Gobi

Number one on my dessert list is a pretty little shop in Joo Chiat. Her name is Gobi. I was taken there by The Star for dessert after dinner on my birthday. We were trying to find the place and the pretty signboard caught my eyes and I went "It's here it's here!" And The Star was like "your eyes are pretty sharp!" Haha, oh please. How can anyone missed that signboard?



We managed to get a lot in the lane right next to Gobi and it was only about a 50 metres or less walk from our car to Gobi. Okay actually now I can't really visualise how far 50 metres is. HAHA but its just a short walk

We were amazed by the simple yet breathtaking design of Gobi.

REALLY PRETTY ISN'T IT.

The Star's face was priceless when he saw the wall and he kept saying that he wants a wall like that too. Okay, I draw for you? Haha

Plain white walls and furniture that are dolled up with cute decorations. Simplistic and at the same time, beautiful.









Highlight of the day #1

Creme Brulee Poire William

Never thought Creme Brulee will taste so good with pear. I was never a big fan of creme brulee, but this has changed my life. The crust was crunchy and the custard was soooo smooth and so good. It was love at first taste really. So so good. We couldn't get enough of it!

Highlight of the day #2


Molten Lava cake
A classic and I LOVE lava cakes. Gobi's lava cake was BRILLIANT. It was so good I was speechless. It was as if I was sinking into a bottomless pit of happiness as I savoured the cake. TOO GOOD. Everything about the cake was divine. The slightly crispy exterior with the warm and soft interior, together with the chocolate lava that was of the right temperature, texture and taste. Decadence at its epitome. With the cake melting in our mouths, we were both grinning from ear to ear

Blogging about Gobi now is a really bad idea. I am craving for their lava cake so badly..

If you haven't heard of Gobi, or have never tried it, I URGE YOU TO. Some things in life can't be missed out on. And Gobi is DEFINITELY one of them. The Star and I loved the design of the place, how it felt homely and welcoming and of course, we loved the dessert. In short, We loved GOBI. Disturbingly delightful indeed.

If only I stay in Joo Chiat..


350 Joo Chiat Road


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Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of GOBI: 9.5/10

Loysel's Toy

On a Sunday morning, when all you want is a good brunch, Loysel's Toy might just be the place for you.

Loysel's Toy was where The Star brought me for brunch on my birthday and I've featured it before but now I'll be doing a slightly more indepth write-up about it.

Getting there is not much of a trouble if you can drive and there's parking by the road. When we got there, we were kinda blown away by the number of cars by the roadside. Thank God we managed to get a lot and it was full house that afternoon so we had to wait for pretty long before we could get a table. It's free seating so you have to wait around for available tables. We managed to get an indoor seat yay. The interior was simple and nice 








They have really cute things in the cafe







The cup that was used to hold our receipt



my ham croissant.




I LOVED IT.
The ham and cheese went so well with their special mustard and the slices of apple provided an interesting edge to it all. The croissant was crispy and buttery enough and it was very fragrant. The croissant was good enough on its own. The whole combination was just awesome. I shall say it again, I loved it. Haha I've always been a fan of ham and cheese and now I'm a bigger fan of Loysel's Toy cafe's ham croissant!


Loysel's is known for their coffee and is one of the BEDISLOYAL cafes. They call themselves the coffee crafters. Catchy name. I'm not a fan of warm coffee so I opted for their iced mocha!


My iced mocha which was pretty good.


The Star's iced long black


The Star's egg and bacon bruschetta

It was too plain, and there was not much taste to it. Also, the eggs were too dry. He had quite a hard time eating them ):




The banana muffin which we both adored. Warm and soft, we sure were tempted to get another one!

We wanted to get their lemon tart too but we didn't in the end. It looked so good.. Haha. I like Loysel's! Pretty good place for brunch!

If you wanna make a trip to Loysel's on a weekend, do go early! And please try their ham and cheese croissant and banana muffin haha


66 Kampong Bugis

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Love, The Sun

The Sun's rating of Loysel's: 7.5/10

Royal China

The Star and I have long heard of the famous Tiffany Blue interior of Royal China. In addition to their pretty interior, we have also heard of their awesome dimsum. Who doesn't love dimsum? Think Hargao, Custard Buns, Egg Tarts... Im salivating right now as I think about those gorgeous dimsum..

Royal China is located at Raffles Hotel and they don't entertain walk-ins. Do make a reservation! There was a couple who made a wasted trip as it was fully booked and they don't take walk-ins. So save yourself the disappointment!

With the location, design, and atmosphere, one will expect the prices to be pretty high. However, like Taste Paradise, the prices are similar to any other dimsum places. Decent and affordable.The difference is that over here, you're paying for quality food and quality atmosphere.





Tiffany blueeee! So pretty, I like

With such exclusivity, one does feel a teeny sense of royalty to dine here. Not crowded even though it's full house and with a peaceful atmosphere, one is set to enjoy your dimsum more so than at other places.

Ohyes, they actually left out my reservation I was pretty angry ): (they made me think that I made a reservation at a different restaurant. I can't be that silly to dial another number right.. I even checked my call history) Well at least they apologized and saw to it immediately and arranged a table for us as soon as they could

Mini egg Tarts


Hargao! Yum yum hargaos are the best


Custard buns! The custard buns at Royal China have mango in them! An unique twist to the simple yet delectable custard bun. It's one of their signature dishes but The Star and I both felt that Taste Paradise's ones are better


Oooooh look at that



Lonely Siew Mai.

I'm not a fan of siewmai(please dont judge me haha) but I thought that it was pretty good!


Fu Pi Juan!! I love fu pi juan! (beancurd skin roll with prawns)


Char Siew puffs.

The Star and I also felt that Taste Paradise's Char Siew Puffs are better. We are not saying that Royal China's aren't nice. They are nice too! Just a tad less impressive.


Char Siew chang fen! I've gotta say they have the best char siew chang fen I've tried thus far! The sauce was really tasty. The texture of the chang fen certainly deserves much praise! Not too chewy, not too thick and soooo smooth. It was perfect! Together with the sauce, this dish was flawless. Oh wait, there's a flaw! The serving was too small HAHA. Nahhh, we just couldn't get enough of it. We ordered this when it was the last order of the day. THANK GOD. Undeniably our favourite dish at Royal China! Definitely something you MUST try!

Royal China is a popular and famous Dim Sum place and it was quite a pleasant experience dining there except for the fact that they take really long to serve the dishes. We are usually fine with waiting, but not for too long. There's a long interval between every dish that we were served. It would have been a better experience had we not waited for so long.

All in all, it was an experience we did not regret. The total bill came up to about $50 for the both of us. We were full and happy after dimsum galore!



03-09 raffles hotel arcade, raffles hotel
1 Beach Rd

Contact: 6338 3363

 

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Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of Royal China : 8/10

The Animal Resort

Located in an ulu part of Singapore, many probably have not heard of The Animal Resort. It's a place where people board their pets and resident birds walk around. They also sell puppies and have a few unique animals that might fascinate you.

The Star is very hardworking at finding new and pretty dining places and I pale in comparison at that. Not as resourceful as him for sure haha. So when it was my turn to plan the day, I had to come up with a place that he's never heard of. And here it is.

The Animal Resort is really inaccessible so go only if you can drive or if you can cab!





Mister horsey. He seems really friendly but there's a sign saying that he may bite




Fierce bird






Guinea pigs! They have lots of them




Aww baby rabbits




The noisy family of geese






Lonely duck


Strange bird



We spent quite some time looking at the puppies that are for sale but there are no pictures as photography isn't allowed. But anyway, the puppies there are all cooped up in really small places with no toys and nothing. No one cleans up their shit and the living conditions seem really horrible.. ): Also the boarding area seems really small and dirty too.. Can't compare to K9 Kulture's for sure.

The Star was only impressed by the horse. Haha he hated all the geese and birds walking around hahaha so I guess it was quite a bad idea to bring him there.. He was pretty excited to see the puppies but seeing them in such poor living conditions saddened him ):

You won't spend much time here as the compound isn't very big and there are just that many things you can look at. But if you'll like to pat Mister Horsey or be amused by talking parrots you can make a trip down!

Admission is free and there's a carpark.

81 Seletar West Farmway 5

10am - 6pm
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Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of TAR: 5.5/10