Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh
Housed in heritage surroundings, the colonial-style eatery serves food that’s promising, but tends to overwhelm
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Jiak Kim House 5 Jiak Kim Street #01-17 Singapore 169425 Tel: 9831 5430 Open for lunch and dinner Mon to Sat: 12 pm to 3 pm; 6 pm to 11 pm.
LOOKING at Jiak Kim House from the outside is a bit like seeing your life flashing before your eyes without actually dying. A rewind back to the days when Zouk was a rite of passage; when Mambo Jambo nights were your preferred form of exercise; when you thought one day, you too would own the same kind of Lamborghini you always saw parked outside Velvet Underground.
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