Yong Tau Foo (SGD $10) @ Soon Li. .
Visiting this stall requires advance planning, with its iffy, unusual opening hours.
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Went it alone this time, which goes against all advice and prior experience - you need at least 2 people to queue.
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One queues for payment, the other queues to pick the ingredients. The latter has to regularly pop in and out of queue when items are replenished.
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Still, managed to get by on the kindness of strangers, who helped save my spot in the queue. Couldn't manage a large portion, so didn't get their iconic metal bowl.
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Must-get here: the pork belly, stuffed tofu, stuffed tofu puffs, and stuffed vegetables. I usually get both their robust soup (say yes when they ask if you want ikan bilis and chili), and the rich YTF pink gravy.
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The soup has an addictive sweet savoury flavour with a light spicy kick. The gravy has a complementary depth of sweet savoury, making this bowl really delicious.
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Usually open (but not always) from 12midnight to 3am. Best time to visit is actually between 11:45pm - 2:15am. Closed on Sunday night / Monday morning.
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Go earlier if you want more variety of ingredients (with the risk they might open late + a long queue). Go later if you want a short queue (with the risk that some ingredients are sold out).
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Soon Li Yong Tau Foo
115 Bukit Merah View #01-78
Singapore 151115
