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Hokkien Mee (Singapore)
Geylang Lor 29 Hokkien Mee @ 396 East Coast Road
May 3rd
As opposed to its name, Geylang Lor 29 Fried Hokkien Mee is not in Geylang but located at East Coast Road not too far away instead. Besides being a Hokkien Mee lover, another reason I just had to give it a try was due to its reputation as one of the best Hokkien Mee in Singapore.
Although this hawker dish is available in Malaysia, it is very rare and your best bet of finding it would be at Singaporean food court chains like Food Republic at Pavilion. However, the taste is never going to be the same because the skill and experience of the chef are huge factors in the taste.
For $4 the portion is satisfying with plenty of seafood, nothing to be complained about. But the taste was rather disappointing due to the fact that it was somehow lacking if compared to the rest I have had.
Swee Guan Hokkien Mee & Kwong Satay @ Geylang Lorong 29
Oct 22nd
Remember Swee Guan Hokkien Mee at Geylang Lorong 29 that I didn’t get to try because it wasn’t open yet when I went there the last time? Because of that we had to try the one at VivoCity’s food court instead, which was something regretful for me.
Well since I am working in Singapore now I have plenty of opportunities to make another visit, and I did that just last week. I was 100% sure it would be open at night, and I was right.
I went with my colleague, who claimed that he has never tried any Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee in Singapore before despite working here for almost 2 years. His reason was simple, it didn’t look appealing or appetizing enough to him. But still, I managed to convince him to give it a try because this is one of the food you must try in Singapore.
Although there weren’t many customers when we arrived, it still took quite some time for the Hokkien Mee to arrive. Shown here is the smallest portion available at an affordable $3 only. Two medium sized prawns, some squid and a dollop of sambal accompanied the noodle.
Taste wise, as expected it was a lot better than the one I had at VivoCity previously. It was simply much flavorful, appetizing and had more ‘wok hei’, something important in any fried rice or noodle to distinguish between the good and normal ones.
Thye Hong Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodles @ Food Republic, VivoCity
Sep 1st
Was in Singapore during the last weekend for a short holiday. One of the things I always wanted to try was their Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodles. Well this is available in KL actually, namely Thye Hong at Pavilion’s Food Republic but it would be better if I could try a more authentic one.
We went to Geylang to hunt for the famous Swee Guan Fried Hokkien Mee in the afternoon, looking for it at Lorong 29 for nearly an hour only to find it CLOSED. What a waste of time and energy, plus it was raining too!
Since we couldn’t try the hawker version, we decided to try Thye Hong at VivoCity‘s Food Republic instead. Besides Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodles, they also have Fried Koay Teow and Fried Oyster Omelette.
The smallest serving is S$4.50 and the portion is quite large and filling, comes with three moderate sized fresh prawns as well (fresh water ones though). Don’t convert it to RM or you will feel its expensiveness lol. For Singaporeans earning Singapore Dollar, it is considered quite cheap.
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