Alati Divine Greek Cuisine
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설명 할 수 없지만 오차드로드에서 매년 크리스마스 라이트 업은 항상 나를 행복하게해요. 아마도 크리스마스가 내가 일년 중에서 제일 좋아하는 타임이기 때문인지요. 크리스마스는 항상 나를 기쁨으로 가득 차 있어요.
코로나 때문에 아무도 여행 할 수 없는테 누구도 여행 할 수 없기 때문에 우리의 친한 친구들은 올해 크리스마스와 새해에 싱가포르에있을 겠어요.
우리도군요 😓 우리는 보통 서울에서 크리스마스와 설날을 보내고 축하해요.
그래서 우리는 친한 친구들과 같이 크리스마스와 새해를 축하 하겠는군요. 물론 크리스마스와 새해 파티들은 우리 집에서 있고 최대 5명만 초대받은 사람을 초대해요. 따라서 나는 친구들과 같이 모든 가용성을 구성하는데 아주 바빠요 😅
크리스마스를 너무 열망해요!!
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We haven't had Greek food in a while, the last being dinner at Mykonos. The Greek had apprised us of another worthwhile Greek restaurant along Amoy Street, and it's been on my To-Eat list since then. We were serendipitously reminded of that when The Husband had a random hankering for baklava (well, not so random because we were watching Charlize Theron's character in 'The Old Guard' indulge in a little piece of baklava, and watching Charlize Theron have a "très très petite mort" over some pastry would, imo, objectively inspire a craving), and so we heeded the top google result for "baklava singapore", Alati Divine Greek Cuisine, which providentially turned out to also be the very same previously endorsed by The Greek (notwithstanding the awfully cringe adjective in its moniker).
Also fortuitous was how, when I mentioned that we were planning reservations at Alati to have baklava, over a double-date dinner with Man&Syl at one of our all-time favourite restaurants Meta to celebrate The Husband's birthday, Syl jumped right in; she had had a superb business lunch there some time prior, and was looking to return for another bite of the "amazing baklava".
According to Syl, who'd dined at Alati before the Circuit Breaker, the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing laws appear to have made for a consequently pleasant dining experience. Whereas the restaurant was chaotic, service frenzied, and clamorous to the point we'd have to shout over each other in the past, it is now notably muted (even with a full-house), so we managed a decent conversation, using only our inside voices, without being drowned out by the din of an overflowing restaurant.
Food-wise, Alati and Mykonos have come to be my top picks for Greek fare in Singapore, with Alati being a skosh more refined than Mykonos. There's a little more polish to the dishes at Alati to the seaside Mykonos' rustic appeal; the locale of both restaurants reflect that. Though ironically, seafood is what the city-center Alati shines at, and you'd do well to order the fish and seafood, sparkling fresh and dealt with a restrain that spotlights their delicate flavours.
A must-try, the Grilled Octopus ($39) was perfection. Sided by an eggplant puree, caramelized onions, blistered tomatoes, and glazed with a sticky balsamic vinaigrette, the octopus was nuanced, meaty, soft yet chewy.
The grilled Mosharisio Souvlaki ($38) of juicy wagyu beef skewers was imbued with a fragrant char, and served alongside the most delicious fried potatoes, onion salad, and tzatziki sauce. So good we ordered another round.
Ditto for the Paidakia ($40), beautifully pink grilled lamb cutlets redolent of rosemary and brightened by a chilli-ed lemony sauce.
The Kotopoulo Souvlaki ($36) of succulent lemon-garlic chicken skewers, was served with freshly baked pita pockets, aioli, and those wonderfully addictive fries.
The Garides Saganaki ($25) of crunchy shrimp in a heady tomato sauce dotted with feta made for an excellent dip for the pita. We mopped this clean.
The Salted-Baked Greek Seabass ($88), or lavraki, was swimmingly fresh and subtly sweet, a squeeze of lemon was all it took to season the fish.
No meal is complete without a lot of green (well, for me anyway), and the Santorini Salad ($23) comprising crisp seasonal greens, cherry tomatoes, radish slivers, pomegranate seeds, and a piquant balsamic vinegar was a fantastic refresher.
The salty-tangy notes of the Phyllo-Wrapped Feta ($19), flush with black and white sesame seeds was balanced out by the honey tones of Greek korifes.
Ahh, the raison d'être of us hitting up Alati in the first place, the Baklava ($18) was indeed as touted, this was brilliant: layers of phyllo pastry, were rigged out with pistachios, walnuts, and a generous hand with the honey citrus syrup. Absolutely delicious.
Alati - Divine Greek Cuisine
73 Amoy Street
Tel: 6221 6124
Open weekdays from 12noon to 2.30pm for lunch; 5.30pm to 11.30pm for dinner;
Saturdays from 5.30pm to 12midnight for dinner;
Closed on Sundays
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