133 Penang Authentic (Bukit Timah Market)

A plate of Penang Char Kway Teow with lots of wok heat. It came with a few slices of fish cakes, Chinese sausages, two shrimps and egg.

At first whiff, the wok heat was unmistakable. Some charred bits of noodles and fish cakes could also be found. But I find the overall dish to be rather bland and could do with a little more seasoning. Also it was not fried with lard oil so maybe another reason for blandness.

Por tip- Don’t order with extra cockles. Theirs tend to be so tiny, such that an additional order of cockle only means more small cockles that tend to be over cooked.

Wanted to get a small plate at $4.50 but I saw the serving is so small, decided to up one size ($6.50) but kinda too much for me. Haha. I find that it’s quite plain, lack of wok hei, wish that it could be more flavourful.

Location: 133 Penang Authentic, Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre, 51 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, #02-193, Singapore 588215

Was eating chicken rice seated next to this stall, the aroma was too good, saw a few people ordering here as well.

Since got some more stomach space, decided to give it a try. No regrets

A good plate of CKT. Seafood fresh. One the the best penang style ckt I had. Thus 1 really can eat.

Cheap also, cheaper than eating at those penang restaurants for sure. Somemore taste better.

Was slightly disappointed after joining the long queue here as this was a pretty average bowl of prawn mee ($3.50/5). Don’t get me wrong - the broth was still flavourful with generous servings of lean pork, prawns, fishcake and half a boiled egg at this price point! But felt that the broth was slightly lacklustre, and definitely prefer the one at Malaysia Boleh much more 😥😥

Ordered the larger size one $5 coz it lookes too delish!

The couple who owns and runs this stall are true blue Penangites, so you can be sure their food lives up the name of “Penang authentic”.
They take great pride in ensuring accuracy in the taste and go the extra mile of making their own chilli to deliver on that front. I also find it impressive that their pork lard is prepared fresh daily so there is no stale smell when it’s used for frying. I like to get the $6 medium portion and add on cockles for $1.50. Makes the long journey here more worth it 😄
If you like Penang style Hokkien Prawn Mee, you can give theirs a try too. It is available in soup or dry versions.