Hawker/Kopitiam/Food Court

A simple bowl of heartiness. Plain white rice topped with braised pork and a few strands of bok choy. Looking at that glistening glow, I knew it was going to be delicious, and yes, my instinct was right. Soft melty fats, smooth skin, and savoury tender meat neatly sliced for a rich melt-in-the-mouth mouthfeel. The braised flavour runs deep and you can spot that garlic clove and aroma. Meat was nice, however I felt the rice was a tad too hard to bite on, needed some sauce to ease the chewiness. I also felt the bowl was kinda small portion for this pricing.

Quite unassuming at first sight. Judging from the serving portion, it looked kinda small for a big eater like me, and from the amount of sauce given, I thought it wouldn’t be enough to drizzle on the rice, but turns out it was just nice. Pork trotter was chopped into appropriate bite-sized pieces that were easy to lift with chopstick and spoon. The meat, fats, and skin were succulent and easy to chew off from the bone. The rich savouriness was yummy and paired well with rice. The flavour penetrated through the bone, which made me suck out every single tiny drop from it. The pork didn’t feel jelak at all. It was quite pleasant.

Claypot Braised Pig's Trotter ($6.50) Add Rice (+$0.50)
Quite unassuming at first sight. Judging from the serving portion, it looked kinda small for a big eater like me, and from the amount of sauce given, I thought it wouldn’t be enough to drizzle on the rice, but turns out it was just nice. Pork trotter was chopped into appropriate bite-sized pieces that were easy to lift with chopstick and spoon. The meat, fats, and skin were succulent and easy to chew off from the bone. The rich savouriness was yummy and paired well with rice. The flavour penetrated through the bone, which made me suck out every single tiny drop from it. The pork didn’t feel jelak at all. It was quite pleasant.

Braised Pork Rice ($3.50)
A simple bowl of heartiness. Plain white rice topped with braised pork and a few strands of bok choy. Looking at that glistening glow, I knew it was going to be delicious, and yes, my instinct was right. Soft melty fats, smooth skin, and savoury tender meat neatly sliced for a rich melt-in-the-mouth mouthfeel. The braised flavour runs deep and you can spot that garlic clove and aroma. Meat was nice, however I felt the rice was a tad too hard to bite on, needed some sauce to ease the chewiness. I also felt the bowl was kinda small portion for this pricing.

CDC Vouchers accepted.
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🚩Lao Guang Ji Claypot Rice, Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, 21 Canberra Link, 01-16, Singapore 756973
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Other than their yummy Lontong and budget-friendly hearty Mee Soto, the Nasi Lemak Set is quite decent too. I had Set B, which comes with fragrant light-green coconut rice carrying a hint of pandan flavour, topped with a greasy fried egg, flavourful chicken wing, fried fish fillet, ikan bilis, peanuts, cucumber, and sambal.

The rice was semi-moist and slightly sticky, yet still soft and fluffy with a distinct lemak taste. Best enjoyed together with the spicy sambal mixed with onion and ikan bilis for maximum shiokness. The chicken wing had a slight crisp outer, probably left on the counter for a while, but the meat inside remained succulent. Ikan bilis and peanuts were really crunchy, while the fish fillet leaned chewy.
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🚩HaHola, Hola Cafe, 248 Simei St 3, Singapore 520248
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Breakfast from the same spot where I had lontong last time. Tried their Mee Soto this round. Bowl came packed with mee kuning, shredded chicken, hard-boiled egg, beansprouts, shallot, parsley, and sambal in hearty chicken soup.

Yellow noodles didn’t have that strong alkaline taste, which is good. Soup was savoury and comforting, and the chicken soaked up the flavour nicely. Sambal gave the morning spicy kick I needed to wake up well. Slurp! A good budget meal to have.
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🚩HaHola, Hola Cafe, 248 Simei St 3, Singapore 520248
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You must try their chilli. It is spicy, oily, and savoury, and pairs well with the claypot rice.

Spammed with crispy fragrant garlic and drowned in a savoury soya sauce mixture. The crunchy, refreshing vegetables soaked up rich flavour. Do eat them quickly and avoid leaving them on the plate too long, or they will get soggy and a tad salty from soaking up too much sauce.

Spammed with crispy fragrant garlic and drowned in a savoury soya sauce mixture. The crunchy, refreshing vegetables soaked up rich flavour. Do eat them quickly and avoid leaving them on the plate too long, or they will get soggy and a tad salty from soaking up too much sauce.

The pork ribs were savoury, chewy, and bite-sized, but eat with great care as they chopped it up till small small.

As you can see, you can request for no spring onion. The chicken was soft and tender, but be careful of bones.

I like how they are generous with the ingredients, loaded with chicken, pork ribs, lup cheong (preserved sausage), salted fish and spring onions. If you don't like certain ingredients, do inform them and they will customise it for you.

Flavours were rich and heavy, leaning toward salty, with dark soya sauce and salted fish as the main contributing factors. The lup cheong added greasiness. It was yummy, but I was a little disappointed not to see many charred bits (锅巴), which meant it lacked that unique slightly burnt crispy rice flavour. The chicken was soft and tender, but be careful of bones. The pork ribs were savoury, chewy, and bite-sized, but eat with great care as they chopped it up till small small.

@baozaiwang , the latest kid that joined @bainianfoodcourtsg last week, has been cooking up delicious claypot rice for the masses. We may be late to the party, but we are never late for food.

As a shop that specialises in claypot, I gotta say it is pretty good, though there can be some improvement. We tasted the Combo Chicken + Pork Ribs Claypot Rice for three pax ($20.90), Chicken Claypot Rice ($7.90), and Pork Ribs Claypot Rice ($8.90). I like how they are generous with the ingredients, loaded with chicken, pork ribs, lup cheong (preserved sausage), salted fish and spring onions. If you don't like certain ingredients, do inform them and they will customise it for you.

Flavours were rich and heavy, leaning toward salty, with dark soya sauce and salted fish as the main contributing factors. The lup cheong added greasiness. It was yummy, but I was a little disappointed not to see many charred bits (锅巴), which meant it lacked that unique slightly burnt crispy rice flavour. The chicken was soft and tender, but be careful of bones. The pork ribs were savoury, chewy, and bite-sized, but eat with great care as they chopped it up till small small.

You Mai ($3.90) and Iceberg Lettuce ($3.90) were both spammed with crispy fragrant garlic and drowned in a savoury soya sauce mixture. The crunchy, refreshing vegetables soaked up rich flavour. Do eat them quickly and avoid leaving them on the plate too long, or they will get soggy and a tad salty from soaking up too much sauce.

You must try their chilli. It is spicy, oily, and savoury, and pairs well with the claypot rice.

They have a promotion running until the end of October 2025. Buy one big or two small claypot rice dishes and receive one free side dish of your choice, either You Mai or Iceberg Lettuce.

Congrats on your new opening, and thank you @baozaiwang for the invitation. 🥰
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Operation hours: 10.30am - 9pm Daily
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🚩Bao Zai Wang, Bai Nian Foodcourt, 750 Chai Chee Rd, Singapore 469000
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