Soup

Nestled in Whampoa Drive Hawker, it may not be the most accessible location but the price point just made up for it. This army stew was at $19.80 with preorder and prepayment required. But there were so many ingredients (spam, cheese sausage, rice cake, fish cake, baked beans, enoki, tofu, cabbage, kimchi, potato noodles and instant noodles) included. They even prepared a jug of broth and separate serving of the sauce for you to adjust to your own liking.

This serving fed 2 adults well and easily half the price of what you pay for in major restaurants.

Pictured here is the kind pho which included mushrooms and other plant based substitutes and it is nett price $11.80 without any service or GST. The broth was flavourful and generous enough for an adult. The location was quite hidden at the basement but it is quite a good location for a change in the area!

Was recommended this stall when I visited Fernvale CC and specifically the soup version! For $4.50 (~$4.05 if you use Kopitiam app for payment), I got 5 meatballs, chunks of minced meat and lard bits. The broth and the minced meat were the highlight of the dish as it’s not the usual minced meat that are loose bits. I heard they came from Bedok 85 too!

Priced at $5.50 ($5 just for the large intestines and $0.50 for the kway), it can be considered slightly pricey but as an occasional indulgence, I was comfortable with it. Was glad to have the option to order just the large intestines since I was not a big fan of the other ingredients. The elderly lady stall owner checked that I was alright to pay the minimum $5 for this custom order before she started preparing, citing inflation. The intestines was cleaned well, without the smell that lingers if not throughly cleaned and the broth had a herbal base which was light on the palate! I guess this was a win since I settled for this due to the other stall being closed!

Teng Ji Fried Fish Soup. Priced at $5.50 and $6 (with rice/ noodles), this place serves one of the nicest fish soup/ porridge that I’ve had with very generous amount of fresh fish slices.

Though not listed on their menu, you can order for ‘her mueh’ which is fish porridge where cooked rice is added to the fish soup. It’s absolutely nostalgic as the standard is comparable to a famous stall in Whampoa.