Recently, my favourite handmade noodle stall at marine terrace disappeared, seemingly overnight. The loss pained me, so it was hard to even look at the new stall that had risen in its ashes. I decided it was finally time to stop avoiding it. It helped that the signage was bright and attracted your eyes.
I have previously professed my appreciation for thunder tea rice but it is not a common hawker dish, at least in the east, so when I see it I must try it.
It took me a long time to build the confidence to order mala xiang guo (MLXG). The first problem with MLGX is how to order. The process is slightly intimidating and my lack of mandarin skills means I am not...
I found myself down the wet market earlier than usual as I was out of coffee beans and caffeine is not negotiable in my morning routine. Marine terrace wet market has an uncle selling roasted coffee beans (sans margarine and...
There is something about cold rainy days that can make your stomach yearn for a hot noodle soup. While the term “cold” in Singapore can be subjective, the recent bout of gloomy, overcast skies, combined with constant rain does give...
The initial experience was confusing, the board advertises sea bream, but the server kept repeating “batang” after my order. I felt like we had a 2-minute circular conversation. I ended up motioning my hand towards the menu signage and she...
Meet 4 meat has been around for several few years now, one of the established next generation of hawkers. As I understand it, its a business run by two friends, one of whom used to be a chef in a...
This was the first time I had seen nasi rawon on a hawker menu, although maybe I’m not looking hard enough. I knew what nasi rawon was, because I sometimes buy buah keluak from the wet market, the seeds of...
Nor’s nasi padang is the only one of its kind in Siglap that I know of. A few years back there was one at the coffee shop on Frankel Ave, but the somewhat grumpy owner had an argument with the...
In my quest to eat as much chicken as possible before the effects of the malaysian export ban, I found myself at another chicken rice place, this time in bedok south. Below the menu signage of the hawker was a...
The hard working old couple running this stall appear to have not upped their prices since maybe the late 90s, a bowl of wanton mee for $3 seems like a relic of the distant past. Also old school is the...
Mei Yuan Restaurant is one of those kopitiams that harks back to an earlier Singapore. Dare I say it without sounding cliche, but it feels like I have stepped into Malaysia. These old school places are everything I love about...
The star of this dish is unabashedly the soup. Sure it has several pieces of peppery battered fish, some sliced bitter gourd, torn iceberg lettuce leaves, and some silken tofu. But the only thing I want is the soup. It...
I had previously tried to eat the kacang pool here, but the kacang pool had sold out by the time I got there. Today I made sure to arrive in the morning. I found out about kacang pool from the...
I am yet to met someone that doesn’t appreciate rosti. After all what is not to like? Potatoes? ☑️ Butter? ☑️ Pan-fried goodness? ☑️ I was not expecting to find it being served in a Geylang Rd kopitiam. For better...
Finally, there is a decent fish soup hawker in the Siglap area. It’s been way too long between stalls. Sliced fish noodle soup really hits the spot on a cool (well for Singapore) rainy day.
Wan fen chee cheong fun is a new stall at the Bullion Hawker Bar, that I first noticed at night, but it was closed. Being a big fan of chee cheong fun, I made a trip down at lunch time...
I decided to eat more chicken rice, before the malaysian export ban on chickens comes into full effect on June 1. As an “ang moh”, the odds of getting breast meat when you order chicken rice are extremely high. Probably...
Enter the chicken rice. I always thought chicken rice was something that was hard to make really special. I was wrong. This chicken rice is special. The price, at $5.50, seems high initially, however, it comes with a generous amount...
Amazing how different a curry puff can be, it seems so simple, but there are many variables: size, pastry to use, choice of filling, level of spiciness, include an egg or not; to name several.
I went back to koo kee yong tau foo because the food was so good. The coffee shop has undergone a renovation and for once its a renovation I approve of. The designers kept some of the original style for...
Not the most original name for a wanton mee stall. I believe when it first opened it was attached to the tanjong rhu brand or gave the impression it was at least (not the first time I have seen this...
I’ve been to this stall many times for their roast chicken, but I have never ventured into the right side of their menu, the herbal soups. Today was a surprisingly cool day by Singapore standards, 25 degrees, a soup kind...
I never knew this coffee shop existed, tucked away, a block behind the bustling joo chiat road. I was running an errand at a business nearby when I saw it. At this time, 1pm, the prata stall was the only...
I had to go see a specialist at Parkway East (nothing serious) and while I was waiting for my results I was getting hangry. Walking out of the hospital, the first thing I saw was this coffee shop directly opposite....
Yong tau foo (YTF) is one of those few hawker dishes that can make all the lists of healthy choice hawker meals, from government, state newspaper, and of course online listicle. Now as this meal is a multiple choice adventure...
I have previously professed my appreciation for thunder tea rice but it is not a common hawker dish, at least in the east, so when I see it I must try it.
I was drawn to this stall by the appearance of the old school sign. Vintage looking signs give off an appearance of the stall having survived a long time and thus the standard of the food must be half-decent. Beef...