Makansutra

28/08/2026

Cơm tấm is Vietnam's great comfort dish — "broken rice," the grains once considered too imperfect to sell, now the thing people queue for. Chef Ngo Thi Kim Loan serves hers the way she learned to make it at home in Saigon: pork chop marinated with lemongrass for 48 hours charred at the edges, rice fragrant underneath, fresh greens alongside.

Then the supporting cast. A bitter gourd soup, stuffed with minced pork, mushroom and glass noodles, to cut through the richness. A dip of chilli, fish sauce and pineapple, sharp, savoury, a little sweet, for the last bite of every mouthful.

The final Regional Hawker Showcase of 2026 👩🏻‍🍳
24 – 30 August | 12pm – 3pm & 5pm – 9.30pm

Don't miss your chance to try this amazing dish before they leave.
Scan the QR Code or Comment “ComTam” and we’ll send you the registration link.
Don’t miss it! See you at Raffles Courtyard.

12/08/2026

What happens when you fry chicken wrapped in paper? 🍗😋
Join us as KF Seetoh shows us how to make the rare and vanishing Chee Pao Kai (Paper Wrapped Chicken) — only 5 or so restaurants in Singapore have it on their menu!

Catch the rundown in our Makansutra Ebook on page 80 or comment "CPK" to get the link in your DM!

11/08/2026

Makansutra Gluttons Bay wishes Singapore 🇸🇬 a Happy 61st Birthday! 🎉🥳🎊
What is your favourite National Day song?
Tell us in the comments👇

05/08/2026

It's neither wet not dry but it's awesome 🍜
Donald and Lily-style Mee Siam from Malacca, splits the rempah into two... One to fry the beehoon with , and another, spiked with tamarind for a little splash of tangy, sharp spicy gravy to awaken the palate.

Chef Jennifer Tan shows us how its done!

04/08/2026

03/08/2026

Reimagined Heritage Cze Cha – This isn't on the regular menu and that's the point.
Your favourite Cze Cha stall, unleashed. 7 off-menu courses from Chef Ah Yau, exclusively for Maybank customers. Details in the pinned comment!

03/08/2026

Vanishing Eurasian Classics – Some flavours only survive if someone keeps cooking them.
A taste of Eurasian heritage, before it disappears. Curry Debal, Prawn Bostador and more — Exclusive for Maybank customers. Details in the pinned comment!

01/08/2026

Hawkers Omakase returns for Part 2, in partnership with Maybank Singapore. 🙌

This round, we bring you two more hawker traditions serving off-menu, omakase-style courses — a rare chance to taste heritage recipes and vanishing flavours reimagined beyond their usual menus.

Running 17 August – 16 October:

Eurasian-style omakase with Chef Justin Teh of Doris's Devilishly Delicious Curry () at Laguna National Golf Club (Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore) — expect rarities like Curry Debal, Prawn Bostador and Grago Cutlet. 🍲

And Cze Cha-style omakase with Chef Ah Yau of Hong Kong Street Old Chun Kee () at Makansutra Gluttons Bay Makansutra Gluttons Bay — think Kangkong Tempura, Tofu Lapis with Chicken Floss and Prawn Tempura Rojak. 🍤

Available exclusively to Maybank customers only. Limited seats. Advance booking required.

Book now via our free Makansutra ebook on page 9! (link in our profile or comment "Omakase" and we'll send it to you)

24/06/2026

Singapore almost lost its last Hakka restaurant 😔
When ageing owner Mr Lai Fak Nian had no one to pass Plum Village to, fellow Hakka yin Ms Chen Yiwen stepped in — and gave it new life as Hakka Bond.
She brought back rarely seen dishes like hairy fig chicken, motherwort duck, and 25-grain bowls. Food worth preserving 🙌

We visited and put our thoughts on page 183 of the Makansutra Ebook! Comment "Bond" and we'll send you the details!

Tried Hakka Bond? Tell us your favourite dish below! 👇

⚠️Correction: Yiwen took over in 2025, not 2023.

19/06/2026

That sound. The moment you scrape the crispy burnt rice off the bottom of the claypot — that crackling, that socarrat — is the whole point!

Chef Benny Se Teo's Prawn Paste Pork Shoulder Claypot Rice isn't just a recipe. It's an experience your kitchen has been missing.

Comment BENNY and we'll send it straight to your DM. Tag us when you make it. 🍚🔥