Amoy Street Food Centre

I have passed by this stall in Amoy Street Food Centre many times and finally got around to trying it recently. The Teochew Chilli Dry Beef Kway Teow ($6 for small) is delicious - the thinly sliced beef is soft and tender, and a generous portion of kway teow noodles is tossed in a spicy and tangy sauce. The salted vegetables and crushed peanuts add an extra oomph to the noodles. The beef soup that is served on the side is sweet and flavourful. Would love to try the medium version that comes with sliced beef, beef shank and beef balls next time!

I think I might have found my favourite pig leg rice🤤 Xin Zai Pig Leg Rice 鑫仔猪脚饭 (#01-36) is a stall selling pig leg rice (猪脚饭), pig trotter rice (猪蹄饭) and braised pork rice (卤肉饭) in Amoy Street Food Centre.

The Pig Leg Rice ($5.90) has a good balance of meat and fats and it is braised thoroughly - love how soft and savoury this is. It comes with braised cabbage, fish cake and egg which makes this a very hearty rice bowl. I also added tau pok ($0.50) and large pig intestines ($2.50). The intestines are very soft and there is no funky taste. The braised tau pok soaks up the braise sauce - delicious! The finishing touch is the fiery chili sauce that elevates the whole dish.

Overall, the pig leg rice is really tasty with good value for money as the portion is quite substantial. So glad to find this!

Tried the Pig Leg Rice ($5.90) from 石年 Shi Nian at Amoy Street Food Centre (#01-49) for the first time and it’s so good! There is a good balance of meat and fats, the braised pork is soft and flavourful and the bouncy pork skin is oh-so-satisfying. It comes with a small side of salted vegetables and prawn cake, which are delicious too. My only gripe is that the portion is kind of small - I wouldn’t mind paying more for a more bigger portion.

Most of the dry ban mian I tried are doused in dark sauce and chilli, but the Dry Ban Mian ($5) from 旺旺手工面鱼汤 at Amoy Street Food Centre (#01-54) is tossed in lard, garlic, shallots and vinegar instead. The ingredients are fairly simple (egg, minced meat, mushroom) but this is such a flavour bomb - it’s like the bak chor mee version of dry ban mian. It does get a little jelak after a while as the portion is big and this is quite oily, but overall it is still tasty, especially if you like strong flavours.

The Black Pepper Beef Horfun ($6.50) from Pepper Bowl at Amoy Street Food Centre (#02-102) is delicious. Tender beef slices and soft cabbage are drenched in a super peppery and flavourful sauce that packs a punch. The hor fun is full of wok hei and the chilli sauce is zesty. So good!

Braise is located on the 2nd floor of Amoy Street Food Centre (#02-131). At first I thought they are selling Taiwanese 滷肉飯 - turned out that it is a homely version of braised pork belly/trotter/chicken rice instead:)

I got the Braised Pork Belly Rice with Fried Pork Belly ($6.90), as well as a side of Braised Tofu ($1). First thing first, the pork belly is pretty good as it is braised thoroughly and super soft. The deep-fried pork belly has a nice texture because it is covered in crispy bread crumbs, but it is a little under-seasoned and not as flavourful as the braised pork belly. Surprisingly, the one thing that stole the show for me is actually the braised tofu, which is really pillowy and well braised. There are many small pockets in the tofu to absorb the gravy - love it!

Overall, the braised pork belly rice reminds me of a comforting home cooked meal and I enjoyed it!

Kin Men Seng Heng Hokkien Braised Duck is a new Hokkien braised duck stall at Amoy Street Food Centre (#02-133) opened by a group of young hawkers. I ordered the $6 set which came with braised duck noodle (rice is available too), braised taupok, beancurd and egg. I opted for the dry version with kway teow noodles and it is surprisingly good! The duck is tender, the sauce is herby and flavourful, and together with the fragrant chilli and sides, it makes a comforting bowl of noodles:) Wouldn’t mind having this again!

The Signature Minced Meat Noodles ($5) is a hearty bowl of bak chor mee that comes with the essential braised mushroom, minced pork and fishballs, as well as beancurd skin, mock abalone and a runny egg. The mee pok is springy, the sauce and chilli are delicious and the egg binds everything together and gives it a somewhat creamy finish.

The Daily Noodles ($6) is a really affordable bowl of maze soba. The al dente ramen is served with torched chashu, braised minced meat, seaweed and a runny egg, and the end result is very flavourful and satisfying.

My default bak chor mee combi is always dry mee kia with chilli, so I was really interested to try the soup version when Old Chai Chee Minced Meat Noodle by Liang Haus Noodle Bar opened at Amoy Street Food Centre (#02-82). This stall sells soup bak chor mee with a choice of mee pok, mee kia and kway teow only. The first thing that struck me was how flavourful and garlicky the broth was - it really packed a punch, although towards the end I found it a little salty. The soup came with a generous amount of minced meat, garlic bits and plump wantons. I like that the noodle was not overcooked. A pretty filling and satisfying lunch for $5!

A pretty decent plate of nasi lemak ($3.10) from Li Xing Nasi Lemak at Amoy Street Food Centre (#02-81) comprising fried chicken wing, luncheon meat, fish cake and peanuts with ikan bilis. Simple and wallet-friendly:)

Decided to give the new wanton noodle stall at Amoy Street Food Centre a go and I didn’t expect Er Gu Wanton Noodle (#01-15) to be this good! Besides thin egg noodle, the stall also offers the option of meepok (thick egg noodle) and thin hor fun. I ordered wanton noodle with meepok ($5 for big) and it came with a generous portion of noodles and boiled and fried wanton. The meepok is springy and the larger surface area is thoroughly coated in the delicious and feisty sauce. However, what truly sets it apart from the rest is the wanton - the skin is thin, the flavourful pork filling is infused with the fragrance of sesame oil and did I mention how plump each one is! I think I might have found my favourite wanton noodle stall at Amoy Street Food Centre👏🏻