Johor Kaki office today was Alexandra Village Food Centre. Tried a few stalls - one of them was Hong Kong Yummy Soup stall #01-51.
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Aunty Oats Pancake📍Old Airport Road • Min Jiang Kueh Recommended by Michelin Guide 麦煎粿
Min jiang kueh is a popular traditional snack in Singapore (and around Southeast Asia). Aunty Oats Pancake is the first and only min jiang kueh stall recommended by the Michelin guide.
The 1950's Coffee • Michelin Recommended Nanyang Kopi📍Chinatown Complex 五十年代
There are literally thousands of coffee stalls and cafes in Singapore serving Nanyang kopi (Malay word for coffee).
Fu Ming Cooked Food Mickey Mouse Fried Carrot Cake 📍Redhill Market 福明熟食 ☎ 96410565
I like the chai tow kway 菜头粿 or fried carrot by Fu Ming Cooked Food.
Tian Nan Xing Minced Pork Noodle • Michelin Recommended Bak Chor Mee📍Kaki Bukit 511 Market & Food Centre 添南興肉脞面
Michelin Recommended Unforgettable Carrot Cake Lontong Goreng📍 Bukit Merah View 忘不了萝卜糕 ☎ 93252500
I was roaming around Bukit Merah View food centre, trying to burn some calories after a nice pork curry at Na Na Homemade Curry. I wanted to clear my tummy space for Na Na's mutton curry next 🤭
Then I saw this.
Na Na Homemade Curry📍Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre 南南家咖喱·娘惹料理 ☎ 91064316
Came to Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre for Na Na Homemade Curry.
Bismillah Biryani Michelin Recommended📍50 Dunlop Street Little India ☎ 69351326
After an errand near Little India, I decided to have lunch at Bismillah Biryani at the intersection of Dunlop Street and Perak Road.
Hoo Kee Bak Chang Hokkien Rice Dumplings Since 1948📍Amoy Street Food Centre 和記肉粽 ☎ 62211155
Came to Amoy Food Centre to get the Michelin recommended Hoo Kee Bak Chang rice dumplings. (In Hokkien Chinese it is bak chang 肉粽 which literally means meat dumpling.)
Laksa by Heng Heng Cooked Food📍Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre 兴兴熟食
Came to Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre for Heng Heng Cook Food.
Hong Kee Beef Noodle • Heritage Hainanese Hawker Since 1958 📍 Amoy Street Food Centre 桐記牛肉棵条 ☎ 97766269
Came to Amoy Street Food Centre to try Hong Kee Hainanese style beef noodles.
Charis Cuisines • Famous $10 Buffet & Hainanese Western📍146 Changi Road ☎ 81017546
Kaki kaki AW alerted me to Charis Cuisines Hainanese Western Fusion which is one of the social enterprises under The New Charis Mission 🙏
Heng Long BBQ Chicken Rice • Michelin Recommended📍Mei Ling Market & Food Centre 兴隆烧腊咯咯鸡饭 ☎ 96464336
Looking for lunch, passing by Heng Long BBQ Chicken Rice at Mei Ling Market & Food Centre, I couldn't resist the parade of golden brown birds in the window.
SAKE SAKE 2026 • Sake Festival with Uniquely Singapore Food Pairings • 26 & 27 Sep📍Shukuu Izakaya & Mirai Sake Hall ☎ 96467215
Shukuu Izakava & Mirai Sake Hall at 8 Stanley Street presents the fourth edition of SAKE SAKE festival on 26 and 27 Sep 2026.
King of Laksa Michelin Recommended 叻沙之王📍Food Gallery 118 Aljunied Ave 2 Above Sheng Siong
King of Laksa 叻沙之王 is highly recommended by the Singapore Michelin guide and many influencers.
Singapore Michelin Bib Gourmand Hawkers 2016 - 2026 Full List • A True Blue Singaporean View
This Singapore Michelin guide Bib Gourmand list is created to make enjoying Singapore hawker food as easy and enjoyable as possible for all, but especially for visitors with limited time in Singapore.
These are my own independent reviews of the 100+ Michelin Bib Gourmand listed hawker stalls.
Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon • It's All About the Tee Poh Soup📍Blk 416 Bedok North 文慶路鱼頭米粉 ☎ 87777730
Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon is a popular, tasty and affordable fish soup spot in Bedok about 15 minutes walk from Bedok MRT station.
(*No longer at Boon Keng Road hor.)
Yi Pin Wei Braised Duck Kway Chap📍Tampines Round Market & Food Centre 一品味卤鸭 粿汁
Yi Pin Wei Braised Duck Kway Chap at Tampines Round Market & Food Centre is a Michelin guide recommended food stall.
New World Teochew Mutton Soup📍Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre 新世界羊肉汤
Stalking Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre, I circled the food stalls a few times. Passed New World Mutton Soup a few times but didn't stop because I didn't smell any gaminess 羊膻味.
Michelin Recommended Rajarani Thosai📍Tampines Round Market & Food Centre
Rajarani Thosai is a popular breakfast spot at Tampines Round Market & Food Centre.
J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff📍Amoy Street Food Centre 驰名香脆咖喱卜 ☎ 94758425
I just had one of the best curry puff that I have eaten in Singapore and Malaysia.
Kelantan Kway Chap • Pig Organ Soup📍Berseh Food Centre 吉蘭丹粿汁
Went to Berseh Food Centre for the popular Kelantan Kway Chap & Pig Organ soup.
Tai Seng Fish Soup📍Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre 泰成魚湯 ☎ 94242440
Came to try Tai Seng Fish Soup stall at Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre.
Tien Lai Rice Stall Roast Pork, Duck, Char Siew 📍 Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre 天来飯店 ☎ 96719441
Second time having lunch at Tien Lai Rice Stall - it is actually a roasts stall serving roast pork belly (sio bak or siew yok), char siew, and roast duck eaten with rice.
Jason Penang Cuisine • Hokkien Mee, Laksa, Fried Kway Teow📍ABC Market 檳城小吃 ☎ 98495815
Came to try the Penang style Hokkien mee from Jason Penang Cuisine stall at ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre.
Before I go any further, Penang style Hokkien mee is soupy and totally different from Singapore style fried Hokkien mee and KL style (black) fried Hokkien mee.
Michelin Recommended Zhi Wei Xian Zion Road Big Prawn Noodle 📍 Zion Riverside Food Centre 知味鲜 ☎ 90064655
Zion Road Big Prawn Noodle is actually the sibling stall of Adam Road Big Prawn Noodle. Both the Zion Road and Adam Road stalls are on the Singapore Michelin guide Bib Gourmand list.
Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup 📍 Tiong Bahru Market 許兄弟豬什湯
Actually, I was not a big fan of pork organ soup even though I am an unker 🤣
Du Du Cooked Food Kueh Tu Tu📍Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre 嘟嘟糕 ☎ 96858694
Tu Tu Kueh is a Singapore dessert in danger of going extinct. Now only a few stalls still serve Tu Tu Kueh and most of them are from the same Tan family.
Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice Flagship Menu & Review📍Balestier Road 文东记鸡饭 ☎ 62543937
The last time I ate at one of Boon Tong Kee's outlets was nearly twenty years ago. All these years, the famous chicken rice brand is always mentioned among Singapore's best.
Jian Bo Shui Kueh • Michelin Recommended Mini Steamed Rice Cakes📍Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre 楗柏水粿
Tried the Michelin recommended Jian Bo Shui Kueh stall at Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre.
Delhi Lahori Indian & Pakistani Cuisine Michelin Recommended📍Tekka Centre ☎ 81777929
I love all types of breads and one of my favourite is naan, fresh from the tandoor oven.
Yuan Yang Spinach Soup📍#01-12 Geylang Bahru Market 鸳鸯苋菜汤
In recent years, spinach soup stalls have sprouted across Singapore hawker centres. It's not a traditional Singapore hawker dish but it looked well established, and mainstream now. Most hawker centres now have at least one spinach soup stall.
Hui Wei Chilli Ban Mian Fresh Handmade Noodles📍#01-58 Geylang Bahru Market 回味辣椒板面
Came to Geylang Bahru Market to try the famous Hui Wei Chilli Ban Mian 回味辣椒板面.
Adam Road Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle 📍Adam Road Food Centre ☎ 96937961
Came to Adam Road Food Centre for Adam Road Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle on a Sunday evening.
Hai Nan Zai Hokkien Mee, Oyster Omelette, Fried Kway Teow, Carrot Cake📍Chong Pang Hawker Centre 海南仔
At Chong Pang Hawker Centre's Hai Nan Chai stall, I found the type oyster omelette or orh chien which I like a lot.
Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice 📍Tiong Bahru Market
Went to Tiong Bahru Market today to try the famous Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice.
Hong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee📍Tiong Bahru Market • Michelin Fried Hokkien Noodle 鸿興炒蘇東蝦麵
Hong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee 鸿興炒蘇東蝦麵 has been in the Singapore Michelin guide Bib Gourmand list since its inception in 2016. Staying on the Bib Gourmand list is no mean feat - the Michelin guide adds and drops stalls from their list with every annual edition.
This was my first time tasting Hong Heng Fried Hokkien Mee ever 🫢
Wok Hei Hor Fun Redhill Market & Food Centre 镬气河粉 ☎ 81747088
镬气 Wok Hei is an elusive thing in Singapore today. So when I heard about Wok Hei Hor Fun in Redhill food centre, I was eager to try it.
Kwang Kee Teochew Fish Porridge📍Newton Food Centre 光记潮州鱼糜
Came to Newton Food Centre to enjoy Kwang Kee, one of the most famous Teochew fish soup / noodle / porridge in Singapore.
Hup Kee Fried Oyster Omelette📍Newton Food Centre 合記73炒蚝煎
After tasting Do Rae Mee's fried oyster omelette at Makansutra Gluttons Bay, I was eager to try Hup Kee Fried Oyster Omelette at Newton Food Centre.
Hup Kee boss was Do Rae Mee boss' sifu (master).
Kwee Heng Teochew Braised Duck Noodle📍Stall #01-13 Newton Food Centre • Gluttons Square Original 贵興卤鸭面 ☎ 96927959
I am on a personal project to document as many old Singapore hawker stalls as possible before they bow out of the Singapore hawker scene. Today, I am at Kwee Heng 贵興卤鸭面 Teochew Braised Duck at Newton Food Centre.
Do Rae Mee Oyster Omelette📍Makansutra Gluttons Bay Esplanade
We met up at Makansutra Gluttons Bay at the Esplanade. We shared many beers, good laughs and dishes from a few food stalls.
Tsukiji Sushi Dai Honkan • Excellent Sushi at Good Value 築地すし大本館 ☎️ 03-3541-3738
Tsukiji Fish Market is a tourist trap hotspot. The fish auction market has moved to Toyusu in 2018, now leaving only the "Outer Market" which are retail shops and restaurants.
Piki Pops & Drool Ice Cream, Smoothies, Cold Desserts • Jalan Tan Hiok Nee Johor Bahru Old Town ☏ +60167654224
A cold dessert is definitely a life saver in today's heat wave 🥵
Marutamagoya Russian Cafe 📍 Motomachi Hakodate Hokkaido まるたま小屋 ロシア料理店 ☎ +81138763749
When Japan opened to foreign trade in 1859 (after over 220 years of self isolation policy), only three ports were accessible to traders - Nagasaki in the south, Yokohama in central Japan, and Hakodate in the north.
Many Chinese, Russians, Americans, and Europeans set up businesses in Hakodate. Foreign traders left their marks which are still visible and felt today.
Jia Xiang Mee Siam📍Redhill #01-35 • Old School Tuckshop Flavours 红山佳香米暹
Kaki kaki's office is just steps from Redhill market & hawker centre. He has been raving about Jia Xiang Mee Siam. Finally made the trip today as I was running an errand nearby.
History of Johor • Primer for Foodies
The history of a country or place is usually told in its buildings, monuments, durable artefacts, documents, legends, stories of its key personalities, etc. In this article, I try to tell the history of Johor with food as the protagonist in the Johor story. I believe that the stories behind dishes add flavour to its taste and our enjoyment.
Hokkaido Soup Curry • GARAKU, Tiger, 高陣 Takajin Review • Origin Theory
Ben suggested Japanese curry when we arrived in Sapporo, Hokkaido - my first reaction was it was alright though I wasn't overly eager.
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