Havelock Rd Blk50 Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee

The traditional wet style of Hokkien Mee with an abundance of pork belly and sotong taste from the stock. The starting price for a plate of Fried Hokkien Mee may be on a pricier side as compared to stalls of the same trade. However, it may be worthwhile for some for its style of cooking may be of your liking. Looking at the queue it draws, Havelock Rd Blk 50 Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee does have its cohort of supporters.

Havelock Rd Blk50 Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee Stall

The man behind the wok has already cooked the noodles in a batch and for every order he receives, he will start putting the amount of ingredients in accordance to the size of our orders, fry it awhile and soon ready to be served.

No doubt that the Hokkien Mee fits the basic criteria of a plate of traditional noodles, but it is on the saltier side. Nonetheless, it does have its traits like a little "Wok Hei" flavours and those "Gu Zhao" taste with noodles soaking up the goodness from the stock. 

Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee - $5 

Rating: 3 / 5

Havelock Rd Blk50 Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee
Location: ABC Brickworks, 6 Jalan Bukit Merah, #01-100, Singapore 150006

Chia Keng Fried Hokkien Mee

The plate of old-school Fried Hokkien Mee from Chomp Chomp Food Centre has highly raved. If you prefer the old-school style with a combination of yellow noodles with Bee Hoon and a wetter, creamy gravy, Chia Keng Fried Hokkien Mee might fit you.

The plate of Hokkien Mee had distinct Wok Hei and prawny flavours. Not only was the plate of HKM old school, the chilli is also distinctly powerful. 

Mr Tan who is in his 70s is seen sitting on a high chair frying the Hokkien Mee. During peak hours, this plate of traditional Hokkien Mee may demand up to a wait of 45 minutes. 

Fried Hokkien Mee - $5 (Medium)

Rating: 3 / 5

Chia Keng Fried Hokkien Mee
Location: Chomp Chomp Food Centre, 20 Kensington Park Rd, Stall #02, Singapore 557269

Ah Kong Wa Kuih 阿公碗粿

Wa Kuih is one of the rare traditional Chinese snacks we can find nowadays around us. Upon seeing this specialised traditional Hokkien food stall, we decided to give it a try.

Stall of Ah Kong Wa Kuih

The bowl of Wa Kuih (when literally translated from Hokkien means "Bowl Cake") was steamed in a metal bowl before transferring into the plastic container and served to the customer. It was topped with tasty brown sauce, minced garlic and chilli (optional).

Wa Kuih - $2.80

Wa Kuih is made up of rice flour with dried shrimp, fried shallot, and mushrooms and steamed to become a "cake". With the ingredients, its quite tasty, nonetheless the sauce and garlic enhanced its taste,

Wa Kuih with Brown Sauce

The Wa kuih has a smooth bouncy consistency and is firmer as compared to the Zhui Kueh we have.

Ingredients

They are open as early as 7.45am till sold out. Have you tried Wa Kuih yet? Do have a try before such a traditional snack disappears from my sight. 

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Ah Kong Wa Kuih 阿公碗粿
Location: Chinatown Complex, 335 Smith St, #02-116, Singapore 050335

Beng Hiang 茗香

Beng Hiang, a place that I know that serves authentic Hokkien cuisine. I remembered the time when I had enjoyed their food while they were still located in Amoy Street. After its relocation to Jurong East, though it was located in the west but I never had the chance to step into the restaurant till today.

Beng Hiang

The interior was nostalgic and they had kept the traditions. The floor was covered with flowered red carpets and the settings were nothing but  had given me a full memory of  Chinese restaurants back in the 80s ~ round tables with lazy Suzy in the middle. The semi-modern yet traditional furnishings had kind of bring me back to the days where our relatives would throw their Wedding Ceremony in such places.

Dining Space

Even its restaurant lobby had given us patrons a good Chinese culture before even entering into the dining area.

Restaurant Lobby

A good mix of spiced sausage and fried prawn balls dipping into the given sweet brown sauce. The fillings were plump. It will not go wrong by ordering this signature dish of theirs. The dish was uplifted to its traditional presentation with pickled slices of papaya and preserved cherry by the side of the plate.

Spiced Sausage & Fried Prawn Balls 五香虾枣 - $12

There are 3 types of  Yam Ring in the menu, shrimps, scallops and vegetarian. The server assisted in cutting the ring into smaller portions and the ring was disintegrated. Ingredients were pretty ordinary with button mushrooms, cashew nuts, onions, capsicums, prawn and corn.

Shrimps in Yam Ring 虾仁芋圈 - $20 (Small) 

Not a common dish we had outside but I would say that the braised duck with sea cucumber was generally good. The gravy was good to go with bowls of white rice. Meat was braised into its tenderness and easily fell off from its bone. 

Claypot Braised Duck with Sea Cucumber 海参鸭煲 - $40

This is one of the signature dishes to order from the restaurant. Noodles were well soaked up with its gravy in its consistent form and coupled with lean meat and prawns as ingredients. Gravy was rich and just nice, not overly salty. 

Traditional Hokkien Noodles 传统焖福建面 - $10 (Small)

The Hokkien Food that had left me a good impression before its relocation will be none other than this braised brisket "kong Ba Bao". 

Steamed Bread with Braised Brisket “Kong Ba Bao” 扣肉花包 - $13.80 (5 pcs)

Upon looking at the small pot and hoping for the dish to let its aroma out (it did none), I was totally disappointed. No doubt that the meat was not fatty and looks absolutely healthy, it lacked the aroma punch and tasted rather ordinary. Where did the old taste gone to?

Braised Brisket

Well, I had the braised meat sandwiched between the pau, the meat was tender but still this signature dish does not make justice to authentic Hokkien cuisine that I used to have.

Kong Bak Pau

I find that the servicing staff on the ground was experienced enough to gauge how much food we have to order and even stop us from ordering more. Service rendered was normal, however quality and taste of food should be more of focus to improve on to live up to its authentic Hokkien's cuisine name.

Rating: 3 / 5

Beng Hiang 茗香
Location: Block 135 Jurong Gateway Road #02-337 Singapore 600135
Nearest Station: Jurong East ( NS1 / EW24 / JE5 )
Website

Kim Keat Hokkien Mee 金吉炒福建面

My long overdue "To Eat List" has been revived and YES I managed to visit this Claypot Hokkien Mee in Toa Payoh that went abit viral on the social media last year due to its inspiring stories behind.

Kim Keat Hokkien Mee

After ordering your desired portion (you can order with or without claypot), you can have your buffet of lime and chilli at the table right in front of the stall. The chilli is not overly spicy but it goes well with the noodles.

Chilli

Luckily, the wait was not that long and our pot of food came within 10 minutes of ordering. The hit of aroma and sizzling sound from the claypot draw our full attention as soon as it was on the table. That was the first time I ever had Hokkien Mee from an earthen claypot.

We had the $10 portion which I think was good for 2-3 pax. Besides being served in a claypot, they gave a different feel from the mainstream hokkien mee as you can see significance differences in the ingredients.

Claypot Hokkien Mee - $10

A good few pieces of tasty "Sio Bak" (Roasted Pork Belly) had been given and apparently, you get to see "La La" in it, which is not common other than the usual prawns, squid, pork belly, pork lards and eggs.

Ingredients Lay out for individual portion

Crispy dark brown pork belly was delicious! It might be a little salty but it taste good alone with its crackling skin.

Pork Belly

As a whole in terms of Hokkien Mee, it does have its consistency but still lacking of a good strong stock punch that will actually lift the dish up. Noodles was wet enough, wasn't the dry version that I have read. Personally, I was kind of disappointed about taste but still its a good to know about such dish with tasty pork belly exists.

Rating: 3 / 5

Kim Keat Hokkien Mee
Location: Blk 92 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh #01-264, Singapore 310092

Xin Mei Xiang Zheng Zong Lor Mee

Looking for the best Lor Mee in Singapore? Besides Yuan Chun Famous Lor Mee in Amoy Street Food Centre, I will say Xin Mei Xiang is one of the notable Lor Mee stalls in Singapore too. Xin Mei Xiang has never failed to let its customers wait in the queue as they are always pack full of snaky queues line up in front of their stall.

Xin Mei Xiang Zheng Zong Lor Mee

As we all know, the trademark of a bowl of traditional Lor Mee comprises of rich, semi translucent sticky gravy poured over the flat yellow noodles, Kway Teow or even Bee Hoon. What makes them stand up among the rest and the reason of the persistent patrons even knowing they have to stand for 30 to 45 minutes in the queue? Let's try to find out more.

Toppings include slices of tender Lor Bak (Braised Pork), Ngoh Hiang, half braised egg and with the bowls filled geneously with fried fish chunks allowing a filling and satisfying meal.

Lor Mee - $4 (Medium)

I'm not too much a fan of yellow noodles as the Alkaline content can be too much at times but for Xin Mei Xiang, their noodles do not have too much of that smell and were cooked to al dente perfection.

Close up on the Medium portion

If you notice, there is only Medium and Big portion, leaving the small portion no where to be seen. The bigger portion to me is more exaggerating as it almost covered the whole bowl with the shredded fish meat.

Lor Mee - $5 (Large)

Adding vinegar and chilli to the bowl of traditional hokkien dish sure elevates the taste. What I like best besides the loads of shredded fish will be its consistency of the starch used in its gravy which makes the taste pleasant.

Big Bowl Close Up

On a side note, after having their Lor Mee a couple of times, there is no urge of thirstiness. If you asked if they are worth the queue. I would say, Yes!


Rating: 4 / 5

Xin Mei Xiang Zheng Zhong Lor Mee
Location: 51 Old Airport Road Food Centre & Shopping Mall, 51 Old Airport Road #01-116 Singapore 390051
Operating Hours: Mon to Sun: 0930 - 1500

Soon Kee Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee

If you have heard about the famous Bukit Batok Hokkien Prawn in the round market where 2 coffeeshops are, Soon Kee Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodle is probably one of them. Being around for a long time and for they had been featured in media over the years, there is no doubt about the queue.

Soon Kee

With such paging system implementation to ease patrons from standing in the queue, it did really help us.

Paging System

Once, the pager alarmed we went straight to the stall and collect our plate of prawn me. With much anticipation, presentation had passed the bench mark. With a good consistency of thick white bee hoon and yellow noodles and ample of seafood topped the dish, it should be good. However, there was an absence of the rich Umami that marks the importance of a plate of good Fried Hokkien Mee.

Unfortunately, the small portion does not come with the Opal Leaf while the medium and big does.

Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee - $5 (Medium)

So what's the verdict after trying both fried prawn Mee Stalls from Blk 155? Personally I will prefer
Fried Baby Squid Prawn Mee Stall. Why? Apparently  I felt that the stock of Soon Kee lacked the oomph and one ingredient, pork belly was missing from the plate. Could it be the reason why? What's your say?

Ingredients at a closer look

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Soon Kee Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee
Location: Blk 155, Bukit Batok St 11 Singapore 650155

Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee

The famous Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee located in ABC Brickworks Food Centre. Plates and plates of hokkien mee was seen on the tables as we walked through the hawker centre.

I was blown away by its creamy look that was coated on every strand of fine bee hoon as well as the round yellow noodles. This wet version of Hokkien Prawn mee has a consistence prawn broth throughout and never disappoint.

Small plate of Hokkien Prawn Mee - $3.50

Another selling point of its prawn mee, was its home-made sambal belachan. They were sticked together and placed at the side of the place with a lime. This is also one of the reason that keeps the customers coming. Its shiokness is hard to put down in words but I can say that despite the spiciness, one still could not resist to have more of it!

Sambal Belachan Chilli with Lime

Disposable plates were used and might fly off once its emptied.

Creamy outlook

All in all, this is one of the best plate of Hokkien Mee in singapore. There was a chinese newspaper cutting hung outside the stall saying that the stall owner's son did not want to learn the art of flying the hokkien mee and the trade could be lost when the boss retires.

Rating: 4 / 5

Tiong Bahru Yi Sheng Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee
Location: ABC Brickworks Food Centre, Blk 6 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-13, Singapore 150006

Authentic Hokkien Food

Facade

Walk along the Amoy street, this is the place where you will find hidden gems among the modern club house. There were a few authentic dialect groups cuisine at the area and Beng Hiang Restaurant serves quite a decent Hokkien style fare. Her facade was plain ordinary looking but filled with traditional old looking shophouse style as compared to its neighbours.


As we swayed into the restaurant, the strong woody smell gave us a good nostalgic feel somewhat back in the 80s. On top of that, the old school decors like red walls, carpets, Chinese paintings and lazy Suzy were a great reminiscent to those younger days.



Ha! The stage too, had somehow wind me back to the days when I was a kid attending my aunts & uncle's weddings. Those were good lovely memories.

Although it was a weekday night, when meal time comes, it gets packed. The atmosphere was noisy but enjoyable. It also served as a good place for after work dinner considering its ambiance and can hold big groups on their round tables.



Orders were written on the carboned copy Order Chit and was cancelled off one by one when the dishes were served.

Order Chit

All portions were small as we are dining in a group of 4 ladies. The Fish Maw Soup was the first dish of the night and was surprisingly good. A known good alternative to the Shark Fin Soup! As the menu suggest, the soup was thick with crab meat. This dish was indeed lip-smacking good with or without the additional vinegar.

Fish Maw Thick Soup with Crab Meat - $18 (Small)

Generous ingredients was loaded and every mouthful was incredibly flavourful. Also, Crab meat was fresh and thick. If only there were extra servings and I could pop more than just 1 bowl!

Opted the Prawn instead of the usual Oyster Oyster Omelette, it was my first try and a wonderful choice. The omelette was deep fried to golden brown and was very crispy under-which with a distinct yellow layer from the egg, a total different experience like those we had from the Hawkers.

Prawn Omlette 香脆虾煎(Small) - $12

The sweet and spicy chilli compliments them well!

Yummlicious prawns under the shelter of the crisp!

When love and hates collide - Love the luscious slabs of braised pork meat that was cooked to a tender perfection but worry about the cholesterol intake? The umami rich braised pork was irresistible despite its sinful fat and cholesterol. Just heck it! Eat first then say! :)

"Kong Ba" - 扣肉

Kong Ba, traditionally, was best served when sandwiched by the white looking purses. Steamed and served with sweet tasting nature as one of its characteristics.

Steamed Bread

The Steamed Bread with Braised Brisket ("Kong Ba Bao")  - 扣肉花包 $16 was to die for! Yums!

Combination of Steam Bread with Braised Brisket 扣肉花包

The authentic kind of Hokkien Mee with its dark and sweet savoury gravy over the flat yellow noodles. This is the MUST-TRY dish for True Blue Hokkiens.

Traditional Hokkien Mee (small) - $7

Every strand of noodles was lavished with its sauce and it crispy pork lards was the bonus that brought the dish to another level of aroma! Seafood is reasonably fresh and filling. Almost all tables had this dish on their table by default. So what are you waiting for?

Smaller Portion of Hokkien Mee

Last but not least, we were served with little bowls of green bean soup, complimentary desserts from Meng Hiang. These bowls of dessert once consumed has beneficial elements in cooling down the body system. It was cooked together with little translucent sago and  right amount of sweetness.

Green Bean Soup

To sum up, Beng Hiang is definitely a Gem to the Hokkiens, holding up the traditional values. The restaurant is big enough conduct events like traditional Chinese wedding. Service was quite okay with the helpers promptly topping up our pot of tea even though they knew we were not be ordering anymore food. What's more, no service charge was required!

Rating: 4 / 5

Bee Hiang Pte Ltd
Location: 112 Amoy St, Club Street, Singapore 069932