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Forty Hands

I'm in love with the Tiong Bahru neighborhood. It is one of the oldest estates in Singapore that has kept its historical values yet infused the modern society into it so well. This can be seen with the quaint shop houses, pop up shops that sell quirky little nicks and knacks and modern and trendy cafes nestled everywhere. It is definitely a nice place to chill out on a lazy sat morning.

After visiting Orange Timber and Drips Bakery around that neighborhood, today's stop was Forty Hands. The place was packed with people. I liked the food (no difference from all the brunches places though) but I think the food is over priced. $44 for brekkie for 2 of us seemed steep! (I am becoming an aunty. Sorry about it...)

Regular cappuccino ($5) 
 
Our Breakfast. Portion was just right.
 
$16
  
$18
I read about the kong bak pau and heard that it is really good. I'm sure it is, if the meat is done properly. But $7.50 for 2 pau? Come on... I'm not going to pay for that. I saw them taking out the pau to steam, it looked like the regular pau my mum buys to steam. They are not even hand made from scratch. I'm sure the pau at Beng Hiang @Amoy Street can beat it hands down hah.

I'll be back for tea or some cakes but brekkie? maybe not..

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