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Kindred Folk
anyone who had spent part of their school-going days around the Bukit Timah area would have remembered either chilling out or mugging for exams at King Albert Park. the building together with the McDonald's outlet that used to be there was so iconic that many gathered for a nostalgic party on the night before the building was shut down and redeveloped. Today, the site houses a mixed development with apartments, a cinema and several eateries. and although McDonald's has not come back, the new establishments are hoping that people would come back to chill out, or possibly still mug for their exams.
Kindred Folk is essentially an ice-cream place that occupies a duplex unit at King Albert Park. the eatery also serves up pastas, pizzas and other light bites to ensure that there's something for everyone. depending on customer profile and the dining ambience that they'd prefer, the store has an al-fresco dining section on the ground floor, and on the upper deck, there are tables, benches and even a hammock for customers to chill. the food offering here is affordably priced, evidently with the student population in mind as well. 
we tried their pasta mains that mostly came with quirky names on the menu. for example, this dish is called Spice It Up - the cafe's own version of tomyum aglio olio linguine served with sauteed prawns. the portions are generous and the pasta is prepared with a real spicy kick. a simple dish that's flavourful and great for a casual meal. we noted that most of the pasta dishes included some Asian fusion elements, probably the direction of the owners' creations.. 
i always had a thing for tomato based pastas, so there wasn't much hesitation to decide on this Tomayto Tomato dish. in fact, its quite interesting to say that its quite rare to get a thick tomato-based pasta meal outside done this way - served with dollops of crushed tomato sauce and topped with an abundant amount of chopped Chorizo sausages. perhaps it was because the dishes were presented as comfort food, we lapped them up pretty quickly. 
i guess of course, we wouldn't have been considered to have visited Kindred Folk if we missed out on their ice-creams. we went for their charcoal waffle with double scoop of really good ice-cream to cap off dessert. For first timers, we were taken a little off-guard when asked how many waffles we needed. we thought they were asking if we each needed a full round waffle to go with each scoop of ice-cream. anyway, as the picture above has shown, this is what you'd get if you ordered just 1 waffle, maybe 2 would have been just right. in all, the cafe was still a pretty relaxing place thats great for dates and catching up. the food quality is surprisingly good and the prices are really competitive. we would certainly recommend this place if you plan on visiting King Albert Park again. 
Kindred Folk 9 King Albert Park #01-09 Singapore 598332 Opening Hours Sundays to Thursdays: 12 pm to 10 pm (closed on Mondays) Fridays & Saturdays: 12 pm to 11 pm Your furry friends are more than welcome at our alfresco dining area too.. Labels: #bukittimah, #charcoalwaffles, #icecreamshop, #kindredfolk, #kingalbertpark, #pastaplace SOD Cafe
We were house hunting and checking out a potential new hood in Hougang when we decided to check out Ci Yuan Community Centre. The building is connected to one of the newer hawker centres in Singapore which served as an incubator for aspiring young hawkers. Within the Community Centre itself, Ci Yuan is proving to be quite a hipster chill out place thanks to the arrival of SOD Cafe. the business owners has made it one of the go-to cafes in Hougang with its unique interpretation of western food and drinks.
the people behind SOD Cafe first started out as a bubble tea shop, expanding now to a full menu of western dishes, the signatures of this place are still its eye-catching drinks and unique pastas. the dishes are affordably priced and there is no service charge nor taxes at the store. there are special promotions for students as well, hence making it a popular hang out place for the Hougang millennials and families alike. 
With its background specialising in bubble tea, it is no wonder that they have a selection of interesting drinks. we found this Ice Lemonade particularly Instagram friendly with its multiple colours and mini ice cubes creating good contrast. We also tried its signature Tan Milk Tea with white pearls which turned out to be an interesting combination not just for its black-and-white look, but the black sesame taste infused in the milk tea proved to be refreshing mixture as well. 
Pastas are the cafe's other specialty and we went ahead to try its much advertised Tom Yum Spaghetti. served with seafood and chilli slices in a creamy Tom Yum sauce, the dish really has the right kicks for spicy food lovers. Another interesting pasta dish that we planned to check out on our next visit would be the Smoked Duck Spaghetti, which we saw other patrons having. The dish served with thin duck slices, bonito flakes and a poached egg appeared to be extremely mouth watering. 
the other food mains come with a pretty unique twist as well. We tried this pizza inspired Chicken Supreme, which was essentially a chicken thigh served with melted cheese (with prawns) and potato gratin beneath. the combination felt like eating into a chicken supreme pizza and certainly gave new perspective to the interpretation of chicken chop. Customers can top off their visit with a range of cakes, tarts and waffles for dessert. We tried their Charcoal Waffles with vanilla ice cream which was served warm and nice. If Hougang really becomes home for us, we'd forsee ourselves visit SOD cafe alot more often. 
SOD Cafe 51 Hougang Avenue 9 #01-03 Ci Yuan Community Centre Singapore 538776 Opening Hours Daily: 11 am to 10 pm (closed on Tuesdays) Love for spaghetti, passion for cakes.. Labels: #brunchcafe, #bubbletea, #charcoalwaffles, #chickensupreme, #ciyuancommunitycentre, #hougang, #SODcafe, #tomyumspaghetti |
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