Amoy Street Food Centre

Located in the CBD area, Amoy Street Food Centre is a bustling hawker centre which houses Michelin Bib Gourmand awardees A Noodle Story, J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff and Hong Kee Beef Noodles. Other than these highly decorated stalls, we were curious to see how the rest fared in taste. Here are our thoughts on what we tried!

Han Kee Fish Soup

Sliced fish soup seems to be in demand among office workers, with at least four to five stalls in Amoy Street Food Centre offering similar variations of the dish. We visited Han Kee before it opened at 11am and to our surprise, a short queue had already begun to form. The menu is straightforward: sliced fish soup with the choice of bee hoon, porridge or rice at small ($5), medium ($7) and large ($9) portion respectively. They also do fish head soup which is more expensive by a dollar each.

We ordered the Medium Sliced Fish Soup Bee Hoon ($7) and the bowl was filled to the brim with many generous pieces of thickly cut mackerel. The fish was fresh and bathed in a light, clear broth that had a hint of sweetness. Personally, I find it harder to get the distinct sweetness in clear sliced fish soup right as compared to the milk version. The fact that Han Kee could nail it spectacularly spoke volumes of their skill in the preparation of fish broth. Being a fan of hot soupy food, I would have this everyday if I worked in the CBD. Do go early to avoid the office crowd as the queue can stretch up to 45 minutes long!

Wah Kee Noodles

Our boss recommended Wah Kee and claimed it to be ‘one of the better wanton mee’ around. Wah Kee priced their Wanton Noodle at $3.50 and offer other staples such as Dumpling Noodle ($3.50) and Mushroom Noodle ($3.50). We all agreed that it was an above average bowl of wanton mee, with the wetness and seasoning of the springy noodles done perfectly.

Wah Kee’s char siew was on the smokier side and balances the tendency towards dryness in charred meat well.

The wanton was plump and packed with more ingredients than usual. The next time you are at Amoy Street, why not consider having a satisfying plate of old-school wanton mee at Wah Kee?

Li Xing Nasi Lemak

A quick glance around the food centre saw quite a few people eating nasi lemak from Li Xing. Intrigued, we decided to give it a try.

Our standard Nasi Lemak ($3) came with chicken wing, luncheon meat, fish cake and ikan bilis. The coconut taste in their rice was quite strong, however the rest of the ingredients were lacklustre.

Mix the sweet sambal into the rice for greater flavour!

Koryori Hayashi

This Japanese stall offers a decent variety of dons, udon, ramen and pasta starting at $6, with their most popular dish being the Namban Don. The term ‘Namban’ connotes foreign influences as the Europeans originally brought fried food to Japan in the Muromachi and Edo period. Chicken Namban came from Miyazaki province in Kyushu where fried chicken karaage is soaked in sweet and sour namban sauce topped off with tartar. Koryori Hayashi uses mentaiko sauce instead of tartar to make the don more exciting and relevant to our modern taste buds.

The karaage was nicely fried with moist and juicy meat. But the cabbage which came with the don on the side was dry and bland, making it redundant as it did not add to the overall taste of the dish.

Bee Kee Wanton Noodles

Bee Kee prides itself on its signature truffle wanton mee – a rare sight in the local hawker scene. Besides the outlet at Amoy Street, they have another outlet at Serangoon as well.

The noodles of the Truffle Wanton Mee ($6) were doused with truffle oil, and topped with fried and steamed wanton, char siew and vegetables. The aroma from the truffle was initially appetising, but the strong alkaline aftertaste of the noodles made it less enjoyable.

The char siew was extremely dry and the wantons were mediocre. I think I still prefer my wanton mee done the traditional way.

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visits and paid its own meals at the stalls featured here.

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