 100 Tras St, #03-13, Singapore 079027

Contact: +6564432218

Business Hours:

Daily: 11:30 AM–10:30 PM