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Kiasu Review

The word 'kiasu' is from the Hokkien Chinese dialect, and it translates as 'extreme fear of losing, or of being second best' – which explains the graffiti on the mauve walls suggesting various things to be afraid of ('getting fat', 'going mad', 'the wife', etc). Away from the frivolity, there is some seriously gutsy food to be had in this bright, buzzy South-East Asian place: prices are bargain-basement, helpings are mighty.

Full-blooded Straits cooking, authentic 'hawker' dishes (street food) and specialities from the Nonya tradition are the mainstays.

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