Food

9 Makan Places in Bedok That’ll Make Bedok-ers Proud

2016-01-15 , 9:28 pm

Hougang Lee Chen Fish Soup

They’re so popular, they can afford to close three days a week and still draw a queue that is at least 25 minutes during peak hours. The clear soup is gentle to the stomach, but what draws the crowd is its fresh sliced fish—they just blend in so nicely with the soup that you’ll just down the entire bowl, soup included. One of the best Bedok foods.

Address: 216 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 460216

Janggut Laksa

Janggut Laksa isn’t a new form of laksa, but simply Katong Laksa. In fact, the word “janggut” means beard, but it has nothing to do with the food, but have everything to do with the inventor of Katong Laksa. This stall has a history with the original Katong Laksa, but let’s leave that for another day: what you need to know is that anything that tastes like Katong Laksa is worth the queue.

Address: Blk 128 Bedok North Street 2 #01-02 S(460128)

Chris Kway Chap

Ok this one tops the Bedok food list for me.

What greets you at the stall is the long queue and a few newspaper cuttings, and that itself means it’s good stuff. Many people swear by the gravy on the kway: it’s rich and dark, yet not overpowering. It’s common to see people leaving empty bowls when they leave the tables, because it’s really that good.

Address: Bedok North Block 216 Market And Food Centre #01-80

Seng Kee Black Chicken Herbal Soup

Despite its name, the dish it’s popular for is its claypot pig organ, and it’s the sauce that makes people come back again and again. Other popular dishes are mostly related to pork, like the pork kidney noodles. But everything boils down to this simple trick: their sauces or soup have some kind of addictive herbal taste that just draws you back to the stall.

Address: Block 511 Bedok North Street 3 #01-32 S(460511)

Hon Ni Kitchen Nasi Lemak

This is the kind of Chinese Nasi Lemak that allows you to choose your dishes, and its highlight is its ikan bilis. They’re soft in the inside and crispy on the outside, almost like a small fried ice-cream. And also, the rice isn’t overpowering with coconut yet still smells like one—perfect!

If there’s one Bedok food place you should try, it’s this one.

Address: 216 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 460216

Ah Wah Rojak

If you think making rojak isn’t a skill, think again. The sauce is a make or break ingredient in every rojak, and this stall is in our list simply due to its sweet and rich sauce. Some people swear by the spicy version, but according to one of our writers who can’t take chilli, he says that the original version is just as great!

Address: #01-197, Bedok South Market and Food Centre, Blk 16 Bedok South Road, 460016

Bedok Chwee Kueh

You know, you can’t go wrong with a stall that has the big Chinese characters “chwee kueh”. Some people have said that it has the best chye poh in the whole of Singapore—well, judging from the queue that’s always there, it seems to carry some truth. This one is pretty high up my Bedok food list as well.

Address: 207 New Upper Changi Road, 460207

Chai Chee Pork Porridge

Some simply call it the “Bedok Hong Kong Porridge”, like the porridge is named after the stall. The best part about their porridge is its sweet taste that is always consistent, and its generous amount of pork that is cooked to perfection.

Address: Bedok North Street 4, Singapore 460085

Bedok bak chor mee

Well…need we say more? It doesn’t matter which stall you go to: you can’t have a list of best food in Bedok and leave out the popular Bedok Blk 85 bak chor mee. That’s injustice to all Bedok-ers and Bedok food in general.