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Christmas cookies from Tachihara Coffee at Millenia Walk

Menu from Tachihara Coffee at Millenia Walk

Iced lavender milk tea from Tachihara Coffee

Hazelnut latte and lavender milk tea from Tachihara Coffee

I did not plan to go Tachihara Coffee at all on Tuesday. My initial plan was to just get a bread for the next day’s breakfast from Pullman Bakery since my bae and I were strolling around Millenia Walk to let our stomach digest the chicken rice that we just had at Wee Nam Kee in Marina Square. However, upon paying for my bread, bae received a 50% coupon for any coffee drink from the next door Tachihara Coffee. The coupon is only valid for that day (unless bae see the words wrongly) and since we had no idea where to continue our date next we decided to just chill and drink something at Tachihara Coffee.

I wanted to have cake too but the only cake available at Tachihara Coffee is a small cup of tiramisu which is stored in the fridge. I suppose I should just have a drink at this quaint little cafe which seems to be share the same owner with Pullman Bakery. Other than drinks and cookies/ some dessert displayed on the table and in the fridge, Tachihara Coffee also sells sandwiches, hot dogs and soups. It’s probably often frequented by office crowd on a weekday but the cafe is pretty quiet on public holiday. And it closes at 8PM too so we only had an hour to enjoy our coffee and tea.

I chose an unusual flavor of tea which I seldom see anywhere else, Ice Lavender Milk Tea (SGD 4.50) while bae chose to use the 50% coupon on his regular Hazelnuts Latte (SGD 4.80). Even without the coupon, I feel that the regular price tag for Tachihara Coffee’s beverages is relatively cheaper than other cafes out there. My lavender milk tea really has a good dose of lavender...I’m guessing syrup because I can taste the lavender flavor pretty strongly in my drink. While it’s probably making my milk tea flowery, I kinda enjoyed the weird combination. And the best part is, I could sleep soundly that night even though I had my milk tea at 7PM to 8PM-ish. It must have been low in caffeine level. Hehe.

Would pop by for quick me-time lunch fix if I can muster my willpower to go all the way to Millenia Walk from where my office is located. Hahaha.

It has been a while since the last time I caught flu virus and oh boy, the virus lingers even after 2 weeks in my body. Ugh, I really hate the sensation of sick-and-yet-not-so-sick because it kinda hinders you from doing a lot of activities like staying out late after work or go for high intensity cardio workout after office hours. I suppose it’s time to eat a bit healthier although it may have been too late because I’ve caught the virus already. If you are feeling like having a healthy nom at Millenia Walk, you may want to try out Poke Doke for a dose of vitamin sea. Like what it advertises on board. Haha.

Singapore Food Log: Poke Doke, Millenia Walk

Poke Doke has joined the F&B market which specialises in Hawaiian inspired dish, poke bowl. I have only tried out poke bowl from a-Poke Theory at Telok Ayer and I have to say I don’t think I am a fan of poke bowl. But a friend had been raving on about Poke Doke so I’m willing to give poke bowl a second chance. The menu at Poke Doke starts from SGD 7.90 but that if you want to eat salad. Otherwise, its poke bowl starts from SGD 12.50 with 1 scoop of poke + 4 add ons.

I figure regular size poke bowl should be good enough for me since after all, this is my first try out at Poke Doke. While they are making my order, I took a peek at the ingredients shown on the display. I super love edamame on either salad bowl, protein bowl and salad bowl. I dunno why but I enjoy having it and the green color make my bowl looks somewhat healthier, no?

A lot of customers ordering take-away and this is probably because the eating space at Poke Doke is not so big for a big group to eat together here. The seats that they use are also high seats which are a bit similar to bar stool so I figure those kind of seats won’t be comfortable for some people. But if you’d like to enjoy your food here, go ahead and you may start to enjoy sitting under the imagination that life’s a beach. Hahaha.

Life’s a beach at Poke Doke Millenia Walk

Anyway, my order is ready within less than 10 minutes or so and I joined the take-away peeps. This is the size of the regular poke bowl from Poke Doke and I chose the combination of spicy salmon (yumz) + edamame + beancurd skin + corn + pumpkin + brown rice. I like the combination that I’ve chosen but my favourite item gotta be the spicy salmon and beancurd skin. I wish it can be cheaper though because having lunch costing me SGD 12.50 everyday will sure put a hole in my wallet. Oh well.

Regular salmon poke from Poke Doke at Millenia Walk

Poke Doke is located at:

9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-95 Millenia Walk

Nearest MRT: Promenade

Opening times:

Daily 11.30AM - 8.30PM

After one of our colleagues fell into serious illness, my colleague and I started to...ahem, relook at what we usually eat for lunch. The number of mala hot pot that we used to eat a lot suddenly does not look so interesting anymore. Especially when you imagine the amount of oils floating around at the bottom of the bowl. So on the day where the moon is blue, we decided to try out this vegetarian lifestyle. Hence, the chosen venue for the lunch for that day, Elemen at Millenia Walk.

Singapore Eats: Vegetarian Set Lunch at Elemen, Millenia Walk

Not like other vegetarian restaurants, Elemen does not offer ala carte menu. Instead, it offers two kind of set meal, a 5-course set at SGD 26.80 per person and 8-course set at SGD 32.80 per person. Both sets start with the same appetiser from Elemen. While it looks simple, the taste of the tomato and the cucumbers are so fresh and sweet. Kinda makes me wonder why I used to hate veggies when I was little.

Next, since I chose for a 5-course set lunch, I had to chose between salad and soup. I am always a fan of mushroom soup so I was so delightful when I saw wild mushroom cream soup as one of the choices available for the soup.

Wild mushroom cream soup with truffle oil from Elemen at Millenia Walk

It got pretty difficult to choose once you are deciding for the mains because all the dishes look so good. After a moment of deliberation, my colleague decided to go for mushroom risotto with black truffle which to me looks a tad too dry for risotto. But other than the texture, the risotto taste quite good but it's probably not suitable for you if you don't really like the strong smell of the mushroom.

Mushroom risotto with black truffle from Elemen at Millenia Walk

However, I had to give more thumbs up to the main dish that I ordered, quinoa brown rice sizzlling inside a hot stone bowl. I just become a fan of quinoa because my tummy can withstand hunger better after I consume quinoa. I think my stomach is confused on what is this new type of diet that I eat and since quinoa is supposedly a complex carb (not like white rice), stomach needs more time to digest while suffering confusion. The thing is, quinoa is still considered pretty rare (you will not see them as part of mixed rice menu yet, I suppose) and kinda pricey in Singapore. I suppose I had to find alternatives somehow.

Sizzling quinoa brown rice from Elemen at Millenia Walk

The beverages section from Elemen is actually quite fancy with many beautiful drinks. I am such a weakling against gimmicky drinks and since I don't drink this kind of drink on daily basis anyway, I suppose it's fine to drink these weirdly colored drink once in a while? My colleague did give me a look when I ordered this Iced Coconut Mint. The blue color "supposedly" come out from the butterfly pea flower but to be honest with you I am pretty skeptical about the uhh, supposedly natural coloring used to create this beautiful drink. Taste good by the way, so you probably won't lose anything. LOL.

Iced coconut mint with butterfly pea flower from Elemen at Millenia Walk

Desserts section is composed of both heavy and light kind of desserts. If you still have some space left in your belly, you may want to order the heavy dessert, sticky date pudding with vanilla ice cream on top of it. It tastes like what sticky date pudding is expected to taste which is sweeeeeettttt. I don't think this is the kind of dessert that you would like to finish by yourself.

Sticky date pudding with gelato from Elemen at Millenia Walk

If you, like me, are already full from the greedy order of previous courses, you may want to opt for lighter dessert such as snow chrysanthemum with grass jelly. Definitely taste lighter compared to the sticky date pudding. If I eat the sticky date pudding first before this, I would probably feel that this dessert is bland. Hahaha.

Snow chrysanthemum with grass jelly from Elemen at Millenia Walk

Elemen is located at:

9 Raffles Boulevard,

#01-75A/76 Millenia Walk

Opening hours:

Daily 11.30AM - 4PM, 5.30 - 10PM

Eating alone may used to be unthinkable in the past but as we are living in the modern society, it has been somewhat more accepted nowadays. Some articles from Huffington Post and Elite Daily have even encouraged the perks of dining solo without any other human being to accompany you. Being an occasional practitioner of eating alone, I know that sometimes the key to eat alone comfortably is to dine in when most people are bounded to their desk (i.e. Off peak hours) but obviously that may not be an easy feat to perform if you are also part of the corporate slaves with similar working and lunch hour.

If you happen to work in the vicinity of Millenia Walk and you are in a lookout for a nice place to eat and chill alone around noon, you may want to consider the Green Bar.

Singapore Eats: Eating Alone at the Green Bar, Millenia Walk

I actually had no plan to visit the Green Bar at all but as far as I remember Millenia Walk tend to have lesser crowd in busy lunch hour so here I am. Anyway, I am also in urgent need to shed some fats, so why not feed myself some salad. I opted for the 4+1 carbo salad which consist of 1 carbo selection (mine is fusilli with pesto) and 4 toppings as you can see from my receipts below. Anything below SGD 10 for a salad bowl served by restaurant which has air-conditioner is considered pretty good so I suppose I had to accept this high cost of living in the country.

4+1 carbo salad from the Green Bar at Millenia Walk

The will call your number (the table number reflected on your receipt) once your order is ready for collection. The Green Bar is not really big and it has pretty limited seats however, there are a lot of two seater table which makes it suitable for solo dining. People will not look at you weirdly since you don't hog the table for 4 or 6 after all. In addition, as the seating area is designed in the shape of a reversed L, the Green Bar actually has some seats at the corner section. When I dined here, the whole seats at this particular corner are occupied by fellow solo diners.

Eating alone at the Green Bar at Millenia Walk

Most of the solo diners are busy with their phones as there are nothing much to people watch if you sit at the corner section to be honest with you. Oh right, how about the food? I chose Japanese sesame sauce to go with my salad and the whole combination taste so good as I believe that sesame goes well with any kind of salad toppings. There were nobody who force me to eat fast (plus there's not much queue) so I could leisurely enjoy my meal bit by bit. Do note that the staff will clear your empty bowl if you eat too fast and you self-conscientiously will decide to go out once that happen unless you're eating during non busy hours.

Mix your own salad at the Green Bar Millenia Walk

Overall, I really enjoy my solo dining experience at the Green Bar and would like to do that again in future. Hence, the Green Bar is approved for eating alone. Woots!

The Green Bar is located at:

9 Raffles Boulevard

#01-91 Millenia Walk

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday 11AM - 8PM

Closed on weekends

"And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain.

Don't carry the world upon your shoulders."

Happy Saturday peeps! Uhm, what, is it already Sunday? Oh my gawd, what just happened to Saturday? Time flies so fast on weekend. Sobs.

Okay so last week was supposedly the week I planned to start my "cleaner" (and yet affordable) eating-regime. The plan is to cutting down on white rice, coffee and bubble tea without bursting my wallet out. Well, you know the supposedly clean-eating route usually comes with a very expensive price tag especially when your are working in CBD. A bowl of protein + greens usually costs at least SGD 10+ and it can even reach to higher SGD 15+. U_U.

But what gonna happen if your lunch buddy is a rice-lover (and she has no problem with that because she's not even fat in the first place). This is where you have to compromise a bit to the no-white-rice plan by opting for the healthier mixed grain. And you can now do that when you eat at Yayoi (or its sister restaurant Yayoiken).

Yayoi specialises in "Teishoku" which means Japanese set meal. The set meal usually comes with soup, rice and pickles. The concept of Teishoku originated from the set meal served at Zen temples in Japan and it then spread into most Japanese restaurants and cafeterias in the modern days. This explains why every Teishoku in Yayoi came with this bowl of veggies (there's another one for pickles).

Veggie side dish for chicken teriyaki teishoku at YAYOI

A bowl of rice (which you can choose whether you want to eat white or mixed grain rice). The rice served at Yayoi is free flow but I am not quite sure if that's limited to the white rice only. If you'd like to eat healthier, I personally do find the mixed grain rice to be quite good.

Multi grain rice at Yayoi, Millenia Walk

The set meal which I took picture earlier belongs to my rice-loving lunch buddy and her Chicken Teriyaki Teishoku does look so yummy. Although it kinda confuses me why chicken teriyaki is served with mayonnaise which is usually served with chicken karage instead. But who am I to question this concept? Hahaha.

Chicken Teriyaki Teishoku at Yayoi, Millenia Walk

Meanwhile, I chose the Saba Teishoku. I kinda regret ordering saba fish though because its smell lingers until the end of office hour. Thankfully there is no important meeting or discussion happening after the lunch. Next time, I should probably just stick to Salmon Teishoku instead.

Oh right, if you don't know what kind of fish Saba is, it is actually mackerel. It's very popular fish served in both Japanese and Korean restaurants. However, I heard story about Saba being the popular choice of fish amongst the poor during the historical period in both countries though. Not sure how true is that story. Hahaha.

Fried saba teishoku from Yayoi at Millenia Walk

Yayoi is located at:

9 Raffles Boulevard #01-03/04/05

Millenia Walk

Opening hours:

Daily 11AM - 9.30PM

"Must be love on the brain that got me feeling this way."

And my brain is telling me that tomorrow is finally F-R-I-D-A-Y. Woots. Nothing excites me more than the coming of weekends. I can feel it already. The funny thing is I never really have things planned for the weekend apart for the occasional hang out with friends on Saturday. But weekend is the days where you don't have to struggle about work (except on certain occasion whereby you need to slave on weekends). So yeah, I enjoy my weekends thank you very much.

Last Saturday, I went with my BFF to a relatively new Japanese restaurant at Millenia Walk, Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry. The restaurant is not big but there are still many seats available for the two of us around 6PM-ish.

Singapore Eats: Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry, Millenia Walk

Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry only serves three kind of dishes and all come with the Hokkaido white curry. So you better eat any one of the ebi fry, the hamburg (which I think is pork) and chicken katsu.

Curry menu from Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry at Millenia Walk

All sets come with chawanmushi and miso soup.

Chawanmushi and miso soup from Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry at Millenia Walk

There is a jar of vegetables on each table and a note saying that customers can request for more rice or miso soup if they want to. The vegetables are of course free to consume as well.

Free flow vegetables from Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry at Millenia Walk

We decided to share one set each since the only difference between each set is just the main dish served with the rice and white curry. This is the crunchy chicken katsu white curry (SGD 15.80). Since white curry supposedly originated from Hokkaido, I kinda expect them to have a quite strong milky taste and creamy texture. While the white curry sauce served by Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry is creamy, it lacks oomph. Up to the point my dining buddy said that it tastes bland. The chicken katsu is nicely fried though.

Chicken katsu white curry rice from Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry at Millenia Walk

The white curry served for the Hamburg (SGD 15.80) is the same as the one served for the chicken katsu. Hamburg is one of those dishes that I don't think you will get wrong so yeah the hamburg is okay. The restaurant got more crowded around 7-ish but I am not sure how long they can last with only three dishes on the menu.

Pork hamburg white curry rice from Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry at Millenia Walk

Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry is located at:

Millenia Walk #02-16

9 Raffles Boulevard

Nearest MRT: Promenade MRT

Opening hours:

Daily 11.30AM to 10PM

When one of my friend, R, asked me out for a tarts party since she has a Groupon voucher (courtesy of her boyfriend who is too busy to use the voucher)...of course, I would not say no, would I? I have never heard of Tart Blanc until this invitation. And to be honest, I did not even manage to find the place and ended up walking here and fro in Millenia Walk. Turn out Tart Blanc is the small white-ish cafe located near Starbucks in Millenia Walk.

Tart Blanc is a tart specialty cafe and it offers so many different flavor (some unusual) for its tarts. Did not realise the lighting was so bad near the display fridge for the tarts until I check out my own pictures. Boo!

Tarts Specialty Cafe at Millenia Walk in City Hall

Thankfully, the lighting at the seating area is way better. The voucher from Groupon allows us to order three different tarts at a cheaper price. The tarts sold at Tart Blanc look very pretty to take picture. Tart Blanc also has a seasonal tart too, depending on the creativity feeling of the cafe owner. Other than the tarts, there are coffees and teas to drink to.

Tarts party at Tart Blanc, Millenia Walk

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After checking out their menu (and the display fridge), we went with our three order of tarts. The first one is the Raspberry Praline Tarts (SGD7.50). The tart has a lot of raspberry inside and hence, can be a bit sourish. However, the sourness mix great with the sweet chocolate chip cookie used as the tart base.

Raspberry Praline Tart at Tart Blanc Millenia Walk

The second tart that we tried that night was Blueberry Lavender Chocolate Tart (SGD 7.50). We could totally feel the tinge of lavender in the chocolate ganache and despite the initial unfamiliarity, we ended up enjoying every bite of Blueberry Lavender Chocolate Tart at Tart Blanc.

Blueberry Lavender Chocolate Tart at Millenia Walk City Hall

Last but not least is the Blood Orange Matcha Tart (SGD 7.50). I did not particularly like this tart at first. I felt that orange and matcha did not go well together. The funny thing is, the more we take a bite from the blood orange matcha tart, we become more and more accepting and finally able to understand and enjoy the flavour. The feeling is gradual. LOL.