Hawker Eats

Finally tried @danlao_sg 's Large Fried Chicken bowl ($7) at Tampines Mall outlet and I was sold 😍

At first look, the fried chicken cutlet given was pretty huge! The batter was light, crispy and flavourful and the best part was that the chicken within was still substantially thick and juicy 😍 very addictive!

Now for the egg, this is what they are famous for. It was done just right, fluffy and flavourful with their signature sauce drizzled on top.

Combining all the elements together with the bed of rice below, this is one satisfying meal that will fill you up! Will be back 😍

Ordered in @engsengfirstgradeseafood for a little dinner treat and I must say, their crabs were delicious and their other dishes were pretty decent!

Eng Seng is known for their black pepper crabs, and I must say they don't disappoint. At $82 per medium crab, they were pretty meaty and definitely very fresh. Love how the meat in the legs comes off easily as a whole! The sauce was glorious, with a sweet savoury profile and deep rich black pepper flavour. The sauce has quite a heat packed in it! Had their chilli crab as well and it was very eggy and shiok 😍

Other dishes that were great include their Prawn Paste Chicken ($10 for 6) which may have gone soggy due to the packaging, but the rich prawn paste flavour made it addictive! Their Fried Rice ($9 for medium portion) was really good too, with a good amount of wok hei! You can feel the individual grains too 😁

Definitely a restaurant I will go back to for their crab 😍

Tried the insanely popular lala hotpot @ubiclaypotlala! It's decent, but the number of people that day was overwhelming; waited 40 mins to order and another 30 mins for the food and claypot.

The Speciality Broth Big ($22.80) comes with 1kg worth of clams with additional top-ups of clams at $10.80 for every 500g. Free refills for the broth is available. The broth itself is somehow not really flavourful, but it is made much better with 3 ingredients: clams, fried garlic and huatiao wine. Clams were fresh and they provided a delectable sweetness to the broth. Do note that they might contain some mud in them!

You can also add some other ingredients in and my favourites got to be the Australian Beef Slices ($10.80) and Prawn Paste ($10.80). The beef slices were tender and the prawn paste had a bouncy texture with great seafood flavours.

I think it's okay to try if there isn't a queue. This is definitely nowhere as nice as Dai Tao in JB (I'm willing to queue 1hr for that one)!

If you love your minced meat noodles and your pork liver, Dong Xue Minipot Noodle got you covered with their quality dishes!

I have eaten their Minipot noodles and their mini steamboat sets before, but their minced meat noodles ($5.50) really won me over completely, especially their pork liver. It was very fresh with little to no pork odour and it was a wonderful al dente texture that is just superior to the grainy kind I am used to. It was also not tough, which means that it was cooked perfectly and not overcooked. Even the sliced pork was very tender.

They do their noodles well too, as their mee pok had an al dente texture, with a good coating of savoury chilli sauce that wasn't too spicy nor too salty. The alkaline taste was quite faint as well!

The soup is decent as well as it was flavoured by the pork liver and probably pork bones.

Honestly, this is probably one of the best minced meat noodles I've had, considering that it ticked the check boxes for all items served. I actually don't mind eating from their stall every week for work lunches!

Cosford Container Park opened just a few months ago and they have already gained such a huge fanbase! The container park was so crowded that there were quite a few people waiting for seats by the side. We were there early for dinner and got our favourite classics from the old Timbre+ Eastside.

The Tom Yum Mama Hotpot ($18 for 1 pax) is one of the bestsellers from Streets of Bangkok and we can definitely see why. Al dente mama noodles were in this spicy, tangy yet rich and flavourful broth and they were so darn hearty and addictive! There was quite abit of seafood ingredients which were fresh as well. The 2 egg drops completed the dish, due to its added richness. The only downside is that the area is way too windy and that the fire below isn't too strong, making this less hot than we liked.

The Salmon Mentaiko Don ($12.90) was also one of our favourites. At an affordable price, you get a pretty sizable grilled salmon piece that was fresh and meaty. It was topped with a lot of mentaiko sauce which was so rich with umami! The crispy tempura bits definitely added the contrast in texture that is well appreciated. The runny egg completes the dish 😍

It may be a journey to come here, but it feels like a getaway from the city. If you are from the east, this is one place you should explore for good food and good vibes!

Probably one of the most famous chicken rice shop in Singapore, Delicious Boneless Chicken Rice in Katong Shopping Centre gathers a huge crowd who are willing to queue to have our national dish. We decided to brave the queue and got our spread in about 30 mins.

We got the mixture chicken set for 4 ($26) which came in a huge plate. Both roasted chicken and steamed chicken were doused in a sweet savoury sauce and topped with loads of fried garlic. I must say that their quality of chicken still remained rather high, as the chicken was moist, flavourful and most importantly fresh. The skin of the roasted chicken was the best, as there was the added caramelised flavour of rendered fat.

The chicken rice came with 2 different kind of soups: a black herbal one and a standard cabbage soup. The black herbal one contains a chicken feet, and the herbal flavour was quite mild. The cabbage soup was flavourful but abit too peppery for my liking. The achar that came with the set was delightful due to the large chunks of seasoned pineapple that were good appetizers!

Actually for the portion of meat given, it's actually quite worth it. The only complaint should be the rice itself, as it wasn't as flavourful as we wanted it to be. Oh and their chilli deserves a shout out too, as it was not too spicy, but had the perfect amount of vinegar and garlic to pair with the savoury chicken 😍

Bedok residents will rejoice, as the famous L32 handmade noodles will be relocating there and they will get to have such quality comfort food much more conveniently!

I have eaten their handmade noodles countless times throughout the years and their quality is still as good. The Dumpling Handmade Noodle ($6.50) came with generous amounts of their handmade noodle which was really chewy and al dente. You don't get much of the dough taste either, which is just telling of how well executed the cook is. The noodles were well coated with their secret sweet savoury sauce, which was a delight to enjoy. The dumplings were delicious as well, as it was meaty and came with a pretty large piece of prawn! To enjoy the noodles even better, you can take the egg yolk out of the soup on the side and drench it all over the noodles for a richer taste 😍

Hands down this remains as one of the best handmade noodles I've had.

A recommendation from a friend that I very much needed. This Bun Cha ($9.50) from Little Hanoi is very much a hidden gem that more people should go for!

Hidden within the huge Food Republic food court near Shaw, their Bun Cha came pretty generous with loads of different meats. Their meats were all incredibly smoky, especially the pork belly. I must say that they were abit too dry, but the flavours really made up for it. The meatball given was decent, but the spring rolls were absolutely lovely. They were very crispy on the outside and so meaty within. All the rich meats were well complemented with the cabbage and rice noodles underneath!

I was so glad that they did not neglect their soup as well; it was flavourful yet comforting.

Really one of the best Bun Cha I've had so far. Definitely a cheap food option around town that I will consider!

If you are not sure what to get at Redhill Hawker Centre, the Beef Hor Fun ($6) from Wok Hei Hor Fun is a great option!

Their hor fun noodles are silky smooth and they stayed true to their name as the noodles had a good smoky flavour. The sauce they used was really garlicky and flavourful. The beef slices were also pretty tender! The best part is the fresh crispy pork lard, which adds a whole dimension of umami flavour and texture to the dish.

This is a well rounded dish that got me slurping up the whole plate! I love how comforting this is and I will definitely come back for this again 😍

I love a good bowl of noodles and the Hakka Noodles from Fifty Year Yong Tau Foo is a good one I need to share!

At $5.50, the biggest portion possible, the bowl came with a substantial amount of noodles with quite a few Yong tau foo ingredients like meatballs and bean curd skin. The noodles itself were springy, and heavily seasoned by their signature chilli sauce which had alot of umami coming from the dried shrimp used. It is topped with small pieces of pork lard which added extra richness and texture!

The yong tau foo ingredients were rather decent and my favourite got to be their meatballs which were quite huge and meaty. I love how they did not neglect their soup, as it was a rich broth and comforting, all without being too salty.

This is one place you gotta eat while you're here at Holland Drive Food Centre!

Due to the recent rainy weather, I realised that I crave for fish soups more than usual, and Song's Fish Soup came into my mind!

Their rendition ($5.50 a bowl) is definitely a quality one, due to its rich milky soup flavoured by a base fish broth, milk, shallots and most importantly, a fried egg. They accomplished a good enough depth of flavour, all without being too salty. The fish slices were all very fresh and thick, even for their fried ones. They were perfect with their chilli sauce, which they mixed some fermented bean sauce that gave it extra umami. An enjoyable bowl I will have whether I'm around the area.

Among the few fish soup stalls in the hawker centre, I believe this is the best.

Finally tried this extremely famous porridge stall, with queues reaching up to an hour. Equipped with number systems and people willing to sit outside in the heat for an hour, they got to be doing something right.

I had the Pork Organ Porridge ($6) and indeed it was quality porridge. It was flavourful and filled with loads of ingredients such as pork liver, pork intestines and cuttlefish. The liver was fresh and not overcooked, and the intestines were surprisingly not smelly at all. Pork balls and slices of lean meat were tender! Add in a dough fritter ($1.20), and you got yourself a complete porridge experience!

It was definitely a good porridge, but I feel like I wouldn't queue for more than 15 minutes for this. I think a 1 hour wait is really quite far-fetched for a porridge 😂