Open For Business: Miss Lok

Steamboat goes mod at Asian hotpot and noodle bar Miss Lok.

The name refers to lok lok - a popular version of hotpot where skewered meats, seafood or vegetables are boiled in soups and eaten with satay sauce. Prices range from $1 to $4 for lok lok items.

As for the hotpot soups ($6 to $8), options include laksa, bak kut teh, Sichuan mala and sake-infused asari clams.

Ingredients include the beef platter ($12 or $18) and seafood platter ($28 or $42), as well as side dishes such as sweet potato fries with salted egg yolk dip ($10), squid karaage with cincalok dip ($10) and fried gyoza ($8).

Mix your own dips or order special ones ($2 each) such as salted egg yolk, sambal belacan and cincalok. Complete the meal with a range of sake, wine or beer.

Where: 01-01, 5 Magazine Road

Open: 6pm to 2am (Monday to Thursday), 6pm to 5am (Friday and Saturday), closed on Sunday

Info: www.facebook.com/missloksg

euniceq@sph.com.sg

This article was first published on January 24, 2016.
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