i found the sauce too sweet and the soup bland...maybe i gotta try the original one from geylang
Noodles have a nice texture, it’s slightly softer than al dente but still has a bite. I like this but it’s considered soft for the true al dente standard. Tastes a bit like pasta?? It’s rather smooth and kinda slippery. Portions here are p large.
Dark sauce is fine, tasty enough - not sure if there’s lard but it’s not very oily. Sliced pork is lean, not v tender, some pieces were kinda tough. Minced pork was softer. Ikan bilis was crunchy, shallots fragrant.
Egg drop soup was tasty!! Not salty. Overall, enjoyed my bowl of noodles, it’s quite shiok when piping hot. Compared to my fav penang heng heng, this feels more like an everyday option, as it’s not as lardy and noodles are not as thick and filling.
I have been eating this almost once every month for awhile now, but still not sick of it! This is the kind of the comfort that is so good that I do not mind eating it often! My typical orders here are the banmian soup/dry with meatball! On this visit however, we wanted to get the meehoonkueh soup version for the other bowl, but somehow the orders were not taken properly and we got a banmian soup instead (their staff communication seems to have a lot of issues, as other customer also seemed to have got their orders wrong too ohwell).
But anw, L32 has opened a new stall at Aljunied market area at 118 Aljunied Ave 2! They are located at the second floor foodcourt (above sheng shiong)! This foodcourt is air conditioned and there is much more space (shorter queue it seems too)! So if you will like to try this, head to their newer outlet instead of the original outlet at Lorong 32 Geylang (long queue, long wait, not enough seats, non-airconditioned, table dining along the road)
Hand-torn mee hoon kueh tossed in a savoury dark sauce with pork slices, minced pork, vegetables and umami fried anchovies. I always go for the dry version for its flavourful sauce and the addition of chilli helps balance out the sweetness and adds some spicy kick to it. Be prepared to wait at least 30mins during peak meal hours 》$5.80
Other than the usuals, they also serve a variety of toppings/combinations ranging from 🐷 pork, 🐔 chicken, fishball, meatball, 🦐 prawn, 🐟 sliced fish and clam. Other choices of noodles include ban mian, U-mian, bee hoon and mee sua.
Ordered some ngoh hiang to snack and feed my stomach while waiting for my L32 handmade noodles from the same coffee shop. The prawn crackers from this stall are irresistibly crispy and crunchy with sprinkles of peanut over the dish 》$8
This popular Ban mian stall at Geylang was very crowded when I visited on a Friday dinner night.
Their soup version is more popular as cannsee around 80% of the diners having the soup version.
I personally prefer dry version my ban mian. And the dry version here is also very good. What I like is their homemade chilli, their homemade minced meat chunks and their ikan bilis.
The star for me is their ikan bilis.
Noodles were rather QQ(bouncy).
Definitely my top 5 Ban Mian I have eaten.
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📍L32 Handmade Noodles, Geylang📍
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Had a super satisfying bowl of Ban Mian at Geylang for lunch🍜. The noodles here are handmade, with a good bite. You can choose from Mee Hoon Kueh, Ban mian and U-mian and our favourite is the Mee Hoon Kueh! Lots of ways to customise your Ban Mian as well, as you can get the one with pork🥩 or meatball, even fishball and fish slices🐟 as well! But our favourite is still the one with pork, a classic option! It was super hot in the afternoon and we were sweating buckets while slurping down the Ban Mian, but no regrets honestly~ 🥵
L32's handmade noodles are always served al dente with a good bite and springy texture.
For those who love spicy food, their chilli sauce packs a nasty fiery kick which leave you craving for more!
Located in the heart of Geylang, L32 Handmade Noodles serve some of the best ban mian in town.
The soup is a comforting and rich broth topped with minced meatballs, a runny egg, vegetables and ikan bilis.
I used to find their soup a little too salty for my liking but they seem to have reduced it a little since my last visit years ago to make this a wonderful yet pleasant bowl of soup broth.
Good bowl of ban mian Malaysian style with sayur manis and ikan bilis. If you order dry noodles, give the noodles a good toss when it arrives because it will clump up soon enough after you take your photos.
I like the soya sauce they use but wish they had a chilli sauce to match. They only have this chilli sauce for dipping. I also like that they added an egg into the soup but the glutton in me wished they didn’t make use choose between prawns, minced meat, sliced fish and meatball.
All in all, a bowl of ban mian that deserves to be in Top 5.
We were hunting for cheap eats in the Geylang area and we chanced upon L32 Handmade Noodles, which seemed like a really popular stall that has been receiving rave reviews! When we reached on a weekday evening, the coffee shop was somewhat crowded and we had to wait for a few minutes to get an empty table. You may have to wait for a longer period on weekends since the coffee shop really isn't that big to begin with.
While the stall sells handmade noodles in both the dry and soup versions, we decided to go for the soupy ban mian as we wanted something warm for a rainy day. We ordered the meatball version (~$5.00), which comes with a generous serving of ban mian, 6 meatballs, minced pork and a large amount of ikan bilis and fried onions.
The ban mian was slightly chewy and doughy, and we really loved that texture as it felt like authentic hand-pulled flour noodles. Don't worry though, as the noodles are not chewy to the point where they are hard to eat. Meatballs were decent too and the fried ikan bilis really gives the dish some flavour.
The highlight was really the soup, however, as it was pretty light and doesn't taste overly salty like that in most handmade noodle stalls. In fact, we thought the soup was mildly sweet - perhaps it has been simmered with seafood such as prawns for a while? In any case, we thought the dish was an especially comforting meal for a rainy day!
I had the dry version, my dad had the soup. Both were great - slurp worthy and cheap to boot. Wasn't really a :0000 meal but it checks all the boxes! Preferred the dry over the soup but to each their own.
This is truly deserving of the fanfare and the 30-40 mins queue at Geylang lor 32. The handmade noodles taste so homely and a world apart from all other banmian. Simple doughy strands that are bouncy and coated with their just right savoury sauce. Special shout out to their extra crispy ikan bilis and egg in soup.
A feast in a simple bowl (ps. GOAT - greatest of all times)
A pretty good place for banmian! While I wasn’t wow-ed by it, it was still a delicious bowl of noodles. The noodles were soft but still retained a bite, and were coated in a black sauce that wasn’t too heavy. The ikan bilis and fried shallots provided extra flavour! Also, there was a generous serving of lean pork slices and minced meat, which isn’t very common in banmian stalls. Another highlight was the egg drop soup, rounded up the meal. Would definitely return to try other variations!
The most springy noodles everrr! Not starchy like many other ban mians. The chicken was so tenderrr!! And the mala - additional $1 for that scoop or mala paste - makes everything so much better! The soup was something special too, it wasn't tasteless and had an egg in it ...it was just good. Then the chilli was something special too! A little sweet and sour and garlicky but still spicy! This is definitely a must try for all spicy food lovers 🤤🤤🤤🔥🔥🔥
Total price: $5.50
Nice sweet sauce coating Noodles with a firm chewy bite. Generous ingredients too. What surprised me was the super thick and flavourful soup thats clearly different from other ban Mian stalls, as it's made with Fish. Worth a try just for the soup, but the chili was standard
Since this came highly recommended by foodies @alldecked and @veronicaphua, I knew I was missing out.
Finally made my way there (weekday 3pm, no queue yesss!), ordered the soup version despite the hot weather, but was still souper satisfied. Their meat+veg is to noodle ratio is quite literally 1:1 and, for 4.3bucks a bowl, that’s a real steal.
At L32, their eggs are cracked into your bowl before they ladle piping hot soup over (unlike most other joints who boil their eggs together with the soup) which results in an onsen-type egg white and very runny yolk. Thoroughly enjoyed the thickeness of their noodles, and the simple but tasty white pepper seasoning on their lean meats.
I’d say, as good as my favourite BanMian joint in Toa Payoh Blk 186. Can’t wait to come back for the dry version!
#FTrecommends
Finally made my way there (weekday 3pm, no queue yesss!), ordered the soup version despite the hot weather, but was still souper satisfied. Their meat+veg is to noodle ratio is quite literally 1:1 and, for 4.3bucks a bowl, that’s a real steal.
At L32, their eggs are cracked into your bowl before they ladle piping hot soup over (unlike most other joints who boil their eggs together with the soup) which results in an onsen-type egg white and very runny yolk. Thoroughly enjoyed the thickeness of their noodles, and the simple but tasty white pepper seasoning on their lean meats.
I’d say, as good as my favourite BanMian joint in Toa Payoh Blk 186. Can’t wait to come back for the dry version!
#FTrecommends
PRICE: $4.50
WAITING TIME: Short queue on a Friday 6PM. Close to 10 min before before arrived.
REMARKS:
- The soup with egg is still as good as ever.
- Love the noodles texture and seasoning.
- Meatball is not the freshly made kind that I like
- Chili is more sour than spicy, not a very good complement to the noodles
WILL WE RETURN? Yes!
