Hidden Gems & Favourite Stalls @ Eunos Crescent Food Centre

Eunos Crescent Market & Food Centre is not big, just some 50 food stalls but some of its stalls are top of my mind for some of my favourite hawker dishes.

Eunos Crescent Market and Food Centre

Address: 4A Eunos Crescent, Singapore 402004

Nearest MRT: At Eunos station

Eunos Crescent hawker centre is right at the doorsteps of Eunos MRT station. Super convenient.

Chao Yang Fish Ball Noodle stall #01-24 opens 5:30am till sold out at around 10:30am (Weds, Thurs, Fri off). When I think of Eunos hawker centre, this is the first stall that comes to my mind. The noodles and sauce are just okay but their fish balls and especially their herr kiao (Teochew fish dumpling) are top notch. They are related to the Song Kee fish ball empire but are independent, making their own fish ball, fish cake and herr kiao. They have my favourite fish dumpling in Singapore as the skin (wrap) is thick and soft-chewy. The queue is always long here and they are usually sold out by 10:30am.

Fu Chun Lor Mee stall #01-25 opens 6:30am - 11:30am (Mon, Tues off). Next door to one of my fav fish ball noodle is one of my fav lor mee - that's why I like this hawker centre 😄  Fu Chun lor mee is generous with their ingredients which include big chunky fried dory fish nuggets, crusty pork balls and stewed pork belly. The fish nuggets almost fish & chips size are a bit thick and doughy though. The lor is starchy and gooey, and we can zhng (spice up) our bowl to our heart's content with black vinegar, raw chopped garlic, coriander, chopped chili and chili sauce.

Chwee Kueh stall #01-40 opens 8am - 8pm (Weds off). This is one of the last independent chwee kueh stalls in Singapore that makes everything themselves at the stall. I like the soft-tender texture and subtle rice taste of the chwee kueh here. The stewed sweet savoury radish relish (cai poh) is just nice for me too - soft-crunchy and not overly salty. The savoury spicy sambal is okay for me too.  

Fen Xiang Fried Kway Teow stall #01-21 opens 8am - 12 noon (Mon off). This stall uses no lard, has not much wok hei but still delivers an aromatic and flavourful sweet savoury char kway teow with caramelised sauces. Generous with lup cheong (Cantonese sausage) and see hum (blood cockles). It's an OMO (one man operation) stall with a steady stream of patient customers and often sold out by elevenish. Only one serving size - a very reasonable $3.

Kacang Pool Special stall #01-03 opens 7am - 9pm (Weds off). Kacang Pool is a humble staple dish from the Middle East but quite rare in Singapore - which is why I included it here 😬 It's fava bean (broad bean) and mild spice stew eaten with runny yolk fried egg and bread. In the Middle East, it is unleavened bread like a naan but in Singapore it is usually French loaf instead. Curious palates may wish to give this a try to know what kacang pool is about. I like kacang pool in Johor Bahru where they have ground beef in the fava bean stew.

Not inside the hawker centre but must try if you are a soupy bak chor mee lover.

Famous Eunos Bak Chor Mee stall inside Hong Lee coffee shop just beside Eunos Crescent hawker centre opens 6am - 7pm. Descended from the pioneer of soupy type bak chor mee in Singapore, there are many similar stalls by relatives and former workers. I like this particular stall for its robust umami savoury pork soup, fresh pork, wanton spiked with ti poh, al dente noodles as well as freshly fried, caramelised garlic and lard croutons. Their dry version is also delicious as the spicy, savoury, lardy sauce packs a punch.

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History adds flavour to your food

Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah was first president and co-founder of Kesatuan Melayu Singapura (Singapore Malay Union) and first Malay representative of the Singapore Legislative Council in 1926. Eunos Crescent Market & Food Centre and other places (e.g Eunos MRT, Kampong Eunos) bearing his name are in honour of Mohamed Eunos. 

Kampong Malayu 1974. Image courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

In 1927, Mohamed Eunos lobbied the Legislative Council for land to resettle Malays dislocated by the Kallang Airport project. The council granted 240 ha of land near Geylang Serai and $700,000 to build a Malay settlement known as Kampong Malayu. Kampong Malayu was demolished in 1981 for the Pan Island Expressway (PIE). Source Credit

Written by Tony Boey on 8 Aug 2022

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