Sims Place Toa Payoh Branch Chwee Kueh @ Kim Keat Palm · Love the Chwee, Chwee, Jiggly Texture 水粿

After getting our rabbitfish at Mama Bay at Kim Keat Palm wet market, we got this chwee kueh at the attached food centre. I love the soft texture of the chwee kueh which felt like little rice custards.

Stall name: Sims Place Toa Payoh Branch Chwee Kueh

Address: 22 Lor 7 Toa Payoh, stall #01-55, Singapore 310019 (inside Kim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre)

Nearest MRT: 20 minutes walk from Toa Payoh station

Hours: Breakfast to lunch

Eunos Chwee Kueh • One of the Last to Make this Traditional Teochew Dish at the Stall 水粿

Under the radar, no name chwee kueh stall with a loyal following for their freshly made rice cakes at Eunos Crescent Market & Food Centre run by a humble, friendly, hardworking couple for over 20 years.

Stall name: Chwee Kueh 水粿

Address: 4A Eunos Crescent, stall #01-40, Singapore 402004 (Eunos Crescent Market & Food Centre)

Nearest MRT: At the doorstep of Eunos station

Hours: 6:00am - 12:00 noon

Tiong Bahru Jian Bo vs Bedok • Which is the Better Chwee Kueh?

The chwee kueh scene in Singapore is dominated by two large chains - Tiong Bahru Jian Bo and Bedok chwee kueh. There are still a few independent chwee kueh stalls but most are in their last legs (their owners retiring soon).

Tiong Bahru Jian Bo and Bedok franchisee stalls are found in hawker centres across the island, sometimes together in head to head competition. I was at Albert Centre food centre and stumbled upon the competitors together. So, I decided to do a comparison of the two leading chwee kueh brands in Singapore. (Chwee Kueh or Teochew steamed rice cakes is a dish that can be mass produced in a central kitchen, distributed through outlets far and wide, and still taste good.)

Taman Jurong Chwee Kueh 水粿 • Freshly Made Artisanal Teochew Rice Cakes by Octogenarian Hawker Master

Stumbled upon the famous Taman Jurong chwee kueh stall - I read about this stall many times but this was my first time here. The stall doesn't really have a name - the signboard simply states 水粿 (Chinese for chwee kueh), the humble Teochew dish which uncle Peng Ah Bah has been making and selling for the past 30 years.

Stall name: 水粿

Address: Stall #02-67, Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre, 3 Yung Sheng Road, Singapore 618499

Hours: 6:00am - 1:00pm

Ghim Moh Chwee Kueh. One of Last Handmade Teochew Water Cake Stall in Singapore 李老三传统水粿

Trays of freshly steamed chwee kueh - a scene you see at Ghim Moh Chwee Kueh, one of the last water cake stalls that still make and steam their cakes at the stall. It feels and tastes different from central kitchen supplied chwee kwee, so public reactions to it are mixed.

Stall name: Ghim Moh Chwee Kueh 李老三传统水粿

Address: 20 Ghim Moh Road, stall #01-54, Singapore 270020 (Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre)

Nearest MRT station: Buona Vista

Hours: 6:30am - 6:30pm

Bedok Chwee Kueh 勿洛水粿 Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre Singapore

If you know me, right... . You will know that I am not really a big fan of franchise stalls. So, my eyes and mind unconsciously blanked out Bedok Chwee Kueh 勿洛水粿 even though I passed the stall many times at Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre. (Bedok Chwee Kueh is a franchise with many outlets throughout Singapore.)

Good Bye Chye Kee Chwee Kueh 再見财记水粿 Singapore CLOSED

Today, we hurried down to Chye Kee Chwee Kueh 财记水粿 at Circuit Road food centre because Uncle Martin, veteran Singapore food spotter got news that the last handmade chwee kueh stall in Singapore is winding up it's business in a few days' time.



Chwee Kueh is a simple Teochew staple dish of small cup size rice cakes eaten with savoury braised diced turnips (and optional chili sauce). Chwee kueh is a popular breakfast meal in Singapore, and also in Malaysia.