From 5pm, this new CBD makan spot serves authentic Taiwanese izakaya from $3.80
Opened in mid Mar 2025, this Taiwanese makan spot serves main meals like Braised Pork Belly Rice (S$9.50) and Oyster (S$7.50) during the day. But once the clock strikes 5pm, the place transforms into an Izakaya spot serving a lineup of small dishes, soups, and hot food.
Kickstart your appetite with the Golden (S$5.80), a tangy, sweet fermented cabbage starter flavoured with pumpkin.
If you're adventurous, try the delicious Braised Pig's Ears (S$5.80) tossed in aromatic seasonings, basil leaves and chilli. There are also lighter options like Chilled Cucumber (S$3.80) and Garlic (S$4.80).
You can slurp on a variety of hearty soups such as the hot, spicy Claypot Tofu Stew (S$12.80), boasting pig's intestines and 24-hour braised tofu cubes marinated in Taiwanese Jin Xuan tea.
My favourite was the Naked Pepper Chicken Soup (S$12.80), filled with chicken chunks, lala, and naked pepper. It was full-bodied and appetite-inducing. Even when the soup turned cold, it remained tasty — which says a lot.
The Three Cup Century Egg (S$7.80) was a great twist to the usual chicken and mushroom renditions that I've tried at other Taiwanese eateries. The pi dan are deep fried and tossed together in a piquant soy-wine concoction, served with fragrant garlic cloves, ginger, basil leaves, peanuts, onions, and chilli.
Looking for something with a little more heft? The Hsinchu Fried Vermicelli Meal (S$7.80) is a flavourful noodle dish stir-fried with ngoh hiang slices, braised pork, bean sprouts, and topped with a sunny side-up.
For mini scrumptious flavour bombs, get the Oyster Popcorn (S$9.80) fried in the same savoury batter as the popular Taiwanese fried chicken, served with mini keropok.
Sip on their range of cocktails, like the refreshing Apple (S$9.80), a fizzy mixture of plum liqueur and apple juice.
The Drunken (S$9.80) is a 'fun' version of bubble tea with rum. If you like warm booze, give the Warm Red Date Wine (S$9.80) a go. It was a unique beverage of plum wine, En vodka and red dates.
If you're looking for a new place to hang out with your work mates, visit Jiak Bar by Jiak Ba Food Heaven.
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