Best Halal Restaurants in Singapore

Badoque Cafe

So we’re always gonna start off with some appetizers (or chemil-chemilan as they like to call it there) and something new we spotted on their IG was a dish they called Chili Chombi. Some sort of nuggets it seems?

So you’ve got these little breaded and deep-fried nuggets of delicious goodness. And inside the crisp outer shell you’ll find the spicy Jalapeno (don’t forget the Mexicano accent)! But fret not there’s some cream cheese in there to cool you down but the combination is the bomb. If you’ve ever had Jalapeno Popper (Mexicano accent) before, you’ll know what I mean and won’t give this a miss!

It comes with a chili mayo dip too but to be honest it’s good enough on its own lah.

But as you can see, even their appetizers come in what we would consider a very generous portion. So good for sharing!! But if you wanna be hero and go for it on your own also can

At first glance, you might think it’s Fish And Chips or something but then you’d be pleasantly surprised. That’s actually a nice big hunkin’ steak! Yeah I’d like to think of this as the Badoque version of a Chicken-Fried Steak. With a Chicken-Fried Steak, you get a piece of beef which is coated and battered with seasoning (chicken seasoning that is) and then deep fried to a nice golden crisp. I’m not sure what seasoning they use here for the coating to be honest but it reminds me a lot of a batter we’d use to fry up chicken wings or something like that! Very unique taste and goes well with the beef. So as you can see, we were not kidding about the meat. It’s a nice cut of beef which is actually great for a sandwich too (hint hint Badoque). It’s served with a really big portion of shoestring french fries and some pickles on the side which was a very nice touch because we absolutely love the (often under-appreciated) pickle. Gives a nice tang to the dish when you take a nice chomp of meat. The Beef Bongo also comes with a dipping sauce which is kinda like a spicy mayonnaise as far as we can place it. It’s not like super-duper spicy but it’s actually quite tasty and goes well with the dish. This is also the same sauce that comes with the Chili Chombi and the Fried Oysters too – which we hope to try next time! Cos we were told it was not available but then later the table next to us who came later managed to ordr So it was actually free for me coz it was a belated birthday treat for me from my buddy. I had the Badoque steak, the portion was huge I nearly got a shock coz I'm quite a small eater. I had it medium well. It has to be devoured while still warm or else it does harden, but now I know what the wait staff meant by Man vs Food, food won hands down!

I also shared the delightful seafood aglio olio with my buddy. And still had room for dessert.

The simpang bedok area is where you can get all the local food. You can get Aussie food (mad jack's), mediterranean middle east (Spize), Thai-Chinese (New Hawa), Indian food and Dim Sum (across the road at Tang Tea House where you can also find Botak Favourites - basically succulent burgers). This is the place I'd bring visitors to coz it has everything, you basically can restaurant hop if you wish!

I never had the opportunity to try out the Simpang Bedok location, since every time I go; the place is as packed as a bank on pay day! So my first dining experience was at Badoque’s 246 Upper Thomson Road location.

What separates Badoque from other cafes I’ve come across?  Simple, it’s the great service and the FANTASTIC food! It’s worth coming here for the fantastic starters, such as the chicken wings (a tad spicy) and the potato wrapped prawns, which should be required eating for any true foodie out there.The real draw for me was the beef ribs. Badoque’s Fred Flintstone-sized ribs (yeah, the ribs areHUGE) are definitely worth the $24 price tag, as I have yet to try beef ribs that tasty and tender in Singapore. It’s a dish best shared, but if you’re incredibly hungry, you can try eating them solo – but you’ll be in a catatonic state for the rest of the day.