Another exploration of Taiwanese food, and this time it is in the Katong area. The Isshin Machi served Hakka-style braised meat rice (lu rou fan). It comes with a good mixture of fat and lean meat. Also added to the rice bowl are pickled vegetables, cucumber, and braised egg. I took a mouthful of it to try.
The Hakka-style golden fried chicken’s flavour lingered around my mouth for quite some time while waiting for the fried rice with crispy chicken cutlet. The fried rice took quite a while to be served. I guess it has a few fried rice orders to handle. The portion was large, the taste was average, and it is quite salty. The good news is I did not feel thirsty after that.
A search shows that it has six other outlets in Singapore. The one that I visited was at East Coast Road, and it has 4.4 stars in Google reviews.
I loved doing this kind of post after I tried many different stalls for the same food in Singapore. This post is going to cover wanton noodles in Singapore. It could be ala Singapore style, Malaysian style and Thai style too. Here, I share the char siew wantons noodles in Singapore that I liked for many reasons.
I did not have additional comments about this plate of wanton noodles. It is as good as the Weng Kang Ji Wanton Noodle at Golden Mile Food Centre, especially their char siew, but the latter uses different sauces for its dry version.
It comes with 3 middle-sized wantons. It is almost the size I used to make at home. I quite like the wantons because the taste is natural. Others may say it is less flavourful. The wanton noodle, self-made char siew (barbecue pork), and exceptional sauce help balance the taste.
But I do not get the chilli paste, which tastes quite similar to ban mian chilli paste, which is paired with wanton noodles. Personally, I do not find it a good match. The pickled green chillies will do.
The char siew is generous and a good mix of fat and lean meat. With the thickness of the meat compared to other wanton noodle stalls, this stall wins. It is proportionate to the money that I paid for the noodle. However, my plate of char siew is quite chao ta (charred). It is pleasant to eat la with the caramelised flavour, but it is not healthy.
The noodle looks slightly thicker than usual egg noodles. While others say the noodle texture is QQ (chewy), I think I would prefer it to be a little bit al-dente. The noodles did not turn soggy, suitable for a slow eater like me.
Lastly, the soup is obviously different from the usual plain soup. It looked cloudy and did not taste much, but no complaints.
I ordered a bowl of regular and large in size. I am sure you can differentiate the normal and large from the picture above. A large wanton noodle comes with char siew (barbecue pork), two slices of Thai fish sausages, two fried wantons and another two wantons in a bowl of peppery soup.
The noodle is springy, dry, not oily, and does not have extra sauces left in the bowl, so I suggest that you quickly mix it with the chilli flakes and fish sauce before it turns drier. The noodle is well coated with their seasonings and I think it is good to go without extra fish sauce. But, the fish sauce will give a different flavour.
They give a generous amount of green vegetables, making this wanton noodle healthier than the Chinese-style wanton noodle.
There is a roasted and barbecue pork stall at the corner of the kopitiam that sells delicious char siew and chicken rice. It uses dark soy sauce and some char siew sauce to mix with the wanton noodles. Their char siew is a must, not much about their wantons. I can request for less fat char siew too. It is one of my wanton noodle favourite stalls now. I have not tried their roasted pork and duck yet.
Address: Blk, 66 Kallang Bahru, 330066.
Zhong Yu Yuan Wei
The stall is located at Tiong Bahru Food Centre, and it is famous for its premium char siew, “Bu Jian Tian”. According to a food blogger, it means “roast pork that doesn’t see the sky“. Why?
That is because the meat is taken from the armpit of the pig – a part which is seldom exposed to sunlight, and thereby being more tender than the other cuts.
My first try was a plate of dry wanton noodles with normal char siew and wantons. Although the sauce did not blend well with the noodles this round, the noodles were still springy after I left it for a while. I hope both the char siew and wantons can be more flavourful.
Address: Tiong Bahru Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Rd, #02-30, Singapore 168898.
Thiam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice Noodles
A long time back, I loved to travel to Changi Beach for a walk or take a boat to Pulau Ubin. During one of my visits, I tried a plate of wanton noodles from this stall that sells Hainanese chicken rice.
I liked the wanton noodles and its bowl of soup too. They gave a generous portion of char siew and green vegetables. The char siew was more to the lean meat. The wantons and the soup were nice, delicious, and well-tasted.
Address: Changi Village Hawker Centre, 2 Changi Village Rd, #01-32, Singapore 500002.
Dunman Road Char Siew Wan Ton Mee
My friend introduced me to this char siew wanton mee stall at Dunman Food Centre. We went there on one of the Saturdays for lunch, and there was a long queue in front of us. There were not many stalls opened on that day.
I guess their noodles are handmade because it is thicker than the normal egg noodles that I get outside. The concoction of the sauce is normal but the killer part is the chilli paste that they put on the side of the plate. It is super spicy. I felt the spiciness level is comparable with Wanton Fu’s chilli paste.
There were three medium-sized wantons, some lean meat char siew and green vegetables. The spicy taste covered the original taste of the char siew after I mixed them together. I will try again next time to give a better review of the taste of the char siew. The noodles were springy and cooked al-dente.
Address: Dunman Food Centre, 271 Onan Rd, #02-19, Singapore 424768.
Ji Ji Noodles- Since 1965
They served a generous portion of ingredients, although I was hoping to get 3 wantons instead of 2. Maybe, if they can replace the deep-fried wantons with normal ones, I will get 4.
Their wanton, although not as big as HK-styled wanton noodles, it is still slightly bigger than the small-sized wantons that you may find in KL. I guess, if I add up all 4 wantons, maybe it is still the same. The ingredients inside the wantons are normal and I did not see if there is any water chestnut included. Personally, I think adding the water chestnut together with minced meat can enhance the eating experience.
The noodle is thicker than the usual wanton noodle, which makes me think that is how it distinguishes itself from other stalls. And, the good thing is it can maintain the chewiness of the noodle. Wanton noodles should be cooked al-dente. After I took some time to take some photographs and mixed the noodle with the dark sauces, the noodle was not soggy. I cannot imagine if the noodle turned soggy.
Another stall that sells thicker wanton noodles is the restaurant called Wanton Fu at ARC380, Jalan Besar.
Address: #02-48/49/50 Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, 531A Upper Cross St, Singapore 051531.
Wanton Fu
Usually, I will order the dry wanton noodle. The noodle is not a standard wanton noodle, the handmade noodle is slightly thicker and they are cooked al-dente and not soggy even if we eat them slowly.
The tiny sliced char siew (barbecue pork) lay on top of the noodle while the three small-sized wantons were at the bottom of the noodle. Green pickled chillies and fried garlic mixed with their homemade chilli, fill up my stomach. Besides that, there is a free flow of pork lard too.
Address: 380 Jln Besar, #01-09 ARC 380, Singapore 209000.
There are plenty of char siew wanton noodles stalls located in Tampines, and I have tried some of them. However, so far none of them is on this list.
It is just a little blog page that compiles some of the cafe hopping activities in Singapore. On this page, I share some of the cafes that I tried in the Joo Chiat area.
I visited the cafe sometime back in September 2020. It is a small cafe with, a limited seating area, and it is a takeaway concept. It is good enough to spend time with loved ones or friends while having a cup of drink or a piece of dessert. They are still operating at the same location till now.
Address: 446 Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore 427659.
Kōhī Roastery & Coffee Bar
I came across this cafe after watching a Youtube video that introduced Joo Chiat’s food. Then, I introduced this tiny hole cafe at Joo Chiat to a colleague in May 2022, and we visited the cafe twice so far.
I liked their hot Hojicha latte during my second visit to the cafe. I tried the normal cold flat white too on my first visit.
The stall is located at the corner of the back lane. I think it is hard to spot the cafe name from the road. There are two more cafes at the front of the same building on level one.
Address: 283 Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore 427535.
Good Intentions
It is not far from Choices Cuts Goods + Coffee. I liked the ambience in this cafe, especially because it has tables at level two. Although my view is not next to the windows, I am still able to see the view from afar. I ordered the normal flat white from their menu. It comes with a cup of ice water too. Good service!
It has 4.2 stars on Google rating, however, this cafe is closing soon on Sept 12, 2022. Both the East Coast and Tiong Bahru’s branches will be closed. It is famous for its fluffy red bean bun, and customers love to pair it with a coffee to watch the world go by.
I tried it once when my friend brought me to the cafe on one of the public holidays. We were lucky to get a table without waiting for long. The cafe was super crowded, so I believed it served the people from the neighbourhood well, especially since this area has plenty of cafes.
I have been trying to blog differently recently by having a theme. To support local Singaporean hawker food, I set up a new theme called Singapore Hawker Food, tried out the local food shared by Singaporeans on social media and shared my opinions. I am sure you are the same as me, would like to know the views from a non-food blogger’s or Youtuber’s point of view.
I am glad that one or two people are willing to eat with me so that I can try different foods and give more food reviews. I wish we could continue to try more food together and share our thoughts. Also, I am happy whenever we are together enjoying our food.
I may be active on Instagram and Facebook Page, and I try the food by myself without getting sponsorship or partnership. It is purely based on my opinions and preferences. No offences.
Cuppage Fried Guo Tiao
The fried kway teow is nice, delicious and fulfilling. They asked if I wanted chilli, and yes, it was with some spiciness on it. It gave a good kick. It is my favourite so far. The portion is slightly more than the famous Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee at Hong Lim Food Centre, Chinatown. The amount of cockles is about the same for these two stalls, and here, they gave fishcakes too.
The noodles are slightly wetter than Outram Park CKT, and both are the same wok hei. The queue here is long and the stall assistant will serve the CKT instead of us queuing for the food to get ready. That is one of the personal touches that I liked about this stall. Another good CKT that I tried and I think is worth the price is the famous CKT at Zion Riverside Food Centre. However, it is too far for me to go. Other options in the Chinatown food centre are the Hill Street CKT, and Food Street fried kway teow mee stalls.
Huge portion for a bowl of curry yong tau foo with bee hoon. The curry is delicious, tasty, and pretty authentic for a Chinese curry style. The taste is closer to the Malaysian style. If I order the same food again next visit, I will go without the additional noodle and would love to try the other ingredients too.
They offer clear soup yong tau foo as well, and I tried it on one of the Sundays as my lunch. I think clear soup is made of the soup used to cook the ingredients, and the flavour goes into the soup.
So far there are no Google reviews yet for this branch at Our Tampines Hub. IMHO, it is a 4-star food. The only thing about this stall is the waiting time to get the food prepared sometimes can be quite long.
Address: #01-32 Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, Singapore 529649. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/i6hgdP79yqjcgwDB8 Google rating: 3.3 stars (I give 4 stars for my personal preference)
L32 Handmade Noodle
Their signature ban mian cooks in the thick, savoury soup. Usually, I will go for mee hoon kway. You can choose to go with pork, chicken or seafood. I prefer their dry version that comes with a small bowl of soup and an egg inside. If you want the egg to be well-cooked, just let them know. The dark sauce dry noodle is not oily, it goes well with their chilli paste, fried anchovies and fried spring onions. The queue for this noodle stall during lunch or dinner time can be quite long.
For takeaway, I opted soup version because the handmade noodles would stick together. The only thing I do not like about the soup version is the fried anchovies turn soggy in the soup. This is one of my favourite ban mian stalls in Singapore.
Sometimes, their quality consistency can be different because it is cooked by different staff. Due to the long queue, I seldom visit the stall and search for other better ban mian in Tampines or on the east side.
Address: Food Tempo, 10 Tampines Central 1, #01-60, Singapore 529536. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/AUkrTXeLdP6abVqaA Google rating: 3.5 stars (I give 4.5 stars for my personal preference).
Economic Beehoon Mee
Whether it is a beehoon only or beehoon mee, it is one of my favourites and the most common breakfast options for me every morning. It is conveniently available at any hawker stall or food court in Singapore. Usually, the stalls sell other types of fried noodles too, and it served with other dishes such as fried eggs, sausages, luncheon meats, fried chicken wings, fish cakes or fish fillets, vegetables and many more.
Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to types of noodles and their ingredients. I had my usual fried egg as the default ingredient along with vegetables or a meat selection. This stall where I usually get my economic fried noodles sells vegetarian goose, one of my favourites. Personally, I think the chilli paste is a sweet-spicy type.
It does not have a Google rating found. I give 5.0 stars for my personal preference.
Address: 477 Tampines Street 43, Singapore 520477.
It is the best fish soup so far in Tampines, and it is worth the money. The meat is deep-fried fish, thick, and the portion is generous. The meat is not marinated so I liked to dip into their chilli sauce or light soy sauce. I seldom visit this place unless I do not have much work to rush in the afternoon, then I can go for a longer lunch. I went to this coffee shop in the evening a few times.
Address: 144 Tampines Street 12, Singapore 521144. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/dbnGapP4rC9pmL5y5 Google rating: 3.9 stars. (I give a solid 5.0 stars for my personal preference).
Dunman Road Char Siew Wan Ton Mee
I visited the Dunman Food Court twice but did not order any food. I walked around and found a few stalls open, while the rest were closed during the weekend. Hence, I decided to try some food here with my friend. The queue at the wanton mee stall was quite long but moving fast.
The chilli paste is quite spicy according to the lady who took our order. So, we told her to put the chilli on the side of the plate. When I mixed the noodles together with the chilli paste, the whole plate of noodles was spicy and slightly flavourful. I am unsure whether chilli overpowered the sauce. I loved the egg noodles texture; I believed it was handmade because of the size of the noodles. Lastly, I loved the soup too.
If I am hereby Joo Chiat, I will drop by for a plate of dry wanton noodles.
I saw the news about the relocation of the stall from Tanjong Katong to Geylang Bahru. I am not sure how true it is because the address on Google Maps remains unchanged so far.
It is located on Foch Road; it is not the same stall as another shop with a similar name at Jalan Besar called Authentic Mun Chee Kee King Of Pig’s Organ Soup. There is a history between these two shops. They originated from the same family but subsequently went their own ways. Both shops serve a similar kind of food.
My preference is Cheng Mun Chee Kee because the soup matches my taste bud. I can go with and without rice for a bowl of soup. My usual ingredients include lean meat, meatballs, beancurd and a generous amount of salted vegetables. The amount is always generous, and the price is reasonable. The soup serves with some Chinese parsley too.
I tried their other dishes, such as the steamed minced meat. It has salted fish added to the minced meat making it more flavourful. Another dish that my friend always eats (because she does not eat pork) is sesame oil chicken. The aroma from the sesame oil is pretty strong, and the chicken is well-marinated and tastes delicious. It is suitable to eat with white rice.
Jin Xi Lai (Mui Siong) Minced Meat Noodle (Tampines) at Koufu Tampines St 44. I saw it in Instagram posts. Today, I dropped by to give it a try. I liked the noodle texture and gave generous portions too. I ordered the special meatball noodles with slightly sweet yet peppery pork soup for the dry version. So far, it is my next best BCM noodle after the Dalian Minced Meat Noodle. I wish to get more ingredients and drier noodles.
The second time I tried the noodles, the noodle texture was well-maintained but I still prefer my noodles to be drier. I tried the normal fishballs and fishcake noodles. They tasted normal. I wish to know if they have a soup version. If you know about it, please let me know in the comment box below.
The stall is run by two youngsters and serves a pretty delicious ban mian in Chinatown. The dry version looks pretty similar to KL-style ban mian because they added shredded wood ears. The missing ingredients are probably shredded mushrooms or the mani cai. The rest of the ingredients are generous and well-tasted including the fried beancurd sheet.
They did not use chilli paste in the black sauce unless I ordered the spicy version. For those who wanted to eat the original taste, skip the spicy version, and take their normal chilli paste. Although it did not look similar to KL ban mian’s chilli paste, it was still well-tasted. I think it would be great if they had it.
Address: Hong Lim Food Centre, 531A Upper Cross St, Singapore 051531. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/DojtnVS8RSitpkEA8 Google rating: 4.6 stars (IMHO, it is closer to what I liked to eat in KL, just missing the 2 other ingredients. I will give a solid 5 stars)
With a Google rating of 4.1 stars, this prawn noodle stall is one of the prawn noodles stalls that I would visit again because of its prawn soup. I am not fancy about the large noodle portion. I liked their effort to make this bowl of prawn noodles different from the traditional prawn noodles in Singapore. IMHO, it is as good as 4.5 stars.
Overall, it is an excellent bowl of prawn noodles. What I liked the most was the prawn soup. It is thick, not too strong tasting. It is something that I do not feel jialat after having the whole bowl of noodles. Also, I liked the torched pork belly. Other ingredients include 2 medium-big prawns and a meatball. For vegetables, they gave beansprouts and kangkung. If I were to visit it again, I would ask for fewer noodles.
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I have been trying to blog differently recently by having a theme. To support local Singaporean hawker food, I set up a new theme called Singapore Hawker Food, tried out the local food shared by Singaporeans on social media and shared my opinions. I am sure you are the same as me, would like to know the views from a non-food blogger’s or Youtuber’s point of view.
I am glad that one or two people are willing to eat with me so that I can try different food and give more food reviews. I wish we could continue to try more food together and share our thoughts. Also, I am happy whenever we are together enjoying our food.
I may be active on Instagram and Facebook Page, and I try the food by myself without getting sponsorship or partnership. It is purely based on my opinions and preferences. No offences.
It is an old-school style of BCM and I can order either the soup or the dry version. Each order is made upon order, hence, there is some waiting time. I ordered the soup version, and the noodle is mee kia only. The noodles cooked al-dente, springy and hot when I ate. The claypot helps to keep the soup warm.
IMHO, I quite like the soupy BCM from this stall, although there is a mixture of different opinions from the public. The soup was flavourful and I added some black vinegar too. Some of the food, I would love to have it in their original taste. Sometimes, the fried shallots help to enhance the flavour, and with chilli padi and light soy sauce, I think it will help too.
Among those old-school BCM, this is something that I will try again next time
Address: Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, #01-02, Singapore 069184. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/RrzWntTMSirzNdMt6 Google rating: 3.4 stars (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).
Weng Kang Ji Wanton Noodle
Recently, I saw people introducing this new wanton noodle stall at Golden Mile Food Centre. It comes with 3 middle-sized wantons. It is almost the size I used to make at home. I quite like the wantons because the taste is natural. Others may say it is less flavourful. The wanton noodle, self-made char siew (barbecue pork), and exceptional sauce help balance the taste.
But one thing I do not get is the chilli paste, which tastes quite similar to ban mian chilli paste, which is paired with wanton noodles. Personally, I do not find it a good match. The pickled green chillies will do. Next time, I will try to go with the barbecue pork (char siew).
The char siew is generous and a good mix of fat and lean meat. With the thickness of the meat compared to other wanton noodle stalls, this stall wins. It is proportionate to the money that I paid for the noodle. However, my plate of char siew is quite chao ta (charred). It is pleasant to eat with the caramelised flavour, but it is not healthy.
The noodle looks slightly thicker than usual egg noodles. While others say the noodle texture is QQ (chewy), I think I would prefer it to be a little bit al-dente. The noodles did not turn soggy, suitable for a slow eater like me.
Lastly, the soup is obviously different from the usual plain soup. It looked cloudy and did not taste much, but no complaints. Overall, it is something good to try. It is not something that I must go back here for my wanton noodle craving.
Address: 505 Beach Rd, Golden Mile Food Centre, #B1, 29, 199583. Google Link: https://goo.gl/maps/WNeGykKnJSz2sAva7 Google rating: 4.2 stars (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).
Jiak Song Mee Hoon Kway
Its new branch opened in Tampines 201C. I went to try it on one of the less busy Fridays for lunch. The queue during lunchtime was quite long, and we waited for 30 minutes for the noodles to be served. I tried again after 2 months, but the queue subsided and shorter waiting time.
The portion looks decent, and this is a bowl ban mian with meatballs and prawn balls. I can say it is a deluxe bowl for any normal ban mian. The noodle portion seems smaller than usual. If it goes by how many grams, I guess it is the same, if not more. The mee hoon kway is obviously thicker.
From the bird’s view of my bowl of noodles, I have too many ingredients. It comes with a small bowl of soup with an egg. I forgot how the soup tasted. I guess it should be something that I can accept.
While mixing the noodles, I noted that it gave fried minced garlic. No wonder it is such a fragrance. Then, it did not use dark soya sauce. The sauce used for the dry version seems unique, unlike typical sauce. There is a mixture of fried garlic oil with a special concoction. Light and acceptable.
The chilli paste is not the usual ban mian chilli paste, and it is not what I like. I noticed that the Google review of the Tampines branch is low. Some of the replies from the seller seemed to be unpolite, and rude and did not put effort into making things look positive. While one can have good cooking skills, PR and marketing skills are crucial in the F&B industry. Hope it will be improved.
Address: Tampines branch has permanently closed. The next closest branch is 18 Brew Coffee Pte Ltd, 18 Bedok S Rd, #01-45, Singapore 460018.
Old Amoy Chendol
I am unsure why its name is Old Amoy called New Amoy Chendol or Amoy Chendol. My first visit to this hawker stall at Chinatown Food Complex was in July on one of the weekends. It was raining on the day I visited the stall. It was so fulfilling to have a bowl of iced dessert on a rainy day.
Revisited after about two months. It was a hot sunny day, so it was really a thirst-quenching after a heavy lunch. It consists of gula Melaka, a must ingredient for a bowl of cendol. So, it is pretty sweet for me, who tries to control my sugar intake. The portion is small compared with other dessert stalls in the same food centre. I think is worth dropping by and getting a bowl of cendol if I am at Chinatown Food Centre.
Address: Chinatown Food Centre, 335 Smith St, #02-008, Singapore 050335. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/kF4Loiwc16sBgwsR8 Google rating: 4.5 stars (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).
Ipoh Tuck Kee Son
I bumped into a post from a food blogger introducing the Ipoh Tuck Kee Son’s stall at Jalan Besar. It is a zi char stall at the kopitiam at Hoa Nam Building, Jalan Besar. It is located opposite the famous pig organ soup and wanton noodles at Foch Road.
It was quite a long queue before our turn to place an order. And another round of waiting to get it served. Thankfully, it is considered good, and I liked the wetness of the noodles after mixing them with the runny egg yolk. Then, a generous amount of pork lard. It would be better if I eat it hot from the wok to get more of the wok hei taste because after mixing it a few rounds, the noodle gets cold a bit, or I should not be mixing it much.
Additional dish of the night, we ordered the squid. It is so garlicky and matches the light soy sauce. The chilli paste added some fried garlic, and I felt it became garlicky. The entire dish seemed like eating garlic. The noodle was delicious, and I could not wait any longer to finish it up before it got colder. The single-person portion was just right.
Sometimes, I am confused between Tuck Kee Son and Ipoh Teck Kee Son. The one at Katong shopping centre’s food court sells the exact same dish. I am not sure if these two are the famous stalls for this dish in Singapore but I would like to try other stalls if any.
Address: The coffee shop has permanently closed. The next nearest branch is 865 Mountbatten Road, Katong Shopping Centre, B1-85/87, Singapore 437844. Google rating: 4.3 stars. (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).
This is a must-go place for a malaxiangguo when I am in Chinatown, Singapore. There are two stalls at People’s Park Food Centre having the same name. According to my friend, both are the same. I believe there are plenty of other malaxianggua stalls in the same area. People’s Park Food Centre is a food court with plenty of Chinese cuisines from both local Singapore and China.
Their price is quite reasonable, and most importantly, the mala taste from this stall never fails me. The queue at this stall can be quite long during peak hours. Start with choosing the vegetables, then meats and lastly, the level of spiciness and carbs. You can specify the portion and they go by how many people eating it. Even, if two people eat it, you can tell them that you want a single portion, and you can order more ingredients. The price of the ingredients goes by category.
Address: 32 New Market Rd, #01-1036 & #01-1152 People’s Park Complex Food Centre, Singapore 050032. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/z6kTAce2deFELSnz5 Google rating: 4.0 stars. (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).
Zhong Guo La Mian Xiao Long Bao
This is one of the famous xiao long bao stalls in the Chinatown Food Complex. The queue in the evening is always long. Furthermore, there are not many stalls opening in the evening. People are queuing for the xiao long bao and the wantons in chilli oil. Both dishes are the main signature of this stall.
I had a chance to try them some time ago. Personal opinion, the xiao long bao is nice; its skin is not thick, and the soup within the dumpling makes the meat remain juicy. The only thing that I would agree to have more is the flavour. It is delicious, however, if slightly more savoury it would be great. It is the same goes for the wanton because I felt the eagerness to continue eating more wantons has gone after eating the first few wantons. Definitely good to try them if the queue is not long.
Address: 335 Smith St, #02-135, Singapore 050335. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/xe4f5kKK5LuHgZLNA Google rating: 4.6 stars (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).
It is located at the Tampines Round Market. It is one of the famous Sawarak kolo mee stalls in Singapore. And, it used to be selling in a generous portion. The first time I tried their noodles, they served it on a squarish plate with the same ingredients, and braised mushrooms. Understandably, over time, ingredients are getting expensive.
The taste is lightly flavoured with the braised chicken feet and mushrooms sauce, and their chilli paste helped to enhance the overall flavour. Their braised pork is tender, and I wanted more meat.
I noticed the food standard has dropped in recent years. However, the queue is always long. The Sarawak kolo mee comes in different sizes or prices and the more you pay, the more ingredients you get. Make sure you make your wait worth the money.
My personal opinion about the noodles is still good, and delicious especially their braised sauce and chilli paste make the noodles remain flavourful. Probably over the years, the carbs portion seemed reduced, I found that two pieces of fried wantons were not in the previous photograph that I took last year. The fried wanton skin was given.
Address: 137 Tampines St. 11, #01-45, Singapore 521137. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/tJhTcsVCJWVJ8D1u5?coh=178572&entry=tt Google rating: 3.5 stars (I give 3.0 stars for my personal preference. I will stop revisiting this stall for some time, and hopefully one day I can hear that their standard has improved).
Another good Hokkien mee in Singapore that I do not think many people will be introduced them due to the location near the Kaki Bukit neighbourhood and industrial park. I bumped into this stall after a Google search for food near the east side.
This stall serves the Hokkien mee with most of the ingredients that I can see, the prawns, the squids, pork belly, beansprouts and Chinese chives. It finishes with their chilli paste at the side and a generous amount of pork lard.
Address: Tong Yuan Eating House, 151 Bedok Reservoir Rd, Singapore 470151. Google link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jLsAyVXfaqW33RTy7 Google rating: 4.4 stars (I give a solid 5 stars for my personal preference).
Yu Pan Noodles
When I googled this noodles’ brand online, I did not see it has a branch in Tampines. Other branches in Bedok and Pasir Ris have an average rating. I still give it a try after reading some of the reviews from Wu Fu Coffeeshop located at Block 406 Tampines Street 41.
The noodles are cooked al-dente, and well coated with the chilli sauce and black vinegar. They gave pork lards too. The soup was a sweet savoury type, and they put the ingredients in the soup when serving them. I wish it has more ingredients such as fishballs and fishcakes.
This stall accepts PayLah so it could be a good option every Friday. PayLah is giving a $3 cashback every Friday for food or drink that we purchase using PayLah.
Address: Wu Fu Coffeeshop, Block 406 Tampines Street 41, 520406, Singapore. Google rating: NA (I give 3.5 stars for my personal preference).
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2022-07-18: It is an old blog entry. I revisited this post because there was some traffic to this post recently. The restaurant is not longer existed at both of the locations stated in the address section. I’ll remove the broken links of the images, but remain the content of the taste. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Thank you.
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It has been a while since my last food review shared on 3rd March. Today, let me share another restaurant locates in Joo Chiat, Singapore. The authentic German cuisine restaurant at one of the quiet street in Joo Chiat area, the Werner Oven.
A little bit history of this German restaurant, it is run by Auntie Nancy and the restaurant is named after her husband, Werner Hochbaum, a German man. There is a framed old newspaper featuring Auntie Nancy and her husband at the main entrance of the restaurant which did not have many fancy decorations and it looks a little old school. Okay, it is vintage. The restaurant is the first German bakery in Singapore, opened in year 1988. Ahha, around the same age as me.
I visited the restaurant with a group of 12 colleagues for a farewell dinner. It was a large group of people and I think the restaurant did not really cater for such a crowd. So, we were first sitting together in a row of tables in front of their counter. And, because we were too crowded (and noisy), they moved us to another side of the restaurant. It did not improve much but at least, we were at one corner.
The service is expected to be slow, judging by the waiters and waitresses working there are aunties and uncles, maybe they are family members or relatives. For such a crowd, our food served slow too and I did not get to take many pictures before we just too hungry for food.
As the video I watched earlier before I started writing, Auntie Nancy described about the unique of German bread is sourdough, a multigrain, no fat, no sugar. It is exactly what I loved. I tried their pretzels, served hot, which I tasted it was slightly salty to me but it is crunchy from the outside, soft inside. They served with a few of pretzels which I am not sure whether it was part of our orders.
Photo by Burpple, Kel Song.
While some like it, some do not.
We waited for a while more, they served us with two bowls of soup. Yes for a crowd of 13 people, having two bowls of soup look like we are not afford to have each person a bowl. However, I think it is just nice for trying and it is one of the good try of the Beef Goulash Soup. It is appetizing and nice. We wanted to order more soup but they finished the soup before we could re-order. Again, I forgot to take its photo but I google one which is perfectly taken by another blogger.
The serving for food is really slow, even they served us the homemade, smooth and buttery mashed potatoes and sauerkraut, a pickled cabbage, we also wanted to finish them before the platters were served. Because the sauerkraut is a sour tasted, we did not eat it without our platters.
And, finally, the main Schlachtplatte, the platters were served. That is the only 1 picture I took for that night and the platter consists of a pork knuckle, 4 large homemade sausages, Kassler and meatloft. It is often served with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. This platter is for 4 persons which I think it is just nice for us because we ordered other side dishes as well.
Overall, I am satisfied with this platter and loved the mashed potatoes. I did not try much the sauerkraut, just a bit to go with the sausages.
Kasseler in German cuisine is the name given to a salted (cured) and slightly smoked cut of pork similar to British gammon. It can be either hot or cold smoked. Pork necks and loins are the most often used cuts although ribs, shoulders and bellies can also be used.
We tried the fried calamari which is done perfectly good.
It is a little pricey for the platter, however, judging by the portion and the taste, it is still a good try, if not, you can try for a smaller version of pork knuckle or farmer sausage which is good for a portion of one person.
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