Growing up with the sliced fish soup from this stall at 726 West Coast Market that has no formal name but just a signboard that says “sliced fish, fish head, seafood soup” (#01-138), I witnessed how the price has hiked over the years from $4.50 till now $6, a recent increase in price again. Thankfully, its standard is consistent, making it one of the popular food choices at the market.

Those thick fish slices, could almost be described as chunks, were a true pleasure with the freshness that came along. So soft that could be easily broken apart, and so silky that it was constantly slipping off my chopsticks. But with each bite, the meat was firm and had good texture. The soup was a standard clear type, but so so flavorful, probably cooked as a fish bone broth. As it was pretty light and not as salty, as well as having a slight acidity from the tomato slices, the soup could be easily finished without noticing! Love the coriander that makes the soup herbaceous and fresh.

You can see long queues of office workers during lunch hour especially, justifying how good it really is.

Some hawker hacks:

1. You can actually place your order by telling the auntie how many guys and how many ladies, because they do serve different portions, with the portion for ladies being slightly smaller.

2. Ask for their meatballs, which are not on the menu, as an add-on. Made using minced pork, those meatballs are big and chewy!