For something out of this world, sample ufoshaped snacks from fu zhou poh hwa oyster cake 166 jln besar one is. At sungei road laksa, the broth simmers over a charcoal fire and the soup is dished out with productionline efficiency. With mee siam made of fruit juice and laksa prepared with coconut juice instead of milk, this unassuming stall at. Closed on every first and third wednesday of the month. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. I had gotten something from sim lim square and after walking around the sungei road thieves market, and sweating bucket loads, hear the. The business current operating status is live with registered address at kelantan court. Laksa consists of thick wheat noodles or rice vermicelli with chicken, prawn or fish, served in spicy soup based on either rich and spicy curry coconut milk or on sour asam tamarind or gelugur.
Secondgeneration owner wong ai tin says her father, who opened his pushcart stall in 1956, popularized eating laksa with a spoon instead of chopsticks paired with a spoon. Sungei road laksa was incorporated on 7 may 1994 saturday as a sole proprietor in singapore. Seek out beach road scissorscut curry rice 220 jln besar, where your meal is snipped with scissors hence the name, or try oldschool laksa, still cooked over charcoal fire, at sungei road laksa. Located at jin shui kopitiam along jalan berseh, this humble stall is only a few minutes away from lavender mrt station. For example, a restaurant serving katong laksa will list katong laksa on the menu. Sungei road laksa is eaten with a plastic soup spoon sans chopsticks. Makan place 328 katong laksa the heartlander tourist. Sungei road laksa singapore johor kaki travels for.
We have come back to some of the previous places we visited. Hey rsingapore, hit me up with your best food spots in. Its also the place where the wellknown sungei road laksa, a local spicy noodle soup originated. It was soupy and less rich than the version we normally get from the katong eateries. Laksa is a dish in which we can see the variations between singaporean and malaysian cuisine. Sungei road laksa is one of the most legendary laksa stalls in singapore. Its punchy taste comes from simmering scallops, dried oysters and dried prawns for two hours, while its invigorating aftertaste is. Now of course everything is gone and the only thing people go to gek sng kio for is the famous sungei road laksa. The factory was torn down in the mideighties after its land was acquired by. There are also popular laksa stalls outside the east katong including the sungei road laksa sungei road in the south and wei yi laksa tanglin halt in the west. In those days, there werent todays high tech gadgets to provide us kids relief from our boring school books.
Dont go to sungei road laksa, its atrocious, i wont even say its decent. The laska and mee siam here have very distinct characteristics which sets them apart from a lot of other stalls. Just like any other singaporean, i grew up eating laksa, mee siam and mee rebus. Sungei road laksa restaurants in rochor, singapore. Sungei road is located between jalan besar and the rochor canal road. While laksa is mostly associated with malaysia and singapore, it is also popular in indonesia and southern thailand. On a recent trip back, and inspired by a previous culinary epiphany in borneo, i hit sungei road laksa my first morning in town. Yet, it continues to hold its own by serving up delicious bowls of laksa and mee siam laced with fruit juice. Sungei road laksa resembles jbs cathay laksa, yew swee and water works. A spicy, flowery, minty, sweet, sour, fishy noodle soup that has no comparison. Penang road famous laksa stall no longer in joo hooi cafe 475,jln penang. The sungei road laksa legacy was started in 1956 when a hainanese friend of wong, ah tong, gave wong and his brother wong yew poh, his secret recipe for laksa on account of their longstanding friendship. Pricey for a small bowl and the taste was underwhelming and bland. I have another place that serves the best laksa in singapore but i wont announce it here for fears that others will swamp this place and ruin it for me.
The flavours come from ground indian spices and laksa leaves daun kesum, and everything is well held together by sparing amounts of coconut milk and a round bodied savoury crustacean broth. From the 1930s to the present, the road has been synonymous with the thieves market, the largest and oldest. While this is pretty good on its own, i have a sense they used to be much better in their heydays. The first extraordinary thing i witnessed is the queue which was something like 20 person strong though luckily it only took up 10 mins of my time. When it was torn down in 1982 and relocated at its present site, the new multiuse complex was named zhujiao centre chinese. The original market was built in 1915, and was located across the street between hastings road and sungei road.
This is easily the most technological store, with and ipad e. Famous sungei road trishaw laksa fruit juice mee siam at hong lim market. They did mention that they had to skimp a little on ingredients like dried shrimp because food costs are rising. There are quite a few famous sungei road trishaw laksa stalls around the island which i think are franchised. Not to be confused with the other sungei road laksa stall, the one in hong lim food centre is just as well loved for its fruit juice mee siam as its laksa. At a nearby kopitiam, the sungei road laksa is almost as famous as the thieves market. However, to locals, especially nonchinese, the new word zhujiao was both hard to read and pronounce and bore no. If a restaurant serves a nonstandard version, the restaurant will qualify the laksa by the version being sold. The sungei road laksa, currently located at blk 27 jalan berseh, is one of those many hidden gems you can find along jalan besar. The best food in singapore ashley abroad travel blog. Despite its long history and tenacity, the flea market was permanently closed on 10 july 2017, after facing. Laksa is found in indonesia, malaysia, singapore, and southern thailand.
Featured in ultimate tourist guide to hawker food in singapore. There are the oldies, janggut laksa and 48 roxy laksa then there are the younger but still old upstarts such as 363 katong laksa, 328 laksa and terry katong laksa. By default, laksa means the standard curry laksa while asam laksa refers to the standard penang version. They are known for their laksa which is bursting with such great taste and is perfect for comforting solo meals and simple get together with your friends and family. The mee siam was also cooked with a lighter touch, i liked the fact that its sourness was not inyourface overdone like in toastbox or killiney road versions. Famous sungei road trishaw laksa, singapore tripadvisor. If you have not yet tried sungei road laksa, it is worth the trip to jalan besar for a taste of how laksa is prepared and served in the past. With only one thing on the menu, this laksa stall in an old style coffeeshop is as traditional as it gets. The area around sungei road was formerly the homes of affluent europeans and asians, where many ornately designed buildings were built in its place. First and 3rd wed each month 1 the must try list, 3 my favourite pics, 8 jalan besar, eat, laksa. Hawker food with long history is hard to come by in singapore. Sungei road laksa, singapore central areacity area. Congrats to sungei road for being awarded the bib gourmand 2016.
Makan place sungei road laksa the heartlander tourist. The laksa broth was fairly thin, and chopped laksa leaves lent a nice scent. At sungei road laksa, the broth simmers over a charcoal fire and the. While it may be the same dish, the two countries interpret it differently, such that the malaysian version is usually referred to as penang laksa, in order to differentiate it from the singaporeanstyle laksa, often referred to as katong laksa. The wong brothers set up a pushcart stall to sell their laksa and the response to their recipe was overwhelming. But for a local like me, asam laksa is a reminder of home. Famous sungei road trishaw laksa fruit juice mee siam at.
Sungei road is a road in singapore situated between serangoon road and jalan. Its history doesnt seem as storied as janggut, roxy and 368 but it does appear on the list of must try katong laksas. The singapore ice works, built in the 1930s and situated near the road, was formerly an important supplier of ice blocks, which is why that area is also fondly known as gek sng kio, which literally means frosted bridge, by the hokkiens and teochews. Its more robust and richer than the sungei road laksa, but doesnt have the latters charcoalfire smokiness and fragrance. Famous sungei road conjures up a healthier alternative to the coconut milk broth. Laksa is a dish that combines the tastes and flavors of both malay and chinese, and one of the most famous places to eat laksa in singapore is at sungei road laksa, a small yet busy stall thats. Sungei road laksa serves delicious peranakan cuisine. Welcome to another food adventure with getting lost.
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