BG is a co-worker of Steve's who was born in Malacca and has lived in Singapore most of his life. He is, therefore, an authority on what to eat, and where to eat it. He also makes a great walking-tour guide!
We had been in Singapore for almost a month and still hadn't tasted the Singaporean national dish: Hainanese chicken rice (yes, it's actually Hainanese, but the Singaporeans claim it as theirs.) BG took us off the beaten path to a local restaurant in Balestier Rd, an area mostly known by its many lamp shops. Besides chicken rice, we tried pork mashed with salty fish and fish and crab meat soup. They were all very good, especially the rice in the chicken rice, which was heavenly in my opinion.
With our stomachs full, we took a stroll down the road and bought some sticky rice dumplings from one of the best rice dumpling shops in Singapore. Then we took the bus to Golden Mile Complex, where the Thai workers hang out in their free time and where we had peanut soup for dessert. I'm a huge dessert fan and I'd recommend peanut soup to anyone. Chinese desserts are typically lighter and not as sweet as their American (and Portuguese) counterparts, but it's really their delicate flavor that makes them so yummy. Peanut soup comes with dough balls filled with yam, red bean, sesame and peanut. You can choose one flavor or a mix of the four. My favorite was sesame.
Then we walked through Kampong Glam (the Arab quarter) towards Bugis and stopped to take a closer look at Parkview Square, an art deco building which would be more at home in Manhattan than in Singapore. At Bugis Village we strolled through stalls at the night market and took a peek at the Kuan Im Thong Hood Cho temple (Chinese) and the Sri Krishnan temple (Indian), before we finished our tour at the artist's neighborhood near the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.
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