One of the few places that serve both herbal and peppery BKT, and they’re good too. Always a Q at meal times, although service is very efficient so the wait is not long. Reasonable pricing for a non-hawker stall eating place.
Had a weekend dinner at Sin Heng Claypot Bak Kut Teh (BKT), located along the bustling streets of Joo Chiat. The restaurant is quite famous and popular among locals in the area. I have dined here several times already, and the food quality and quantity have always been consistently excellent.
Here are my top 3 must-order dishes at Sin Heng Claypot BKT. Firstly and most definitely is the Claypot BKT, their soup is the herbal variation, with a rich and fragrant flavor that is not too overpowering. The soup is refillable, and the pork ribs are always cooked to perfection, offering the right texture and chewiness. The portion size is generous for the price. They also offer variations with pork innards and tail, and a mix dry version.
Next is the Cereal Chicken, the portion is generous, with many chicken pieces fried to an even, crispy coating of cereal. The cereal chicken pairs extremely well with the hot, soupy Claypot BKT.
Last but not least is the Cai Po (Preserved Radish) Egg. This dish features a thick and fluffy omelette paired with crunchy cai po. It serves as a perfect complementary side to the previous two dishes, making for a hearty meal combination.
Beyond the food, the staff at Sin Heng Claypot BKT are friendly and very efficient. From queuing to ordering, getting condiments, serving, and payment, everything was hassle-free. I believe the restaurant has deep heritage and dates way back, with a display booth at the front showcasing their history, which is very interesting, which you can check it out while queueing.
The dining environment is clean with indoor seating, but it is not air-conditioned. It can get quite hot and humid during sunny afternoons, which might not be ideal while eating hot BKT soup. However, on rainy days and chilly nights, this conditions are perfect.
They have a small car parking area right in front of their stall reserved for customers, accommodating about 10 vehicles. The queue during dinner time, especially on weekends, can get pretty long. However, the food wait time is short, and the turnover is usually fast, making it worth the wait.
I highly recommend Sin Heng Claypot BKT to anyone looking for an authentic, hearty BKT experience to enjoy with friends and family.
Oh this packed such a good punch! The sambal here was really solid, spicy with a nice hae bi hiam savouriness in it. The brinjal was soft and nice, though the skin was cooked til a bit too hard.
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Had this a pretty long time ago, and somehow I don’t remember it being as good as it was now. The Bak Kut Teh here was on the peppery side - just as how I liked it. For the small size, there was a good portion of pork ribs in it, with the meat being relatively tender (I’ve had way tougher ones elsewhere🫠). A good fix if you’re craving comfort food that is peppery, but I’ve got to admit that it’s one of the slightly pricier ones and there might be queue even after peak dinner hours!
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First time at Sin Heng Claypot Bak Koot Teh, even though I have walked down Joo Chiat Road so many times for my entire life!
Saw some crowd at this food place so we decided to give it a go!
What we ordered:
-Bak Kut Teh (medium for $15)
-White Rice ($1): We wanted yam rice initially, but it was already sold out
-You Tiao ($2.50)
-Lime withe Prune Drink ($2)
The bak kut teh soup was a dark brown colour, however the tastes is not the herbal kind, but more of the pepperish kind, quite similar to songfa bkt i must say! The soups here are also refillable, and they give so much at one go (so much more than song fa)! Enjoyed the meal here!
Sin Heng's Special Bak Koot Teh($10) a herbal soup that's sweet, savoury and slightly thick. It's comes with pork rib, mushroom, liver, black fungus, baby corn, tofu skin and lettuce.
Fuyong Omelette($9). A slightly salty egg with lapchung, onions and spring onion which goes well with rice.
You Tiao ($2.50). It was crispy hard. Soak it in the soup and it'll absorb the soup and soften up.
Chrysanthemum tea by the pot ($4). Comes already sweetened.
Overall not too bad. Service was quick.
Available in 2 sizes, the small portion is enough for 3 pax to share with BKT. Serving took a little longer for this claypot noodles but it came piping hot in tasty thick gravy with pork slices and vegetables. It may get too salty on the buds hence I’d advise sharing this dish 》$6 / Small
The BKT consists of pork ribs, pig stomach, fried beancurd skin, straw mushroom and baby corn. The soup is like a fusion of herbal and pepper BKT, a combination of Malaysian and local styles. While the ribs were tender, the broth was not as flavourful and tasted more like soy sauce based. Soups are refillable upon request 》$10 / Small
Since 1983, this stall has been serving a herbal bak kut teh version that will appeal to those who prefer a lighter taste.
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Their soup carries a pleasant medium strength of body, kept warm in the earthenware claypot. Has mild herbal sweet savoury flavour.
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The smallest version has crisp lettuce with vegetal sweet flavour, large juicy button mushrooms with vegetal earthy herbal flavour, and decently tender pork ribs with meaty sweet savoury flavour.
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The pickled salted mustard greens are juicy with a mild vegetal salty sweet flavour, and the requisite fluffy white rice is nicely grainy sweet in taste.
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Part of their appeal here is the range of zi char dishes on the menu, making for a unique pairing with their BKT.
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Bak Kut Teh
Sin Heng Claypot Bak Koot Teh
@ 439 Joo Chiat Road
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More details:
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The taste is decent but I feel like I just got hypertension eating this meal from the amount of salt in basically everything. The vegetables were pretty much drowning in seawater. Remember to ask for less salt option.
Fragrant and good bak kut teh. Other dishes are simple but pretty good too, like sesame chicken, tofu, ngo hiang. Unless you live in the neighbourhood or in eastern Singapore, it’s not worth busing or driving all the way out here. There are plenty of equally good or even better BKT joints all over Singapore.
Fragrant and good bak kut teh. Other dishes are simple but pretty good too, like sesame chicken, tofu, ngo hiang. Unless you live in the neighbourhood or in eastern Singapore, it’s not worth busing or driving all the way out here. There are plenty of equally good or even better BKT joints all over Singapore.
Supposesly famous, but I felt this was just about average. The broth is both herbal and peppery at the same time, not sure whether it is intentional, it also seems that whenever the broth was refilled it would taste slightly different. There was quite a substantial amount of meat and other ingredients, but not exceptionally tasty.
Heard their bak ku teh is the malaysian version with herbal taste. Was a bit disappointed - despite the colour which is pretty dark, you cannot really taste much of the herbal taste and it smells pretty peppery. Feel like its a mix of both. The paste prawn chicken wing is really juicy and crispy here.
This was quite the hidden gem! With the large succulent sweet prawns in boisterous herbal soup 😋👌🏻👌🏻
8/10
Have to love the lightly crispy and fluffy you tiao dished up here.
Unlike most places where it’s plain doughy and chewy without any crisp!
7.5/10
It’s both herbally and peppery.
Like a unique cross between Malaysian and Singaporean style.
Crowd pleaser for sure!
Although.. I’m prob a disloyal Singaporean who still prefers an authentic rich herbal Malaysian style..
Found this one.. sort of on the fences in too many levels. Not rich, not very herbally, not very peppery. What are you?
But the meat does fall off the bone so lovely
6.5/10
Would it have been more satisfying if the meat came in substantial ping pong ball chops than these puny nuggets?
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The cereal sand coat is also not so fragrant or memorable.. you don’t see the chili Padi right? Or that many curry leaves
6.5/10
Pass by few time and saw the long Q, so decided to give it a try.
Soup is too salty, frozen meat. Well, no regret trying but once is enough.
Prices are NETT.
