No:18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow (Zion Riverside Food Centre)

There is wok hey and the portion is rather decent for a $5 one. It’s not dry but rather more ‘wet’ which is to my liking
Will definitely go back again

Though the smallest portion out of the menu, I'm glad that the amount of Char Kway Teow on the plate was not miserable and can be shared between 2 pax.

The colour of the Kway Teow was even and the smoky flavours had kind of engulfed me, sending signals to my tummy and creating hunger.

The level of the standard remains and No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow still live up to its reputable name. The Plate of Fried Kway Teow was wet enough and looked glistering with a good amount of oil and pork lard. Ingredients like vegetables, egg, beansprouts, fish cakes, Chinese sausage and cockles were included.

We polished off the entire plate and true enough, it manage to satiate our hunger.

Hawker Ho Kian Tat serves what is usually regarded as the best version of char kway teow in Singapore, attracting long queues daily.
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The classic rendition strikes an appealing balance, with the wide flat rice noodles and long cylindrical yellow wheat noodles being moist and slippery, yet carries an even smoky char. The first fry infuses the noodles with garlic, fish sauce, and pork lard.
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The second fry has the ingredients tossed in, along with dark sweet soy sauce. Thick slices of tender fish cake and chewy dried cured pork sausage lend a satisfying bite to texture, complemented by fresh garlic chives, crisp bean sprouts, gooey egg, and plump blood cockles.
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It's nicely smoky sweet savoury salty eggy in flavour. While long, the queue moves quickly. Waiting time averages 15 minutes or so.
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Char Kway Teow
No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow
@ Zion Riverside Food Centre, 70 Zion Road #01-17
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Full of flavor wok hei goodness. No wonder this stall is very famous in Zion (you can see from the long queue - I suggest to come early as they take early orders too 😁).

Arguably one of the best kway teows I’ve tasted. You are served with a big-ass portion of slightly charred noodles plus generous toppings of cockles, Chinese sausage, and lard; all of which contributing to the good textural difference.

They serve in 3 sizes ($5/$6/$8) and I have opted for a medium one and it was a struggle to finish, as it’s huge! Can be shared by 2 if you’re not so hungry 😋

Overall will reco to try if you’re in the area :)

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📍 No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow
70 Zion Rd, 01-17 Zion Riverside Food Centre, Singapore 247792

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You need to try the char kway teow if you are paying a visit to Zion Riverside Food Centre! It is probably one of the stalls with a snaking long queue at the hawker centre and it is definitely testament to the stall's popularity. The dish comes with the standard kway teow and mee, as well as beansprouts, eggs, Chinese sausage and cockles! This is the $6 serving so it will probably be a little too heavy for one person and it might be better to share this dish between two pax instead. There is a smaller $5 serving, which may not be as worth it in our opinion, because it is noticeably smaller.

Most people compare this dish with that from our favourite stall at Hong Lim Food Complex and we think the stall at Hong Lim serves char kway teow that is slightly more charred. By contrast, the version at Zion Road is slightly sweeter (likely from more dark soy sauce), so it really depends on what you like to eat!

Nonetheless, the dish is still a great dish and we would advise you to give it a shot if you have yet to try it once in your life. We would like to advise you not to visit Zion Riverside Food Centre on Mondays as well as almost 75% of the stalls are not open for business. You will probably have more food options if you visit during the weekends!

The queue is moving slow, as if uncle cook per plate. The char kway teow have mild wok hei, and lesser sweet compare to my previous visit. Served with cockles, lup Cheong and sliced fish cake.
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📍No 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow.
Stall 17 at Zion Riverside Food Centre.