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Pronto Caffe & Bar
Japanese fusion cafe chain Pronto has made its way to Singapore. with over 300 stores across Japan, the outlet concept is essentially a pasta place serving up coffees, teas and bar top drinks. its first store in Singapore is located within the CBD at Capital Square, as part of the Japanese offerings at the curated Gochi Church Street. while it might be busier on the weekdays, the cafe sure makes a cosy place to chill on weekends, to have leisurely coffee or a beer on a Sunday afternoon.
The menu at Pronto is fairly compact, with a selection of fusion Japanese pastas and cakes to choose from at lunch. We understand there are abit more bar bites options for dinner but since we visited around noon, we'll focus on the lunch menu. the interiors are bright and creates a very relaxed atmosphere. Japanese do think of everything and the drinks range from the healthy to the alcoholic; for coffee they included the recently popular brown sugar variant as well as a coffee stand facing the walkway for weekday take-outs. 
we tried the pasta and they come in very generous servings. the ingredients are also generally fairly healthy such as this Crab & Broccoli Arrabiata which is served in spicy tomato sauce with shredded crab meat, tomatoes and broccoli. chilli bits within the sauce gives the dish a pretty spicy kick and i personally found the meal wholesome and satisfying. from a straightforward single page menu, it wasn't difficult to make your choice. 
probably one of the surprise finds of this visit is their Chicken & Mushroom Cream Soup Spaghetti. maybe because its rare to find this dish locally, or because the cream-based soup is really tasty, this led us to unanimously decide that this is a good dish. despite its plain ingredients, the mix of chicken hax, mushrooms, corn and spaghetti in a thick cream based broth combined to make very flavourful comfort food. we had it with an Acai Berry smoothie, another drink choice for the more health-conscious. 
i guess when you're in a Japanese inspired cafe, we should have gone for tea and probably with Matcha. our iced Latte was fine, nothing too fancy but perhaps we should have tried their Pronto Special blend or the brown sugar coffee. Nonetheless, this place proved to be a nice place to chill out, with its comfy interior and wide drink selection. in fact, during our lunch there, we did see individuals coming in to have a beer or read a book. in all, although the food are a tad pricey for simple dishes, its delivery, quality and ambience would ensure that they would have their market of followers in time to come. 
Pronto Caffe & Bar 23 Church St #01-02/03 Capital Square Singapore 049481 Opening Hours Mondays to Thursdays: 7.30 am to 11.30 pm Fridays: 7.30 am to 2 am Saturdays & Sundays: 11 am to 10 pm ready to serve you throughout the day.. Labels: #asianfusion, #capitalsquare, #pastaplace, #prontocaffe&bar Famous Treasure
The local palette is a melting pot of dishes from various dialect groups, and over the years, we have featured some really authentic Teochew, Cantonese and Hokkien restaurants. Famous Treasure at Capitol Piazza only has a fairly short 1 year history, but its turning out to be the space to watch for serving up popular local dishes in style. often, you'd think alot the lines of White or New Ubin Seafood perhaps, when you think of Tze Char dishes in a restaurant setting. but nothing prepares you for the ambience you'd get when you step into Famous Treasure.
from its posh exterior to the whiskey counter and the service game that they deliver, visitors can expect that Famous Treasure focuses on providing an experience. We understood that local media personalities would often frequent this eatery as well, racking up its reputation as a Chinese restaurant that serves up a wide variety of Nanyang dishes with excellent service. 
We tried a classic Teochew dish to get started with this Soy braised duck platter, which comes with slices of braised duck, bean curd and duck wings. the braised sauce was good and went well with steamed rice, and the duck wings were surprisingly easy to eat as they literally could be licked off their bones. alas, the duck meat slices itself had a rather hard texture and would have been perfect if they could have been more tender. 
this Cantonese dish of Champagne Pork Ribs turned out to be surprisingly good. the grilled ribs were so well done with pieces that had ample meat, grilled to a very soft texture and served in orange sauce. if anything was needed to boost this dish, we felt that the marination of champagne sauce for this dish could have been more flavourful. for me, this was still one of the dishes i enjoyed most here. 
The main event of the evening was indeed this KL Hokkien Mee. it is not easy to find a good interpretation of this dish locally, that had good enough Wok Hey and resemblance to that authentic KL taste. the version at Famous Treasure was fairly close and came served in generous portions of prawns, squids and scallops. Throughout the dinner, the level of service standards was top notch, with the staff regularly attending to us, replenishing our tea and even offered complimentary parking. If you're one who'd want to bring either colleagues or family for local fare in style, then Famous Treasure would be one place you could take them. 
Famous Treasure 13 Stamford Rd #02-28 Capitol Piazza Singapore 178905 Opening Hours Daily: 11.30 am to 3 pm; 6 pm to 10.30 pm signatures imbued with local influences and a bold showcase of nostalgic flavours.. Labels: #capitolpiazza, #champagneporkribs, #chineserestaurant, #famoustreasure, #klhokkienmee, #localfood |
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