Soup Restaurant, Paragon

We're trying to eat lightly in the week leading up to the Chinese New Year festivities. A sort of balancing act to counter the amount of sinful, indulgent, artery-clogging feasting come 31 January 2014.

Soup Restaurant fits the bill nicely in our bid to eat a little more healthily this week. They have a rotating stable of traditional soups that are wholesome, as well as a range of double-boiled herbal soups that are nourishing, and their heritage fare tends to the simple and homespun.

The Beggar Bowl Steamed Rice ($5.90), loaded with blanched kailan, sauteed chicken and Chinese sausages, was indeed a humble dish. A side of thick gooey black soy imparts just that little bit of flavour to the plain rice.

The Traditional Boiled Soup-of-the-Day ($15.90 for 2-4pax) was a sweet corn, carrot & pork rib soup. Delicate, yet with sweetness and depth of flavour from the simmered corn and stewed carrots, this was very comforting.


Soup Restaurant
290 Orchard Road
B1-07 Paragon
Tel: 63336228
Open daily from 10am to 11pm
Website: www.souprestaurant.com.sg

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