Jun Yuan House Of Fish

I went to google this stall and I found out that it was a Michelin Bib Gourmand stall in 2021 for its Old Airport Road stall. You can refer to the link below to find out more about the history of this stall. This brand has a few stalls in Singapore. Recently, I went to try the fish soup after watching the eatbook.sg’s video. This stall is one of their recommendations. You can check out the list of fish soups recommended by eatbook.sg.

It looks rather plain when the fish soup is served. Thankfully, the batang fish was fresh and the number of pieces was considerably okay but overall, personally, I do not think it was worth the price if I were to compare it with other fish soups that I had tried before. It was just fish, Chinese cabbage and meehoon. I do not recall if they added a small slice of tomato.

I added some fried garlic and fried shallot to bring up the flavour of the soup otherwise, it tasted mild. The Chinese cabbage is supposed to give some sweetness to the sauce but I did not think it worked here. The portion looked little too and it charged more for additional carbs.

In my personal opinion, I will rate it 2.5 out of 5 stars for the freshness of the batang fish, and the short waiting time. It is not a bad one, just that I know some better fish soup options that sell around the same price. There is much room for them to improve both their food quality and the service. You can check out the fish soup stalls that I liked in the link below.

Address: 110 Pasir Ris Central, #01-11, Singapore 519641
Google link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/26kXENhPmcZeKH6S9
Google rating: 3.2 stars

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References

Classic Chee Cheung Fun

The classic old-school plain chee cheung fun can be one of the good choices for breakfast in Singapore. However, I did not always see it available everywhere. I would like to share these stalls that I found in the Singapore hawker centres that served decent chee cheung fun.

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A rice noodle roll is a Cantonese dish from Guangdong Province. The rice noodles themselves have little flavour. Usually, it is served with sweet sauce, soya sauce, and some chilli paste. It does not have meat inside the chee cheung fun. Also, they will add vegetable oils to ensure the chee cheung food is not sticky. It is different from the Hong Kong-styled chee cheung fun.

Geylang Bahru Food Centre

The stall does not have an English name and the stall number is #01-43. The uncle is generous with the sweet sauce and chilli sauce and that gives the chee cheung fun enough sauce to mix together. Their chilli sauce is not spicy. But sometimes, their sauce is quite watery. The chee cheung fun is served on a disposable plate, and I use a disposable wooden chopstick to eat it.

They sell fried economic mee, steamed yam cake and bak chang.

Address: Geylang Bahru Food Centre, #01-43, 69 Geylang Bahru, Singapore 330069.

Hong Lim Food Centre

Similar to the above, the uncle gives a generous amount of sweet sauce and chilli sauce. The chilli sauce gives a good kick to the sauce mixture. They used to place the food on plastic plates, and now they use disposable plates and two sticks to eat the chee cheung fun. It is quite difficult.

They sell fried economic mee and other breakfast items.

Address: 153 Traditional Cuisine #01-53, Hong Lim Food Centre, 531A Upper Cross St, Singapore 051531.

Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre

Address: #02-183 Chee Cheong Fun. Pork Dumpling. Yam Cake. Nonya Dumpling, Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre, 51 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore 588215.

Richton Cafe

It is a cafe located at one of the HDB blocks in Pasir Ris that serves chee cheung fun too. The cafe has plenty of Malays eating there. Although Google did not mention that it is a Halal cafe, I think they have the Halal sign, therefore, the Malays are visiting the cafe.

I visited the cafe during the morning time and ordered a plate of chee cheung fun with a cup of hot teh-c kosong (tea with evaporated milk without added sugar).

It is rare in Singapore to find a stall that sells plain chee cheung fun as breakfast. This kind of plain chee cheung fun is different from the Hong Kong style that we eat at dim sum shops. It does not have any meats inside them.

Address: 476A Pasir Ris Drive 6, #01-600, Singapore 511476.

Please share with me where I can have chee cheung fun in the other parts of Singapore.

Singapore Hawker Food Part 4

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.

Simon Road Hokkien Mee

It has relocated to Kovan food centre, and I went to try it for the first time. This is the dry version of Hokkien mee, it looks delicious with the usual ingredients such as prawns, squid and beansprouts. I mixed all their chilli paste together with the noodles after I tasted the noodles with and without the chilli paste. I would suggest going with the chilli paste for the extra flavour, and the chilli paste does not overpower the overall Hokkien mee’s flavour.

Address: 209 Hougang St 21, #01-66, Singapore 530209
Google link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zjefpgbcvh9pBV4i7
Google rating: 3.7 stars. (I give 4 stars for my own preference)

Fu Zhou Oyster Cake

It might look quite expensive for a piece of fried delicacy. The oyster cake is stuffed with lots of minced meat, and some oysters. It is full of meat actually. The last time I tried it was in the year 2017 at Maxwell Food Centre. It is rare to see it everywhere. I bought a piece of oyster cake back home, and guess what, the brown bag absorbed most of the oil. Even, though I did not eat it immediately, it remains crispy from the outside.

Address: Bedok 85 Market, 85 Bedok North Rd, #01-39, Singapore 460085

Qinde Portugese Egg Tarts

Qinde Egg Tarts & Pastries at Whampoa Makan Place has a 4.9 Google rating. It surprised me. I checked the reviews, and I quite agreed with some of them.

The bottom of the pastry is soft; I think most are the same unless is pastry is hard-base. To make it crisper, I heated it using an air fryer at 100°c for less than 5 minutes after refrigerating it overnight.

The egg tart’s size, I think, is reasonable and standard size. The sweetness is acceptable, less sweet. I hope it can be less sweet. It satisfies my taste, at least.

Address: Blk 90 Whampoa Dr, #01-42, Singapore 320090.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/pGWEmgWgqcUcki3T9
Google rating: 4.9 stars (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).

Satay Solo

Satay is not the food that I always eat. I have no special preference for which stall I liked. Bedok Food Court, this Malay stall sells a delicious mutton satay. However, the satay serves at night only. The mutton satay is well-marinated and serves in its perfection. The meat is still juicy and tender, and the same goes for beef satay. The satay is an inexpensive, reasonable price per stick. If I remember correctly, beef and mutton are the same price.

Address: Bedok Food Centre, 1 Bedok Rd, Singapore 469572.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/xPNYT87RXzGDHsKL6?coh=178572&entry=tt
Google rating: 4.0 stars (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).

Roasted Chicken & Pork, Food Park Tampines West

A decent one with crispy roasted pork skin. It is something good to worth for the price, value for money. I might be paying more if ordering it at other hawker stalls, but the quality and taste surely be different. More comments are below in the Instagram photograph.

I may want to compare it with the stall at Ang Mo Kio, Mayflower Market and Food Centre.

Address: 823A Tampines Street 81, Singapore 521823.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/ibKMM5VBXdoWukcS8

Xing Ji Wanton Noodle, Tampines Round Market

Revisit Tampines Round Market and the wanton noodle stall, Xing Ji. You may think it is shredded chicken with mushroom and noodles. Actually, It is wanton noodles without char siew. All in one bowl except char siew (barbecue pork).

Address: 137 Tampines St. 11, #01-35, Singapore 521137.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/owiBP55wMj6Sfc2x5

Dynasty Fried Porridge

I came here to try the KL-style Hokkien Mee after logging for it for quite a while. I do not eat KL-style Hokkien Mee that often, or it was not my favourite when I was in Malaysia. It turns out to be a good experience having a plate of noodles that taste similar to those that I can get in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It uses a lot of pork lards to cook it because after a while, when the noodles get cold, the taste and the thick noodles turn to be quite jelak (sick of eating it).

They offer other types of zi char dishes, and it is actually famous for its fried porridge. My preferred fried porridge will be at Bedok, but I do not mind trying this version to make a comparison in the future.

Address: 30 Foch Rd, #01-02, Singapore 209276.

Fish soup at Tampines EastLink Food Court

I order these fish soup noodles whenever I head to the Tampines East Link food court. It is one of my favourites food in this food court. It is not the best fish soup in Tampines; however, I love their generous ingredients and add seaweed.

Address: 8 Tampines Central 1, #01-18, Singapore 529543

JOFA Meepok

From the Google reviews’, this stall has 4.4 stars. I liked its noodle texture; cooked al-dente with a good mix of chilli paste and vinegar. The ingredients are much the same as normal BCM except it does not have the pork livers that I do not eat that much too. Overall, it is pretty delish, fulfilling and worth a try. IMHO, this bowl of noodles during my visit deserved a 4.5 star.

Address: 824 Tampines Street 81, #01-38, Singapore 520824.

Singapore Hawker Food – Part 2

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.

Address: 34 Upper Cross St, #01-170, Singapore 050034.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/ZkAXVMW3vN67ViEJ9?coh=178572&entry=tt
Google rating: 4.6 stars (I give a solid 5.0 stars for my personal preference).

Jia Le Yong Tau Foo

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.

Fish Soup At Hong Kong Street Jia Kee Coffeehouse

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.

Address: Dunman Food Centre, 271 Onan Rd, #02-19, Singapore 424768.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/ftNqmJWBV2vMBLHL7?coh=178572&entry=tt
Google rating: 4.2 stars (I give 4.5 stars for my personal preference).

Cheng Mun Chee Kee

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.

Address: 24 Foch Road, Singapore 209263.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/usWNffom3MmDgZTN8?coh=178572&entry=tt
Google rating: 4.2 stars (I give 5.0 stars for my personal preference).

Mui Siong Minced Meat Noodle

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.

Address: Koufu, 478 Tampines St 44, 01-221, Singapore 520478.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/AeoPEBJXK3mLXFFH9?coh=178572&entry=tt
Google rating: 3.7 stars (I give 4.0 stars for my personal preference).

The Noodle Memories

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)

Prawnaholic 虾的传人

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.

Address: 110 Pasir Ris Central, #02-12, Singapore 519614.
Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/xUipDEHgvWGo1CraA?coh=178572&entry=tt
Google rating: 4.1 stars (I give a solid 5.0 stars for my personal preference).

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Singapore Hawker Food – Part 1

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.

Ah Gong Minced Meat Noodles

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).

Ri Ri Hong Mala Pot

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).

Yummy Sarawak Kolo Mee

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).

Chuan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee 川炒福建虾面

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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Arnold Chicken

Arnold’s – Nothing Tastes Better

My colleagues were searching high and low for this Arnold’s Chicken shops in Singapore. They like it very much and it seems like it is a must visit place whenever they are in Singapore.

On my last day of working, they decided to go there for our lunch break. The nearest branch to our office is at Pasir Ris. It was my first time travel to the end station in Singapore. The stall is an express counter and is located at Pasir Ris Town Park. There was no queue when we reached there. Unfortunately, this stall does not have air-conditioned. It is al-fresco style of dining experience, faced the lake ( I think so ) where some people are fishing.

After placed our order, we waited a while for our beeper to sound and we started our feast!
Arnold Chicken

Arnold Chicken

The combo set that we ordered comprised some of the food showed in the pictures above. Overall, I would say it tasted as good as Popeye and Texas Chicken. It fried until crispy and golden in colour. It was pretty hot when it was served because it was all freshly fried when we ordered and it was not oily. The chips and wedges were good but the buns were a bit rough.

Location : 94 Pasir Ris Central Pasir Ris Town Park Singapore,
Ambience : Al-fresco dining area, hot, very simple place.
Rating : 3/5. Satisfied with the quality of food served.

*Rating is between 1-5 with 1, the lowest and 5, the highest. The rating is based on my personal preferences.