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I first know of Paddy Hills because of a friend who works at National University of Singapore. Her boss is an avid fan of Paddy Hills and this is somehow surprising because I thought people in their 50s don’t really like cafe or something similar to cafe. Turns out I was wrong. I suppose we should not judge anybody’s taste by their age. Hehe. Anyway, Paddy Hills is located at quiet South Buona Vista Road. It is located that at the most left shophouse which have a bit of wall art at its side.

I did not make any reservation because Paddy Hills does not allow any reservation from 12PM to 3PM for their Saturday lunch slot. This is because it’s apparently the peak hours of the eatery. I was somewhat worried we had to wait for a long time especially because Singapore can be pretty hot recently. Thankfully, there was no queue when we reached the place around 1+. Paddy Hills’ is well-known for its ever-changing menu but I guess this is good. Because in order to survive the harsh competition of F&B industry in Singapore, one must keep on evolving. The small menu in front consists of the drinks while the bigger one behind has the food list.

The Brunch menu has a few new items which I have not tried before such as the Hei MAMI rice (on the 2nd page of the menu). However, Paddy Hills has also taken out some of the items which I like including the crab croissant. I suppose it’s time to expose tastebud to new flavour.

I was kind torn between coffee or not-to-coffee but eventually succumbed to the delicious coffee served in Paddy Hills. Their iced mocha (SGD 7.50) taste so yumz especially on a hot weather. Pikachu agreed on my drink selection. Hmm, do pokemon drink coffee? What if they can’t sleep at night? Hmm.

Soon after, the food that my friends and I ordered came to our table one by one. The first one to arrive is the Hei MAMI rice (SGD 23). Even though the chef from Paddy Hills use squid ink to make the rice black, it does not stain as much as eating squid ink pasta. At least during a romantic date, you don’t have to worry about stained-teeth disaster. The black rice is served alongside flap meat (150 grams) with onsen eggs and some garnishing on top of the rice. I enjoy this dish very much although I’m not sure if this dish is better off polished by sharing together with other people since there is a lot of mayonaisse used as garnish.

The next dish to arrive at our table is the Canadian Pork Loin (SGD 26). I personally feel this dish is so-so but not sure if because if we leave it at the side for a bit too long as we busy polishing the Hei MAMI Rice. While the asparagus is nice (plus I seldom have the chance to eat asparagus), the whole dish fell a bit flat especially when compared to the Hei MAMI Rice.

However, the ultimate best dish award that day got to be be awarded to the dessert, Berry Muffcake (SGD 23). Paddy Hills only have 2 kind of sweets on their menu, Vanilla Panna Cotta (SGD 15) and Berry Muffcake. My friend was already excited from the ordering point that she really really must have this Berry Muffcake because she heard it was so good. I initially had my doubt on dishes with the name of hotcakes because they tend to be a bit “jelat” (or too much) after few bites. Obviously, a dish with the word “muffcake” at the end of it makes me even more doubtful. Hahaha. But, when the dish arrived, we were swooned by the presentation of the dish.

The berry muffcake was decorated in a very elaborate and pretty manner. There are blackberry, cranberry, and white pearls which kinda remind me of bubble tea (but they are different from the bubbles used in bubble tea drinks). What looks like a block of butter at the top of the muffcake turns out to be coffee ice cream and I don’t know what kind of green powder (they are not matcha for sure) used on the top of these ice creams, but I can tell you this dish is SO GOOD. Do order them for sharing if possible because it is also pretty huge hahaha.

Paddy Hills is located at:

38 South Buona Vista Road,

Singapore

(Nearest MRT: Haw Par Villa MRT)

Opening hours:

Weekdays 10.30AM - 5PM, 6PM - 10PM

Weekends and PH 9AM - 5PM, 6PM - 10PM

I love eggs and thankfully it’s a good source of protein although obviously it won’t do you any good if you overeat eggs (and also other type of food). There’s a branch of Hawaiian restaurant, Eggs ‘n Things, located at the extension of Plaza Singapura. This restaurant has kinda piqued an interest in my mind and since bae wanted to watch the Avengers: Infinity Wars, we should fuel ourselves with eggs before fighting Thanos. Hehe.

Eggs ‘n Things has two type of menus. The first one is called the Grand Menu and this menu is available all day. This is where you can find it’s all day brung items such as omeletes, eggs benedicts, waffles and the famous pancakes with towering whipped cream. The dishes offered at Eggs ‘n Things priced in SGD20-ish. I suppose the standard price of restaurant in Singapore increases as time goes by. Coffee is available too here but I shall focus on the food menu this time.

The Dinner Menu is where you can find Hawaiian Loco Foods such as poke, rice, and loco moco (which seems to be hamburger patty served with rice + sunny side up). I am more interested in the eggs-based dishes compared to the rice dishes so I’m gonna stick to the Grand Menu this time.

After placing our order, we have time to check out the restaurant. There are condiments placed at each table which consists of the three pancake sauces and a ketchup bottle. The sauces for the pancakes are strawberry, coconut and maple syrup. Too bad I was not in the mood for something sweet that day. Otherwise, I would have gone for that pancakes with towering whipped cream hehe.

Thankfully we don’t have to wait for long time for our food. We read from other people’s experience that the waiting time can be kinda long sometimes but our food came within reasonable waiting time. Although this is probably because we came here at earlier timing around 5ish since our movie is at 7pm. Bae wanted his eggs to be cooked in “over easy” way. This means the egg gets fried on both sides, but it’s not cooked for very long on the second side, so the yolk doesn’t get cooked through and stays runny. Besides the eggs, the Portuegese sausages served with a bit of salad at the sides and some potato cubes.

Portuegese Sausage & Eggs from Eggs ‘n Things Singapore

My Eggs Benedict are also served with many potato cubes. Is potato one of stapple food in Hawaii? One of the key for a perfect egg benedict is the hollandaise sauce so I tasted a bit of the sauce first. It tastes pretty good so at least that’s one thing checked.

Eggs ‘n Things Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon and Avocado

The egg is also poached perfectly although bae I suck at taking picture of a runny poached egg haha. I chose smoked salmon and avocado for the toppings of my eggs ben. The avocado turns out to be in the form of mash instead of slices. I would think slice avocado would be better for eggs ben but that probably make the price go higher since avocado is not cheap in Singapore. Bae tried a bite of my egg benedict and commented that ham is probably a better match to the dish compared to smoked salmon. Smoked salmon has a distinct flavor so it’s kinda hard to mix it with hollandaise sauce. Hmm, I suppose he may have a point there although I admit I still finish the whole thing (except for the potato cubes).

Eggs Benedict from Eggs ‘n Things Singapore

A lot of reviews mention about the blandness of the potato cubes but to be honest with you, sometimes I prefer them to be unsalted (and hence, bland). We are too spoiled with seasoned food here in Singapore so I figure an occasional break from the salt is good too. I would probably come back for the sweet pancakes if I have the chance.

Eggs ‘n Things is located at:

#03-79/83 Plaza Singapura

68 Orchard Road

Singapore

Opening hours:

Daily 10AM - 10PM

At this point of the tour, I feel that I somewhat join an Amazing Race competition instead of leisure tour. Why is that the case? Well, as you may have heard or aware, temples in Kyoto are popular amongst tourists, especially temples like Fushimi Inari and Kiyomise Dera. To be informed that we basically only have 45 minutes top to (1) make our way to the temple (2) take picture of cherry blossom (3) check out stores along the temple street is basically kinda crazy. Especially with this kind of crowd that we were dealing with.

8D Avia Japan Trip: Kiyomisu Dera Temple, Kyoto

But there’s nothing you can do other than quickly follow the tour leader in front to make your way to what I think it’s the entrance gate of Kiyomisu Dera Temple. Once we have reached this point, the tour leader quickly briefed us that we better off not wandering deeper to the temple ground because you have to calculate your way back via the same crowded street. At this point, my main motivation here is that yummy looking matcha soft serve which everyone seems to carry along the temple street. I have to get my hands on that baby.

But it would be a waste not to take picture of at least the main temple building and the cherry blossom since it’s not really easy to make your way to Kiyomisu Dera (I remember you have to take bus here cause there’s no train station nearby). The sakura flowers seem to be at the end of their bloom when we visited the temple but for us who don’t have the opportunity to see sakura at our own country, we enjoy seeing them at whichever stage I suppose. Except when all of them already on the ground I guess. Hahaha.

We finally found a good spot to take picture with the sakura tree. The side under the main temple will be a good photo spot for you to take picture with sakura tree. The good thing is, there are not many people here as well. By the way, I heard spooky history of Kiyomisu Dera before where people used to jump from the temple above to kill themselves. Well, at least it does not look so spooky during the day especially with a number of human spotted in the premise. XD

Cherry blossom at Kiyomisu Dera Temple Kyoto

Peach coca cola is currently the trending stuff in Japan but since they are available in Singapore, I did not grab any. After all, I cut back my coke consumption nowadays. But I am still unable to resist the temptation of bubble tea sometimes back in Singapore. The weather is just too crazy hot and humid there. Oh right, i did not realised that the packaging for the peach coke in Japan is somewhat different though since they have the limited sakura bottle for the peach coke. You may want to get it if you are collecting the bottle.

Peach coke at Kiyomisu Dera Temple Kyoto

The tour leader has warned us not to get matcha ice cream from the stall with long queue. Since my brother and I are pressed for time, we just went for the stall with not-so-long queue. Come on, there is no stall with no queue at all at this popular tourist spot, duh!

Ice cream and crepe kiosk at Kiyomisu Dera Kyoto

We took a glance at the crepe too but Kyoto is well-known for its matcha so we decided to focus on our main objective: buy and eat matcha ice cream. There are three varieties offered for the ice cream: (A) Deep matcha soft ice cream (300 JPY), (B) Deep matcha & vanilla (300 JPY), and (C) Vanilla soft ice cream (300 JPY). I stick to deep matcha soft ice cream while brother decided to mix it with vanilla. Both taste yummy and I love the fact where the spoon that we use to ice cream is actually a kind of snack.

Matcha soft serve from Kiyomisu Dera Kyoto

Mission accomplished although we reached the bus at the nick of time. I think I really did a good job here. Hahaha.

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Wandering Fel

Singapore Food Log: Paddy Hills

Singapore Food Log: Eggs ‘n Things, Plaza Singapura

8D Avia Japan Tour: Express Visit to Kiyomisu Dera Temple, Kyoto