In Singapore, there are days when you just want to cuddle in a snug corner with a steaming hot bowl of noodles. Today was one of those days.
After yesterday’s very disappointing meal where we were served lukewarm noodles and cold rice, we were craving for something hot. Lion Chub, as usual, had the answers. He directed us to this snug little shop in Chinatown where he promised us the noodles will be served in steaming hot broth.
This shop is located conveniently at People Park’s Complex and is but a short walk away from Chinatown MRT station. Follow this sign to the steaming hot noodles.
The shop is a small one and seats about 10 at any one time. The seating area is essentially just a narrow corridor bordering the cooking area.
There is a noodle menu in Mandarin which you choose from 3 different soup bases (spicy, preserved vegetables, tomato) and a variety of toppings (ham, pig liver, pig intestine etc). There is also the option of additional toppings such as quail eggs.
You can also choose from a selection of Sze Chuan spicy cold dishes on display. Among them are shredded potatoes, peanuts, beancurd skin, pig ears and cucumbers.
This is the vegetable noodles with the spicy soup base. The lady at the counter warned us that the broth would be very spicy. We asked her nicely if she could please help us tone down the chilli oil although she doesn’t usually do this for her customers.
This is $4 without additional toppings bug we added quail eggs and it cost us $5.50 for the bowl of noodles.
The broth was indeed spicy, even by Singaporean standards, but tasty.
We also ordered the pig liver noodles in preserved vegetable soup base. The lady at the counter said it would be mildly spicy but the spiciness is hardly noticeable.
The noodle portion is small but it came with plenty of vegetables such as preserved vegetables, bean sprouts and kelp.
This was $7.50 after topping up $1.50 for the quail eggs.
This is the pig intestine noodles, which also costs $6 for the regular sized bowl you see below.
We found the noodles tasted better with just a small scoop of chilli just for that extra kick.
Although the noodles were satisfying enough by themselves, we were tempted by their selection of cold dishes. We opted for kelp, beancurd skin, cucumbers and pig ears which they would mix with their spicy dressing. We went with “小辣” or “mild spicy” and found it just nice.
Overall it is a cosy place for lunch on a cold day and prices were very reasonable. The food was tasty and prepared to order which means you receive them boiling hot, which is a bonus for people who like their food hot. Due to the small size of the establishment, however, it can be difficult to find a place to sit down to enjoy your noodles, so do remember to make your way down early if you intend to have it for lunch!
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