Tag: Chinese Cuisine

[CLOSED] Bing Tang Tang Shui 冰糖糖水办公室 @ Thomson Hills Drive, Lentor – Retro Office-Themed Cafe with Traditional Chinese Desserts; Open till 1.30am

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Update 19 Jan 2025: Bing Tang Tang Shui has closed.

Fancied visiting your parents’ office when you were a child? Here’s one office you’ll be glad to visit over and over, whether you’re an adolescent or a working adult. 

Bing Tang Tang Shui 冰糖糖水办公室 – which stands for Rock Sugar Office in Chinese, is a fully-themed cafe that styles itself as an office from the 80s, from its traditional desserts, all-out decor, and even a neat little backstory of fictional characters. 

The story goes that Boss Kok Wah, the head of a sugar distribution company, dreamt up a dessert haven using his company’s products. The rest is history. 

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Chuan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee @ Bedok Reservoir Road, Kaki Bukit – Traditional Hokkien Mee with Plenty of Wok Hei

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Hokkien mee is one of those deceptively simple dishes that demand a world of time and effort to cook and perfect. So when a stall opens up selling this very dish, best not to underestimate their dedication and skill.  

Chuan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee is a relatively new stall located a stone’s throw from Kaki Bukit MRT Station, and the joint venture of two partners who coincidentally share the same name. 

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Piao Ji Fish Porridge @ Amoy Street Food Centre – Quality Seafood with Robust Broth; Be Prepared to Queue for One Hour

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Aside from Han Kee, Piao Ji Fish Porridge is one of Amoy Street Food Centre‘s legendary stalls where the queue is ever flowing. In fact, it’s enjoyed such great popularity that it has another stall just for storing seafood. 

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The chilly start to the year got me craving a solid bowl of sliced fish soup, and after two failed attempts on a weekend during its New Year closure, I finally scored a chance to try its famed seafood soup. 

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[CLOSED] Kai’s Handmade Mee Hoon Kueh @ Old Airport Road Food Centre, Dakota – Build Your Own Bowl of Dry or Soup Handmade Noodles (Media)

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Update 19 Jan 2025: Kai’s Handmade Mee Hoon Kueh has closed.

The best finds are often concealed in simple settings. Kai’s Handmade Mee Hoon Kueh’s nondescript setup may not stand out much from its comparatively famous neighbours at Old Airport Road Food Centre, but this newcomer nevertheless packs a world of flavour and heart in each bowl of mee hoon kueh. 

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Minced Pork Bros @ Old Airport Road Food Centre – Traditional Bak Chor Mee with Modern Influences (Media)

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Bak chor mee is one of those quintessentially Singaporean things that is hard not to love, yet is not easy to nail either. Thankfully for our local food heritage, new contenders like Minced Pork Bros are rising to the challenge of preserving one of our favourite supper dishes, albeit with a few modern twists. 

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Opened by the owners of hawker legend Roast Paradise, also located at Old Airport Road Food Centre, Minced Pork Bros is a mod-concept stall. Its “young generation” founders, Randall Gan and Kai Koh, have previously collaborated with media personalities such as Class 95FM and The Muttons. 

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When in JB: Kedai Makan Sing Kee @ Jalan Chengai, Taman Melodies – Taste of Home in JB

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When in JB, eat cheap (and good) food. During a recent trip across the Causeway, a friend of mine introduced me to Kedai Makan Sing Kee at Jalan Chengai, a homely restaurant situated a short Grab ride from KSL City Mall. After a brief afternoon of mall-hopping, it seemed like an ideal place for a pit-stop to fuel up and rest our feet. 

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It’s a pretty non-descript place, but also on the clean side. It was also noticeably empty on both nights we visited. Still, if you’re looking for a food spot that can accommodate larger groups, Kedai Makan Sing Kee is a decent option. 

The menu is also pretty straightforward, with typical dishes you would expect to find at eateries like it. 

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