Balestier Bak Kut Teh

Balestier Road is the Bak Kut Teh capital of Singapore. This whole stretch of road consist of up to 4-5 popular Bak Kut Teh Stores.

Balestier Road BKT has been around since 1966, and apparently, they stay true to their roots and uses sugarcane to prepare their BKT soup. As Balestier Road used to be a sugarcane plantation.

The Premium Pork Ribs meat was tender and easily slides off the bone. Goes very well with its chilli padi, garlic, dark sauce "dip"

The soup was slightly peppery and flavourful. Of coz free top up of soup is avaliable here. Could taste any sugarcane though.

Balestier Road is the Bak Kut Teh capital of Singapore. This whole stretch of road consist of up to 4-5 popular Bak Kut Teh Stores.

Balestier Road BKT has been around since 1966, and apparently, they stay true to their roots and uses sugarcane to prepare their BKT soup. As Balestier Road used to be a sugarcane plantation.

The braised pork trotter was very tender and easy to eat. Goes very well with its chilli padi, garlic, dark sauce "dip"

We got the Braised Pork ($6) as well, similarly the portion was small, but the meat was so tender, you probably don't need to bite into this. The braised stock was also good, aromatic and not too salty. Rice will be a wonderful complement!

If I am around the area working, I do see myself coming here for lunch!

Yes, one must be wondering why I entered a bak kut teh specialty shop and not order bak kut teh, but I must say, I was actually largely impressed by the other dishes they offer!

We got the Red Glutinous Rice Wine Chicken or Hong Zhao Ji ($6) and although the single portion may be small, the broth and the chicken was indeed very pleasant. It is actually hard to explain the flavour of the broth; it is like chicken soup with a mild wine flavour that isn't too strong. Not too salty too and very drinkable. The chicken itself is really tender and it soaked up all the wonderful broth!

I saw Crispy Pork Belly on the menu and ordered it as I was expecting CRISPY pork belly, something as close to that of Roasted Pork with crispy crackling, if not the same.

When I received the food, it was stir-fried and soaked in sauce, to my dismay. No way was the pork belly or cracklings crispy in any way! So to everyone who reads this, do note that this is NOT CRISPY Pork Belly!

This is my first and last order for sure!

Ketchup prawns, pickled roast chicken, braised pork belly. If you're wondering, this bkt joint has caifan and zichar too. Some interesting dishes, especially achar-style roast chicken. Reminded me of a Comedy Nite skit where they re-cooked spoiling food in increasingly rich flavours to conceal it. Why roast a chicken then pickle it? Haha. Disclaimer: I'm not accusing anybody. I still ate it.