Saturday, December 21, 2019

North South Highway Speed Camerasb



Going from SG to KL
1) 151 km 
2) 213 km
3) 301 km

Going from KL to SG
1) 214 km
2) 185 km
3) 147 km

Tolls SG to KL (RM  64)
1) RM 20
2) RM 3.90
3) RM 40.10

Imbi Market @ KL

Imbi Market
Jalan Kijang
Pudu
55100 KL

Note
- ample off street parking in vicinity
- lots of coffee shop outside market for breakfast
- arrived at 10.30am and was able to find tables easily
- online reviews were not great but food was perfectly fine, especially with the pricing, with a couple of good finds



Ah Fook Yong Tau Fu Cheong Fun




Bunn Choon Egg Tart (1893)





Soy Bean Drink & Bean Curd



Ah Weng Koh Hainan Tea & Coffee (1964)

Popiah in Ah Weng Koh


Chicken noodle in Ah Weng Koh


Coffee in Ah Weng Koh

Friday, December 20, 2019

Playte @ KL

Playte
G.01 Republik
Jalan Medan Setia
Bukit Damansara
50490 KL

Note
- open since Aug'19 by 3 Le Cordon Bleu grads
- contemporary cuisine = local produce + french style, helmed by a team of young chefs (average age probably not more than 30)
- smallish portions suitable for heavy palette, with most meats sou vided
- 11 counter seats + 29 table seats which was 75% full on a friday night of female clientele
- 3 smaller + 2 bigger + 2 sweet @ RM 250 / S$80 for 2 pax

Interesting dishes
1) Squid (king oyster mushroom, mushroom broth, thyme) - squid & mushroom were finely sliced, resembling noodles, sou vided with smokey flavour and served in a clear/light mushroom broth
2) crab congee (fried herbs, cured yolk) - gooey congee in bright yellow with strong crab flavour
3) soy ice cream (black glutinuous rice cake, kumbo oil) - mildly flavoured soya sorbet-like ice cream, paired with soft sponge black glutinuous rice cake & seaweed infused oil to be eaten with all 3 elements each mouthful







Smaller - Squid RM34 / S$11

Smaller - Cabbage RM34 / S$11

Smaller - Ox tongue RM38 / S$13

Bigger - Threadfin RM56 / S$19

Bigger - Crab congee RM56 / S$19

Sweet - Soy ice cream RM24 / S$8

Sweet - Coconut sorbet RM26 / S$8






Sunday, December 8, 2019

Queenstown Popiah Skin @ Commonwealth

Queenstown Popiah Skin
Blk 116 Commonwealth Crescent Market
#02-99

10am to 6pm
Close on Monday

Note
- DIY set requires one day advance order