Soon Heng@Hyde Park Cafe

Address: 76 Prinsep Street
Tel: 6336 0983

Cuisine: Peranakan
Price: Ranging from about $5 onwards for one dish

Sweet spicy and turgid sambal prawns with a lighter feel on the tongue.

Chunky chicken in rich brown curry with a pasty nature.

A walk down Hyde Park and you will probably be enticed by the 90s feel, air-conditioned setting of this family-run Peranankan eatery. In the simple layout of the food spread to choose from at the far end through the aisle formed by the tables and chairs for dining, do not think that the food taste lowly. The chicken curry is sumptuously sweet and spicy, yet be more cautious since they are not de-boned. As for the sambal prawns, the hotness will need to be quenched by a tall glass of Bandung at least for me. There are Chap Choi done in their traditional style, sweet and rich. My favorite includes Ikan Bilis and sambal fish yet the rich food as commonly depicts of Peranankan cuisine are filling. Moreover, this may have effects on your purse strings as the charges are above average but good value for money for the food and hopefully will see a pool of service crew of heightened etiquette the next time round.