Archive for the ‘Hawker foods’ Category

Jalan Macalister/Jalan Krian : Ah Lim Birthday mee (lam mee)

Older generation people must eat birthday mee (or seh jit mee) on their birthday. If I am not mistaken, this is more of a Hokkien tradition as there is another type of Teochew birthday mee. This noodle has the Nyonya influence as it uses sambal belacan.
Why do people eat birthday mee? The [...]

Pulau Tikus, Jones Road : Hainanese Loh Mee

Loh Mee is never my favourite. There are only a few Loh Mee stalls that make decent Loh Mee. This Hainanese Loh Mee at the corner coffee shop located at Jalan Jones and Jalan Burmah originally comes from the coffee shop next to the Kuan Yin Temple in Pitt Street. According to [...]

Dim sum and terrapin (sui yee) soup : Jalan Dato’ Kramat

We overheard about this place from other people’s conversation. They mentioned the dim sum place behind Federal Theatre. Of course, Federal Theatre is no longer a cinema but some massage parlor or cafe. This old and humble dim sum place is nested in the flats behind the Federal, along Jalan Samak. [...]

Kampung Malabar : Some ‘bak moey’ stall

Long time ago, Kampung Malabar was famous for its fried rice. However, recent years a lot of new hawker centres have sprung up and the place is now rather sad looking and neglected. Now, you may wonder where is Kampung Malabar? Kampung Malabar is nothing like a kampung at all. It [...]

A little kopitiam name Pin Pin

r the boss is very lansi. You don’t get to choose which part of the chicken you like to order. He will tell you he gives a mixture of chicken breasts, chicken thighs and chicken wings. Take it or leave it.