i have been trying to hunt for wallet friendly lunches around the CBD area (i make it a point to have meals below $5). and here are some of the gems of CBD for me so far 💎🫶🏻🥺🤤
Carrot Cake
💰: $3/4/5
🤤: 4/5
📍: Amoy, 1st floor, i think its 3rd row….
$3 is good for a small meal if you're a small eater / only want a little. extremely wallet friendly if you want something small 🤭🤭
Han Kee Fish Soup:
💰: $5
🤤: 5/5 !!!!!
📍: Amoy, second floor
this is always SUPER long queue…. we were there about 11.15? and we already queued for 30 mins i think…. but it's really good and look at the thiccccccc slices of fish 😩😩 very shiok to eat on a cold day!!!
Shenton Economic Rice
💰: $4.20
🤤: 4/5
📍: Shenton House, first floor
there's a few cai fan stores along that road, but this always seem to be shorter…. and it actually didnt disappoint!!! the portions were pretty big, i couldnt finish it actual 😭😭😭 and i already ordered less rice!! $4.20 was for 1 meat, 1 veg, 1 egg (or rather 2 veg). i heard my friends saying their cai fan at other places could go up to $5 or $6, so i think this is very worth it ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
im not sure whats the name of this ☠️☠️ (pic 6-7)
BUT ITS ALSO CAI FAN!! EVEN CHEAPER
💰: $3.90
🤤: 4/5
📍: Shenton House, second floor. go inside the building, take the escalator up, turn right.
this cai fan was also SUPER long queue!! as u can see from the pic. and its cheaper by $0.30??? which brings it to below $4 already!!! i ordered the same thing as i did for shenton economic rice (for consistency✨) it was really really yummy too. not sure if i was more hungry or the food was nicer but i could finish my food, unlike shenton economic rice.
Coffee Break
💰: $2.10
🤤: 3.5/5
📍: Amoy, second floor, right outside the stairway
saw this on lemon8 many times and decided to give it a go. it wasn't the best tasting coffee…. i tried their kopi-c and it was bitter, and it tasted like “brown water”…. would give that a 2.5/5 for me….. i personally preferred their traditional kopi instead!!! would give that a 3.5/5 still. if you like it slightly sweeter, kopi will be for you! but other than that, i'd consider this to be ✨reasonably✨ priced….. compared to those cafes and coffee houses that are charging $6-$8 for one teeeeenyyy weeennnnyyy cup of coffee ☠️☠️ would be a good treat once in a while, but its defo not the most wallet friendly 🤭🤭
save this for your next meals at CBD w your colleagues 😆🫶🏻
