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Eating on Campus
There are many canteens
on campus, plus a host of cafés. The
food is generally very good, with an enormous variety of stalls. This is not a comprehensive description of
all canteens – rather a comment on great or unusual features of some of the
food available.
Canteens
Canteens A and B
situated respectively on each end of the North and South spines are the
largest. They tend to get very busy at
peak periods, but serve a large variety of Chinese, Malay and Indian food, with
excellent fruit and juice stalls. In
addition there are specialty foods on offer, such as vegetarian, deep fried,
Japanese, western style, homemade and – yes - McDonald’s.
Canteen
1
(Nanyang Drive near the lake) is known for its Indian stall and Canteen 2 has excellent and cheap chicken
rice, rice bowl dishes and even salads.
Many of the halls of residence have smaller canteens and it’s a case of
trying out what is good in which canteen.
Cafés
The
Coffee Club Express next to the Nanyang Auditorium on level 1 provides good
coffee and some pastries and cakes.
Situated on Nanyang
Avenue near the Administration Annex is the Café Al Fresco. Serving a variety of foods, its outdoor
dining makes a welcome change from the canteens.
The Cafe Quad is
located in the basement area of the School of Biological Sciences and provides
a nice change in terms of cuisine and style. You can sit outside (basements
aren't necessarily dark) next to some water fountains or inside on stylish
glass tables.
Restaurant
and Bar
The
NV50 Restaurant is in the Staff Club and offers fine dining. The Staff Club has a number of function
rooms, which can be rented, with catering provided by NV50. They also have a take-away menu, and can
provide catering services for you at home.
The NV50 also has a
bar, with pool and darts as well as a karaoke lounge. They serve food from a bar menu or from the
restaurant menu.
For more information on NTU
Campus & Community, Canteens & Cafes, Sports & Recreation,
Transportation etc.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/campus/Pages/default.aspx
Eating
in Jurong
Jurong West Area
Hawker stalls:
These
can be found in Jurong West and in all HDB areas
(Housing Development Board – name given to the buildings built by the
government agency and then sold to Singaporeans and PRs).
Easy to find are the following:
Nanyang
Community Club – this fairly large one is right by the community centre, across from
the modern building of the City Harvest Church. (15 – 20 minutes on foot)
Car
park of the 844A HDB – Another is in front of the car park to this HDB
block - just turn left into the HDB area after walking under the Pioneer
Flyover and you will see the hawker stalls on the left on Jurong
West Street. (15 – 20 minutes on foot)
Car
park of the 651 HDB - It’s about
half way to Jurong Point. Take bus 179, and alight on street Jurong West 64.
Jurong Point Shopping Centre (by bus 199)
There are two food courts as well as restaurants covering
flavours from around the globe, including Japan, Thailand, China, India and the
U.S in the old and new wings of the Jurong Point. Finding tables can be a challenge though.
Crystal Jade Kitchen: Part of a chain, the
outlet in Jurong Point specializes in Shanghainese cuisine. The noodle soup is
usually consistently good. So, are the fried noodles and dumplings.
The steamed Kailan is always tender. The quality of food is very consistent. It
is a bustling place, so don’t expect gracious service. You need to book for
peak hours but if you don’t mind waiting for up to 30 minutes, you just can
roll up and take a number.
Soup Restaurant: Famed for its
“white chicken”, olive rice and yaumachoi [vegetable]. Lots of return customers
swear by the tender flavour of the chicken. Check it out yourself.
Fish and Co: Slightly pricey but the seafood
served is usually fresh. If you are hankering for fish and chips, this is not
too bad.
Raffles
Marina Club
(10min by car) This is a rather charming marina on 10 Tuas
West Drive (Tel 6861 8000).
There is a Cantonese restaurant (Captain’s
table). It has a nice view of the Marina – so a good place to go to for lunch
or early dinner. However, the restaurant is child friendly and after dinner,
there are lots of interesting things to keep the children distracted along the
pier. At ground level there is a bistro bar, with outdoor seating. Food is also
served at the bowling alley. Generally,
the price is comparable to other restaurants.
Jurong Country Club
This is a country club, located at 9 Science Centre Road, (Tel
65605655). They have a Cantonese restaurant (Tang’s Court), a Steak House
(Green Banyan), a Japanese restaurant (Izumi) in air-conditioning or at the pool
and an eatery with local and western fare called the Golf Terrace.
Eating out generally
The Singaporean
authorities impose very high standards of cleanliness, so wherever you eat, be
it at a Hawker market or in a fine restaurant, hygiene should not be a
concern.
There are many good
restaurants in town and true to the Chinese culture in Singapore good places to
eat are valued and can be found in a guidebook called Makansutra.
As restaurants change, and tastes differ we have not sought to list best
places to eat. Some general tips:
Hawker stalls or food courts can be found just about
everywhere – around housing areas, in the basements of shopping centres and in
tourist high spots. If you don’t find them right away, then ask a local.
Little India ...has some of the best Indian restaurants
For vegetarian food, Komalas (a tourist
favourite too)
Non-vegetarian includes Samy's Curry
Restaurant, Dempsey Rd. (the seafood is not great but other meat dishes are
spicy but nice), Banana Leaf Apollo at Race
course Road (according to the ‘experts’ - better than Samy’s)
or or Juggys on Racecourse
Road (can’t book in advance, but the food is great and inexpensive). They
promise no MSG.
China Town boasts some of the most authentic regional
cuisines of China. Look in the yellow pages for listings.
The East Coast Park is a good place for seafood, including pepper
crabs, prawns, etc.
Western restaurants are found in hotels
and where western expats live: Holland Village, along or off Bukit Timah Road, Greenwood Avenue, and Dempsy
rd. Ivin’s on 19 Binjai Park Bukit Timah (6.5 miles) 6468 3060 is by far the cheapest eatery
we’ve come across. One could eat like a king in Ivin’s
on a shoe string budget. The food is surprisingly good.
Indonesian food
Sanur Sanur (branch in
Takashimaya is particularly good)
Taman Muas
House of Sundanese food (branch in boat quay is the best) – this is slightly
more expensive
Vietnamese
Madam Saigon in Liang Seah street – pleasant atmosphere, nice noodles and very
nice entres – the mint and lime juice crush is very refreshing
LeViet in East Coast – good for the traditional Vietnamese Pho – don’t go to
the branch in Scotts road which bears no resemblance to the flagship store
Italian
There
is good pizza to be had at Spizza (branch in Holland village), Al forno (branch
on the east coast), Pepperoni (on Greenwood Avenue) and Aldente (branch in
Holland Village). For the best take away pizza try Rockies at RailMall on Upper
Bukit Timah Road.
Korean
A better-known Korean restaurant chain is the Seoul Garden (Takashimaya,
Causeway Point). Korean food is slowly catching up among the locals due to
popularity of the Korean dramas here. Some other restaurants around town are Se
Ra Bei, Hyang To Goi, Yakiniku Dai Don Mon and many
others.
Sunday morning buffet brunch – an
institution
Many
of the international hotels have this offer. For a fixed price you can eat as
much as you want. Some are excellent, some mediocre. Some offer children’s
entertainment, so that you can enjoy the meal in peace and quiet. Some of the
best known are:
Fullerton
Hyatt
Shangri-La
Sentosa Resort
The recommendations above are based on different people feedback and
comments. Please check if the above recommended
restaurant is still in operation before showing up there!! Anyways, it is best
to book in advance.
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