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"First-timers might think they've arrived in the wrong place - this institution for Teochew cuisine (originating in Eastern China) is tucked away at the back of a clan association in a quiet residential neighborhood. But walk past the old-school reception area and you'll see a giant wooden panel emblazoned with the name of the restaurant. If you don't know Teochew cuisine, it is one of the lightest, most refined styles of Chinese cooking, and Chui Huay Lim does a brilliant job of balancing that delicacy with flavor. His menu has a mindboggling 150 items, and must-tries include the crisp-edged oyster omelette studded with plump oysters (the best in Singapore!), the silky smooth slices of Braised Duck, and the seductively smoky Wok-Fried Kway Teow - flat rice noodle ribbons with flecked with salty, savory preserved radish. Reservations are essential here, particularly on Fridays and Saturdays." - Annette Tan