Tian Tian Lai Famous Teochew Fish Head Steamboat

Pieces of mid-wings fried till golden brown and a crispy texture. Under the crispy shell reveals a tender and succulent chicken flesh. I like how the flavour of prawn paste was subtle and not too overpowering 》$10 / Small

Located at the top of a multi-storey carpark in an industrial area is a shop that sells charcoal fish head steamboat. Their broth is made from more than 20 ingredients and 8 hours of simmering to achieve the predominant flavour with the use of dried sole fish and fried yam. Besides fish head steamboat, they also offer some tze char dishes.

The fish was fresh and tender in flavourful soup. The use of charcoal is probably the reason for the broth’s robust smokiness with fresh fish slices, vegetables, yam and dried sole fish. The light and milky broth pairs best with a bowl of rice and the only downside was the soup refill being much lighter in taste which changes the taste of the initial flavourful broth served 》$30 / Small

This is what one will call a hidden spot, as this Chinese zichar restaurant is located on the 6th floor of an industrial building; probably a place where people won't think of coming of having good food. The zichar dishes are decent and not too expensive, but what that impressed me was their fish head steamboat ($35/45/55). We had the small one with red grouper, and it came with generous amount of fish meat that extremely fresh and meaty. This probably explains why the soup is so naturally flavourful and addictive! Will be back definitely 😊

Rooftop at industrial building. Quality is average.