“For 30 years, I lived in an property wedged between Serangoon North and Serangoon Gardens and, most instances, would select to eat on the North aspect,” says APAC Shopper Content material Lead for Amazon, Audrey Phoon. “Serangoon Gardens could also be higher recognized to non-residents for its meals, however I believe the Serangoon North space is the place the extra scrumptious grub is at. These are simply a number of the stalls within the space value visiting – there are others which I gained’t reveal lest they get too crowded!”
1. Xiao Di Fried Prawn Noodle
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Location: 153 Serangoon North Avenue 1, #01-512
“No introductions wanted since this is likely one of the most well-known Hokkien mee stalls in Singapore. It turned widespread when Xiao Di was “found” as a younger hawker keen about cooking Hokkien mee the standard approach, with out shortcuts. He’s not that younger anymore and I’m guessing he’s in all probability much less smitten by his craft too for the reason that stall’s opening instances may be unpredictable. However the noodles are nonetheless fairly good — slow-cooked in a wealthy inventory with prawns and pork and a touch of wok hei. You often have to attend at the very least 20 minutes for a plate and the common portion is sort of stingy, so I order the $7 portion which comes with extra seafood to make it definitely worth the wait.”
2. Chindamani Indian Restaurant
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Location: 151A Serangoon North Avenue 2
“Not a restaurant, however a stall tucked away within the nook of a coffeeshop and possibly probably the most widespread prata stalls in Singapore. On weekends, you might have to attend for as much as an hour on your prata, so late weekday mornings are the most effective instances to go. The prata is absolutely crispy and layered, and it’s at all times sizzling and freshly made (perhaps as a result of the turnover is so excessive). Rattling shiok! They make their very own prata dough, not like so many stalls today, which use a premix. The curry isn’t a letdown both. The prata comes with a punchy, tangy fish curry however I’m a carnivore and like mine with meat, so I at all times order the hen curry as effectively. It’s thicker and extra lemak, with tender hen.”
3. Hong Kong Road Chun Tat Kee
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Location: 154 Serangoon North Avenue 1, #01-388
“A shocking discover in the midst of a cluster of low-rise HDB blocks. That is a type of old-school non-aircon eating places (okay, extra like a coffeeshop) the place you possibly can nonetheless see the aunties pour beneficiant swigs of XO brandy into your fish soup. I like that they don’t seem to be stingy with the fish. It’s contemporary and you actually get a whiff of the brandy with every spoonful. There are just a few different stalls of the identical title across the island, however I’m unsure if this belongs to that chain as a result of it seems to be completely different from the remaining. Additionally they do very respectable zichar dishes like har cheong gai and cereal prawns, which you’ll ask to be shelled for you!”
4. Chang Wang Cake Store
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Location: 154 Serangoon North Avenue 1, #01-404
“Your basic neighbourhood bakery that sells the whole lot from desserts to sizzling waffles and packets of tau sar piah. I’ve been shopping for from them for greater than 25 years and the standard is at all times constant. The proprietor says he makes the whole lot within the store, which is difficult to consider since they’ve an enormous number of bakes (a few of which look pre-packaged). However hey, no person’s complaining. I like their old-school doughnuts, that are pillowy gentle, barely chewy and dusted with crystallised sugar, not icing sugar which is so trendy however I don’t perceive why because it a melts too rapidly into the doughnut in our climate. Costs are actually affordable too — most issues are beneath $2. These with a penchant for old-school buttercream birthday desserts will even discover happiness right here.”
This text was first printed in Wonderwall.sg.
