Da Dong Prawn Noodles @ 354 Joo Chiat · Tastes Like Unfried Hokkien Mee 大東蝦麵

Da Dong in Joo Chiat is one of the highest profile traditional prawn noodle stalls in Singapore. Tried it for the first time today as I was in Joo Chiat to run an errand. I enjoyed it as I like its robust savoury umami soup.

Stall name: Da Dong Prawn Noodles 大東蝦麵

Address: 354 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427600

Hours: 7:30am - 2:00pm (Tues off)

Prawn & Mee @ Bedok Central 216 • New Gen Hawkers Bridging Traditional & Contemporary with New Twists on an Old Comfort Dish

Back today at Pasar 216 Bedok Central, one of my favourite food centres in Singapore with lots of hawker gems. One of the well established stalls here with a constant queue is Prawn & Mee run by new generation hawkers Gladwin Yap and Raphael Sim who are Culinary Institute of America degree graduates.

Stall name: Prawn & Mee

Address: 216 Bedok North Street 1, stall #01-45, Singapore 460216 (Pasar 216 Bedok Central)

Hours: 9:30am - 2:00pm (Mon off)

Earth Kitchen Tasty Prawn Noodles @ Level 2 International Plaza • No Frills Traditional Hawker Fare in the Heart of the Financial District

Buddy showed me a simple no frills, little eatery in International Plaza at the heart of Singapore's financial district serving traditional fare at affordable prices.

Stall name: Earth Kitchen Cafe

Address: 10 Anson Rd, International Plaza, unit #02-28, Singapore 079903

Tel: 9071 9177

Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm (closed at 3pm on Sat | Sun off)

Fei Zhai (Fat Boy) Pork Rib Prawn Noodle @ Pepys Road Pasir Panjang 肥仔排骨蝦麵

Fat Boy Prawn Noodle at Pepys Road in Pasir Panjang enjoy cult status among its loyal fans. It's an old school kind of prawn mee.

Stall name: Fei Zhai Pork Rib Prawn Noodles 肥仔排骨蝦麵

Address: 114 Pasir Panjang Rd, Singapore 118539

Nearest MRT: 5 minute walk from Pasir Panjang station

Hours: 5:00am - 1:00am (closed at 11am on Sat & off on Sun)

Bendemeer Prawn Noodle 🦐 Residents' Fav @ Bendemeer Food Centre 明地迷亚虾面 ☏ 9113 1386

Stumbled upon Bendemeer Prawn Noodle stall while stalking hawkers at Bendemeer Market & Food Centre. They serve an old school prawn noodle that appeal to the residents here at the mature HDB estate, hence the constant queue at the stall. I enjoyed the comforting level of crustacean savoury flavours and punchy sambal chili though its soup lacks the thick gao gao body and extreme umami of in-trend Singapore prawn mee of today. 

Stall name: Bendemeer Prawn Noodle

Address: 29 Bendemeer Road, #01-42, Singapore 330029 (Bendemeer Market & Food Centre)

Nearest MRT: At the doorstep of Boon Keng station

Tel: 9113 1386

Hours: 7:00am - 2:00pm

One Prawn & Co 🦐 Kick Butt Umami Prawn Mee @ Now 458 MacPherson, Formerly Golden Mile 一號蝦麵

Singapore millennials' take on Penang prawn mee with indulgent full body soup, power packed with umami savouriness fronted with sweetness. Fresh big prawns and signature handmade prawn balls - win already lor. Eat with crustacean umami, aromatic, spicy hot house made sambal chili - check mate liao ♕

Stall name: One Prawn & Co 一號蝦麵

Address: 458 MacPherson Road Singapore 368176 505 Golden Mile Food Centre, stall #01-93, S199583

Tel: +65 9639 8668

Hours: 11:00am - 5:00pm (Monday off)

Geylang Laksa Prawn Noodles @ 45 Sims Drive, Sheng Hui Coffee Shop

We were on a food trail at block 45 Sims Drive, Sheng Hui coffee shop. Geylang Laksa Prawn Noodles (Since 1964) stall wasn't on our eat-list but we bumped into another buddy Kwok Peng who pointed it out to us. Turned out that this was the most memorable dish I had at this stop 😄

Pure Prawn Noodle • Back to Basics Wee's Prawn Mee @ Wee's Family Coffee Shop near Kaki Bukit MRT Station 🦐

In today's Singapore, prawn noodle is a popular dish but there seems to be an obsession with big, big, big. Big prawns, big umami kick, big portions. I love today's big, big, big style too but find going back to basics sometimes refreshing and just as satisfying. For a delicious, down-to-earth prawn mee, I go to Wee's Family Coffeeshop at block 117, Bedok Reservoir Road. Price $3.90 a serving in 2022.

Stall name: Wee's Family Coffee Shop 黄家咖啡店

Address: 117 Bedok Reservoir Road, #01-50, Singapore 470117

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Kaki Bukit station

Tel: 6743 7482

Hours: 8:15am till sold out (prawn noodle)

Prawnaholic Prawn Mee Porno Menu & Review @ Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre

Buddy DJ is a big fan of Prawnaholic stall at Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, so we met up there this morning. DJ was right, I was quite blown away by Prawnaholic's modern prawnographic take on our humble old prawn noodle.

One of the Best Prawn Mee Noodles in Singapore · Tekka Hawker Food Centre

✍️ 20 Nov 2023. Back at 545 Whampoa Prawn Noodle at Tekka Centre this morning. Many of my picky eater kaki kaki are regulars here.

Da Shi Jia Big Big Big Prawn Noodle at Killiney Road Singapore 大食家大大大虾面

Went to Da Shi Jia Big Big Big Prawn Noodle 大食家大大大虾面 at Killiney Road for lunch today. We had the basic Big Eater Prawn Mee and the Big Eater Big Prawn White Bee Hoon. I enjoyed both dishes and was especially delighted with the Big Prawn White Bee Hoon.

Prawn Village 虾乡味 🦐 Best in Ghim Moh Food Centre List CLOSED

My first time at Prawn Village 虾乡味 since the popular Penang prawn mee stall moved from Golden Mile to Ghim Moh hawker centre over a year ago.

Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodle at Esplanade Mall ⭐⭐⭐⭐✱ CLOSED

This Esplanade outlet is closed but the original Wah Kee stall is still doing a thriving business with a huge following of fans at Pek Kio hawker centre 👈 click

CLOSED Back at Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodles 華記大蝦麵 at the Esplanade Mall after almost exactly one year (since it opened here. Wah Kee was founded in 1951 and the parent stall is still in operation at Pek Kio hawker centre).

Ah Hui Big Prawn Noodle at Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre Singapore 阿辉大虾面 ⭐⭐⭐

Dropped by at Ah Hui Big Prawn Noodle (of Long House Thomson Road fame) at Kovan food centre today with foodie buddy Uncle Bob.

SUMO Big Prawn, Lobster, Crayfish, La La ⭐⭐⭐✱✱

Yeah, I've been a bit obsessed with SUMO Big Prawn noodle this week. So, this was my third time at Ang Mo Kio Blk 628 food centre because my makan kakis (eating buddies) wanted to eat this prawn mee (again). Today, we went for nearly everything 😱

1. La la clam soup S$6.90
2. Big prawn noodle soup S$8.00
3. Crayfish noodle soup S$13.00
4. Lobster & big prawn noodle soup S$25.00.

River South Hoe Nam Best Prawn Noodles Singapore 河南肉骨大虾面 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Famous Hoe Nam prawn noodles really needs no further introduction - founded in 1971, most Singaporeans would have heard about, if not eaten at Hoe Nam before. I just cannot resist another visit to one of my favourite prawn mee shops in Singapore.

到新加坡去一定要试试河南肉骨大虾面. 这老店自1970年已经非常有名. 他们的招牌菜是大虾面. 新鲜的虾又大又甜. 虾汤厚, 韵味十足. 面条也是不错, 有弹性, 加上美味的酱汁. 在新加坡, 这是值得一去品尝的美食之一. 31, Tai Thong Crescent. 6:30am - 4:30am. 周一休息.

545 Whampoa Prawn Noodles · 1960s Singapore Style Prawn Mee 黄埔虾面

Finally had a chance to taste 545 Whampoa Prawn Noodles at Tekka Market today right after my medical appointment. So happy to manage to catch the last few bowls before the stall closes at 2:00pm 😃

I have an updated version here 👈 click

Ah Hui Big Prawn Noodle · Longhouse · Founded 1963 Closing on 13 Jul 2023 @ Balestier Market 阿辉大虾面

23 May 2023. Ah Hui Longhouse Prawn Noodle which has been at Balestier Market since 2014 will be pulling down its shutters for the last time here on 13 Jul 2023.

After shuttering at Balestier Market, the future of this 60 year old heritage stall is uncertain 🤔

Penang Kia 仔 Penang Prawn Mee Sengkang Singapore - The Realities facing Novice Hawkers

This is not my usual food review - I am taking the liberty to also share some of my personal observations of Singapore social media, traditional media and aspiring young hawkers.

It all started in May 2014 with a Facebook post by top social media influencer Dr Leslie Tay about Penang Kia 仔 prawn mee stall run by a youthful couple, Gerald and Julyn, who quit their SIA cabin crew jobs to be hawkers.

Leslie's legion of fans descended on Penang Kia 仔 on cue. Traditional media and other bloggers followed in their wake.

I was dragged along by my bloggie friend Ian, the Silver Chef (two months after the initial media hype).



The first taste was underwhelming. The broth was off balance - it was too sweet and the prawny flavour was too meek for my taste buds. The yellow noodles were soggy and limp but that could be blamed on my obsessive photo taking.

I also noted that the energy level at the stall was low, perhaps because this was a rather isolated corner of Sengkang new town, which was itself not exactly at Singapore's heart beat.

The buzz from successive bursts of media clamour came and fizzled out rather quickly like in rushing and receding waves.

(I did not blog about Penang Kia then, as it is my policy not to post about food that I did not enjoy.)

My second visit was about three months later, again with Ian as part of our visits on hawkers participating in the Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014.



The prawn broth suited my taste buds a lot better this time. The balance between sweetness and crustacean savouriness was much better. While I have tasted better broth, Penang Kia's broth was still commendable. The yellow noodles though were still flaccid and lifeless, but that was again because I am incurably obsessive about my photo taking. 

A lot had happened during the six months of Gerald and Julyn's hawker journey.

A few more media personalities and various Media Corp print and television channels swooped in for the scoop and photo opportunity. The story of a SIA cabin crew couple hanging up their kabaya and jacket to become hawkers was still newsworthy.

The media exposure brought customers to this quiet coffee shop in laid back Sengkang.

Penang Kia had the benefit of multiple free nation wide media publicity. They did not have to invest marketing dollars to procure reviews and media coverage. 

Despite the glamour and benefit of several free publicity boosts, Julyn had returned to a salaried job, at least for the time being. Now only Gerald soldiers on at the stall, assisted by two hardworking foreign workers.



Gerald is very down to earth and determined to make Penang Kia 仔 a success. He spoke candidly about the challenges he and Julyn faced as novice hawkers. 

Maintaining consistency in the face of tidal waves of customers with each mass (social or traditional) media mention had been challenging, especially in the beginning when they lacked experience. 



I respect Gerald for looking for ways to cope with uncertainly of supply, as Penang Kia 仔 insists on fresh, wild caught sua lor sea prawns, instead of resorting to pond raised shrimps.

Gerald is still tweaking the recipe from Julyn's father (who used to run a Hokkien mee stall in Tanjung Bungah, Penang) to suit local palates. (Prawn mee is known as Hokkien mee in Penang, where the dish originated.)

We touched upon the high cost of operating even a simple hawker stall in Singapore. Operational cost even in quiet suburban Singapore is more than SGD10,000 a month. Even just breaking-even creates a lot of pressure for budding hawkers.

It had not been an easy ride for Gerald and Julyn, yet that had not stopped Penang Kia 仔 from participating in Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 (an annual charity food fair in support of the 32,000 needy Singaporeans under Touch Community Services).

I take my hat off to Gerald and Julyn for their fighting spirit and still remembering our community's needy people.

If you like to support Gerald and Julyn as well as 20 over other hawker heroes, come to:

Singapore Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 
Venue: SUNTEC Convention Centre & Exhibition Centre Halls 401/ 402 
Date: 22 Nov 2014 (Saturday) 
Time: 11:00am to 5:00pm.

Get your Singapore Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 coupons here.

May I take this opportunity to wish Gerald and Julyn the best.



Restaurant name: Penang Kia 仔
Address: Blk 205D, Compassvale Lane, #01-02, Singapore
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/oCBYF
GPS: 1.385510,103.897914
Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm 
Non Halal

Date visited: 4 Jul 2014, 14 Oct 2014

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Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodles @ Pek Kio Food Centre 華記大蝦麵

Finally, it was third time lucky for me.

I came all the way to Pek Kio food centre in Singapore twice before and both times Wah Kee 華記 was closed.

Disappointed, twice before.