Orang-3 is a comfy local place with good Singaporean food. It aims to be as much a place that people come to spend time and ‘liv3’ as it does provide good food. It might not have you crossing town to go there but if you live in Gubei, it is worth a visit.

Orang-3是一家新加坡菜馆，环境舒适。它力求为人们提供消磨时光的场所，同时提供美食。也许你不会穿城而过，特意来此就餐，但如果你恰好住在古北区，这里，很值得造访。

A couple of quick tips to help you find the establishment (I am reluctant to call it a restaurant – to be explained later):
- The name is pronounced ‘Uh-rang three’ (nothing like ‘orange’ if that is what you were thinking)
- It is on a pedestrian precinct, so if the taxi is going in circles and there is no ‘Huangjin Chengdao’ to be seen, do the last bit on foot.
- Do make your own way up the stairs – it is open!

为帮助您找到这所建筑，有几点小建议：（我不喜欢称之为餐馆　－　解释如下）：
－　菜馆名字发音为“Uh-rang three”（一点也不像“桔子”，如果你是这么以为的话。）
－　它位于商业区，所以出租车怎样绕圈子也找不到“黄金城道”　－　需步行数米，方能到达。
－　自行上楼，因为餐馆是开放式的。

Orang-3 is a pleasant place but tries to be all things to all men – coffee on the patio in the morning, family lunch, sports on the tv and a beer in the afternoon, wine, smart restaurant and cocktail lounge in the evening. I like all of these things, however not necessarily under one roof! For me, by way of example, being a better sports bar means being a less good cocktail bar or vice versa. But do visit and make up your own mind on the subject.

Orang-3　是一处快乐场所，它尝试向各类客人提供多种服务：早餐时间的露台咖啡、家庭午餐、午后啤酒相伴电视体育节目、红酒、以及晚间的鸡尾酒餐台。这些我都喜欢，但似可不必在同一屋檐下。对我来说，一家不错的运动酒吧，未必同时是一家好的鸡尾酒吧，反之亦然。但不妨根据您的需求来这里试试菜。

That said, I did have a good meal and introduction to Singaporean cuisine. If you know as little as I did - Singaporean cuisine unsurprisingly is closely related to (if not part of) Malay cuisine and as such has strong Chinese and Indian influences. It is also very spicy.

我享用了一顿新加坡美食，并籍此了解了新加坡菜式。如果你像我一样对新加坡菜知之甚少　――　它与马来西亚菜密切相关（若不是隶属关系），并深受中国菜及印度菜影响。也非常辣。

There are some really interesting tastes here. The star of the show for me was the Penang Laksa – rice noodles in a hot and sour soup with fish and fresh mint. We also had chicken satay, Tahu Telor (fried bean curd and eggs with cucumber, peanuts and a molasses-like hot and sweet homemade sauce) and ‘Curry Chicken Bread Bowl’, which was quite a conundrum to eat with chopsticks. This last dish is a variation of curry with roti prata that uses European bread. Roti prata is itself the Singaporean adaptation of Indian paratha. Orang-3 aspires to create an authentic Singapore/Malay taste with a bit of something extra or different.

这里确有一些有趣的味觉体验。第一道菜是Penang Laksa　――　酸汤米粉配鲜薄荷及鱼。我们也试了沙茶鸡肉, Tahu Telor　（炸豆子、鸡蛋黄瓜，花生以及磨砾石样热而甜的密制酱汁）。“咖喱鸡面”，这道需用筷子食用的菜，对老外来说，颇费心力。最后，是用欧洲面粉制作的印度抛饼配各式咖喱。抛饼是基于印度马铃薯饼的新加坡山寨版，Orang-3热心于在道地的新加坡、马来西亚口味的基础上，有所创新。

‘Orang’ means ‘people’ in Malay and the ‘3’ in the title refers to the founding values of ‘eat’, ‘drink’ and ‘live’. At Orang-3 a lot of emphasis is put on the third of these values – Orang-3 tries to be a local gathering place for any occasion with affordable food and drinks. If you live in Gubei, this could even become the place where you get your breakfast at the weekends or regularly meet friends for a late afternoon drink - they have a nice patio and told us that it is a great place for a drink on a balmy evening. On the wet February evening when we visited, my dining partner I had to use our imaginations. However, if you do not live near Gubei you will probably not make the journey out there just for Kaya toast or a curry.

在马来西亚语中，“Orang”意为“人”，“3”是指餐馆的三重价值：“饮”、“食”、“生存”。在Orang-3，管理者不断强调这三重价值　――　Orang-3力图成为一个人们消费得起的聚会场所。如果你住在古北，可以周末来此早餐，或不时与朋友共度下午茶时光 ―― 这里的露台很是幽雅、清闲，也可晚间来此小酌一下。然而，如果你不在附近居住，也许你不会只为咖椰烤面包或是咖喱，大老远的跑来一趟。