Crab Bee Hoon @ Long Ji, Tiong Bahru, Singapore.

A friend of mine was in town and were staying in a nearby hotel. Wanted some local food, went Sin Hoi Sai previously, did some googling, this place getting a bit of good reviews and off we went. Bear in mind we did a walked in, luckily they had a spot for the two of us, saw a few people got turned away. Do make a reservation in advance.

We ordered a venison dish, this reminds me back of some old school cantonese eateries, the meat was tender and flavourful.

The star of this place is the crab bee hoon. Crab was huge, a lot of flesh, the bee hoon was portioned generously as well. The broth? Killer, I was actually slurping more of the broth than eating the crab itself.

Although, the picture doesn't show prawns, it's heavily coated with cereals, another tasty dish. Coffee shop setting, good food, nice neighbourhood, friendly staff, I can see myself returning back here.


Long Ji,
Block 57 Eng Hoon Street,
#01-72 Singapore,
160057.

P.s. There's no english signage, corner coffee shop behind Sin Hoi Sai, next/facing to Tiong Bahru Bakery.

Yong Tau Foo @ Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre, Singapore.

Quick breakfast at Tiong Bahru Market, and found this stall with not much queue.

Decent bowl of ytf, soup was robust and the ytf pieces hits the spot.

Yong Tau Foo,
#02-66, Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre,
Singapore.

Ah Bong's Italian @ Tiong Bahru, Singapore

This time I'm back here to try this italian stall managed by a young chap. This stall has been gathering some good reviews online lately.

A simple mac and cheese, with crunchy bits of bacon and mushrooms. I decided to top up with truffle oil. Good stuff, wished I had more room to try the other pasta dishes, especially the birthday pasta, it looked good when another customer ordered it.


Ah Bong's Italian,
Corner Coffee Shop,
Block 56 Eng Hoon St,
#01-46 Singapore.

Por Kee Eating House (1996) @ Tiong Bahru, Singapore.

I've always wanted to try this sze char place for quite some time, and as luck would have it, we ended up here for dinner as the original venue for dinner was closed.  This place can get packed, please call for reservation in advance if you require indoor seating. We were lucky we came on a weeknight and managed to get a table outside.

The tofu/beancurd was absolutely delicious. This was my favourite dish for the night.

Chicken was good, I'm not a fan of breast, so I might be a bit bias to say it was a bit dry to my liking.

Sorry for the bad pic, was eager to dig in. Grouper fish cooked in thai style if I'm not mistaken. Fish was excellent, fresh and the flesh was moist. The broth was sweet sour, very addictive. All in all a good dinner. I would suggest pick an outdoor sitting, open air by the car park, under the stars in a quiet neighbourhood. For a moment there I thought this wasn't Singapore.

Por Kee Eating House (1996),
Block 69 Seng Poh Lane,
#01-02 Singapore.
160069.

Tel +65 6221 0582

Yong Tau Foo @ Tiong Bahru, Singapore.

Back in my favourite neighbourhood, I wanted to try another place to eat, but as I was walking past this stall, the aroma and the look of the yong tau foo at this stall make me salivate. Hearty broth ytf with dry bee hoon and kick ass chilli.

Doesn't that look just lovely, simple dry bee hoon with a dollop of chilli.

The main star, the ytf with soup. Luckily my nose was not wrong, the aroma was good, but the taste of the broth was even excellent. Something light but with an intense taste, can't describe it, pure goodness (good hangover cure). Generous portions of items, quality and taste on par with my other favourites. Good stuff.


Yong Tau Foo,
Corner Coffee Shop,
Block 56 Eng Hoon St,
Singapore,

Lao You Ji Fish Head Steamboat @ Tiong Bahru, Singapore.

Lazy sunday and a bunch of us headed to Tiong Bahru for some steamboat. And boy was I surprised they served an awesome steamboat. Oh and the ambience reminds me back to the good old days having a meal by the roadside.

 We opted for the clear soup broth. Yes one of the better clear soup ones I've tasted, very good.

Ordered some dumplings and beef slices.

Add home made fishballs, yes very good, the fish balls were bouncy. The beef was equally good.

Crispy tofu skins and deep fried tofu.Very nice, all tasted good when put inside the the steamboat.

Some greens for the picture, as you know I'm not a vege person but I could use the balance.

The star dish, fried bee hoon with cockles. They are very generous with the portions, this is how I like my bee hoon for dinner, not too dry, wet and juicy cockles. The steamboat is equally good, I was surprised the clear broth actually make me salivate and wanna go again for a second round. Good hangout place for supper, or dinner.

Lao You Ji Fish Head Steamboat,
245 Outram Road,
Singapore 169046.

Opened 5pm to 5am daily.

Ting Heng Seafood Restaurant @ Tiong Bahru, Singapore.

My version of steamboat loads of beers, bunch of mates and loads of good food. That's what communal eating is about, and this place has an old quaint setting in a hipster neighbourhood. Anyway the food here is good, so far I've been here a couple of times in the past 3 years, I think the standard has maintained.

First of all, sorry for the lighting as the place is badly lit. Secondly I didn't do the ordering, I trust my mates to order the dishes, and thus being said, yes it's pork spare parts above. I let the pictures speak for themselves.

Yeap, carnivore heaven, meat and more meat. Some beef slices, fish slices, scallops, pork, prawns, tofu and some greens(which no pics) lol.

Sliced fish.

Stuffed tofu resting on top. Anyway not sure what was it, but my friend ordered fried fish bones or something to add in the steamboat soup. That added an extra flavor to the broth. Very nicely indeed. The setting, the ambience, the quality of food, it's one of my favourite haunts for communal eating.


Ting Heng Seafood Restaurant,
Block 82, Tiong Poh Road,
#01-03, Tiong Bahru,
Singapore.

Opening hours 1700-0400 daily.

Ah Chiang Porridge @ Tiong Poh Road, Singapore.

I just love cantonese style porridge, thick and gooey. A colleague of mine did mention to me there's one in Tiong Bahru.

Ordered a slice fish porridge, with on the side slices of raw fish(yu sheng) and century eggs. I have to say, prices are a bit steep, but you pay for comfort and easy parking. Not to mention, it's easy to get tables ( or was it just a weekday dinner). The raw fish was good, porridge was thick and gooey, just as I like it. One of those comfort food that I don't mind coming back.


Ah Chiang Porridge,
Block 65 Tiong Poh Road,
#01-38 Singapore.

Teochew Fishball Noodle @ Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre, Singapore.

went to my normal hunting grounds for breakfast, and saw this fishball noodle stall. Always long queue, but i guess it's the holiday season, queue wasn't that long. Decided to give it a try.

there were two sizes, ordered a large mee pok fishball noodle dry. The uncle prepared each orders individually, hence the queue, in order to keep consistency of the flavors.

For 3sgd, portions were generous, love the fishball. The noodles was ok, could have use more seasoning, or might be i'm still trying to recover from my flu. i shall give it another try next time. Hey if the queue is long, this stall must have done something right.

Teochew Fishball Noodle,
#02-13 Tiong Bahru Market,
Singapore.

jian bo shui kueh @ tiong bahru market

ahhhhh one of those days when i wake up and need something oily for breakfast.
and this hits the spot. chwee kueh at tiong bahru market. good and cheap.

Jian Bo Shui Kueh,
Tiong Bahru Market,
#02-05