Liang Zhao Ji (梁照记) Duck Porridge Duck Rice

There is always a long queue to this very normal looking stall selling braised duck rice and porridge at Whampoa Market. It is located just next to the very famous Hoover Rojak. I have eaten this for many times and I have to say that the standard fluctuates. The queuing time is about can goes up to 30 mins easily during peak hour.

I prefer the porridge to the rice because it is not too watery and I can still taste the texture of the grains. It will be good to go with some duck liver, gizzard and braised egg. Remember to stir well as most of the sauce in the porridge is at the bottom of the bowl. So stir hard and evenly till the porridge turns a little brown before eating.

Basically the taste of the duck and the sauce are pretty standard. But not the rice. The rice that I have tasted on this particular day is extremely hard. It feels as though the rice is not thoroughly cooked. But there are times when the rice are much softer.

Address: 90 Whampoa Drive  #01-07 Whampoa Drive Makan Place

Food: 3.5/5 Burps
Service:3.5/5 Burps
Price: 3.5/5 Burps 

Sim's Place Prawn Noodles

Situated at Bendemeer Market and Food Centre, there is a prawn noodle stall which is always seen with a long queue at most times. They usually finish selling the prawn noodles after lunch time.

I like this prawn noodles because you are able to substitute prawns for something else. I usually prefer to have pork liver and intestine. If you are a pigs' organ lover like me, then do opt for this instead of the usual prawn.

Since it is famous for it's prawn noodles, therefore I ordered the prawn ones to post it instead. You can see from the colour of the soup how thick and rich the taste will be. Yes it does looks very plain because there is only prawn, beansprout and noodles. Don't be deceive by the looks of it. I have ordered the prawn noodle soup but add another 50 cents to get an additional bowl of soup. It taste good by adding in some chilli powder too.

Address: Block 29 Bendemeer Road Bendemeer and Food Centre  #01-42

Food: 4/5 Burps
Service: 3/5 Burps
Price: 4/5 Burps

Hai Di Lao 海底捞

I think there is no need for me to introduce this place as it is already very famous and I believe many people have already have a taste of it. And if you have not, please call them to make an advance reservation at least 1 to 2 weeks earlier if you plan to have it on a weekend.

This is a place not only for the delicious steamboat soup base but also for the almost flawless service. They provide you with free snacks and drinks outside the restaurant if you have to queue up. They also set up little tables and chairs for you to sit. And if your wait is a little too long, they also have some card games to keep you occupied. For the ladies, you can even have free manicure done while waiting for your table to be ready. There is also a kids play area where parents can leave their children to keep themselves occupied.

So there will be one staff that will attend to about 4-5 tables at the same time and they will make you feel really comfortable and provide you almost everything you will need to prepare yourself for the steamboat. From a simple rubber band for girls to tie up their hair to a napkin to prevent stains on your close to ziplog specially meant for your handphones so they don't get dirty. I was here with my family few months ago and they even offered a baby cot for my baby nephew to sleep in!!! I was totally amazed!

So their menu is an Ipad. You just have to select what you want on the Ipad, submit  your orders and they will be brought to you very shortly.

The soup base that I have chose was Ma La and Chicken. I have been here 3 times and each time I just have the same soup base. You won't regret these choices!

There is a bar nearby where you can start making and mixing your own sauce according to your liking.

Mine was simply mushroom sauce mixed with oyster sauce and sesame oil.

Cuttlefish Paste

Free tau huay for dessert. You can take as many as you want. And they just taste like lao ban dou hua!!!

So the staff started to cook the fish paste for us.

That's the price for 2 person. It all depends on what you order of course. And the photos shown are not all that we have ordered. There were more. This is definitely the best steamboat I have ever tried!

Address: 3D River Valley Road Clark Quay #02-04

Food: 4.5/5 Burps
Service: 5/5 Burps
Price: 3/5 Burps

Kheng Nam Lee (Teochew Porridge)

Teochew porridge is known for it's variety of simple dishes that you can choose from. And when it comes to food, I love variety!

This is the "Havelock Road Teochew Porridge" and often recommended by the late night clubbers. Lots of Zoukers come here to have their supper after a long partying night. It has been around for the longest time and I have heard about it many years ago when I was still young partying. I remember coming here once many years ago after clubbing but I don't have any recollection of what have I tried previously. Many years later, I decided to visit again as I was having craving for Teochew Porridge.

They have a wide selection of dishes and I can't help but to keep ordering.

Spicy Bar Chor (Minced Meat)

This is the perfect dish to go with plain porridge.


Fried beansprout

I love soggy beansprout. The soggier, the better. It's soggy and salty. Good to go with plain porridge as well.

Steamed egg, Braised egg and Braised Tau Pok

Fish Cake

I believed this is made by them and it doesn't tasted anything like the usual fishcake that we find with the fish ball noodles. The texture is soft and its a bit like fish paste. Really good!

Address: 717 Havelock Road

Food: 4/5 Burps
Service: 3.5/5 Burps
Price: 3.5/5 Burps

Zhen Zhen Porridge (Maxwell Market)

When people ask "what is there to eat at Maxwell Market?". Many will reply "The Porridge"! So to be frank, I haven't tried this porridge before and so when I was at Maxwell market the other day I decided to give it a shot.

I hate to queue but when it comes to hawker food, my patience level doubled. I queued for almost 20 minutes to get a taste of the porridge and to be frank I was disapointed.

鱼生 (Raw Fish)

They have it in different sizes of serving. I bough the $3 serving. And for those of you who love spring onion, they do add them in. I have requested not to have any for mine thus it may seem like it lacks the greenery. It was pretty ok for this but I have tasted much better ones.


I have ordered chicken porridge but when I started eating, I realized the auntie has given me fish porridge instead. I didn't want to kick a fuss and didn't want to get an exchange because I don't know how long more I need to wait and I was famished!

So firstly I didn't like fish porridge and thus it was already a turn off. Secondly I don't see anything special about the porridge. These are all my personal opinions. I believe everybody has different taste and I am sure there are people who love it thus explain the long queue. But this is just not for me. I will not queue even 5 minutes for this.

But it is cheap costing only $2.50 for quite a big bowl. And if you want to add egg, that will be $3.

Address: 1 Kadayanallur Street #01-54 Maxwell Food Centre

Food: 2.5/5 Burps
Service: 2/5 Burps
Price: 4/5 Burps

Fu Lin Tou Fu Yuen

The favorite kind of Yong Tau Foo that I like has got to be the An Pang style just like what Fu Lin ?Tou Fu Yuan sells. I love how they will deep fried every item that you picked and the meat sauce with thick bee hoon. It is located just beside Siglap Centre and just a few units away from the famous Cheesecake Cafe.

So this is the meat sauce thick bee hoon that I was talking about. If you prefer to have rice, they have it as well. But this is really a MUST try. And if you are a big eater, you may want to consider having 2 bowls!

The deep fried yong tau foo. We have ordered seaweed chicken, bittergourd, qual egg, fish cake, bean curd skin, wan ton, you tiao, ngoh hiang and I can't remember anymore.

We also ordered the lotus root soup seperately and it was pretty ok.

The total cost was just about $20 odd for everything. It is really cheap!

Address: 721 East Coast Road

Food: 4/5 Burps
Service: 3/5 Burps
Price: 4/5 Burps