HAVE YOU TRIED HOKKIEN MEE FROM EX LES AMIS CHEF? Opened by an ex-Les Amis chef, Hokkien Man Hokkien Mee serves a single item in the menu, and there is none other than the fried hokkien mee. The pictured $10 comes with a decent amount of yellow noodle-thick bee hoon combination, squid rings, pork belly slices and fresh prawns (hidden away in the photo). The generous quantity of eggs used gives it a nice eggy aroma, with a slight wok hei charred flavour. Sambal chilli was on the sweeter side but the star of the show has got to be the slurpy noodles.

Hokkien Mee (SGD $6) @ Hokkien Man Hokkien Mee. Possibly the newest contender, having only opened in August 2019 to much acclaim. . Former Les Amis sous chef Xavier Neo and wife Alice Lai brew their stock of garlic-fried prawn heads and pork bones for over 3 hours, utilising a culinary fine-dining technique, resulting in a heady gravy in a 'wet' style. . The noodles, tossed with wispy chicken egg, crisp bean sprouts, and crisp spring onions, soak in some of that delicious gravy, resulting in a smoky grainy savoury salty sweet eggy flavour and a soft smooth texture. . Chunks of bouncy squid and crunchy wild-caught grey prawns lend sweet savoury flavour, while silvers of tender pork belly lend meaty salty savoury flavour. A drizzle of lime juice for added zesty tangy sour notes to complete. . . . Hokkien Mee Hokkien Man Hokkien Mee @ 19 Toa Payoh Lorong 7 #01-264 . More details: https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/best-of-singapore-hawkers-hokkien-mee.html

Good hokkien mee without the queues! When HMHM first opened to much fanfare and hype, you either had to pre-order or wait in line (and pray) for a plate of their hokkien mee. Covid hit shortly and I guess it was a blessing in disguise as pre-orders were so much easier. The hype has since died down so you can get a plate fresh within 10 minutes of your order. This was the first time I have actually had their hokkien mee fresh. There is a clear difference as warm soup stock tastes lighter and less starchy. The wok hey remained punchy but they appeared to be less generous with the ingredients. I always thought that HMHM serves a good plate of hokkien mee. It's not at the level of Hainan or Yi Sheng but I would definitely not mind waiting in line for upto 30 minutes for it!

Fried Bitter Gourd with Squid 》$20 / Small

Jing Tai Lan Fish Head Steamboat Jing Tai Lan (the Chinese forcloisonné) is a unique art form featuring a combination of sculpture, painting, coppersmith work and porcelain craft. Lee Kwang Kee Teochew Cuisine brings this form of art to diners in the form of their fish head steamboat, with the cloisonné decorated on the steamboat. Served with a platter of vegetables, egg floss, enoki and sliced red grouper. The steamboat is packed with ingredients such as red grouper fish head, Chinese cabbage, beancurd and taro. The initial broth was slightly bland but it gets flavourful after throwing in those ingredients on the platter. The sliced fish was thickly sliced, fresh and succulent. I always remember this place when I feel like having authentic Teochew fish porridge or steamboat back in my old hood 》$85 / Medium

Garoupa Porridge Pot Their porridge pot comes with a choice of batang, garoupa or pomfret with batang ranges from $6 (small), $12 (medium) and $20 (large) but we decided to go for the medium garoupa porridge pot that is sufficient to feed 3 pax. The broth of the porridge is creamy and milky with robust flavours. The fish slices were fresh and sliced to a decent thickness while not forgetting how they were quite generous with the amount of fish that goes into the pot 》$30 / Medium

Crispy Pancakes? Crispy carrot cake coins that comes with prawns. Will reccomend the nonspicy version.

Surprise Included One of those stalls that fry white carrot cake in fritters. Very crispy, which is always a plus. Most uniquely, under each fritter is a prawn.

Super Eggy Carrot Cake with Prawns Carrot cake with prawns. Read more: https://www.misstamchiak.com/soon-yan-carrot-cake/

Chao Ta Bee Hoon They actually famous for their chao ta bee hoon, so coming back to try it this time Super wok hey with seafood ingredients mixed in the bee hoon. $6.50

Mayo Pork Ribs Rice A popular tze char stall has moved from Toa Payoh to Woodlands, located in a very small coffee shop here. Interestingly I wasn’t expecting fried pork ribs but it was crunchy, topped with mayonnaise and sweet & sour sauce on it. The rice set usually comes with a piece of fried egg.

Chao Tar Beehoon Aka san lou beehoon. It's a signature here, although most places that sell it call it their signature. I've no complaints. Enough char yet moist inside.

Fried Oyster Omelette (SGD $5) @ Ah Chuan Fried Oyster Omelette. Among the most renowned stalls around, Ah Chuan and wife served for over 50 years, having since handed over the day-to-day running of the stall. . They're well regarded for their crisp yet chewy chunks of potato starch batter, fluffy chunks of egg, and juicy large Korean oysters, finished with crunchy parsley. . Seasoned with fish sauce, this carries bold smoky eggy savoury sweet salty briny flavour. A tad on the greasy side. The lime juice infused chili helped contrast nicely with its spicy sour zesty tangy kick. . . . Fried Oyster Omelette Ah Chuan Fried Oyster Omelette @ Kim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre, 22 Toa Payoh Lorong 7 #01-25 . More details: https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/05/best-of-singapore-oyster.html

Crispy but got a bit too oily We ordered a small plate of Oyster Omelette ($5) to try and at first glance, it looked like a textbook-perfect Orh Luak - generous amount of egg (we secretly counted about 5?) well-balanced with the batter, and garnished with parsley. The first few bites were shiok as there were a lot of eggs latched onto the batter. But after a few more mouthfuls, it got a bit jelak as it was greasy. It was hard to miss the layer of oil sitting underneath the Orh Luak. Read more at: kopiwaffles.com/ah-chuan-fried-oyster-omelette-orh-luak/

Fried Oyster [$8] Was a half an hour wait, so we went straight for the bigger $8 portion! 😂 It’s a similar style to Simon Road Oyster Omelette, with a good ratio of crispiness to gooeyness, but I kinda prefer Simon Road’s a touch more for it’s a bit more savoury. Oysters were fresh and came in a good number, and the chilli helped in lifting the flavours. Heard that Ah Chuan Oyster’s opening hours are sometimes by luck, but when they are open, they have a steady queue. Aunty was very friendly, but you’ve got to be prepared to wait.

Char Siew Rice This roasted meat stall is now located at this corner coffee shop next to Cantonment Road now. They still open late afternoon on Sunday and decided to grab my quick meal here. Open air atmosphere and enjoying a plate of char siew rice.

Roast Duck Leg & Roast Pork Belly I asked for $4 worth of roast pork belly. I must say the portion is quite good. For the roast duck leg, they charge $5. Not much fat though. I’d return to have their pork belly, and not for the duck.

Delicious Roast Duck & Other Delights Char Siew Siew Yoke Fan - a generous amount of thick and gooey zhap was slapped on the meat. The zhap was flavourful, and complemented the different roast meats. Read more: https://www.misstamchiak.com/zhen-cheng/

Set B: Chicken ($6.20) For Set B: Chicken what you get is: •Nasi Lemak (Blue Pea Rice / Classic White Rice) OR Fried BeeHoon •Choice of 4 Varieties of Sambal – Classic, Hijau(Green), XO, or XO Hot •Fried Egg or Omelette •Achar •Choice of chicken – Ayam Merah/ Gulai/ Cili Padi The blue Pea Rice looks unique, my first time having blue Pea Rice. But I would say their rice could be more fragrant and coconut-y. So they have 4 different kinds of sambal. Classic being the least spicy and XO Hot and Hjiau being the spiciest. Tried their XO sambal made with dried shrimps and it wasn't that spicy, more like what you usually get at most Nasi Lemak stalls. Slight spicy and sweet. Moving on to the XO Hot which contains dried shrimps, it's a sambal that is about 2 times spicier than the XO sambal. The first bite packs a punch and the heat immediately hits you. Quite nice for those who love their chili. Next up on my plate was the Hijau which instead of dried shrimps uses ikan bilis. I felt that it wasn't as spicy as the XO Hot. It was more towards the salty side but spicer than the XO sambal. So if you like spicy but yet can't really take the heat, the Hijau sambal is a good choice. For my chicken, I chose Ayam merah which is chicken cooked in a red tomato-y sauce. I like how the chicken was tender. The sauce also was good. Sweet and flavourful. A good Ayam merah. Overall everything in the Nasi Lemak was good but the rice could be better. Also if you do not want to get their custom set, you could get the ala carte where you can choose whatever you like.

Bluepea Nasi Lemak Classic Overall was good, but rice lack of fragrance. We came at the right time, when they just cooked the rice and fried chicken. So it was pipping hot and chicken wing are still crispy n juicy

Nasi Lemak with Chicken Wing ($5) This depicts a beautiful plate of nasi lemak - fluffy butterfly pea flower rice (no additional cost), peanuts + ikan bilis, choice of egg (sunny side up or omelette), and the big chicken wing. All for just $5!! The chicken wing is fresh, tender and full of juice. Big love for the crispy chicken skin that is not oily at all. 😘 My favourite part of dining at Sedap is that I get to enjoy the free flow selections of sambal! 😍

Margherita 9-inch Pizza ($7) New branch opened by the Marcello, the owner of Sbagliato at Novena! I'm always very impressed by Sbagliato pizzas as the crust is really to die for. And the new branch did not disappoint! The prices were much more friendly over here at Goldhill Plaza but the quality remains 💯. Crust was hand stretched and super fluffy yet crispy. Really love the unevenness of the crust haha as well as the slight charred bits 😋 Probably not authentic but I really wish they will include Pineapples in their menu next time haha. It's really missing the pineapples and this would be a 11/10 pizza.

Chicken 9-inch Pizza ($9) New branch opened by the Marcello, the owner of Sbagliato at Novena! I'm always very impressed by Sbagliato pizzas as the crust is really to die for. And the new branch did not disappoint! The prices were much more friendly over here at Goldhill Plaza but the quality remains 💯. Crust was hand stretched and super fluffy yet crispy. Really love the unevenness of the crust haha as well as the slight charred bits 😋 Probably not authentic but I really wish they will include Pineapples in their menu next time haha. It's really missing the pineapples and this would be a 11/10 pizza.

Spring Onion Gyoza ($6.9 For 6 Pieces) Craving for gyoza, so here I am. Surprised the Gyoza skin is green color... Fillings is less oily, with minced pork, cabbages and spring onions. The skin is actually very thin and easy to get soggy when it's turning cold. So better eat quickly when it's just served!

Super Shiok Combination Chao Chao Gyoza $7.90 and a pint of Asahi $6.90. Would definitely be back again for beer and snack 👍

Chao Chao Gyoza Try their 16 pieces of signature chao chao gyoza, the skin could be more crispy and more fillings inside. $7.90

Skewers 1for1 Offer Great skewers bogo offer $4 for 3 Pork option is the best. Definitely try when near novena Don't really know the difference in skewers and satay, I find them similar

For 1-for-1 3/6 Skewers (save ~$10.50) Save this skewer kiosk housed in Square 2 for the next time you're feeling peckish around Novena. This unassuming hole-in-a-wall serves up juicy, grilled-to-order Sichuan-style skewers. Popular picks are the super juicy Lamb Skewers ($5.40 for 3 sticks) and the tender Chicken Skewers ($4.50 for 3 sticks). Spice levels are customisable as well, so ask for more/less spicy seasoning accordingly! Photo by Burppler Maureen Ow

Meat skewers Delicious Xinjiang-style skewers at Alati Skewers. Read more: https://www.misstamchiak.com/lets-feast-together-far-east-malls/