What are the guilty pleasures that one can indulge in? One of the best form of indulgence comes in the form of good food especially in a food haven like Singapore. I always enjoy having good food with friends. I have promised to bring some of my school friends to this place that I got to know of from a colleague during my internship. The place is a pretty run down coffee shop at the corner of a street. The first impression of the place would turn most people off from going into the coffee shop. That is because it is far from being clean and it has a permanent gloom to the place irregardless of the time of the day. The surrounding buildings and trees block out most of the sun from reaching the inside of the coffee shop. Thus, the appearance of the coffees shop might turn away some innocent passerby.

However, those who knows what this place is famous for would even take the time to queue up for up to an hour just to get seats. That excludes the next 30 mins or so of waiting for the food to be served... So what do they sell that makes it so irresistible to some people? The giveaway to this question is the smell that permeates the streets leading up to the shop. The unmistakable smell of black pepper and chili makes it distinctly unique. You are right... the shop is famous for its CRABS!

I fell in love with the heavenly crabs when I first ate it with my colleagues. The crabs are specially flown in from Sri Lanka and they are each as big as a ping pong bat! The crabs are real fresh as the meat comes out in chunks and there is meat all over the crab. The cooking style greatly enhances the tenderness of the crab meat by adding a little spice to it. The black pepper would get you kicking while the chili mix makes a good dip for some bread. The best part of the meal was when all of us got down and dirty with our hands trying to squeeze all the meat out of the shells. There were shells flying all over the place as we ate. It was wonderful dinner and my friends really enjoyed the feast. The pleasure was short lived because the bill came up to over 25 dollars per person. The initial reaction was silent disbelief but everyone just paid their share and noted that it was money well spent.