Entree Kibbles: A Kitchen (友间厨坊) @ Yishun Junction 9 [Singapore]

Sunday, July 20, 2025

A Kitchen (友间厨坊) @ Yishun Junction 9 [Singapore]

I love to eat and even though I am quite frustrated with the sheer number of eateries serving China cuisine in multicultural Singapore; I don't reject good Chinese cuisine food, especially if the eatery came strongly recommended by the Greatest Kon!

So here we are; at A Kitchen (友间厨坊), located conveniently (at least for me) at Yishun Junction 9! Now, the name is quite interesting; while it sounded like a kitchen, the actual translation is more a "friendly kitchen".

It did live up to its name as the staff members were indeed friendly. Serving the popular Sichuan and Northeast flavours of China cuisine, let us now proceed to the food we had! Menu shall be shared at the end of this post.

Wusu Beer and Xue Hua Beer - starting with beer from China! I am not really into beer with high alcohol content and the beer brands from China appealed to me for their lightness!

Preserved Eggs & Tofu - as a century egg lover and a believer of high protein in tofu, this dish would totally secured my adoration. Egg was richly flavorful and tofu was smooth but what took the cake was the sauce poured over them! On its own, the sauce would have been overwhelming but when eaten with the tofu and century egg; it was a delightful dance marrying both the protein sources!

Lamb Kebab & Pork Kebab - although there was a minimum order of three sticks per type of meat skewer, the price of just S$1 each for so much meat made me questioned why I still continue to indulge in Xu Zhong Xing satay, which cost 90 cents a stick!

Lamb lacked the signature gamey flavor (too subtle for my liking) but it was surprisingly tender, whereas the pork was seasoned deliciously with a smokiness and juiciness that still remained memorable even though it had been weeks since my visit.

Fried Potato, Green Pepper & Eggplant - translated as three freshness of the land, this was a common dish which I have had before in other restaurants serving China cuisine. Frankly, I took a liking only for the soft, mushy eggplant. The rest I could do without.

Shitake Mushroom Fried Pork - this was a huge disappointment for a meat lover; meat was literally batter-rich and without much taste! The godsend was the shitake mushroom; nicely stir fried and so yummy that it could have been a dish on its own.

Salt Baked Prawn Clay Pot - this was the Greatest Kon best love for the restaurant, which had a few branches around Singapore.Served in a claypot, I couldn't wait to see the treasure hidden within!

With a puff of pent-up steam obscuring my eyes, the first sense that got activated was the strong, addictive smell of garlic! Those accustomed with Chinese cuisine would know how garlic can whet the appetite.

The prawns were simmering a broth intensely infused with garlic so you can imagine how delicious they were! But I was way more impressed with the accompanying enoki mushrooms; soaked in garlic and prawns, they were unforgettably amazing!

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Overall, the dishes were generally quite oily but as you can roughly deduce from my review, I would love to go back for some meat skewers and also the prawn claypot, plus a bottle beer.

Address

18 Yishun Ave 9, #01-23,

Junction 9, Singapore 76889, and

Map

As above.

Menu