A Taste Adventure of Singapore Flavors in Causeway Bay — Durian Coffee Ribs Meet Stingray

At a corner in Causeway Bay, the decor features a minimalist Nanyang style with white walls and wooden tables and chairs, plus a few fake coconut trees 🌴 (yes, I touched them, they’re really plastic), instantly giving a “pseudo travel” vibe — can’t go to Singapore, so let’s have a great meal to make up for it! 🍖 Durian Coffee Ribs: Dark cuisine or a surprise? When it arrived, the durian aroma was so strong that the lady at the next table turned her head to look. Taking a bite — huh? The bitterness of the coffee surprisingly balanced the rich durian flavor, and the ribs were so tender they practically fell off the bone! A friend joked, “This dish should be renamed ‘Southeast Asian Breakup Cuisine’ — after eating it, you either love it or hate it!” 🍝 Chili Crab Cream Pasta: The soft-shell crab’s glamorous comeback Wide noodles coated in bright orange-red sauce, the cream toned down the chili crab’s boldness, with a spiciness like “Singapore grandma’s gentleness.” The highlight was the soft-shell crab, fried crispy and still packed with crab roe, crunchy enough to hear the “crackling” sound. The only complaint: where’s the crab meat? Please add two more pieces! 🐟 Sambal Stingray: A lazy person’s blessing The whole fish is boneless! The sambal sauce is sweet and spicy just right, with onion strips adding fragrance. Every bite made a friend suddenly get poetic: “Turns out stingray is the tofu of the ocean…” (Wake up, you’re eating fish!) 🍹 Drink Duo: Milo Explosion vs. Rose Syrup Dinosaur “Milo Explosion” is an enhanced childhood memory — so much chocolate powder it’s like a volcanic eruption 🌋, leaving your mouth feeling like you’ve been sneaking Ovaltine; “Rose Syrup Dinosaur” is a girly trap, pink with Milo powder, sweet like the ending of a romance novel. Friendly reminder: diabetics please bring your insulin. Afterword The bill was $630, definitely cheaper than flying to Singapore (saving on airfare!). The environment is so comfortable you can chat away without noticing time, and no one rushes you to leave. The only regret: didn’t get to try the legendary “empty shell chili crab”… looks like I need an encore to verify if it’s really a letdown! 📍 A.T.A.S | 9-11 Pennington Street, Causeway Bay 🕒 Friendly tip: weekends get busy, remember to ask when booking, “Does today’s crab shell have meat?” #PseudoTravelFood #SingaporeBoldFlavors #StingrayBonelessIsTruth (P.S. Saw the next table order black pepper shrimp on the way out, smelled so good I wanted to snatch it… next time’s target +1!)