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Tag Archives: wan tan mee
Kok Kee’s New Location: Our Favourite Wan Tan Mee
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
Posted in Chinese, coffeeshop, Food in Singapore
Tagged coffeeshop, Kok Kee, Kok Kee Wanton Noodle, Lavender, new location, noodles, Singapore, wan tan mee
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Keong Saik Road: Char Siew & Wan Tan Mee
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
Posted in Chinese, coffeeshop, Food in Singapore
Tagged blog reviews, char siew, Chinese, coffeeshop, Foong Kee Coffee Shop, Keong Saik Road, roast meat, Singapore, wan tan mee
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CNY2015: Windy But Extremely Hot in Chinatown
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
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged bazaar, Chinatown, Chinatown Complex, CNY2015, Heat, Singapore, wan tan mee, weather, windy
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Wan Tan Mee at Chinatown
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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Tagged Chinatown Complex, Food, hawker, noodles, Singapore, wan tan mee
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JB Coffee Shop: Wan Tan Mee
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
Chinese New Year at Johor Bahru (JB) Malaysia
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
Posted in Travel
Tagged Chinese New Year, City Square, CNY2013, coffeeshop, decorations, JB, Malaysia, mall, pau, travel, wan tan mee, zodiac
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Merry Christmas from JB, Malaysia
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
Posted in Travel
Tagged cheap, Christmas, City Square, decorations, FOS, gingerbread man, JB, JB coffeeshop, Malaysia, outlet store, save money, Taman Sri Tebrau, tau sar pau, wan tan mee, xmas
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Malacca Road Trip: Wan Tan Mee at Mei Sin Cafe
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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Tagged brunch, coffeeshop, Food, Malacca, Malaysia, Mei Sin Cafe, road trip, wan tan mee
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Eng’s Wan Tan Mee at Tanjong Katong is so Yummy
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
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Best, chilli, coffeeshop, Eng's Wan Tan Mee, Singapore, spicy, Tanjong Katong, wan tan mee
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Two Little Coffeeshops in JB
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
Posted in Midlife Musings, Travel
Tagged coffeeshop, Food, JB, Life, Lor Mai Kai, Malaysia, Pao, rustic, tau sar, travel, wan tan mee
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Food I Miss & Crave for After a Trip Abroad
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
Singapore Hawker Food & Desserts Below 500 Calories
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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Tagged bun, calories, diet, Food, green bean soup, hawker, healthy, Lor Mai Kai, Macaroni Chicken Soup, Mee Soto, Penang Laksa, Popiah, Singapore, soup, soya bean curd, wan tan mee
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Singapore Food & Calories (Briyani, Claypot Rice & Wan Tan Mee)
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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Tagged briyani, calories, claypot rice, content, Food, hawker, health, Health Promotion Board, healthy, meals, noodles, nutrition, rice, Singapore, wan tan mee
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Driving into JB (Money Changers, Coffeeshops & Street Vendors)
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
Posted in Travel
Tagged coffee shop, culture, drive, Entertainment, Food, happiness, JB, Life, Living, Malaysia, Money Changer, Nostalgia, Pao, people, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, trip, wan tan mee
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Wan Tan Mee Rivalry?
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
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged culture, Fei Fei, Food, Life, Living, noodles, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, wan tan mee
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Simple Pleasures: Wan Tan Mee & the Sunset
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
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged beauty, culture, Food, food centre, hawker centre, Life, Living, nature, old airport road, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, Sunset, travel, wan tan mee
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Cho Kee Wan Tan Mee
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
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Airport road, culture, Food, Life, Living, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, wan tan mee
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