The Ordinary Patrons

The Ordinary Patrons write primarily about Singapore restaurants, cafes and other food & beverage establishments we visit – giving our frank opinion about the food, service, atmosphere of the place and whether we think the prices give good value. We show you photos we took ourselves. We visit an eatery just as the average customers do and pay for our own meals. This Singapore food blog is about real dining experience of ordinary Singaporeans.

$13 InterContinental Singapore Takeaway Bento

It was like a scene out of a post-apocalyptic movie. The underground carpark was deserted, eerily quiet. Not a soul in sight, just a sea…

Chatterbox Chicken Rice Takeaway from Mandarin Orchard Hotel

Our Chatterbox chicken rice takeaway lunch probably needs no introduction. Many of us are familiar with almost legendary reputation of the chicken rice served at…

TungLok Seafood Takeaway Bento

TungLok Seafood is regarded as one of the best Chinese restaurants with Singapore-style seafood. Their Senior Executive Chefs Ken Ling and Wai Yen Liew were…

TUGA Singapore and SPRMRKT – 2 New Restaurants at Dempsey

TUGA Singapore and SPRMRKT are two new restaurants at Dempsey we came across when we were in the area for some takeaway food. The TUGA…

OmoOmo Takeaway Bento

OmoOmo fuses Korean and Japanese flavours and cooking techniques with other cuisines to create interesting noodle and rice bowls. It also offers reasonably priced bento…

#LoveYourLocalSG by Tripadvisor – a campaign for f & b businesses, consumers & society

Today, Tripadvisor ® has launched an advocacy campaign in Singapore, #LoveYourLocalSG , which aims to support and promote local businesses affected by COVID-19. A new…

Singapore Food

Singapore is famous for its food – from local Michelin star hawker fare to food in celebrated restaurants said to be “worth taking a plane ride for” by the New York Times. Browsing this independent Singapore food blog may give a glimpse of where ordinary locals eat in Singapore or help you decide what to eat and where to eat in Singapore. A good place to start will be to check out our shortlist of 20 restaurants for various budgets and tastes. If you are cooking at home, check out the links to Food Recipes for home cooks that are recently published.

Food Dictionary

If you are sometimes bewildered, like the Ordinary Patrons often are, by the array of descriptions of dishes, ingredients and cooking techniques in cosmopolitan Singapore, you may find some help in The Ordinary Patrons’ Dictionary of Singapore Food.