Food

10 hawkers with over 20 years of experience so good that our parents still makan there today

2016-07-12 , 11:52 am

A foodie country, Singapore has been having talented chefs cooking up foods since the olden days. If we’re fortunate, we’ll get hawkers choosing to open up businesses, ready to share their creations though some good food have gone extinct or lost in time due to retirement or lack of younger owners ready to take up the job. Though getting rare, we found 10 old-school hawkers that have are proud of their passion and has been cooking for more than 20 years.

Outram Park Char Kway Teow

Passed down from his father, the now 63 year old owner, Mr Ng, has been frying the well-loved Char Kway Teow for many loyal customers for years. With 35 years of history of cooking since he took over the stall that opened in 1953, the stall is often seen with a long queue lined by hungry customers ready to get their hands on wet and yummy mee, kway teow with generous eggs, garlic, cockles and bean sprouts.
Location: Hong Lim Food Centre, 531A Upper Cross Street, #02-17. Singapore 051531
Operating Hours: Everyday, 6am-4pm

Mattar Road Seafood BBQ

Known to have been operating for a long time, customers who have been dining there since the start of the business reminiscene often about how the stall used to operate without a proper signboard and name. Today, the stall has been given a refreshed look with the same customers coming back for their most outstanding dish- Chili Crab.
Location: Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road, #01-63, Singapore 390051
Operating Hours: Monday-Thursday, 3pm-11pm

Lor Mee 178

Operating since the olden days of Singapore, you’ll be able to spot their sign easily, with a large imprint of ‘178’. Differing from the usual fried fish from a bowl of Lor Mee, this stall has been serving shark meat instead, though it has been said that the taste doesn’t differ much from white fishes. Fans have been going back often, though, as the standard has not declined and their crispy meat fritters are a bonus when added to the wet and gooey Lor in a bowl of generous noodles, egg, lor bak and braised pork.
Location: Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road, #02-58, Singapore 168898
Operating Hours: Wednesday, 6am-2.30pm
Every other day: 6am-9.30pm

Zhen Zhen Porridge

Quite well-known in Singapore, many have been quoting Zhen Zhen Porridge as their go-to place whenever they need a porridge fix. Their porridge are always served hot, piping and silky smooth. Ingredients including their well-loved fish is eaten garnished with spring onions, ginger, fried shallots and sesame oil.
Location: Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, #01-54, Singapore 069184
Operating Hours: Wednesday-Monday, 5am-2pm

Redhill Lor Duck Rice & Noodles

Passed down from one generation to the other, the stall has over 30 years of experience in the duck rice and noodles field. Their duck meats are known to be tender and juicy, making it a delicious pair when eaten with their noodles and braised egg.
Location: Redhill Food Centre, Blk 85 Redhill Lane, #01-79, Singapore 150085
Operating Hours: Every other day, 9am-2.30pm
Closed on Thursday and Friday

Yet Con Hainanese Chicken Rice

Not a stall in hawker centres, but we’re pretty sure the 75 years of exeperience makes up for it! Popular dishes in this old-school eatery includes their chicken rice and steamboat. Although the service here isn’t top notch, many customers don’t mind because their food is definitely what keeps them going back.
Location: 25 Purvis Street, Singapore 188602
Operating Hours: Everyday, 11am-9.30pm

Cafe Colbar

Also another that isn’t in a hawker centre but definitely shouts out old-school, it was initially an area where the British Army ate back in 1953. The 60 year old eatery has since been refurnished with a modern touch and its name has been kept for memorial purposes where Colbar is short for Colonial Bar. Though it is pretty inconvenient to get to without a vehicle, eager foodies have been travelling to the ulu diner to indulge in dishes like their recommended curry chicken and pork chops.
Location: 9A Whitchurch Road, Singapore 138839
Operating Hours: 11am-10pm

Tong Ah Eating House

Mainly serving Singapore favourite breakfast of Kaya Toast and kopi, the building that Tong Ah Eating House used to be at is considered an iconic building, standing way back into 1939. It has since moved a few streets down but that was the only point that had changed. With constant standards of the well-loved buttery bread delight, customers are always going back, especially since they are able to indulge in wok-fried zi char during the nights too.
Location: Bukit Pasoh Extension Shop Houses, 36 Keong Saik Road, Singapore 089143
Opening Hours: 6.30am-10pm

Albert Street Big Prawn Noodle

In order to keep their customers from coming back, you’ll realize that the best prawn noodles are often served with fragrant broth cooked out of prawn shells, succulent thick prawn meat, spicy enough chili and springy mee. Operating since 1963, the Albert Street Prawn Noodle are honored to have a long list of customers who are constantly coming back for their prawn noodle fix. It has been said that their dry version is to die for.
Location: Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road, #01-10, Singapore 390051
Operating Hours: Closed on Thursday
On other days, 2pm-2.30am

Tiong Bahru Lee Hong Kee Cantonese Roast

Operating for half a century, this stall still offers ranges of Cantonese Roast that are best eaten with rice or just like that. Their char siew are the most popular, with thin slices coated in generous layers of syrup. Eaten with rice, the sauces and meats definitely adds up to a great combination.
Location: 30 Seng Poh Road, #02-60
Operating Hours: Closed on Thursday
On other days, 9am-8pm

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