Elemen 元素

I was introduced to Elemen by my best friend and it offers new concept vegetarian-fusion cuisine. I have personally went to both branches at Millenia Walk and Thomson Plaza. This post is the compilation of reviews, as well as comparison, for both branches.

Elemen serves 5 and 8 course sets which include Starter (The Elemen Appetiser), Salad, Soup, Main, Dessert and Beverage.

Informed by the crew, to enjoy The Elemen Appetiser, we are to start from the right to the left, as the flavours get stronger in that order.

The first is soy bean paste wrapped in cucumber / mushroom with green beans.

The second is tofu with bean sprouts.

The third is preserved Tomato. (The tomato is really sour. You've been warned.)

Next, they serve the Rosemary Breadsticks (Under the 8 Course Set).

Follow by the Avocado salad with BBQ sauce and Mushroom salad.

Avocado Salad with BBQ Sauce

Mushroom Salad

For the choice of soup, all of us went for their popular Wild Mushroom Cream Soup with Truffle Oil. The soup is being served with a generous amount of truffle oil, which captures your sense of smell once served. After stirring the soup well and tasting it, the truffle oil doesn't cover the taste of the wild mushroom, and in contrary, complements it really well.

The soup is really creamy, yet light and really fragrant that captures our hearts.

Personal thoughts: The soup served at Millennia Walk seems to have been more flavourful as compared to that served at Thomson Plaza, which was a little flatter.

For the choice of mains, we ordered different dishes to share.

The Avocado Roll in Japanese Style is another popular dish ordered by many patrons. Enjoyed the different layers of texture and was really intrigued by the filling that tasted so much like shrimp!

It's pretty big to eat it in one mouthful so do halve it before eating!

The Wild Mushroom and White Truffle Pizza is one of my favourite. It's really cheesy, moist, crispy and flavourful. Must try especially if you love pizza (like me)!

Their new pizza - Veggies Charcoal Pizza!

Braised Pumpkin with Glutinous Rice in Hot Stone

Glutinous rice is crispy from the heat and the pumpkin is soft.

 Oven-baked Mountain Yam with Walnut

Another favourite of mine is the Mushroom Risotto with Black Truffle Wild Rice. It is again drenched with a generous amount of truffle oil, and there's a mixture of different types of rice that give it a different texture with layers of flavours. Really fragrant, moist with a little crunch from the rice.

Sizzling Quinoa Brown Rice

Grapefruit Mojito & Iced Lychee Green Tea

Grapefruit mojito is refreshing with a little bitterness. Don't worry, it's a mocktail!

We've also ordered Apple Kale Juice which tasted a little similar to celery juice, Iced Lychee Green Tea and Roselle Tea

Time for Desserts! (From top left corner, clockwise order)

Chilled Coconut Puree

Chocolate Lava Cake with Gelato - The biscuit beneath the Gelato is really good. Chocolate lava cake is really rich, however don't expect the chocolate to really flow out like lava.

Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce

Osmanthus Flower with Grass Jelly - Really light & refreshing! Ladies, it's good for your skin!

Their new desserts consist of Chilled Sweet Potato Puree and Double-Boiled Lemongrass with Peach Gum.

Complimentary apple cider for us! Cheers! If you're heading down to Elemen, remember to make a reservation. They are almost always fully booked and walk-ins are not guaranteed seats.

How to get there?

Elemen @ Thomson Plaza
301 Upper Thomson Road, #01-113 Thomson Plaza Singapore 574408

Tel: 6452 0351
Opening hours: Mon to Sun, 11.30am to 4pm (last order at 3pm) / 5.30pm to 10pm (last order at 9pm)

Nearest MRT Station: Marymount
Buses: 54, 74, 410G, 851, 852

Elemen @ Millenia Walk
9 Raffles Boulevard #01-75A/76 Singapore 039596
Tel: 62380511
Opening hours: Mon to Sun, 11.30am to 10pm (dinner starts at 5.30pm and last order at 9pm)

Nearest MRT Station: Promenade
Buses: 36, 56, 75, 77, 97, 171, 195, 960, 106, 111, 133, 502, 518, 857, 868

Elemen website
Co-written by: 柚子 (Thank you YZ!)

Wafflelicious [CLOSED]

Passed by Wafflelicious when we brought Choco for grooming session at Upper Thomson Road and were tempted to try the waffles. The seating area of the shop is not very spacious but consider cosy. Lucky that it wasn't crowded and they do have more seats at level 2. The prices of the waffles are also quite reasonable, however the portion is a bit small, should have order an additional waffle. ^^

How to get there?
Address: 215F Upper Thomson Road, Thomson Ridge Singapore 574349
Tel: 6456 5834

By Car/Bike -

• Along Upper Thomson Road, turn left into Jln Pelatina and shortly, turn right towards the stretch of shops, carpark lots are along the road side
• Alternatively, along Upper Thomson Road, turn left into the open carpark before Hai Lam Sua Tee Kong Toa Temple/after bridge

By Public Transport -

• Alight at Bus Stop No. 53041/ 53049 (Bef Thomson Ridge/ Aft Thomson Rd PO) - Bus No. 52, 132, 162, 162M, 163, 165, 166, 167, 410, 855, 980

Nearest MRT Station: Marymount (Take Bus No. 410)

Opening hours
Tues to Thurs: 2pm to 11pm
Fri: 2pm to 1am
Sat: 10.30am to 1am
Sun: 12.30pm to 11pm
Closed on Mondays

Bananarama (Banana, Cookie & Cream, Oreo)

Cappucino

The Coriander Cafe

The Coriander Cafe is well patronized by their regulars. And whenever we patronize this cafe, we would order the Curry Fish Head. Their curry fish head is good, hence it's better to make reservation before going there.

How to get there?
Address: 301 Upper Thomson Road #02-08 Thomson Plaza Singapore 574408
Tel: 6458 1811

By Car/Bike -

• Entrance into the Thomson Plaza carpark is along Upper Thomson road
• Bike charges at per entry

By Public Transport -

• Alight at Bus Stop No. 53051 (Bef Thomson Plaza) / 53059 (Opp Thomson Plaza) - Bus No. 52, 132, 162, 162M, 163, 165, 166, 167, 410, 855, 980

Nearest MRT Station: Marymount (Take Bus No. 410G)

Curry Fish Head (S$20)

Biscuit King (Upper Thomson)

Reminiscing my childhood snacks and this is where I could find them. I'd still remember the first time when I was given this "Bobdog" candy and biscuits with colourful gems on top which had later became my favourites. Besides going there personally, you could make online orders from its website where there are different types of biscuits to choose from and they'd pack them in the tin for delivery.

How to get there?
Address: 130 Casuarina Road Singapore 579518
Tel: 64545938
Website: www.biscuitking.com.sg

By Car/Bike -

• Along Upper Thomson Road, turn into Old Upper Thomson Road and the carpark is on the left side
• Alternatively, park at the lots along Old Upper Thomson Road or along Casuarina Road

By Public Transport -

• Alight at Bus Stop No. 56031 (Bef Yio Chu Kang Road) / 56039 (Aft Yio Chu Kang Road) - Bus No. 163, 167, 169, 855, 980

Nearest MRT Station: Ang Mo Kio (Take Bus No. 169)

Variety of sweets to choose from. 

Some preserved food are also available. 

The biscuits are packed into 300 grams. If you are not getting the big tins, you can buy the smaller packaging.

The prices of the biscuits are indicated on the tins where you can purchase 1kg, half kg or 1 tin. This excludes the deposit of S$4 for the tin. They have over 100 choices of biscuits. 

Some of my childhood sweets are also found here!

I remembered eating this where the "Magic Dust" pop in your mouth. 

I happened to see such big tic tac box which contained 62 small boxes of different flavours of tic tac. 

Rochor Beancurd House 梧槽豆花水

Craving for some hot or cold beancurd? I like the cold beancurd with pearl toppings!

How to get there?
Geylang Outlet
745 Geylang Road Lorong 39 Singapore 389653 (24 hours)
Tel: 67483989

By Public Transport -

• Alight at Bus Stop No. 81051 (Sims Ville) / 81069 (Opp Lor 39 Geylang) - Bus No. 2, 13, 21, 26, 40, 51, 67, 853C, NR7

Nearest MRT Station: Paya Lebar (CC9)

Balestier Outlet
432 Balestier Road #01-436 Singapore 329813 (10am to 1.30am)
Tel: 62563002

By Public Transport -

• Alight at Bus Stop No. 50191 (Bef Balestier Plaza) / 50189 (Opp Public Man) - Bus No. 21, 130, 131, 145, 186

Nearest MRT Station: Novena (NS20) (Take Bus No. 21 at Bus Stop Opp Novena Church)

Upper Thomson Road Outlet
232 Upper Thomson Road Singapore 574363 (12 noon to 3am)

By Public Transport -

• Alight at Bus Stop No. 53049 (Aft Thomson Road PO) / 53041 (Bef Thomson Ridge) - Bus No. 52, 132, 162, 162M, 163, 165, 166, 167, 410, 855, 980

Nearest MRT Station: Marymount (CC16) (Take Bus No. 410 at Bus Stop in front of Blk 306)

Payment Mode
Cash Terms only

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