Bugis Fish Head Steamboat

During this rainy season, one dish I crave is fish head steamboat, and the one from this zi char stall really doesn't disappoint. Their cook is good, making other zi char dishes really good as well!

The Fish Head Steamboat ($35) came in a big pot with numerous vegetable ingredients and fish head slices. There may be quite some bones in each of the pieces, but they do have quite some meat as well. The fish head meat had a wonderful bite, with fresh sweet fish flavours coming in. Their soup is really the highlight, with rich robust flavours coming from the anchovies, vegetables and fish head. Its super addictive!

Their BBQ Sotong Squid ($36 for 3, seasonal price) is another of their speciality and I highly recommend getting them. Each squid slice is tender yet chewy and they were packed with so much seafood sweetness and smokiness from the grill. Pair them with their homemade green chilli sauce and it's really perfect.

Even their vegetable dish is worth a mention. Their Stir Fried Potato Leaves ($18 for medium) is fresh and all generously drenched in a robust sauce and the fried preserved vegetables on top made the dish so much more complex with its contrasting crispy texture and the smoky savoury flavours.

Definitely be back again!

This seemed to be a popular zichar stall and we left impressed!

At first we didn't want to order the Grilled Sotong ($18 for small) but the owner convinced us otherwise. As I quote: "This is our signature. If its not delicious, I will refund for you". With such guarantee, we had to get it 😂 I must say, it was really pretty good! The portion came pretty generous and the squid was fresh and not chewy. There is quite a bit of smoky flavour as well! Best to pair with the squid is their secret green sauce, which the owner refused to disclose its ingredients.

The salted egg pork ribs ($12 for small) also came in quite sizable portions, with its meat tender and well coated with a strong salted egg sauce that isn't too dry.

Now we come to their fish head steamboat ($30), which was huge! The soup is very robust and you can tell its boiled over long hours. There were many fish head chunks that had alot of meat, and they were so sweet and fresh! The soup is really addictive and we had to ask them for a free refill.

Definitely one of the best zi char experiences I've had, especially with the owner being so friendly and cheeky. Will definitely be back!