Hong Wen Mutton Soup Ghim Moh • Original 50 Year Old Beauty World Icon 紅炆羊肉湯

Old Beauty World Hong Wen Mutton Soup 紅炆羊肉湯 📍Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre 🚅 Bouna Vista station ⏰ 9:30am - 7:30pm (Sat & Sun off)

🎗Hong Wen Mutton Soup has started operations at Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre on 1 Mar 2026. (Article below was written before the move from Maxwell Food Centre.)

Stumbled upon Hong Wen Mutton Soup stall at Maxwell Food Centre. I know Hong Wen as it was one of the top of my mind Chinese mutton soup stalls in Singapore since the 1980s.

Eh... But Hong Wen Mutton Soup seemed a bit out of place here in the CBD 🤔 - the stall is an Upper Bukit Timah / Beauty World icon.

Hao Kung Tao Chin Chi Yuan Golden Chicken Shanghai Dim Sum in Da'an Taipei 好公道金雞園點心 ☏ +88 62 2341 6980

Hao Kung Tao Chin Chi Yuan (Da'an) 好公道金雞園 | No. 28-1, Yongkang St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106 🚅 10 minute walk from Dongmen station ☏ +88 62 2341 6980 ⏰ 9 am - 2 pm | 5pm - 8:30 pm (Weds off)

This is a place I would go back to when I am in Taipei again. The menu is wide ranging with all the quintessential Taiwanese dishes present. Prices are reasonable. We ordered only a few things and enjoyed everything.

Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice @ Chong Pang Yishun 记得来海南鸡饭 ☏ 9798 8788

✍️ 8 May 2026. Revisiting the Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand awarded chicken rice stall Ji De Lai 记得来海南鸡饭 at Chong Pang.

Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle @ Kim Keat Palm Toa Payoh • Same Taste for 50 Years 海南星洲牛肉粉

Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle 海南星洲牛肉粉 | 22 Lor 7 Toa Payoh, stall #01-06 Kim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre, Singapore 310022 🚅 10 minute walk from Toa Payoh station ⏰ 7am - 3pm (Mon off)

Another of my favourite beef noodle stalls is at Hai Nan Xing Zhou in Kim Keat Palm Hawker Centre (in Toa Payoh).

Soon Huat Prawn Noodle North Bridge Road Bib Gourmand 顺發虾面排骨面

Soon Huat Prawn Noodle 顺發 | 10 North Bridge Road, #01-105, Singapore 190010 (North Bridge Road Market & Food Centre) 🚅 10 minutes walk from Lavender station ⏰ 8:30am - 2pm (Sunday off)

Finally came to try Soon Huat Prawn Noodle at North Bridge Road hawker centre. It's a very well loved stall serving nice old school prawn noodle with prawns, pork and fishcake.

Song Fish Soup @ 448 Clementi Hawker Centre 宋鱼汤

Song Fish Soup 宋鱼汤 | Clementi Ave 3, stall #01-38 Hawker Centre And Food Market, Singapore 120448 🚅 5 minutes walk from Clementi station ⏰ 10:30 am - 2 pm | 5pm - 8 pm (Sun off)

Came to Clementi Hawker Centre for Song Fish Soup.

Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow @ Old Airport Road • What is its Michelin Magic? 老夫子炒粿條

Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow 老夫子炒粿條 | Old Airport Road Market & Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Rd, stall #01-12, Singapore 390051 🚅 5 minute walk from Dakota station ⏰ 11:45am - 10pm (Weds & Sat off)

I've tasted Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow decades before 2019 (when it was first listed on the Michelin guide). 

New Lucky Claypot Rice @ Holland Drive 🐔 Worth the Famous One Hour Wait? ☎ +65 6778 7808

New Lucky Claypot Rice really needs no introduction - the stall at Holland Drive Market & Food Centre enjoy lots of media coverage and is in the Singapore Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand list.

Stall name: New Lucky Claypot Rice

Address: 44 Holland Drive, stall #02-19, Holland Drive Market & Food Center, 270044

Tel: +65 6778 7808 (this number is important)

Hours: 11:00am - 1:00pm | 5:00pm - 8:00pm (Weds off)

Fu Juang Yuan King of Stewed Pork Trotter & Knuckle in Taichung 富狀元豬腳

One of Taichung City's top tradition braised pork trotter and knuckle shops with long queues every day. The trotters and knuckles are slow stewed with soy sauce, spices, ginger, onion, chili pepper etc., without any medicinal herbs.

Restaurant name: Fu Juang Yuan Pig Trotter 富狀元豬腳

Address: No. 203, Section 1, Meicun Road, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 403

Tel: +886 4 2301 3588

Hours: 11:00am - 8:30pm (Monday off)

Review of Song Fa Bak Kut Teh • Reliable Consistent Quality & Taste Across Outlets in Singapore

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh has 13 outlets (and counting) in Singapore and really doesn't need any further introduction. Song Fa serves the peppery style of Singapore Teochew bak kut teh. I like their mild, well balanced flavours and consistency across their outlets.

Guests from overseas always ask to taste Singapore bak kut teh. Song Fa is one of my preferred choices to bring foreign guests as they can be relied upon to showcase Singapore bak kut teh in the best light, anytime, any day.

Restaurant name: Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (Suntec City outlet)

Address: 3 Temasek Blvd, #B1-132, Singapore 038983

Hours: 11:00am - 9:00pm

Eat Taipei Michelin Bib Gourmand Food Trail 2025 by MRT • Reviews by Locals • Know Taiwan Through its Best

Local people's review of food stalls and restaurants listed in the Taipei Michelin Bib Gourmand Selection since 2018.

Taipei is very well connected by metro or subway, so most places are accessible by MRT which are quick, reliable, clean, safe and highly affordable (maximum fare is NT$25 in 2025). Stations maps and names are in Chinese and English.

These are popular places with long queues. It is usually a good idea to call ☏ the eatery ahead to reserve and make an appointment, when possible.

Hsiao Wang's Broth Pickled Cucumber Pork Soup @ Huaxi Street Night Market in Taipei ☏ +886 2 2370 7118 小王清湯瓜仔肉

This a must try stall in Taipei if you are a street food enthusiast. Hsiao Wang's Broth Steamed Minced Pork with Pickles in Broth 小王清湯瓜仔肉 is the only stall from Huaxi Street Night Market awarded the Bib Gourmand by Michelin in 2019.

Ka Soh Fish Head Noodles @ Medical Alumni Complex, SGH Outram Park Singapore CLOSED

(This restaurant has closed.) Stumbled upon this sign while on my way to visit a friend in SGH (Singapore General Hospital). As I haven't had lunch and fish head noodles is one of my favourite dishes, I came back to Ka Soh Seafood Restaurant for lunch after visiting my friend.

A Noodle Story @ Amoy Street Proves Singaporeans will Pay for Good Hawker Food 超好面

A Noodle Story 超好面 | Amoy Street Food Centre, 7 Maxwell Rd, stall #01-39, Singapore 🚅  10 minutes walk from Maxwell station ⏰ 10am - 8pm (close at 4pm on Sat & Sun)

Act 1, Scene1: A Noodle Story stall at Amoy Street Hawker Centre.

Auntie: Small, medium, large?

Me (in level headed Singaporean mode): Medium.

Auntie: $11.

Me (silently as I dug deeper into my skinny wallet): What? For $3 more, I can have ramen served at my table in air con comfort. Here, it is so hot, I have to find my own table with food in hand and fight tissue packs, umbrellas, yesterday's newspapers etc for a seat at a barely cleaned, sticky, greasy table.

Chuan Kee Duck Rice @ Chong Pang Yishun & Ghim Moh 🦆 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand Award 全記鸭饭

Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck Rice 全記鸭饭 | Blk 105, Yishun Ring Road, Chong Pang Market & Food Centre, #01-159 Singapore 760105 | also at Blk 20 Ghim Moh Road Market & Cooked Food Centre (which I haven't been yet) ⏰ Hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm (Sat off)

This was my first time tasting Chuan Kee's braised duck. I like its mildly savoury sweet herbal taste with very subtle duck gaminess 🦆

Review Fei Fei Roasted Noodle @ Yuhua Jurong • Michelin Wanton Mee Singapore

Fei Fei Roasted Noodle is one my favourite wanton mee stalls in Singapore. No - actually, I know of no better char siew wanton mee in Singapore. (Checked Aug 2021, I still stand by this statement.)

Note: This Fei Fei 肥肥 of Jurong has no relationship with the Fei Fei 飞飞 of Joo Chiat.

Stall name: Fei Fei Roasted • Noodle 肥肥燒臘 • 雲吞麵

Address: Jurong East Street 24, stall #01-28 Yuhua Village Market Food Centre, Blk 254, Singapore 600254

Hours: 9:00am – 12:30pm (Sunday off)

To-Ricos Guo Shi Blanco Court Kway Chap Old Airport Road Food Centre Singapore

To-Ricos Guo Shi also known as Blanco Court Food Centre kway chap is perhaps the most famous name in Singapore traditional braised pork innards. It's now located at the sprawling Old Airport Road Food Centre and there is always a long queue at the stall.

(There are other unrelated kway chap stalls bearing the "Blanco Court" name which I shall visit and share soon :-D )

Fei Fei 肥肥 Wanton Mee of Jurong not the Fei Fei 飛飛 of Joo Chiat Singapore

Today, I managed to lure my "Eat Gang" out of their usual haunts in Singapore's fancied east to the island's ulu (remote) west. Our motley crew were on our own Journey to the West in search of the truth about Singapore's two famous wanton mee stalls, Fei Fei and Fei Fei. Here is one where West (Jurong) is preferred over the East (Joo Chiat), to my simple taste buds.

Chey Sua Carrot Cake Chai Tow Kueh @ 127 Toa Payoh 青山菜头粿

The Toa Payoh Lor 1, Blk 127 market & food centre just reopened after a few months' renovations, so I took the opportunity to revisit my favourites there.

Fishball Story. Traditional Pure Yellowtail Fish Balls 鱼缘

Update: 18 Sep 2020. I last tasted Fishball Story's fishball noodles back in 2015 (so fast 5 years already 😄 ). I can't remember much, except that I enjoyed it. Today, I jio-ed (invited) makan kakis (eating buddies) to Fishball Story's shop at block 77, Circuit Road.