Menya Abura

In Japan?

Nah!

Menya Abura has been around for more than a year in the neighborhood. This was my second visit.

Ordering is done via kiosk, like in fast food restaurant. Their specialty is Abura soba which is a popular Japanese soupless ramen dish where fresh, chewy wheat noodles are tossed directly in seasoning sauce and aromatic oil.

During my first visit I had the shoyu ramen (which is not their specialty). So, this time i tried the real thing.

After stirred everything evenly, the noodles look like this. I added an ala-carte gyoza for extra protein.

Springy noodles, but tastes bland compared to our local chili pan mee😂

I know it's not apple-to-apple comparison, but I think our chili pan mee tastes better coz got minced pork. This one no minced pork.

Gyoza was just so-so, nothing to shout about.

Total bill came to RM30.80 nett

Best Pizza Place - Pizza Verace @ Costa del Este

Right below my airbnb apartment, there's a newly opened pizza place and it is claimed as 'best pizza place' coz it has recently won some awards.

Several notable international recognitions such as:

The Best Pizza Awards 2025, ranked no. 74

The Best Pizza Awards 2026, ranked no. 58

But i wasn't fond of eating a whole pizza on own. So, I ordered pasta instead.

I couldn't remember the exact name of this in Italian or Spanish (in their menu), but it is tomato based.

On another day, I tried the anchovies pasta.

Then on another day, a rigotoni.

All were superb! Eccellente!

This place is usually full-house in the evening and on weekends. I would normally go on weekdays evening, but the place got fill up fast after 6.

The boss giving a hand signal and smiling for my picture.

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When I finished my dinner early, I would walk to the nearby supermarket (Rey Supermarket) just to look see look see on the coffee beans....

Sometimes I walked abit further to the neighborhood's Towncenter mall. There's a cinema at the top floor which I never go. Most of the movies are dubbed in Spanish with English subtitles.

Family Dinner at Yang Ming

Family dinner again with parents, sis and BIL.

We had our usual dishes - steamed tilapia in soy sauce

Taiwanese 3-cup claypot chicken

Stir-fried spinach

and claypot tofu with assorted veggies

Dessert was on the house - guilin gao (herbal jelly)

Overall, a good meal although I thought the green leafy veggie is slightly expensive at RM27.

Total bill came to RM175.75 nett for 5 pax.

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Mini mooncake....

courtesy from area/constituency MP

These are usually distributed few days before the festival in the morning market, night market or during mid-autumn event organized by the constituency.

Have you received one before?

Sweet Moments Begin Here

Was craving for SG laksa, and I remembered Secret Recipe has a decent one....

This time it was served with keropok!

The broth is superb with rich spice taste and coconut milk. Not spicy and pleasant flavor....tastes like peranakan curry.

The bill came to RM22.50 nett. About the same price for a bowl of SG laksa in Lau Pa Sat😀

The 'Local Remix' is interesting....

Maybe one day I'll try the chicken rendang lasagna or the asam pedas pasta!

They also have lunch set from 12-3pm weekday.

I should come here more often to try out the other dishes....

Decades ago, I had my self-treat in SR after receiving my first salary. It was NY cheesecake with hot chocolate drink😋

Indeed, a sweet moment!

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Sunny Republic food court

Back at this eatery for dinner with my parents.

We ordered a plate of grilled chicken chop in mushroom sauce. Requested to replace the fries with sausages and the bun with egg. RM15 nett.

We also ordered a steamed tilapia in soy sauce (RM34) and a plate of lettuce (RM10). Had these dishes with rice and we were all so full after finishing them.

Hai Kah Lang - Fish Noodles

Back at Hai Kah Lang for their Michelin-standard fish noodles. I had coral grouper with mi xian noodles in a rich, milky fish broth.

The restaurant opens early from 8am till 9pm. When I was there around 8pm, there were still many diners.

It was boneless fish, hence the price is higher than the normal fish head noodles.

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Kawan Places

Char kuey teow with mixed of yellow noodles and kuey teow (flat rice noodles). It has 3 prawns and some fish cakes. The ckt was slightly salty. Luckily there were 3 pieces of cucumbers to tone it down.

RM18.60 nett after service charges and tax.

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126 Mixed Rice

Chapfan from 126 Mixed Rice restaurant. I went there at 8:30pm to get a 50% discount. Usually, there are people already queing at around 8:10pm daily. I went on Saturday coz that was when most people dine out at nicer eateries instead of eating chapfan, hence more dishes left to choose from.

This plate of rice with 3 dishes costs only RM5.70😁

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136 Roasted Meat Restaurant

A few doors away, there is a 136 restaurant. I think they could be related. 

I had a dine-in on one of the weekday late lunch.

Ordered a steamed chicken with roasted pork combo. Ginger dipping and chilli sauce provided.

Quite nice to eat in peace in an aircon restaurant and no one's around. RM12.50 nett.

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McD

Fillet O' Fish and Sakura McFizz drink. The Sakura McFizz tastes like any sweet fizzy drink.

I also tried their seasonal Taro Pie, and it is way better than Burger King's version. The taro paste texture is denser and somewhat similar to a Chinese wu kok (yam puff), though without the pork filling, of course. You can really taste the taro, and it isn't overly sweet.

The bill came to RM20.10 nett. My kind of happy meal😀

On another day, I take-away the McMuffin sausage with Egg and a hashbrown for my brunch (RM7 nett from Mix & Match set). Poured a glass of orange juice and there goes my happy meal brunch!

BON APPETIT!

Gu On - Wagyu Beef Bulgogi Pot Rice

Back to Gu On coz i wanted to try their wagyu beef pot rice....

Ordered via QR code. After confirming my order, these banchans were served...Kimchi of all sorts, and a macaroni salad.

After 15-minute of waiting, my tray of food arrived. It came with another 3 banchans, seaweed soup and a drink.

Korean rolled omelet aka 'gyeran-mari'

A raw egg yolk as topping on the rice. The rice is hidden beneath. Stir the egg yolk with the piping hot rice before eating. Wagyu beef was well marinated and taste slightly sweet from the bulgogi sweet sauce.

The ambience....it was 3:50pm....so peaceful!

The lunch set menu - for my own reference. So far, I have tried the smoked pork belly, smoked chicken thigh and now wagyu beef bulgogi. Next, I will try the grilled halibut.

Not so keen on the soup, coz most are spicy (as indicated in the menu)

The soup is also available ala-carte after 4pm but the price slightly differs and without the rice and drink.

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Went to Jojo Little Kitchen for pan mee because I hadn't had soupy pan mee in a long time.

The menu as shown....posting here for my own reference....

There's a variety of pan mee with add ons....

Ehsania - Kampung Fried Rice & Rojak Pasembor

It was hazy during one of the recent days, hence I did not go out for lunch and by evening, i was super hungry. Head out to this new 'mamak premium' restaurant.

Compulsive order coz I was famine during then😂

Only realized the portions were quite big when the food arrived at the table. I decided to finish the kampung fried rice and tapau the rojak pasembor. Before that, I tried a few pieces of the rojak before sending it to the staff to pack. RM6 nett for this rojak pasembor. Quite worth it.

Kampung fried rice was tad dry. Luckily i ordered a syrup bandung (RM3.50), else would be too dry to swallow the rice.

The fried egg topping is included with the fried rice. RM10.50 for this plate of fried rice. This entire meal costs only RM20 nett. Portion enough to feed 2-3 pax.