Koung's Wan Tan Noodles

Although I have not tried all the Wanton Mee stalls in Singapore, I still consider this place the best Wanton Mee in Singapore. It has also been voted as the best by Straits Times. The noodle is very tasty, not too dry, not too wet and the texture is just fine. The chilli is awesome. The char siew is also slightly fat but tender which makes it really enjoyable to eat. The wanton is not as fantastic because it is quite small, but the noodles make up for it.

Wanton Mee

Oyster Sauce Vegetables with tasty pork lard

Wanton that comes with the soup

Details of the place: Koung's Wan Tan Mee, 205 Sim Ave, Geylang Lor 21 A

2nd Branch: Blk 136 Bedok North Ave 3, 333 Coffeeshop

Opens 10 am - 8 pm daily except Mon.

Bedok North Blk 85

There's this place in Bedok where it's really famous for a dish called Bah Chor Mee, which translates to Minced Pork Noodles. It is a place which me and my girlfriend like to go for dinner after movies, rather than those fancy restaurants. When eating there, there are a few other dishes which we would normally order too.

Here is a short writeup about the well-known Bedok 85 Market.

Chicken Wings $1.20 Each

Comments: I love the barbecued chicken wings from this stall as it is done to perfection. Not over-cooked. The skin crisp and marinated sweetly

Fried Oyster Omelette $3

Comments: Although not the best oyster omelette I've eaten. Overall, it crispy and mushy the way it is, but it does not have that extra push in flavor.

Seng Hiang Bak Chor Mee $3 Soup

Comments: At most other Bah Chor Mee stall, we would normally order the dry one. But at this hawker centre, the soup one tastes much better. The sweet soup plus the minced pork and chewy pork ball is a very good combination. The noodle is also very tangy

Overall Review: There are many stalls selling similar food. But those stalls I featured are my favourite. Expect to wait at least half an hour for the Bak Chor Mee during meal time and on weekends

Details of the place: 85 Bedok North Street 4

Amoy's Chicken Rice War (White Chicken)

As a worker in Tanjong Pagar, my favorite place for food is Amoy Food Centre. I realise at one place there are so many chicken rice stalls, I decided to try all of them and see which was the nicest. My "survey" was fair, ordered chicken thigh for all. Ordered all around the same price of $3-$3.50

Shenton Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice #02-104 

Chilli: Spicy (no ginger provided)

Rice: Not very oily, fragrant, adding the chicken gravy enchances the taste

Soup: Nice chicken soup with a slight ginger taste

Chicken: Soft, tender, love the sauce, boneless makes it easy to eat

Recommendation: 8/10 Excellent. Cost $3.50. A set cost $4 and it comes with oyster sauce veg.

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Tong Fong Fatt Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice #01-43
A stall patronized by our PM Lee and his father before. Won a lot of awards as shown on their billboard.

Chili: Not fantastic (Provides ginger)

Rice: Not so oily, adding the chili mix with the black sauce and ginger enhances the taste of the rice.

Soup: Chicken soup with a strong ginger taste

Chicken: After de-boning, the chicken not much meat left. Chicken don't have that layer of oil that gives the chicken the edge in taste.

Recommendation: 6/10 normal, for $3.50 the portion was quite small

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Da Cheng Hainan Chicken Rice #01-53 (closed down)

Chili: A bit like sweet chili instead of chicken rice chili, not well pounded. (Provides ginger)

Rice: Dry and clumpy, not much flavor.

Soup: Soup full of flavor. Gives a big bowl.

Chicken: Dry even though it was suppose to be thigh

Recommendations: So-So 5/10 Ordered $3, they gave more rice but chicken portion was quite small.

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Xiang Xiang Hainanese Chicken Rice #01-02

Chili: Pounded chili, slightly water (Provides ginger)

Rice: Close to plain rice, not much flavor

Soup: Nice chicken and cabbage taste

Chicken: Tender but the sauce was really salty

Recommendations: So-So 5/10. Ordered $3. Loved the soup and chicken but disappointed with the salty sauce and rice. If you do not want to queue, this may be the stall you will go to.

Hope you all enjoy this write up. For all CBD workers, if you craze for chicken rice, at least you know which stall you will want to go to.

Detail of the place: Amoy Food Centre.

Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar Exit Cecil Street.

Awesome Porridge at Pipit Road Market

This is a secret find, but my favorite place after a night of clubbing. It has probably the cheapest porridge in Singapore and the plate of "Yu Sheng" (raw fish) is super worth it. 

 皮蛋瘦肉粥Century Egg and Minced Pork Porridge $2.50 + $0.50 egg

Plate of raw fish: $2.50

Comments: The porridge is very smooth and tasty. Nothing beats that for breakfast. At $2.50 a plate of Yu Sheng, you may go, "So cheap!" but the fact is, it's not only cheap, it's a plate full of fish and not mix with vegetables.

Overall review: Cheap and Good Food, friends that have been brought there have never once said they don't like the food. Even people who normally don't eat raw fish end up getting a plate too.

Must try: 10/10

Details of the place:

It's at the market along Pipit Road, at the back row. Opens at 4.30 a.m till noon or 1p.m