Whampoa Food Centre on Postcard

"Whampoa Hawker Centre is a must-visit place for all foodies, as a visit to Balestier isn't complete without a stop to this hawker centre. It is known as the "Morning Market" and serves food from breakfast to lunch, whereas the Whampoa Makan Place next door at Block 90 is the "Night Market", serving food from the PM onwards. Home to some of the most famous local hawker stalls, including the sought-after "545 Whampoa Prawn Noodles". This prawn noodle stall racks up a lengthy crowd every morning thanks to its hearty broth accompanied by the savoury umami of the prawns. Another popular favourite with long queues is the fish soup stall further down on its right. Some of ubiquitous breakfast must-haves also include the "Tanglin Halt A1 Carrot Cake", Chee Kueh (steamed rice cake with heavenly salted radish) and many more. While you're at it, do pop by the wet market next door to bring back some fresh produce, or simply take in the morning market atmosphere." - OuterEdit

On the Grid : Whampoa Hawker Centre

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"Whampoa Hawker Centre, Balestier by OuterEdit. Whampoa Hawker Centre is a must-visit place for all foodies, as a visit to Balestier isn't complete without a stop to this hawker centre. It is known as the "Morning Market" and serves food from breakfast to lunch, whereas the Whampoa Makan Place next door at Block 90 is the "Night Market", serving food from the PM onwards. Home to some of the most famous local hawker stalls, including the sought-after "545 Whampoa Prawn Noodles". This prawn noodle stall racks up a lengthy crowd every morning thanks to its hearty broth accompanied by the savoury umami of the prawns. Another popular favourite with long queues is the fish soup stall further down on its right. Some of ubiquitous breakfast must-haves also include the "Tanglin Halt A1 Carrot Cake", Chee Kueh (steamed rice cake with heavenly salted radish) and many more. While you're at it, do pop by the wet market next door to bring back some fresh produce, or simply take in the morning market atmosphere."

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"Sitting at a plastic table in an open-air hawker center, I’ve just taken a bite of the chicken—moist and rich, surrounded by a thick layer of fat and skin. And I’ve also sampled the rice–deceptively plain in its whiteness—but cooked in a heavy chicken stock with shallots, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and a hint of butter." - Jennifer Flowers

Is Singapore's Hawker Culture At Risk? - AFAR

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MyBean&Kho.

Google

Whampoa Food Centre, not visible from the main road, is popular with local people with one of the best quality/price in Singapore. This centre has two large blocks of covered food areas: one is operating early morning until 2pm, then the other block will take the relay until 10pm. Around this food centre, there are plenty of shops selling fruits, vegetables, meat and many other things at reasonable prices. The toilets are quite clean with SGD 0.1 per pax, toilet paper needs to be requested for free with the lady sitting there. With local friends, we enjoy certain food stalls. Food stalls have a number on the side, easier to find if you don’t know how to read Chinese: -one stall 01-45 in the central area proposes nice xiaolongbao and guotie dumplings (steamed ones and pan-fried ones). -one stall 01-70 proposes fish steamboat with a soup rich in anchovy taste. Different types of fish are available. -one stall 01-79 proposes some Thai food, especially if you crave for stir-fried vegetables or seafood served in a big portion. -one stall 01-26 at one very end proposes homemade kway chap soup (wide flat and thin rice noodle) served with a generous plate of pork meat, innards, tofu and egg, all for SGD 5 (unbeatable).

Nadem B

Google

It was late lunch and we had some chicken rice for hubby and mushroom-meat noodles for me. We had Durian ice kachong for dessert and it was so good! Happy tummy for first timers. ☺️

TJJ

Google

Rainy day, so we decided to have fish head steam boat at this stall. Decent price for the food, worth the try !

Fiona

Google

We grab dinner here and had the old school western stall pork chop and value for money fresh fruit juice along the front lane and rojak from an old ahgong ahma at the back lane.

Kaixian Lew

Google

This new Sandakan noodle stall in Whampoa Food Centre is a rare gem. I love how springy the texture of the noodles and its taste. The fried pork is tender and flavourful🤤 The boss is very friendly. The price is very affordable given it’s generous portions. I will definitely be back for other items also because their braised pork noodle looks very delicious too😁

ChiuYa Wang

Google

Traditional local food. It’s more like back to 70’s Amazing flavor and noce atmosphere ! All the shop and food are good

Welkin

Google

There are many great food stalls in this hawker centre! I especially like their Hainanese Curry Rice, Ban Mian, and Chicken Rice! I have consolidated some photos below for you to see what they look like 😋 While I felt that they could have improve on their hygiene but it is understandable for a hawker centre of its history. What I really dislike (hence 4 stars) is their "free for all" smoking policy whereby many folks just casually light up their cigarettes beside diners. I was with my family during lunch time and we have to "shift seats" in the middle of our meal for multiple times because there is no designated area for the smokers to gather, so they are literally everywhere, anytime.

Jocey

Google

Everything we ate here was great. There are 2 coffee shops, one with the lor mee and china whampoa pan mee and the fried banana. ALL WERE GREAT!! But do order the pan mee in soup version. The soup was really good. The lor mee is exceptional. We return the next day for it and the fried banana. Sorry no pic of the fried banana but its was insanely crunchy and very sweet!!!!!! Similar like the ones you have in Indonesia. 10/10 The second coffee shop We ordered duck for both duck shop but please note that the ‘Duck porridge’ duck rice was better for me! The fried Hokkien noodles were really good and had sufficient gravy, the minced meat noodles were good too but maybe don’t order it with mee sua. :)

MyBean&Kho.

Google

Whampoa Food Centre, not visible from the main road, is popular with local people with one of the best quality/price in Singapore. This centre has two large blocks of covered food areas: one is operating early morning until 2pm, then the other block will take the relay until 10pm. Around this food centre, there are plenty of shops selling fruits, vegetables, meat and many other things at reasonable prices. The toilets are quite clean with SGD 0.1 per pax, toilet paper needs to be requested for free with the lady sitting there. With local friends, we enjoy certain food stalls. Food stalls have a number on the side, easier to find if you don’t know how to read Chinese: -one stall 01-45 in the central area proposes nice xiaolongbao and guotie dumplings (steamed ones and pan-fried ones). -one stall 01-70 proposes fish steamboat with a soup rich in anchovy taste. Different types of fish are available. -one stall 01-79 proposes some Thai food, especially if you crave for stir-fried vegetables or seafood served in a big portion. -one stall 01-26 at one very end proposes homemade kway chap soup (wide flat and thin rice noodle) served with a generous plate of pork meat, innards, tofu and egg, all for SGD 5 (unbeatable).

Nadem B

Google

It was late lunch and we had some chicken rice for hubby and mushroom-meat noodles for me. We had Durian ice kachong for dessert and it was so good! Happy tummy for first timers. ☺️

TJJ

Google

Rainy day, so we decided to have fish head steam boat at this stall. Decent price for the food, worth the try !

Fiona

Google

We grab dinner here and had the old school western stall pork chop and value for money fresh fruit juice along the front lane and rojak from an old ahgong ahma at the back lane.

Kaixian Lew

Google

This new Sandakan noodle stall in Whampoa Food Centre is a rare gem. I love how springy the texture of the noodles and its taste. The fried pork is tender and flavourful🤤 The boss is very friendly. The price is very affordable given it’s generous portions. I will definitely be back for other items also because their braised pork noodle looks very delicious too😁

ChiuYa Wang

Google

Traditional local food. It’s more like back to 70’s Amazing flavor and noce atmosphere ! All the shop and food are good

Welkin

Google

There are many great food stalls in this hawker centre! I especially like their Hainanese Curry Rice, Ban Mian, and Chicken Rice! I have consolidated some photos below for you to see what they look like 😋 While I felt that they could have improve on their hygiene but it is understandable for a hawker centre of its history. What I really dislike (hence 4 stars) is their "free for all" smoking policy whereby many folks just casually light up their cigarettes beside diners. I was with my family during lunch time and we have to "shift seats" in the middle of our meal for multiple times because there is no designated area for the smokers to gather, so they are literally everywhere, anytime.

Jocey

Google

Everything we ate here was great. There are 2 coffee shops, one with the lor mee and china whampoa pan mee and the fried banana. ALL WERE GREAT!! But do order the pan mee in soup version. The soup was really good. The lor mee is exceptional. We return the next day for it and the fried banana. Sorry no pic of the fried banana but its was insanely crunchy and very sweet!!!!!! Similar like the ones you have in Indonesia. 10/10 The second coffee shop We ordered duck for both duck shop but please note that the ‘Duck porridge’ duck rice was better for me! The fried Hokkien noodles were really good and had sufficient gravy, the minced meat noodles were good too but maybe don’t order it with mee sua. :)

Noel S.

Yelp

Solid fish based soup with 3 prawns, pork meatballs (I think), vermicelli noodles, some veggies, dried anchovies. Ingredients looked and tasted fresh. Their home made chili sauce on the side is the bomb. They're near the bottom right corner near Kim Keat lane.

Foodie F.

Yelp

China Whampoa Homemade Noodles located at Blk 91 Whampoa Drive Market & Food Centre specialises in homemade (handmade) noodles. This stall is well known as it has been featured on several TV programmes related to food. I visited China Whampoa Homemade Noodles on a Saturday morning. I was surprised that there was no queue at this stall. The reason was because they customers were told to find a table nearby and come back at a certain time (e.g. half an hour later) to collect their bowl of noodles. They serve a variety of noodles such as Ban Mee and You Mian. In addition, these were available with prawns, abalone clams, sliced fish, pig's kidney or even with abalone! I ordered a bowl of Abalone Clams Hand Made You Mian $4 and had to wait for slightly less than half an hour before I could collect my order. The Abalone Clams Hand Made You Mian was delicious! It consisted of abalone clams, vegetable, minced meat and ikan bilis. The homemade noodles (you mian) was springy, soft and flavourful! It tasted slightly different from the other homemade noodles stall and seems to be accompanied by a hint of sweetness. The soup was refreshing. It was robust, sweet and not salty. One unique ingredient which was used was the mani cai 马尼菜(aka sweet leaf). This was an essential ingredient as it provides a natural sweetness to the soup. The homemade chilli paste was slightly sweet with a extremely spicy after taste. Despite the spiciness, it was just so shiok (addictive) that I continually dipped the minced meat into it or just add some to each spoonful of noodles. By the end of this meal, I nearly finished all the chilli paste and found myself with swollen lips (just like Angelina Jolie's bee stung lips - sexy) haha.. You have been warned! Detailed review: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2013/09/china-whampoa-homemade-noodles-whampoa.html

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