Numsaram, Korean Bingsu

Honestly there are so many bingsu places out there right now in Singapore, it's a little overrated and after a terrible experience with the mango bingsu at upper thompson road's nun song yi, I've been avoiding all sorts of bingsu places -____-

Nonetheless there is one I think is worth sharing, and that is Nunsaram!

Located on the 5th Floor of Orchard Central, this outlet offers bingsus at reasonable prices.
However, the waiting time killed it for me. Although my friends and I went there on a week day at an off peak hour (about 4pm?), we were made to wait for almost 40 minutes just for a single bowl of ice :(

As much as I like how this green tea bingsu tasted (9/10 IMO), the waiting time was no joke and I would really not queue for this again...

Short post for today! Thanks for reading.

Food Courts at the City Series #3: Isetan Basement

Recently the food court here was renovated and now there is so much awesome food!
There is everything from local cuisines to international cuisines.

This foodcourt is located at the basement of Isetan, and is accessible from Orchard MRT station.
Look for the signs that leads you towards tangs (once you see Citibank and Rubi, then a corridor with shops on both sides, you're heading in the right direction). Take the exit that leads you to Isetan/Scotts Road.

You'll then see this scene, escalators on the left and a slope on the right. Go to the right!

Walk up the slope and tadah! You'll be at Food Junction :D

My personal favourite is the thai food and the hotpot!

 The best part about the hotpot is that you can put as much ingredients (mushrooms, veggies etc) as you want onto the empty white dish, and then cook your own hot pot. Mine was very mushroom-y as I filled half my dish with mushrooms haha. I personally always go for the spicy miso, as it tastes very good. But! I visited this place recently (4th July) and they no longer offer free 1st bowl of refills, soup is now more bland and prices are going up! I am indeed disappointed. Shall try other food next time

Food here is reasonably priced and very tasty! The only thing I find rather expensive is the drinks sold here. Be prepared to pay $1.80 for a single canned drink. There is a lot of variety in terms of the types of food, and there is a lot of space to sit even on a saturday evening.

Here are some of the stores

Do come here and have your meal if you're shopping at Isetan, or just want to have a quick meal :D

*Scape. Where the youths hang out

Hiding at a corner of Orchard road is a secret hangout place for the youth.
Known as *Scape (yes with the star), I often go there for shopping as things there are more affordable and trendy!

To get to this place, you have to locate Orchard Cineleisure first, which is the building on the left in the photo bellow. The building on the right is one end of Mandarin Gallery. I came from somerset MRT, which is nearer than orchard mrt.

(do note that the total time needed to walk from ion orchard/orchard mrt to 313 somerset/somerset mrt is a mere 15 minutes. So if you're at,.. say takashimaya, there is NO NEED to go back to orchard mrt and then take a train to somerset in order to come here)

Walk towards Orchard Cineleisure, then walk straight past it to see this sight below!

Ah... so sad and empty. Because I came on a weekday! Come on friday to sunday and be amazed at how many more shops there would be!

 If you walk up the very first flight of stairs you see on the right, you'll enter the mall itself and spot this shop on the left. I love this nail shop.
China Glaze ail polish is sold here for $6 a bottle, while Essie and O.P.I nail polishes are sold for $10. I have not found any other shop that sells such high quality polishes at a low price!!

But if nail polishes are not for you, explore the first floor of this mall a bit more and you'll find other shops selling clothes, dog clothes, shoes, accessories, handphone covers etc. I usually don't explore the higher floors, where there is a Sakae Sushi, Kbox (karaoke) and some dance studios.

This place is a bit odd, as the basement of the mall is only accessible via two staircases. 

*Scape underground holds is another level of shopping at affordable prices! A handphone case may cost you just $3, while a dress may cost you $25.

If you're not in the orchard road area, I would not recommend you to come all the way just for this mall, lest you be disappointed. But if you are staying at a hotel along Orchard Road and you're bored of all the other malls, do come by and visit this place!

While you are in the area, consider having a more local meal at either Toast Box or Old Town Coffee, or go eat my favourite PONTIAN (wan ton) noodles at Orchard Cineleisure just next door! :D Read more about it here.

DFS Orchard (Duty Free Singapore), T Galleria

This 4 story mall is located near Isetan along Scotts road, which is very near Orchard Road.

Just a quick post to let you see all the stores that are inside. Although I am not eligible for the discounts as I am a local, this is quite a quiet place to do all your shopping because not many people visit this place. Come during the weekdays or Sunday for a relaxing experience.

Do note the opening hours

Sunday -Thursday 11:00am – 8:00pm
Friday - Saturday 11:00am – 9:00pm