Established in 2006 by Andrew Khoo, this stall boasts a thick braising gravy made with pork bones and spices, including cinnamon and 5 spice, enhanced with black vinegar, minced garlic, red chili, and spring onions, carrying lovely robust savoury salty sour herbal sweet spice flavour.
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The chewy thick flat noodles have grainy sweet notes, the crisp bean sprouts vegetal sweet notes, and the tender braised pork belly has meaty salty savoury sweet earthy herbal flavour.
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The stars are the chunky 5 spice roll that's crisp juicy with meaty salty savoury sweet herbal earthy nutty flavour, and the super crispy fried dough fritters that crunch satisfyingly.
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Lor Mee
Original Tiong Bahru Lor Mee
@ Bukit Batok West Shopping Centre, 155 Bukit Batok Street 11 #01-324
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Established in August 2013 by Li Xia and her business partner, this brand is known for serving affordable and delicious bowls of noodles.
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Their battered dory fish fillets are the most popular, crispy outside soft inside, with savoury sweet salty flavour.
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The thick flat noodles are chewy grainy sweet, the bean sprouts are crisp vegetal sweet, the fish cake is springy sweet savoury, and the braised chicken egg is bouncy eggy salty herbal sweet.
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The crunchy tender 5 spice roll carries savoury salty herbal earthy flavour. The braising gravy is starchy gloopy thick, made with 7 different herbs, splash of black vinegar, chunky sambal belacan, scoop of minced garlic, fresh coriander, lend savoury herbal salty sweet spice flavour.
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Lor Mee
Ma Bo Lor Mee
@ Albert Centre Market And Food Centre, 270 Queen Street #01-67
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This legendary stall has been around for over 50 years, and only operates about 3 hours a day. Queues form well before they open, but thankfully moves briskly.
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Their unique spin features chewy shredded braised duck meat, lending a depth of meaty salty savoury flavour.
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The braising gravy is viscous, enhanced with black vinegar, minced garlic, sambal belacan, and spring onions, carrying savoury salty earthy herbal spice sour flavour.
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The chewy thick flat noodles, crisp bean sprouts, bouncy braised egg, springy fish cake, and crunchy 5 spice roll, all combine to lend grainy sweet eggy savoury salty earthy herbal nutty flavour.
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Lor Mee
Lorong Ah Soo Lor Mee
@ Hougang Hainanese Village Centre, 105 Hougang Avenue 1 #02-51
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Founded in 2004, this Michelin Bib Gourmand stall often sees long queues for their delicious noodles.
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Their braising gravy starts out starchy gloopy, but gets silky thin as you eat. Enhanced with black vinegar, minced garlic, sambal belacan, and parsley, this has savoury sweet herbal sour spice flavour.
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The chewy thick flat noodles have a mild grainy sour sweet flavour, and together with the crisp bean sprouts with vegetal sweet flavour, picks up the gravy nicely.
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The star is the battered shark nuggets, crispy outside tender inside, crunching satisfyingly with meaty savoury salty flavour.
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Completed with tender braised pork belly with meaty salty savoury herbal flavour, and bouncy braised chicken egg with eggy salty sweet notes.
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Lor Mee
Lor Mee 178
@ Tiong Bahru Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road #02-23
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Also known as Hock Choon Lor Mee, this heritage stall has been serving for more than 2 decades.
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Regulars love the generous portions, particularly their crisp tender battered dory fish fillets with meaty sweet savoury flavour.
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The thick starchy braising gravy with black vinegar, minced garlic, sambal belacan, and coriander, carries herbal earthy salty savoury sour eggy sweet spice flavour.
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The richness of the gravy carries the chewy thick flat noodles, the tender braised pork belly, the bouncy braised egg, the crisp bean sprouts, and the crunchy tender hand made 5 spice rolls.
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Lor Mee
Fu Chun Laksa & Lor Mee
@ Eunos Crescent Market And Food Centre, 4A Eunos Crescent #01-25
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Established in the 1950s, and now in the hands of the 3rd-generation, this stall still attracts long queues.
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The braising gravy is thick and viscous, with punchy savoury salty sour spice herbal flavours, thanks in part to the generous splash of black vinegar, scoop of minced garlic, and chunky sambal belacan.
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The thick flat noodles are chewy soft with grainy sweet flavour, the crisp bean sprouts have vegetal sweet notes, and the springy fish cake is sweet savoury in taste.
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The bouncy braised egg has eggy sweet notes, the tender braised pork belly is meaty salty savoury herbal in flavour, while the crunchy chewy 5 spice roll has meaty salty savoury sweet nutty earthy flavour.
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Completed with shreds of mackerel fish with meaty savoury salty flavour, and fresh coriander with vegetal sweet herbal flavour.
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Lor Mee
Bukit Purmei Lor Mee
@ 269 Queen Street #01-236
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Established in March 2020, this brand serves up oddles of noodles. Supposedly named after someone's grandmother to evoke familial bonds.
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Their braising gravy is thick and dark, bold with spices. The thick flat noodles have a gentle chew with grainy sweet flavour, contrasted by the crisp bean sprouts with vegetal sweet flavour.
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The 5 spice roll is bite sized, tender and crunchy with meaty salty savoury flavour. There's chunky slices of braised pork belly, tender with meaty salty savoury herbal flavour.
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A bouncy hard boiled chicken egg with eggy salty sweet flavour completes. Portion size is slightly smaller than elsewhere.
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Lor Mee
Ah Ma Chi Mian
@ Bukit Panjang Plaza, 1 Jelebu Road #01-58
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The robust cloudy soup / broth is stewed for over 3 hours with pork bones and dried sole fish, resulting in a punchy meaty fishy savoury sweet flavour.
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Garnishes of crisp napa cabbage, tender yam / taro chunks, wispy seaweed, and crunchy cai xin / choy sum, combine to lend vegetal earthy sweet flavour.
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The generous chunks of bone-in and boneless red grouper fish are tender and flaky, with meaty sweet savoury flavour, holding up well in the roiling boil of the charcoal fire steamboat. Note that no milk is added.
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While each order of steamboat already comes filled with ingredients, you can opt to add-on additional ingredients.
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Nan Hua Chang (Traditional) Fish Head Steamboat
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The Cuttlefish Kang Kong (SGD $12 / $16 / $20) features fresh crisp kang kong / water spinach with vegetal sweet flavour, and slippery smooth chunks of cuttlefish with neutral flavour, in a piquant thick gravy of fermented shrimp paste, plum sauce, hoi sin sauce, and rock sugar, resulting in a sweet sour salty herbal nutty flavour. Enticing to the palate.
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The Signature Fermented Bean Curd Fried Pork Belly (SGD $12 / $18 / $22) has tender chewy chunks of pork belly coated in a crisp red fermented bean curd batter, and each bite carries lovely savoury meaty earthy salty flavour. Served with a light chili and white vinegar sauce on the side for a touch of sour spicy heat that tingles.
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The Salted Egg Chicken (SGD $12 / $18 / $22) has boneless chicken chunks stir-fried with salted egg yolk and curry leaves till crisp crunchy in texture, carrying addictive eggy salty savoury spice flavour. Their rendition is well coated, with the salted egg yolk sauce clinging to each piece of chicken.
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The Oyster Omelette (SGD $12 / $18 / $22) features an egg omelette that is crisp fluffy around the edges, and soft tender in the center, with eggy savoury salty sweet flavour. The large juicy oysters carry briny salty savoury flavour, pairing well with the spicy chili sauce on the side.
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The Signature Tofu Bean Curd (SGD $12 / $18 / $22) features dense spongy soft tofu bean curd strips, covered with a crisp batter. Each bite has a pleasant grainy salty savoury sweet flavour. Their rendition seems more dense than elsewhere.
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Nan Hua Chang (Traditional) Fish Head Steamboat
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Established in October 2020, this stall is operated by Abdul Rahman Bin Aziz and family, who also owns the adjacent Aziz Goreng Pisang Salai stall. Completely off the radar, with no online presence.
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Their unique rendition feels like a Thai green curry, with a creamy thick texture to the sweet savoury spice broth, and the use of pea egglants, tender with vegetal earthy sweet flavour.
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The dense compressed rice cakes are firm chewy with grainy sweet flavour, while the stewed vegetables (cabbage, string breans, carrots, jicama turnip) are soft with vegetal sweet spice earthy flavour.
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A bouncy hard boiled egg with eggy sweet flavour, spongy tofu bean curd with grainy sweet flavour, and crumbly kerisik / toasted grated coconut with earthy nutty sweet flavour, completes.
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Lontong Sayur Lodeh
S.S.G. Barokah
@ 138 Tampines Street 11 #01-148
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Regularly sold out well before their official close of business each day, this beloved stall has been serving their hearty rendition since the 1960s.
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The generous portion has a base of dense chewy soft compressed rice cakes with grainy sweet flavour, in a rich creamy broth of turmeric, galangal, lemongrass, coconut milk, toasted grated coconut, and other spices, resulting in a punchy sweet savoury earthy spice flavour.
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Stacked high with soft stewed vegetables (cabbage, string beans, jicama turnip) with vegetal sweet spice flavour, a bouncy whole hard boiled egg with eggy sweet flavour, and spongy tofu bean curd with grainy sweet notes.
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Their unique garnish of fried ikan bilis / anchovies lends a contrasting crispy crunchy texture, and robust salty savoury flavour to alleviate the richness.
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Lontong Sayur Lodeh
Queenstown Lontong
@ Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, 38A Margaret Drive #01-27
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This stall has been recognised since July 2019 by the Michelin guide, but I've enjoyed their rendition from as early as April 2012.
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Their broth is thin yet tasty with earthy savoury sweet spice flavour, with chunky compressed rice cakes that hold softly together with grainy sweet flavour.
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The stewed vegetables (cabbage, carrots, string beans, jicama turnip) are soft and chunky too, with pleasant vegetal sweet spice flavour.
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A bouncy hard boiled egg with eggy sweet flavour, a spongy tofu bean curd with grainy sweet flavour, and fragrant crumbly toasted grated coconut lending earthy nutty sweet flavour, completes.
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Lontong Sayur Lodeh
Pondok Makan Indonesia
@ Albert Centre Market And Food Centre, 270 Queen Street #01-123
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More details:
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