30 Seng Poh Road
#02-58 Tiong Bahru Market
Singapore 168898

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The Fried Chicken was well marinated with herb and spices. Very flavourful. And chicken was rather tender as well.

The sambal was not too spicy, tasted quite good.

The Blue Pea rice portion is rather small though.

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After a rather ho-hum lunch from a multiple-awarded chicken rice stall in Tiong Bahru Food Centre, I needed to console myself with something much tastier, so I walked around, hoping for something to catch my eye. The universe answered in a flash because whom should I bump into but the OG food blogger - @danielfooddiary, and he recommended @the.coco.rice.
Ladyboss Aries Chan shared with me that her previous career was in marketing but after the success of her home-based business @nasilemakindulgence’s #NasiLemakCake, she decided to open a stall selling her blue pea flower tinged #NasiLemakKukus too.
I ordered a few sets to take home to enjoy. And enjoy, we definitely did. Here are my thoughts on each component in the dish:
- There is significant coconut richness in the light, fluffy steamed rice.
- Sambal is sweetish, spicy and MSG-free - I like it a lot! It goes amazingly with the rice, as well as the extra large crispy ikan bilis, peanuts and cucumber.
- The Otah is a must to add on because it takes on the form of a pan-grilled patty, and is intensely fragrant and tasty. In fact, I should warn you that one piece may not be enough.
- Much bigger than average, the Fried Chicken Thigh is aromatic from a herb and spice marinade. I feel though it is best to eat this on the spot in order to relish the intended crispiness.
- Tempeh and Tau Kwa are fine - neither is overfried or hard.
- The Lady’s Fingers have a lovely crunch and are dressed with a different savoury, drier sambal which I also found appetising.

Prices for each Nasi Lemak Set fall between $6.90 and $9.90.

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My first impression was this is very expensive for not a lot. The plate is big but the rice is half a bowl with a lot of empty space. After trying the chicken, I think the price is arguable. It's flawless lah. The marinade and the frying were restaurant level. Individually, the components were impressive too. The blue pea rice was fragrant, the chilli was obviously homemade, the peanuts seemed like they were roasted again and the cucumber wasn't the cheap variety.

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In terms of food quality and service, this is top notch. The CoCo Rice is the one of the best nasi lemak in Singapore and its always the sure to order when i hit Tiong Bahru. The blue pea coconut rice was really fluffy and fragrant, it is said to cooked by steaming. Definitely not your usual Nasi Lemak rice which can be pretty oily, heard they only use fresh coconut milk for their rice and the portion is also just nice and valuable! Fried spices chicken leg was amazing with a tinge of multi spices thats make you craving always. The sambal petai + prawn was my absolute favourite. Very fresh quality prawns and petai with aromatics of special cook chiles, and spice. Great balance. Special shoutout to fantastic staffs as they always go extra mile on my special request.. lol. They were extremely helpful. Hope they can continue this synergy and have more outlets.

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Featured: Set B (Fried chicken drumstick) + otak (the round fishcake looking item on top of the rice) for 9.90.

Ikan bilis and peanuts are pretty on point.
Cucumber presents a fresh crunch and texture, the sambal is so rich in umami and spicy-ness, rice is reminiscent of how old school nasi lemak coconut rice was - flavourful yet not too heavy. Blue pea adds a touch of colour and makes it feel like one is having a kueh.
Chicken drum, well fried, no raw parts, no traces of blood yet not overcooked.

Priced at $7.90 for this set, the single item that took up most of the cost is probably the giant chicken thigh. Let’s start with the positives which are the amount of meat that you are going to get from the chicken thigh, the aromatic herb-marinated skin and the crispy peanuts & anchovies. However, what was let down is that beyond the skin, there isn’t much flavour in the meat. The blue pea rice is lacking the coconut flavour slightly while the sambal was towards the sweeter side, which is not the kind that I will like. Lastly, the fried egg could have been better with a runny yolk but this time round, the yolk was fully cooked and hard.
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✨ The Coco Rice
đź“Ť 30 Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru Market, 02-58, Singapore 168898
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