My group of makan kakis who are also big fans of nasi biryani arranged for another lunch gathering at this newly-opened Cafe Mariam in Joo Chiat. One of us who tried it previously was raving so much about it so we all decided to check it out this week.

We met at 10.30am at Cafe Mariam, which is located in a small shop house along Changi Road, for lunch (yes for lunch because our friend said it would get crowded during lunch time). But guess we came too early. In there, Chef Hassan was still busy cooking nasi mandi.