Indobowl – Singapore’s First Indomie Cafe!

I’m sure you’ve heard of Indomie, the instant mee goreng all of us broke kids love and adore. For something so simple, you get a surprisingly flavourful meal. Add an egg, and you’re all set. In fact, the instant noodles are so scrumptious that an Indomie cafe has appeared in Singapore. Yes, you heard that right. Situated in Sultan Gate, is Indobowl, a cafe which upgrades your ordinary plate of Indomie into a restaurant quality meal.

So, of course, we had to try the Indomie Ayam Bakar with Sambal Ijo ($9.90), one of the chef’s recommendations, first. Diners can pair most of the dishes with one of two different types of sambal : Sambal Balado and Sambal Ijo. The main difference is that the former is made with red chilli, while the latter is made with green chilli.

The bowl came with Indomie, a fried egg, and a sambal-covered chicken thigh.

The Indomie tasted great of course, and was cooked perfectly. While it was tender, the chicken was unfortunately a little plain, but the sambal made up for its lack of flavour. The Sambal Ijo had, thankfully, just the right amount of heat, so it was still manageable.

Surprisingly, most of the flavour came from the Indomie. I guess the chefs are careful in the preparation, to ensure that the star of the show shines as brightly as it should.

Now, straying away from the Indomie theme, we tried another of the chef’s recommendations— the Nasi Goreng Seafood Petai ($14.90), which we got with the Sambal Belado. While the price may seem steep at first, it is justified by the portion. I suggest sharing this with a friend as it is a bit much for one person.

The petai, also known as stink beans, wasn’t that pungent thankfully. In fact, it gave the rice a unique fragrance. The rice was quite spicy, actually, and I could only manage a few spoonfuls before reaching for my water.

The Sambal Belado was super spicy. Just looking at the redness should give you a hint. If the Sambal Ijo was a 6.5/10 on the spiciness scale, the Sambal Belado is a 9/10. Or maybe I’m just weak. It didn’t help that the rice was also really spicy. It was like a double whammy. You best believe I downed glass after glass of water after.

Last but not least, we tried a drink from their menu. We got the Soda Gembira ($3.90), a drink I’ve truthfully never heard of before. But after a quick browse on the internet, I found out that it’s one of the oldest and most popular mocktails in Indonesia. Soda Gembira, translated to happy soda, is traditionally made with soda water, sweetened condensed milk, and coco pandan syrup. Here, they decided to step it up and add chia seeds to the drink.

While I do know it’s not made with rose syrup, it did taste very similar to bandung, just the fizzy version. I’m not particularly sure how they did it, but the bubbly top of the drink was fun to drink through. It did disappear quickly though, so be sure to drink that portion first. I would definitely order this again.

I do find that the food here is a little overpriced, especially for Indomie, but the quality is satisfactory. If you love spicy food, definitely come here!

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