Yun Nans (Westgate)

Yun Nans is one of the largest causal chain restaurants in China with over 200 outlets with a record of more than 1 million of chicken soup sold world wide.

Ever since the opening of Yun Nans and the viral posts on line about them, I have been wanting to give it a try but no one around me are in the mood for oriental food. Luckily during one of the recent impromptu meetups with my friend, we agreed on trying Yun Nans in Westgate.

Interior Environment

The Raspberry Juice with Tamarind is Yun Nans' popular signature drink in China. It is a refreshing mixed of blended raspberry and tamarind water. While the Golden Buckwheat tea is imported from Yunnan and was said to have a meat floss taste by my friend.

Raspberry Juice with Tamarind 野生酸角树梅汁 & Golden Buckwheat Tea 黄金苦茶 - $5.80, $3

The sweet aromatic of flaky pastry encases the sweet rose petal jam. This is a favourite Yunnan classic and for what you know, rose petals are nutritious. They were said to be good for the liver and spleen.

Traditional Baked Rose Pastry 现烤玫瑰鲜花饼 - $6.80 (3 Pcs)

Fresh seafood was cooked together with Yun Nans's signature prawn broth and crispy rice pops were given separately in a bowl.  The seafood such as prawns and clams was fresh and you can taste the sweetness. 

Poached Seafood Rice in Prawn Broth 海鲜虾汤泡饭- $20.80

The meatball was bouncy and the texture was great.

Ingredients

Crispy Rice Pop

Surprisingly the taste of Charcoal Grilled Pork Belly was to my liking. It tasted like the BBQ skewers from the China Restaurant with seasonings heavily used.

Charcoal Grilled Pork Belly 泰味烤五花肉 - $9.90

The thickness of each piece of Charcoal Grilled Pork Belly is uniform, likewise for its taste.

A piece of Charcoal Grilled Pork Belly

The Signature Cross-bridge Rice Noodles is a traditional homecooked meal. The soup base is made by boiling pork bones for a number of hours.

Signature Cross-bridge Rice Noodles 云南过桥米线 - $18.90

Besides the rich in flavour and collagen broth. There are other ingredients like shredded carrots, shrimp, chives, spring onions, sliced fish, chicken, pork and Chinese ham, served separately. 

Ingredients of Signature Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles

These rice noodles were made purely with rice and water with a recipe calling for 14 steps process.

Rice Noodle

The bowl of noodles was unique with the number of ingredients in it. It was stomach-warming and reminds me of a home-cooked bowl of handmade noodle soup.

My Serving

Our oriental Chinese meal ended happily with a refreshing bowl of iced dessert. There was a rose fragrance and brown sugar jelly served with watermelon, lychee and rock melon.

Brown Sugar Jelly Served with Rose Puree 玫瑰红糖冰粉 - $6.90

While my impression of Yunan delicacies were more towards the oily side,  Yun Nans has totally change this. I'm pretty impress by the unique dishes served apart from the mainstream dishes we had from the shopping malls. I will definitely like to make a return visit for other dishes that I have not tried.

Rating: 3.25 / 5 

Yun Nans (Westgate)
Location: 3 Gateway Dr, #03-07, Singapore 608532
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