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Nam Seng @Far East Square
(Traditional)
Want to Try Index: 8/10
Price: $4
Selling Point: Noodle Q, Traditional Flavour.
(Mon-Fri 8am to 9pm; Sat 8am to 5pm)

Olive Tree Restaurant@Inter-continental Hotel
(High-end)
Want to Try Index: 5/10
Price: $18
Selling Point: Good Soup, Lobster Wanton, Fresh Ingredient, Big Wanton
(Weekday: 12-2.30pm, 4pm to 10.30pm)
(Weekend: 12.30-4pm; 7-10.30pm)

Dunman Road Char Siew Wan Ton Mee
@Dunman Road Food Centre
(Popularity #3)
Want to Try Index: 9/10
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Value-for-money, thick and Q noodles, Bak Pok, Quite big portion
(10am to 10pm, closed on Thursday)

Ko Kee Wan Ton Mee
@Lavender Food Centre
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 5/10
Price: $4
Selling Point: Good Sauce, making it soupy even for the dry.
(1pm to 2am)

Parklane Wun Tun Mee House
@Sunshine Plaza
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: Tried: Rating: (7/10)
Price: $4
Selling Point: Lor Sauce, Fried Wan Ton (juicy meat), Chew Siew.
(9am to 9pm)

Fei Fei Yun Tun Mee@ Joo Chiat Road
(Popularity #1)

Want-to-try Index: Tried: Rating: (8/10)
Price: $3.20
Selling Point: Fresh Ingredients, Sell made, special noodles, good chillies.
(24 hours)


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Hokkien Street Famous Prawn Mee
@Hong Lim Food Centre
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3 / $5 (with pork ribs)
Selling Point: Soup, Fresh Prawns, Tender Pork Ribs, Chilly Powder
Time: 8.30am to 4pm, Closed on Thursday

高档虾面 @Cafe Princess Terrace
403 Havelock Road
(High-end)
Want-to-try Index: 4/10
Price: $18
Selling Point: Good Soup (Red Leg Prawn), Pork Belly, Sugarcane Soup, Q Prawn
Weekdays 12pm - 2pm; 6.30pm - 10pm
Weekends 12pm - 3pm; 6pm - 10pm

545 Whampoa Prawn Mee
@ Whampoa Food Centre
(Value-for-money) 
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Value for money, Soup rich Prawn Taste, good Combination 
Time: 5am to 12pm, Closed on Sunday

Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee 
@ Off Geylang Lor 1
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10
Price: $5
Selling Point: Very good soup, big prawns, Fresh Prawns, Pork Ribs not bad
Time: 8am to 3.30pm, closed on Tuesday

知味鲜@Zion Road Riverside Food Centre
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 5/10
Price: $6
Selling Point: Unique Soup Taste,Self made chilly
Time: 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 11pm closed on Monday

Blanco Court Street Prawn Mee
@ 243/245 Beach Road
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 6/10
Price: $6
Selling Point: Good Fresh Prawns, Good Soup, Quite big bowl, value-for-money,
Time: 7.15am to 4pm, closed on Tuesday

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大华肉脞面
@Bestway Building (Prince Edwards Rd)
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 710
Price: $4 
Selling Point: generous ingredient, Q-met,not oily, taste is good especially the soup
Time: 11am to 2.30pm, Closed on Sunday.

OSCARS
@Conrad Hotel
(Hi-End)
Want-to-try Index: 5/10
Price: $23 
Selling Point: Hand-made meat ball. Good SoupFresh Ingredient
Time: 11am to 10pm

大连传统面家
@216-G Syed Alwi Rd
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $2 
Selling Point: Chilly, Selling Price, 
Time: 5.30am to 11am

兴记肉脞面 (Hokkien Style)
@85 Bedok North Road
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: Tried (Rating 7/10)
Price: $4 
Selling Point: Simple and good, good soup, minced pork
Time: 5pm to 1am, Closed on Monday


亚九正庄香菇肉脞面
@Hong Lim Food Centre #02-42
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3.50
Selling Point: Fried 鳊鱼,Almost perfectly cooked noodles.
Time: 8.30am to 5pm, Closed on Monday and Tuesday

吊桥头大华肉脞面
@Crawford Lane
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: Tried (Rating 8/10)
Price: $4-6
Selling Point: Fragrant smell, Mee absorb the taste, meat is tender and fresh,  
Time: 9am to 9pm, Closed on Alternate Monday.

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松记粿条汤
@Blk 75 TPY Lor 6
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10
Price: $2.50 
Selling Point: Self Made Fishball, Good Mee. Chilly
Time: 11am to 12am, Closed on Thursday.

高档鱼圆面
@325/327 Joo Chiat Road
(Hi-End)
Gao Dang Fishball Noodles - Unique Serving

Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $12
Selling Point: Rare good fish, Special Big Fishball, Comes with Fried Fish Skin, good soup
Time: 11.30am to 3pm
6pm to 10.30pm
Closed on Thursday

南圆鱼圆面
@Beo Crescent Market #01-68
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $2
Selling Point: Fried Garlic, a lot of ingredients 
Time: 6am to 1pm
Closed on Thursday and Friday
新恒丰粿条面
@Whampoa Market
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: Tried (Rating 7/10)
Price: $3 
Selling Point: Q Noodles, Fried Fishcake, Good Chilly
Time: 5am to 1pm, Closed on Wednesday

135 鱼圆面
@Blk 127 TPY Lor 1 Market
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Good blend of sauce, fried fishball, Good noodles 
Time: 6.15am to 2.30pm, Closed on Monday
(usually sold out by 1pm)

黄金Teochew Fishball Noodles
@Golden Mile Food Centre (Army Market)
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $2.50
Selling Point:Variety of ingredient including Charsiew and Prawn, Handmade fish ball  
Time: 8am to 9.30pm

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顺兴美食
@Tanjong Pagar Market
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried: 7/10]
Price: $3
Selling Point: Fried Shark Meat, Traditional Taste, big pieces of meat, lotta ingredients
Time: 9.30am to 9pm, Closed on Sat.


Saltwater Cafe
@1 Netheravan Road
(Hi-End)
Want-to-try Index: Tried: 8/10
Price: $15
Selling Point: Fried cod fish, Self made Ngoh Hiang. Fried 虾饼, special 卤。 
Time: 6.30pm to 11pm. 

顺兴卤面
@Beo Crescent Market #01-68
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $2
Selling Point: Lot of ingredients, Fried Minced pork, nice and refreshing卤
Time: 7.30am to 8pm
Closed on Monday

Tiong Bahru Lor Mee
@Tiong Bahru Market
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Special Sauce and Chilly, Fried Fish, Lor Egg, Good blend.
Time: 6am to 2pm, Closed on Monday
槟城家乡风味 Penang Delights Stall 8A 
@Blk 711 AMK Central
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Penang favor, prawn taste 卤
Time: 11am to 11pm, Closed on Monday

新美香 
@Old Airport Road Market
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried: 8/10]
Price: $4
Selling Point: Fresh Fish, Thick Sauce, good blend.
Time: 7.30am to 2pm, Closed on Thursday


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合家欢板面
@Toa Payoh Lor 5 Market
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Soup Sweet, Chilly, Noodle thick
Time: 3pm to 3am

133面粉粿
@Blk 216 Bedok (Food Centre)
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $2
Selling Point: Smooth Noodles, Good Soup Base
Time: 5am to 1pm
Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant (刀削面)
@Park Royal Hotel
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 6/10 
Price: $6 for small bowl
Selling Point: Simple yet nice, Good Soup Base
Time: 11.30am to 2pm; 6pm to 10pm

China Whampoa Mee Hoon Kuay (#01-24)
@Whampoa Market
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Clear and Sweet Soup, Good black sauce for dry, Good Chilly, Meat Ball, comes with Prawn
Time: 7am to 2pm, Closed on Tuesday

文尼城市面粉粿 
@City Plaza #05-02
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Rich and not oily soup, Q Noodles, fresh ingredient
Time: 10am to 8.30pm

L32 手工面 
@558 Geylang Lor 32 
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10 [Tried: 9/10 really good, especially the soup]
Price: $3
Selling Point: Soup very good, Self made noodles, very silky and Q, Variety of fish and chicken too.  Soup is good too
Time: 11.30am to 10.30pm, Closed on Monday


Duck Noodles | 鸭面 | Duck Noodles | 鸭面 | Duck Noodles | 鸭面 | Duck Noodles 鸭面 

Kwee Heng Duck Noodles
@Newton Food Centre #01-13
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Thick Soup, tender duck, good chilly
Time: 9pm to 12am
Hua Ting 
@Orchard Hotel
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10 
Price: $20 for big plate - Serve 2 at least
Selling Point: Crispy outside, tender inside for duck. Sauce is unique. 
Time: 
ABC卤鸭面 
@ABC Market #01-34 
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Herb soup, tender duck, smooth noodles
Time: 8am to 7pm, closed alt Monday


万力兴鸭面
@Clementi Market #01-33
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Smooth & Q Noodles, fragrant small, tender meat
Time: 6.30am to 1.30pm, Closed on Monday

万全鸭面
@724 AMK Ave 6 Market #01-19
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Sauce just right, goes well with chilly, tender meat, thick herbal soup 
Time: 11am to 9.30pm
东临福美味鸭面
@48 Tanglin Halt Market #01-23
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Traditional Teochew Taste, thin meat, thick and good soup
Time: 4am to 1pm, Closed on Friday


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南兴 Hokkien Noodles
@Old Airport Rd Food Centre #01-32
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried:8/10]
Price: $3
Selling Point: Wet Mee, taste absorbed into the met, fresh ingredient, sliced red chilly
Time: 11am to 5pm
Cafe 2000 
@81Anson Road
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10 
Price: $18
Selling Point: Big Red-legged Prawn, big sotong, big piece of pork belly, good soup
Time: 11am to 11pm

Cheng Ji Fried Hokkien Mee
@Seah Inn Food Centre #01-89 
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried: 7.5/10]
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Fragrant and good soup, big piece of egg and prawn
Time: 9am to 9pm, closed on Tuesday


海南Fried Hokkien Mee
@Golden Mile Food Centre #B1-34
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Dried type but taste absorb very well, Self made chilly
Time: 11am to 8pm, closed on Wednesday

水源 Fried Hokkien Mee
@549 Geylang Lor 29 (side towards City)
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried 8.5/10]
Price: $4
Selling Point: Charcoal Fried, Big Prawns
Time: 4.30pm to 11pm, closed on Wednesday

Everyday Come Fried Hokkien Mee
@127 TPY Lor 1 Market #01-27
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Fried with Pork Lard, good soup, soupy
Time: 9am to 6pm, closed on Monday



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Outram Park Fried Kuay Teow #02-18
@ Hong Lim Market
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Wok-Hei, Pork Lard, Traditional Taste
Time: 6am to 4.30pm, closed on Sunday

Kopitiam @ Stamford (Beside Swissotel)
@2 Stamford Road
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10 
Price: $16
Selling Point: Lot of ingredients
Time: 11am to 11pm

日夜 Fried Kuay Teow
@Bt Merah Central Food Centre #02-29 
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Sweet Taste, Crispy La chang, Ku Chai, comes with lim
Time: 10am to 8pm, closed on Thursday

Heng Huat Fried Kuay Teow
@Pasir Panjang Food Centre #???
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: '3 layers' - Chai Sim, Fried KT and Fresh Clam.  Uses Chai Po too.
Time: 11am to 9.30pm, closed on Sunday

来兴 Fried Kuay Teow #02-20
@320 Shunfu Road Food Centre
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Wet, Clam taste (fresh)
Time: 10.30am to 8.30pm, closed on Monday

Lao Fu Zi Fried Kuay Teow #01-12
@Old Airport Road Food Centre 
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried: 7/10]
Price: $3
Selling Point: Cooked using soup boiled with pork bones, can request pork lard
Time: 10am to 11pm, closed on alternate Tuesday

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Roxy Laksa Stall 48
@ East Coast Park Food Centre
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $4
Selling Point:  Fresh Coconut, Ingredients Fresh, Simple yet tasty (prawns, fishcakes)
Time: 10.30am to 8pm (weekday) 8.30am to 8pm (weekends)

Re! Fill 
@175 Chin Swee Road
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10 
Price: $18.80
Selling Point: Abalone, Scallop, Prawns
Time: 7am to 11pm

Frenzlink Laksa
@62 South Bridge Road 
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $2
Selling Point: Smooth Bee Hoon, residue in the soup, Coconut not too thick
Time: 6.30am to 4pm, Closed on weekends

Yishun 928 Laksa
@ Blk 928 Yishun Central 1 
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried: 8/10]
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Hei Bee Hiam, Unique taste, good blend, Soup not thick, goes well with Hei Bee Hiam
Time: 9am to 7pm

德普路真善美Claypot Laksa
@Alexandra Village FC Stall 48
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3.50
Selling Point: Thick Soup, special coconut sauce on to laksa, usual + chicken 
Time: 9am to 5pm, closed on Sunday

328 Katong Laksa
@51 East Coast Road 
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $4
Selling Point: Use spoon only, Chilly, good combination
Time: 8am to 10pm (Sun to Thu), 8am to 10.30pm (Fri, Sat)



Chicken Noodles  鸡面 | Chicken Noodles 鸡面 | Chicken Noodles | 鸡面 | Chicken Noodles


Chew Ji Noodles House
@8 Upper Cross Street
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $3.50
Selling Point:  Smoot, tender and not oily chicken, Q noodles, fragrance. 
Time: 8.30am to 6pm, closed on alt. Friday

金山楼
@MBS (Tower 2, I think) #01-05
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10 
Price: $14.00
Selling Point: Rich and tasty soup, Crunchy Noodles,  Tender Chicken
Time: 7am to 10.30am, 12pm to 5pm, 6pm to 11am.

香港油鸡饭面
@ Chinatown Market #02-127
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Tender and Juicy Chicken, Noodle absorb the taste, some spices in soup , dry base. 
Time: 10.30am to 7pm, 8.30am to 7pm on weekends, Closed on Wednesday

Wee Nam Kee
@ 275 Thomson Road, Novena Ville Level 1
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10 
Price: $4.50
Selling Point: Noodle good mix with sauce, crispy roast chicken, tender meat, 
Time: 11am to 12.30am

新记 Famous Chicken Rice
@38 Commonwealth Avenue (before Queenstown MRT)
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3.50
Selling Point: Yellow Thick Noodles, tender chicken cooked well 
Time: 10.30am to 9pm
(I tried their chicken rice and it is not too bad) 


李范南记
@Blk 94 TPY Lor 4
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $4
Selling Point: 2 kind of sauce, tender chicken, good taste, chilly sauce, springy noodles 
Time: 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 9pm


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Heng Kee Curry Noodles 
@Hong Lim FC
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $4
Selling Point:  Tender, juicy chicken, mixture taste (Nonya and Indian), big pc of chicken, thick soup
Time: 10.30am to 3pm, closed on Sunday

Cafe Brio's
@382 Havelock Road
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10 
Price: $20.00
Selling Point:  Nonya Style, tender chicken, thick curry, mixture bee hoon and mee 
Time: Mon - Sat: 12pm - 2.30pm Sun: 12pm - 4.30pm All days: 5.30pm to 10.30pm

Jurong Feng Yuan Curry Noodle
@ Alexandra FC (West Coast)
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Big piece of chicken, unique curry sauce,  a lot of ingredient
Time: 5.30am to 1.30pm, closed on Monday

福海(芳林)Curry Chicken Noodles
@ 207 Bedok North Road #01-37
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10 
Price: $4
Selling Point: Good Curry, Tender Chicken, Sambal Chilly, more watery type 
Time: 9.30am to 12am

吻秀基 
@Amos Street FC #01-31
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $4
Selling Point: 'Dry Type', Egg Noodles, Thick and fragrant curry Sauce
Time: 10am to 7pm

大波Curry Noodle
@Beach Road 'Army' Market  #B1-53
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: [Tried: 8.5/10]
Price: $3.50
Selling Point: Made with fresh coconut, Q Mee, tender chicken, quite a lot of ingredient 
Time: 12pm to 9.30pm, closed on alt. Monday



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Teck Kee Coffeshop
@Blk 1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza #02-04/05
(Traditional)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point:  Very Q Noodles, Clear and smooth soup, lotta ingredient in the dumplings, crunchy
Time: 7am to 4.30pm

Yan Ting
@29 Tanglin Road 
(High End)
Want-to-try Index: 7/10 
Price: $14.00
Selling Point:  All-shrimp dumpling, XO sauce, freshly made, Q-handmade mee 
Time: 11:45am to 2.30pm, 6.30pm to 10.30pm

Pin Xiang
@ Blk 92 TPY Lor 4  #01-46
(Value-for-money)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $2.50
Selling Point: Very smooth skin, tasty salty and sweet dumpling due to lotta ingredients, 'black' lor sauce
Time: 4.45am to 11am, closed on Monday (Usually sold out before 11am)

Yummy 
@ Tampines Round Market #01-45
(Popularity #3)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10 
Price: $4
Selling Point: Choice of Kolo mee or QQ mee, Crunchy dumplings, tasty dumpling, 
Time: 5.30am to 3pm

Foong Kee  
@6 Keong Saik Road
(Popularity #2)
Want-to-try Index: 8/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Big prawn, fresh and crunchy, HK taste, clear and tasty soup
Time: 11am to 8pm, closed on Sunday 

基记面家
@ Hong Lim FC #02-49
(Popularity #1)
Want-to-try Index: 9/10
Price: $3
Selling Point: Special self-made mushroom sauce and tender mushroom, fresh and self made dumplings 
Time: 8pm to 1pm (Mon to Fri), 8am to 3pm (Sat, Sun)


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老伴豆花 Lao Ban Dou Hua
@ Old Airport Road Market.






Rating: 9/10 (one of the best Tau Huay I have eaten).
Price: $1.50 / bowl
Warning: 1 bowl is not enough.

Review: Silky smooth, jelly like Tau Huay. Just right taste, you can easily slip 2 bowls and not feel tired of it at all. Beside the Tau Huay taste, it also has a slight hint of almond (for the normal, not the almond favour). Heavenly. One bowl is really not enough, at least for me.

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Skinny Pizza

Very unique sauce (squid ink) and goes very well with the fresh...emm...sotong. 
My personal favorite.

Kinda like English Breakfast with Egg Tomato, Ham, Sausages. 
I don't really like it that much as I think that English breakfast should be eaten as it is, not on a pizza

Wild Mushroom, I think it is called. Very rich yet non irritating flavor of mushroom with some rocket salad and onions. Recommend you share this pizza so that you would get tired of the taste (happens to me after I finished about half a pizza)  

'Something' Salami....  Main thing for this pizza is the salami which is quite good (not too sure as I have not eaten too many salami myself. Top with a some shred of cheese and rocket. 

Rating: 8/10
Price: About $25 per pizza

Quite alright for lunch the curst is not too thick, and therefore it is not too filling. The staff there actually recommended one pizza per person (3 person you get 3 pizza). 

Very good taste and combination, for most of them, especially the Squid Ink which I will rate it as die die must try. The rest are quite good as well depending on your personal preference. I find that they do the combination quite well.