94 Toa Payoh Big Cockle Laksa · Yi Hao Coffee Shop

Toa Payoh block 94 laksa is the latest laksa darling in Singapore social media now.

Stall name: Toa Payoh 94 Laksa

Address: 94 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, #01-30, Singapore 310094 (stall inside Yi Hao coffee shop)

Nearest MRT: 10 minutes walk from Braddell station

Hours: 7am - 2pm

Queue is about 5 to 10 deep at 11am and wait can be more than 20 minutes as each person ordered two or three bowls 🤣

Comes in two sizes $4.80 and $5.80. Basically the same, just more or less of the same things inside. I ordered $5.80 to make the wait worth it 😄

The thick rice vermicelli and bean sprouts were submerged in a rich creamy yellowish spice infused soup. It was topped with shelled prawn, egg, blood cockle, fish cake, taupok and crowned with chopped laksa leaves. There's also a dollop of sambal.

The laksa soup was lemak or rich with coconut milk. Spices were mild, somewhat flat, so the soup leaned on the slightly sweeter side though it has a prawn stock base. Dried shrimps provided a balancing savouriness but was also a little meek. We stirred in the sambal which lifted the umami and spiciness by a bit. Overall, a mildly sweetish savoury spicy coconut milk, prawn stock and spice soup.

The prawns were shelled, fresh, crunchy meaty to the bite and sweet 👍

Buddy doesn't eat cockles, so I got two upsized doses 🫢 These were the best things in the bowl for me.

Thumbnail size, plump, very clean, fresh, juicy, crunchy, briny, blanched medium rare yet clean tasting. Best 👍

They also have extra large see hum which is the stall's unique selling point. I shall try these next time.

Overall, this laksa reminds me of Janggut and 328 laksa (though I haven't had these for a long time). It is likeable, seemed tuned to the general public palate.

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I'll be back if I am in the area, and in the mood for good and big cockles.

As we were leaving, we saw a couple of people with this beautiful looking prawn mee soup. I ogled, they noticed me, and I couldn't resist asking for permission to take a shot 🫢 Yes, you can ogle and take pictures in public but ask permission and focus on pretty food only lah 😝

Yeah, it's 94 Toa Payoh prawn noodle 👈 click

Memories of Lik Ming Laksa still lingers 👈 click

Written by Tony Boey on 5 Sep 2023

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