If you come across the restaurant name of “Jyu Gae”, you may first wonder what type of cuisine it serves. It sounds vaguely Korean or Japanese.
At Jyu Gae Bistro 聚閣, the kitchen dishes out Taiwanese cuisine, including a list of traditional street food and some reinvented classics.
It is conveniently located in Bras Basah, under the Lazada One building and easily accessible by the myriad of underground walkways around.
The “jyu” in the name means “gather”, meant to convey the goal of the bistro to be a spot for gathering and celebration.
Inside, plenty of seating is available. Among the usual seating, there is a bar counter under hanging red lanterns, and a number of tables in a more outdoor, open-air area.
On the menu, there is almost everything you can imagine – Taiwanese breakfast items, night market street food, grilled skewers, specialty rice and noodles, and even inspired desserts.
You can start from the most basic – Claypot Braised Pork Rice Set ($13.90).
Rather than coming in one bowl, the dish was presented in a deconstructed style. The braised pork was kept simmering in the heated claypot, while there were sides of braised eggs, pork floss, and pickles to go with the bowl of rice.
I was recommended to try their Jyu Gae Signature 3 Bowl Set ($16.90), a house special item. It is three quite substantial bowls in one, possibly good for sharing or for yourself on a hungry day.
The value-for-money item comes with Braised Pork Rice, Oyster Mee Sua, and Salt & Pepper Chicken.
The Braised Pork Rice was a decent version, and could be more fragrant and flavourful. But it was okay.
The Salt & Pepper Popcorn Chicken was considerably crispy, though the mala flavour we ordered was surprisingly quite negligible.
I would think that the Oyster Mee Sua would fare better if it was more piping hot, but the consistency was not bad.
Sides include Taiwanese Salt & Pepper Chicken ($9.90), Classic Taiwanese Sausage ($9.90), Deep-Fried Fresh Oyster ($10.90), Braised Pork Intestine ($10.90), among others.
End the meal off with a Taiwanese Ice Cream Popiah ($8.90), a DIY dessert. Some popiah skins, two scoops of ice cream, coriander, and crushed peanuts are the ingredients.
If you are up for some music for your gathering, there is live band every night from 8pm onward.
Jyu Gae Bistro
51 Bras Basah Road, Lazada One #01-08, Singapore 189554
Opening Hours: 10:30am – 12am (Sun – Thurs), 10:30am – 3am (Fri – Sat)
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* Written by Daniel Ang and Dean Ang. Follow @DanielFoodDiary on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube for more food news, food videos and travel highlights. DFD paid for food reviewed unless otherwise stated.
