Xiao Di Fried Prawn Noodle

Xiao Di Fried Prawn Noodle offers a satisfying dish that's popular in the North East.
炒虾面
The medium portion is quite generous, ensuring good value for money.
The noodles are flavourful with a nice balance of beansprouts and seasoning, making it a go-to spot for fans of this classic dish.

Tried this much vaunted Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodles. Great umami taste from the prawn broth used. $5.50 large portion came with three small shrimps tail on and some sliced pork belly. Chilli sauce provided on the side is slightly sweet and not packing a lot of heat. Also, the portion is small, certainly not sufficient for those with big appetites.

Overall a good fried Hokkien prawn noodle but not fantastic.

Hawker Terence "Little Brother" Chee may only have opened his stall in March 2012, but his experience frying this dish dates back to 2005.
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His signature 'wet' rendition has noodles tossed with fluffy egg, crisp spring onions, prawn shell and pork bone stock, sitting soft in ample gravy. Carries robust smoky grainy eggy sweet savoury flavour, with the aroma of wok hei / breath of the wok that perfumes the air and attracts attention.
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The squeeze of lime juice lends a zesty tangy sour zing, while strips of tender pork belly lend meaty salty savoury flavour.
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The chunks of bouncy squid and crunchy deshelled prawns carry sweet savoury flavour. A bright chili mixes in well with a sour spicy kick, yum.
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Hokkien Mee
Xiao Di Fried Prawn Noodle 小弟炒虾面
@ 153 Serangoon North Avenue 1 #01-512
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https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/best-of-singapore-hawkers-hokkien-mee.html

The xiao di here is no longer the young brother as he has been frying his fried prawn noodle for more than 6 years. He learned the skill as a helper for other stall, before he started his own stall here.

Came on public holiday morning and there’s already a wait of 30 minutes. A plate of wok hey fried prawn noodle which is a much wetter version. Topped with fresh prawns, cuttlefish, crispy pork lard and sliced of roasted pork. The flavour is so perfect with the rich stock gravy. Remember to squeeze the lemon and pair with the specially made chilli sauce.

Finally tried the much raved about Xiao Di Hokkien Mee! We’ve heard mixed reviews but our experience was really good. While the wok hei could be stronger, the prawn stock used to cook the noodles was 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 and the dish was packed with umami.

First heard good reviews of this place on the radio. Subsequently read many reviews online.

Waiting time was about 40mins on a Sunday lunch time.

The chilli quite good, seafood fresh.

Overall not as good as the reviews online. Maybe it's just me and maybe wet hokkien mee is not my type of palate.

$4 portion very little and waiting time was ~20min. People who like wet hokkien mee will like this. It is a better plate of hokkien mee since the gravy is good. But nothing outstanding.

We were finishing up our kway chap breakfast when Xiao Di Hokkien Mee opened for business and soooooo, of course we got ourselves a plate 😂

Finally got to try this and definitely understand why they are so popular among fans of wet style hokkien mee. Though the portion’s really quite small, flavour was great, esp its seafood stock sweetness. Wok hei wasn’t super strong but pretty distinct - maybe cause we were early. Was good since we didn’t have to wait too long, but I wouldn’t specially travel down for this!

The hokkien mee here is always reliable. It’s slightly wet, but the flavour of the seafood stock is so concentrated and sweet. The seafood (prawns and squid) is never overcooked and mushy or rubbery, which 90% of hokkien mee places just can’t accomplish. And the best part is that it comes with lots of crispy lard. And that they have sliced pork belly inside which makes the noodles all the richer. (Lots of places save on the meat in hokkien mee nowadays.) I am a hardcore fan!!! P.S. Get the $5 one even if you are a small eater, because it’s not much and it can be slurped up in no time.

In Singapore, Hokkien Mee fans generally fall into two camps – the wet or dry. I don’t think I have a particular favourite, but should gear more towards a wetter version.

While some customers may think the portion is not fantastic, but there were ingredients of fresh prawns from Thailand, cuttlefish slices, strips of tender pork belly and crispy pork lard prepared fresh.

The prawn noodles were gooey and wet, absorbed some of the rich prawn stock, though not to the point when the umami-fairies would descend on the taste-buds. But good stuff.

Perhaps it was because I went relatively early to avoid peak hours, the wok-hei could have been a lot stronger.

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Call before u reach so you can collect the food when u reach, the wait time was about 30mins for me

Not a lot of wok hei, but the broth was not bad. What sets them apart is the cook on the Liao, the squid especially had a soft crunchy texture that was unique and delightful. Didn't really like the chili tho, it was q strong

Xiao Di Fried Prawn Noodle certainly needs no introduction. Wok hei infused fried noodles swimming in a flavourful and slurpy prawn stock, served with spicy sambal belacan chilli. Every mouthful was a delight!

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It’s tasty, wet Hokkien mee cooked with prawn, squid and pork belly, with very light of wok Hei ( Maybe it’s becoz I came at 11, when they just opened it).
💰$4/ small and $5/large.
📍Xiao Di Fried Prawn Noodle.
153 Serangoon North Ave 1, #01-512.

Not bad a dish — smoky, slurpy noodz and on the wet side. Fans of the wet version Hokkien mee will enjoy this. But portion was small and we waited one hour on a slow day. Probably won’t come back, a pity!

One of the best, if not the best fried prawn noodle in my recent memory beating more renowned ones by a mile. Had long heard of this stall for a while now but did not manage to try it as it was located far in the North-East.

This rendition veers towards the wet style of hokkien mee but it’s so so good! The noodles were wonderfully infused with the prawn stock, making it so easy to slurp down the noodles. It also has the right amount of wok hei which is very hard to achieve. Ingredients were fresh and plentiful and includes pork belly slices which is a rarity these days. The sambal chilli with its tangy taste complements the noodles perfectly.

Price: $4/$5
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Located at Blk 153, Serangoon North Avenue 1, Guan Hock Tiong Eating House, Singapore 550153.
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Fried Hokkien Mee, $4. Each plate of Hokkien mee is fried with passion, love and has a strong taste of wok-hei to it! It’s version is a little wet, with noodles fried fragrantly in a rich stock gravy and ingredients all fully infused in it! They only uses the fresh ingredients and are generous with it, every $4 plate has 2 prawns, cuttlefish, pork belly and our favourite, crispy pork lard! Chilli lovers will have to try their specialty home made spicy belachan chilli, that’s goes so well with it! They comes in 2 sizes, $4 as seen in this pic or $5 if you wants a bigger portion. .
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Heavenly shiok and delicious, this is definitely our top favourite Fried Hokkien Mee and even @misstamchiak approves it 💯👍🏼! We heard that’s her favourite Fried Hokkien Mee too! ❤️ .
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They are open 11am-3pm, closed on Mondays. Be prepared to que and wait for at least 30-40 mins during peak lunch hours. But it’s so so fantastic and is worth the long wait! Just last month, they have also won🏆 Class95’s Foodie’s Choice ‘BEST HOKKIEN PRAWN MEE’! .
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#hungryunicornsg #xiaodihokkienmee #friedhokkienmee #friedhokkienprawnmee #class95foodiechoice #besthokkienmee

One of my favorite hokkien mee but the portion is getting smaller and smaller 😅

Located at 153 Serangoon North Ave 1, #01-512 Singapore 550153. They have 2 sizes $4/$5, we ordered the $4 as seen in this pic. Indeed this is amazing mouth-watering shiok! Love the wok-hei taste, noodles and gravy are both so flavorful and it’s well-fried to 💯 perfection!! Noodles were a bit little for $4 portion, but the generous ingredients of sotong, pork belly and big fresh prawns made up for it! Don’t forget to add lime and chilli as they goes hand in hand! We also love their chilli, it’s so good and fragrant! Another awesome Fried Hokkien Mee added to our favourite list! Do note that they are closed Mon & Fri, the rest of the days they are closed ard 3pm or till it’s sold out so be there early! #hungryunicornsg #xiaodihokkienmee #hokkienmee #friedhokkienmee #friedhokkienprawnmee

It's not easy to be able to eat from this stall because they closed on Mon and Fri, and have to check their FB morning updates for last min closure before you make a trip down (like checking stock market).
And the hardest part is.. I have to see if my Master wants to eat or not because he prefers dry type. But today he commented this is nice.

There's also a $2 top up for ingredients option. This $4 small version wld not have been enough if you were hungry. Luckily i ate something else beforehand. Definitely choose the bigger option!😊 Saw another table of 3 sharing 4 plates of the $5 hokkien mee 🤔

Some say this is the best hokkien mee in sg. Perhaps because there are alot of meat and seafood in it compared to other hokkien mees. But i wld prefer hokkien mees with a higher beehoon to yellow noodle proportion so this wasnt really the best in tt aspect. But it is really up to personal preference!
Expect to wait up to half an hr for this popular hokkien mee!