Welcome to Kembangan.

Established since January 2007, this chain of casual eateries is among the more ubiquitous, making it a reliable and convenient option.
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Their rendition veers towards the Mamak style common in Malaysia, with the use of light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, omitting tomato ketchup, resulting in a more natural brown hue.
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The soft chewy noodles glisten in the light, and together with wispy chicken egg, tender beef slices, crunchy cabbage, and crisp chye sim / Chinese flowering cabbage, this carries smoky grainy savoury salty sweet eggy meaty flavour.
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The default is non-spicy, though you can certainly opt for a spicy version if you wish.
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Mee Goreng
Alsalam Restaurant
@ 457 Changi Road
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2025/04/best-of-singapore-hawkers-mee-goreng.html

Visited Gu Zao Ren for dinner and was really impressed! There is a diverse selection of zi char dishes to choose from. We ordered cereal chicken, chai poh omelette, hot plate bean curd and cockles. The cockles are definitely a must order, they are fresh and best eaten with the house chilli.

The other dishes were delicious and paired perfectly with the Taiwanese porridge. Differing from the usual Teochew porridge, it is thicker and has chunks of sweet potato in it. This place is worth visiting if you’re craving for a hearty meal!

Don’t be fooled by the simple presentation—Gu Zao Ren Taiwan Porridge delivers comforting, home-style flavours. The cai po omelette was packed with savoury crunch, and the stir-fried dried shrimp gui miao was a flavourful, crunchy standout. The free-flow rice and porridge were a nice touch. Warm service and cosy vibes round off a satisfying meal.

Had a pleasant dining experience! The food was up to standard—especially enjoyed the fried shrimp with gui miao, which was nicely crunchy and flavorful. The cai po egg was a little on the salty side, but still tasty overall. The other two dishes were also well-prepared and satisfying.

The staff were friendly and helpful, promptly guiding us to our seats and checking in to see if we needed any assistance. Great service to match the food!

#Dinner

When you want a bit of everything, kway chap is one of the best options to go for. I recently noticed that @shiniansg has started offering kway chap, so I decided to try the 1 pax set.

This set includes a variety of braised delights: small and large intestines, swirly intestines, prawn cake, onsen eggs, mei cai, pork skin, braised egg tofu, and pork belly. Alongside these, there is a bowl of slippery flat rice noodles immersed in a savoury and lightly herby soup.

The meal was pretty tastisfying, especially with the addition of the spicy chilli, which not only made me sweat but also enhanced the flavours of the braised items, making the experience extra shiok.
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🚩石年 Shi Nian @ ESR BizPark Chai Chee, 750 Chai Chee Rd, Singapore 469000
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I’ve been eating at Gu Zao Ren for years now, and it’s one of those places I always find myself coming back to. Brought a friend along this time, and I couldn’t stop talking about the cockles—even before we ordered. They’re always so fresh, and that house chilli? I don’t know what they put in it, but it’s the kind of spicy that makes you reach for more instead of stopping. Honestly, I could finish that whole plate on my own.

We also got the chai poh omelette, hotplate beancurd, and cereal chicken—nothing fancy, just the usual zi char picks, but there’s something about how they do it here that hits different. The omelette is soft in the middle, crispy on the edges, and every bite has that sweet crunch from the radish. As for the beancurd—it came bubbling on a hotplate, soaked in this rich savoury sauce with minced meat and egg. The tofu was silky inside but had this golden crust that gave it such a nice bite.

And of course, the porridge. Their Taiwanese-style porridge is my comfort food—it’s thicker than the usual Teochew kind, with little chunks of sweet potato that make it feel almost like something your mum would make at home. I never leave without getting at least one bowl.

Chanced upon this restaurant, had a hearty and nicely cooked zichar dishes for dinner. It's delicious.

Delicious and reasonably priced zi char dishes. Cozy place to have dinner with family or friends.

Brightly-lit, airconditioned place, good for families or eating in a small group.

Pleasantly surprised by the food as I thought they had interesting layers of flavour to them, it's hard to find food that feels homey and I think they have done it well. A large variety of dishes available to choose from and of the dishes we ordered, my favourites were the hotplate tofu and preserved salted vegetables with pork.

Would come back again for dinner or grab supper:)

Great dinner or supper place in the vicinity, serving a wide variety of tasty dishes with hearty sweet potato porridge. Recommend the beancurd tofu hotplate and fried pork!

The Golden Prawn Pancake ($5.90) from @bainiansg was superb, as it was deep-fried to the perfect golden-brown hue, and served piping hot, with just the right amount of greasiness. The umami, savoury flavours paired well with its crispy yet bouncy texture.

We also got a plate of @shiniansg Pork Trotter ($9.60), which was beautifully braised inside out. The skin was soft, the fat was thick and gooey, and the savoury meat was easy to eat, as it had been chopped into smaller portions. Eat it while it’s hot, though once it cools down, the skin and fat become firmer and chewier due to the nature of collagen.