Tag Archives: wan tan mee

Kok Kee’s New Location: Our Favourite Wan Tan Mee

Posted on April 1, 2015 by bookjunkie

Whenever I travel for long periods out of Singapore, the first thing I crave for is not Hokkien Mee (like my sister) but Wan Tan Mee. And we suspect that the Kok Kee Wan Tan Mee probably has quite a … Continue reading →

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Keong Saik Road: Char Siew & Wan Tan Mee

Posted on March 16, 2015 by bookjunkie

Came to Foong Kee Coffeeshop at Keong Saik Road for wan tan mee, but we were more impressed by the well roasted Char Siew as some other blogs have mentioned. I especially liked the crispy almost burnt or charred sweet … Continue reading →

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CNY2015: Windy But Extremely Hot in Chinatown

Posted on February 15, 2015 by bookjunkie

Braved the punishing heat in Chinatown to soak in more of the Goat Year festivities. Saw this pretty display of flowery goats in the bazaar amongst other things like vendors calling out for you to buy their candies or groundnuts. … Continue reading →

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Wan Tan Mee at Chinatown

Posted on January 24, 2015 by bookjunkie

My top pick for local noodles is wan tan mee. Even the not so great versions will satisfy me. Had this near the Chee Chong Fun stall at the Chinatown Complex Market. It’s pretty old style. I’m still hankering for … Continue reading →

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JB Coffee Shop: Wan Tan Mee

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bookjunkie

The best thing about JB is not the malls but the old style coffee shops. So much more authentic than Singapore and the meals are so yummy and cheap. I still need to update this post with an address but … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year at Johor Bahru (JB) Malaysia

Posted on January 25, 2013 by bookjunkie

I was impressed by the decorations at City Square JB. Especially the huge zodiac installation with paper cutting illustrations of the animals. I find the traditional paper cutting depictions the most pretty. I’m sure many Singaporeans come here to buy … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from JB, Malaysia

Posted on December 24, 2012 by bookjunkie

Was charmed by the rotating gingerbread man at City Square, the mall nearest Singapore where I like to browse at FOS (Factory Outlet Store) for clothes. There are some good branded buys at sometimes as low as a quarter of … Continue reading →

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Malacca Road Trip: Wan Tan Mee at Mei Sin Cafe

Posted on December 19, 2012 by bookjunkie

I quite enjoyed the Wan Tan Mee at an old style coffeeshop called Mei Sin Cafe with quite a number of vendors, although B found it too soggy. You can find these all over Malaysia, but in Singapore just a … Continue reading →

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Eng’s Wan Tan Mee at Tanjong Katong is so Yummy

Posted on May 29, 2012 by bookjunkie

I didn’t know much about Eng’s Wan Tan Mee at 287 Tanjong Katong Road, and that it originated from Dunmon Food Centre till I read the review at Soshiok. During the weekends there is a massive queue here so we … Continue reading →

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Two Little Coffeeshops in JB

Posted on April 10, 2012 by bookjunkie

What I love best about coming to JB (Malaysia is just minutes away) is the meal at the coffee shop that not only tastes fantastic, but is half the price of a similar meal in Singapore. The place also feels … Continue reading →

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Food I Miss & Crave for After a Trip Abroad

Posted on December 4, 2011 by bookjunkie

After this recent trip, it was confirmed again. The food I crave for is always wan tan mee. For most people it seems to be chicken rice or hokkien mee but not for me. I love wan tan mee, especially … Continue reading →

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Singapore Hawker Food & Desserts Below 500 Calories

Posted on August 11, 2011 by bookjunkie

I am really quite appreciative that the Health Promotion Board has the cool tool where they provide you with the calorie count and nutritional content of local hawker food. This kind of information has been hard to find in the … Continue reading →

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Singapore Food & Calories (Briyani, Claypot Rice & Wan Tan Mee)

Posted on August 11, 2011 by bookjunkie

The Health Promotion Board has a very useful tool where you can calculate the nutritional content of various hawker foods found in Singapore. I was surprised by some of my findings. Food that I thought was healthy, turned out to … Continue reading →

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Driving into JB (Money Changers, Coffeeshops & Street Vendors)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by bookjunkie

Everytime I enter Malaysia I immediately feel the people are so much nicer, starting with the customs officer who has a genuine friendly smile. I feel very close emotionally to Malaysia as some of the best holidays I’ve had were … Continue reading →

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Wan Tan Mee Rivalry?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by bookjunkie

Out of all the types of noodles in Singapore, wan tan mee is my favourite and what I miss most when I have been away from Singapore for some time. I quite liked the texture of the noodles at Joo … Continue reading →

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Simple Pleasures: Wan Tan Mee & the Sunset

Posted on February 11, 2011 by bookjunkie

There is so much good street food at the Old Airport Road Food Centre, but I always tend to crave for simple wan tan mee.  You need to queue up at this stall (Hua Kee Hougang Wan Tan Mee), but … Continue reading →

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#76. Hawker Centres for Yummiest Meals Under 5 Bucks

Posted on January 6, 2011 by bookjunkie

Hawker Centres are no frills places in Singapore where you can eat great food on the tightest budget. Old Airport Road Food Centre is often touted to be the best hawker centre in Singapore.  By best I mean not the … Continue reading →

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Cho Kee Wan Tan Mee

Posted on September 30, 2010 by bookjunkie

I prefer the texture of the noodles at the shop beside this one, but the dumplings here were yummier. This is another stall at airport road hawker centre (you can refer to my previous post for the other one) that … Continue reading →

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