Serious Cecapore's 2018 Michelin List! 50 Low SES Hawker Crap and Some High SES Gourmet Food!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Michelin Guide has announced its Bib Gourmand list for 2018, comprising 50 restaurants and hawker stalls.

This is 12 more than last year's list.

Of the 50 listed, 28 are hawker stalls, with new entrants including Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck at Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre and Rolina Traditional Hainanese Curry Puff at Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market & Food Centre.


Here are the details of all 50 of them.

Hawker centre stalls

1. A NOODLE STORY

Ramen from A Noodle Story. PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO




Address: 7 Maxwell Road, Amoy Street Food Centre #01-39
Opening hours: Monday to Friday (11.15pm to 2.30pm, 5.30pm to 7.30pm), Saturday (10.30am to 1.30pm), closed on Sunday and public holidays

2. ALLIANCE SEAFOOD

Fish head curry from Alliance Seafood. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO


Address: 500 Clemenceau Avenue, Newton Food Centre #01-27
Opening hours: Thursday to Tuesday (1pm to midnight), closed on Wednesday

3. AH ER SOUP

Ah Er Soup at ABC Brickworks Food Centre. ST PHOTO: SZU-JIN LIAN


Ah Er Herbal Soup owners preparing the soup before the shop's opening

Address: 3 Yuan Ching Road, #01-143, S618642
Opening hours: Daily (11am to 9pm)

4. BALESTIER ROAD HOOVER ROJAK

Balestier Road Hoover Rojak. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO


Address: Block 90 Whampoa Drive, Whampoa Makan Place #01-06
Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday (10.30am to 4pm), closed on Monday and Tuesday

5. CHAI CHUAN TOU YANG ROU TANG (NEW ENTRY)

Mutton soup from Chai Chuan Tou Yang Rou Tang at Bukit Merah View Food Centre. PHOTO: MAKANSUTRA


Address: 115 Bukit Merah View, #01-51, Singapore 151115
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (11am to 1.30pm), closed on Sunday

6. CHEY SUA CARROT CAKE

Carrot cake from Chey Sua Carrot Cake. PHOTO: KF SEETOH


Address: Blk 127, Toa Payoh Lor 1, #02-30
Telephone: 6254 6323
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (6am to 1pm), closed on Monday

7. CHUAN KEE BONELESS BRAISED DUCK (NEW ENTRY)

Braised duck rice from Chuan Kee Braised Duck at Ghim Moh Food Centre. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: 20 Ghim Moh Road, #01-161, S270020
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (10am to 8pm)

8. DEPOT ROAD ZHEN SHAN MEI CLAYPOT LAKSA

Laksa from Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei Claypot Laksa. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER


Address: Block 119, Bukit Merah Lane 1, Alexandra Village #01-75
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (9am to 4pm), closed on Sunday

9. FAMOUS SUNGEI ROAD TRISHAW LAKSA

Laksa (left) and mee rebus from Famous Sungei Road Trishaw Laksa. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: Block 513A Upper Cross Street, Hong Lim Market & Food Centre #02-66
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (11.30am to 5pm), closed on Sunday

10. FRESH TASTE BIG PRAWN NOODLE (NEW ENTRY)
Address: 70 Zion Rd, S247792
Opening hours: Monday to Friday (6pm to 11.30pm), Satuday and Sunday (12pm to 1am)

11. HENG CARROT CAKE (NEW ENTRY)

Home made carrot cake with prawn and oyster omelette from Heng at Newton Food Centre. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: 500 Clemenceau Avenue North, #01-28, 229495
Opening hours: Daily (5pm to 1am)

12. HONG HENG FRIED SOTONG PRAWN MEE
Address: 30 Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru Market #02-01

13. HONG KONG YUMMY SOUP (NEW ENTRY)

Address: 7 Maxwell Road, Amoy Street Food Centre #01-18
Telephone: 6221 1155
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (10am to 4pm), closed on Sunday and public holidays

14. HONG KEE BEEF NOODLE

Beef noodle from Hong Kee Beef Noodle. PHOTO: BT FILE


Address: 7 Maxwell Road, Amoy Street Food Centre #01-42
Opening hours: Monday to Friday (11am to 7.30pm); Saturday & Sunday (9am to 2.30pm)

15. HOO KEE BAK CHANG

Rice dumplings from Hoo Kee Bak Chang. PHOTO: HOO KEE BAK CHANG


Address: 7 Maxwell Road, Amoy Street Food Centre #01-18
Telephone: 6221 1155
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (10am to 4pm), closed on Sunday and public holidays

Read about the history of this 69-year-old stall here.

16. J2 FAMOUS CRISPY CURRY PUFF

Owner of Famous Crispy Curry Puff, Lee Meng Li, and his wife Kris Goh. ST PHOTO: MARCUS TAN


Address: 7 Maxwell Road, Amoy Street Food Centre #01-21
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (8am to 4pm), closed on Sundays and public holidays

17. LAO FU ZI FRIED KWAY TEOW (NEW ENTRY)

Customers at the Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow stall at the Old Airport Road Food Centre. The stall has been a permanent fixture at the food centre since it opened in 1973. PHOTO: ST FILE


Mr Tan Lee Seng, who works at Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow

Address: 51 Old Airport Rd, #01-12, S390051
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, and every alternate Saturday (11am to 10pm), closed on Sunday

18. LIAN HE BEN JI CLAYPOT RICE (NEW ENTRY)

Claypot Rice from Lian He Ji Ben Claypot Rice at Chinatown Complex. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: 335 Smith Street, 02-197/198/199, S050335
Telephone: 6227 2470
Opening hours: Friday to Wednesday (4.30pm to 10pm), closed on Tuesday

19. NA NA HOMEMADE CURRY (BUKIT MERAH)

A chicken curry dish available at Na Na Homemade Curry. PHOTO: NANA CURRY


Address: 115 Bukit Merah View, S151115
Telephone: 9106 4316
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (11am to 7pm), closed on Sunday.

20. NEW LUCKY CLAYPOT RICE

Claypot rice from New Lucky Claypot Rice. PHOTO: BT FILE


New Lucky Claypot Rice's owner on making the Bib Gourmand list


Address: Block 44, Holland Drive Market & Food Centre #02-19
Telephone: 6778 7808
Opening hours: 11am to 1pm, 5pm to 8pm, closed on Wednesdays21. OUTRAM PARK FRIED KWAY TEOW MEE (NEW ENTRY)

A plate of noodles from the Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee stall at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER


Address: 531A Upper Cross St, S051531
Telephone: 6225 5632
Opening hours: Open daily (7am to 9pm)

22. ROLINA TRADITIONAL HAINANESE CURRY PUFF (NEW ENTRY)

Mr Tham Niap Tong of Rolina Curry Puff. He has two Rolina Curry Puffs outlets, one at Serangoon Gardens and one at Tanjong Pagar Plaza. He started selling curry puffs by the roadside at Novena Church, which was how Rolina – a mispronunciation of Novena – came about. He has been running the business for the past 65 years. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre, 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #02-15, Singapore 081006
Telephone: 9234 0521
Opening hours: Open daily (9am to 2pm)

Read our review of Rolina Curry Puffs here.

Love your curry puffs? We've got a roundup of the best around the island.

23. SHI HUI YUAN
Address: 159 Mei Chin Road #02-33
Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday (7.30am to 2pm), closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)

24. SHI WEI DA (NEW ENTRY)

Fengshan Market and Food Centre at Bedok North Street 4, where porridge stall Shi Wei Da is located. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: Fengshan Market and Food Centre, Blk 85 Bedok North Street 4, #01-41, S460085

25. TAI WAH PORK NOODLE (NEW ENTRY)

People queuing up for food at the Tai Wah Pork Noodle stall at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre. PHOTO:FACEBOOK/TAI WAH PORK NOODLE


Address: 531A Upper Cross St, #02-16, S051531
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (9.30am to 7.30pm), closed on Monday

26. TIAN TIAN HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE

Chicken rice from Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER


Address: 1 Kadayanallur Street, Maxwell Food Centre #01-10/11
Telephone: 6448 0120
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (10am to 8pm), closed on Mondays

27. TIONG BAHRU HAINANESE BONELESS CHICKEN RICE
Address: 30 Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru Market #02-82
Opening hours: 10am to 9pm

28. TIONG BAHRU YI SHENG FRIED HOKKIEN PRAWN MEE (NEW ENTRY)
Address: 6 Jalan Bukit Merah, #01-13, S150006
Telephone: 9862 9296
Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday (3pm to 10.45pm), closed on Tuesday

Restaurants

29. BAR-ROQUE GRILL

Bar-Roque Bar & Grill's rotisserie duck. PHOTO: BT FILE


Address: 165 Tanjong Pagar Road #01-00
Telephone: 6444 9672/9115 6686
Website: http://www.bar-roque.com.sg

30. KA-SOH

Egg foo yong, a crisp omelette filled with chopped-up prawns, from Ka-Soh Seafood. ST PHOTO: TAN HSUEH YUN


Address: 2 College Road, Alumni Medical Centre
Telephone: 6473 6686
Opening hours: Opens daily (11.45am to 2.30pm, 5.30pm to 10.45pm)

31. KOK SEN RESTAURANT

Claypot yong tau foo from Kok Sen Restaurant. ST PHOTO: TAN HSUEH YUN


Address: 30 Keong Saik Road
Telephone: 6223 2005
Opening hours: Opens daily (11.30am to 2pm, 5pm to 11pm)

32. LAGNAA

A chicken dish and with a variety of sauces available at Lagnaa. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: 6 Upper Dickson Road
Telephone: 6296 1215
Opening hours: Opens daily (11.30am to midnight)

33. LIAO FAN HAWKER CHAN

Soya sauce chicken from Hawker Chan. PHOTO: ELLIOTT DANKER


Address: 78, Smith Street
Opening hours: Opens daily (10am to 8pm), closed on Wednesdays

Read about interview with hawker Chan here.

34. MAN MAN

Unagi donburi with unagi on rice with tamagoyaki, soup and pickles from Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant. ST PHOTO: EUNICE QUEK




Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant

Address: 1, Keong Saik Road, #01-01
Telephone: 6222 0678
Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays (11.30am to 3pm, last order at 2.30pm), (6pm to 10.30pm, last order at 10pm); closed on Sundays

35. MUTHU’S CURRY (NEW ENTRY)

A variety of dishes availabe at Muthu's Curry. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: 138 Race Course Rd, #01-01, S218591
Telephone: 6392 1722
Opening hours: Opens daily (10.30am to 10.30pm)

36. NEW UBIN SEAFOOD

Oyster-Uni-Ikura starter from Garang Grill by New Ubin Seafood. PHOTO: ANDRE HOEDEN


Address: 63 Hillview Avenue, Level 6
Telephone: 6466 9558
Opening hours: Open daily (11am to 3pm, 5.30pm to 10pm)

37. SIK BAO SIN (DESMOND'S CREATION) (NEW ENTRY)

Sik Bao Sin (Desmond's Creation) owners Desmond and Joanna Chia. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO


A look inside Sik Bao Sin (Desmond's Creation) located along Geylang Road

Address: 592 Geylang Road, S389531
Telephone: 6744 3757
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (11.45am to 2.30pm, 5.45pm to 9.30pm), closed on Monday

38. SONG FA BAK KUT TEH

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh. PHOTO: BT FILE


Address: 11, New Bridge Road
Telephone: 6438 2858
Opening hours: Open daily (11am to 10pm)

39. THE BLUE GINGER

Ayam Panggang from the Blue Ginger Restaurant. PHOTO: THE BLUE GINGER RESTAURANT


Address: 97, Tanjong Pagar Road
Telephone: 6222 3928
Opening hours: Mondays to Sundays, 12pm to 3pm (last order 2.15pm), 6.30pm to 10.30pm (last order 9.45pm)

40. THE COCONUT CLUB (NEW ENTRY)

The signature Nasi Lemak from The Coconut Club. PHOTO: MAKANSUTRA


Sumptuous Nasi lemak from The Coconut Club

Address: 6 Ann Siang Hill, S069787
Telephone: 6635 2999
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday (11am to 3pm, 6pm to 9.30pm), Sunday (11am to 3pm)

41. SHIROKANE TORI-TAMA

A chef preparing a dish at Shirokane Tori-Tama. PHOTO: BT FILE


Address: 11, Unity Street
Opening hours: 6pm to 11pm

42. TRUE BLUE CUISINE

Ayam Buah Keluak from True Blue Cuisine. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS


Address: 49 Armenian Street
Telephone: 6440 0449
Opening hours: 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30pm-9.30pm

43. WHOLE EARTH

Vegetarian dishes from Whole Earth. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO


Address: 76 Peck Seah Street
Telephone: 6323 3308
Opening hours: 11.30am to 3pm, 5.30pm to 10pm

44. YHINGTHAI PALACE

Spicy black olive rice with chicken from Yhingthai Palace. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO


Address: 36 Purvis Street
Telephone: 6337 1161
Opening hours: 11.30am to 2pm, 6pm to 10pm

45. ZAFFRON KITCHEN

Naan, chicken, spinach and cheese, from Zaffron Kitchen. PHOTO: ANDRE HOEDEN


Address: 2 outlets, including 135/137 East Coast Road
Telephone: 6440 6786
Opening hours: 11.30am to 10pm daily

Street Food

46. BISMILLAH BIRYANI

Dum briyani from Bismillah Biryani Restaurant. PHOTO: TAN HSUEH YUN


Address: 50 Dunlop Street
Telephone: 9382 7937
Opening hours: 11.30am to 9.30pm (Wednesday to Monday, closed on Tuesdays)

47. EMINENT FROG PORRIDGE & SEAFOOD (NEW ENTRY)

Staff preparing food at Eminent Frog Porridge and seafood, located at Geylang Lorong 19. PHOTO: ST FILE


Address: 323 Geylang Rd S389359
Telephone: 9842 2941
Opening hours: Open daily (4pm to 4am)

48. SIN HUAT EATING HOUSE
Address: 659/661 Lorong 35 Geylang
Telephone: 6744 9755
Opening hours: Open daily (6.30pm to 1am)

49. SIN KEE FAMOUS CANTONESE CHICKEN RICE (NEW ENTRY)

People queueing up at the Sin Kee Famous Cantonese Chicken Rice at Holland Drive. PHOTO: SHIN MIN


Address: 40 Holland Drive, S270040
Telephone: 8428 7865
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday (11am to 4pm), closed on Monday

50. ZAI SHUN CURRY FISH HEAD

Salted egg with bittergourd from Zai Shun Curry Fish Head. PHOTO: KF SEETOH


Address: 253, Jurong East Street 24, #01-205
Telephone: 6560 8594
Opening hours: Open daily (7am to 3pm), closed on Wednesdays.

https://www.straitstimes.com/lifest...-singapores-50-bib-gourmand-eateries-for-2018

 

[no_faith]

Very funny, who is he to judge our local food? He gives star base on what?
He knows about our local food? He knows about our local taste?
Just like a chinese go angmo country judge their local food.
Why no kway chup? Because angmo dont like eat intestine?
Everything must endorse by amdk consider better? After his star, price randomly jack up wtf

 

[AhMeng]

Very funny, who is he to judge our local food? He gives star base on what?
He knows about our local food? He knows about our local taste?
Just like a chinese go angmo country judge their local food.
Why no kway chup? Because angmo dont like eat intestine?
Everything must endorse by amdk consider better? After his star, price randomly jack up wtf

It's all a fraud. Second year onwards no pay subscription to Michelin ... Your shop name will be struck off the list. AMDK fraud.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

It's all a fraud. Second year onwards no pay subscription to Michelin ... Your shop name will be struck off the list. AMDK fraud.

This Thai bu wants to give up her Michelin star. More trouble than its worth.☰
Bangkok’s Only Michelin-Starred Street Food Vendor Wants to Give Back Star
Large crowds have descended on Raan Jay Fai
By Rafael Tonon on January 9, 2018 9:12 am


Jay Fai Rafael Tonon/Eater
People passing by Maha Chai Road, almost on the corner of Soi Samran Rat in the Phra Nakhon area of Bangkok, might be startled by the crowd snaking down the footpath around an impromptu assembly of plastic tables. As they wait in line, crowd members take out their cell phones to snap pictures of the “crab omelet queen,” newly famous after Bangkok’s first-ever Michelin Guide awarded her eatery Raan Jay Fai one Michelin star.


Ever since Michelin — the a French tire company that also publishes international dining guides — announced that it would be publishing a guide to Bangkok, many wondered whether the guide, famous for favoring European fine dining, would include the city’s thriving street food scene in its starred recommendations. (“Most people I spoke with in the local food scene believe Michelin will give a nod... to some of Bangkok’s generations-old shop houses,” wrote Eater contributor Micaela Marini Higgs last summer.)

When the guide came out in December, Raan Jay Fai, a popular eatery in Bangkok’s Old Town, was the only street food venue in the city to be awarded a star, appearing alongside 13 other restaurants with one star (and three with two stars). Since the announcement, the distinction has drawn the attention of tourists, foodies, and even a couple of curious tax department officials to Raan Jay Fai’s small space.

“I wish I could give the star back already,” says Supinya Junsuta, Raan Jay Fai’s chef and owner — but at this point, everyone, including the 72-year-old cook herself, calls Supinya “Jay Fai.” Jay Fai made the spot famous with her signature khai jeaw poo (crab omelet), poo phad phong karee (stir-fried crab made with curry), and noodle dishes; her desire to give the Michelin star back wouldn’t be the first time a chef expressed that wish.

Raan Jay Fai Photo by Rafael Tonon
On an afternoon two weeks after the Bangkok Michelin announcement, Jay Fai tries not to take her eyes — prudently covered with ski goggles, her trademark — from the hot oil pan above the charcoal flames where she cooks beaten eggs with crab meat. She seems annoyed by the sudden attention of her restaurant and concisely responds to questions from journalists, while not for a minute diminishing her movements to prepare the orders that never stop coming.

“Many people come just to see and take pictures and not necessarily to eat,” she says. Even so, wait time for tables can be up to two hours during the busiest times of day, such as right after the restaurant opens at 3 p.m. A handwritten sign on the register warns: “Time not guaranteed.”

After the Michelin boom, Raan Jay Fai created a reservation system to account for the demand for a seat, and Jay Fai’s daughter Yuwadee Junsuta quit her job so she could start working full-time with her mother and her sister, Varisa Junsuta. “Now we advise people to make a reservation in advance by calling us,” she says.

In the small room with less than a dozen tables, three waiters work to serve all the guests. Varisa Junsuta is exclusively in charge of the queue, managing the names and calling the clients in order to seat them. Jay Fai cooks alone behind wooden screens that separate her from the crowd. It’s a safety measure to protect the patrons from the scalding oil where she deep fries many dishes. In addition to wearing goggles to protect herself, Jay Fai covers her head in a black beanie and uses long skimmers to stir the food.

The reservation book at Jay Fai Photo by Rafael Tonon
Jay Fai has been cooking since she was a child. She took over the venue from her father when she was a young woman, becoming famous among chefs and gourmands mostly thanks to the quality of her ingredients. As a result, she charges more for her dishes: Her signature crab omelet costs around $25 USD, as do many of her other items, such as seafood rad na, a popular lunch dish made with rice noodles. An abalone dish can cost around $300 USD. “I only cook with the best ingredients,” she explains.

Jay Fai is the latest street food spot to win a nod from Michelin. In 2016, two modest Singapore food stalls (Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle and Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle) made history by becoming the first street vendors to be awarded stars by the prestigious guide, and in 2015, Michelin announced a new street food category for the 2016 Hong Kong Macau Guide.

“Street food has evolved and improved so much that Michelin judges had to pay more attention to this,” says chef Gaggan Anand, who runs two-Michelin-starred restaurant Gaggan in Thailand’s capital. “We have more than a hundred Jay Fais in Bangkok. But she became so famous that she called their attention because of her great job.”

However, the Michelin honor doesn’t mean that street food proprietors like Jay Fai are getting rich. Jay Fai says that she hasn’t raised her prices since being included in the guide, although she has increased her spending since then, purchasing more ingredients to meet demand. “I would have lost customers if I [raised prices],” she explains.

Jay Fai works from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. every day except Sundays, her day off. Varisa Junsuta says her mother is getting tired more easily with all the Michelin-exacerbated hustle and bustle.

“Customers, nowadays, come with higher expectations and they basically look for the Michelin star sign as well as the Michelin-standard food,” Yuwadee Junsuta says. “But hopefully on their second or third visit, they will come to look for Jay Fai herself, and ask for their favorite dishes like our other regular customers.” This, she says, might be the most positive effect of Raan Jay Fai’s sudden fame.

“Before or after Michelin, we see ourselves the same way, while others might see us as a Michelin-star restaurant. Anyway, Jay Fai is still Jay Fai,” Yuwadee Junsuta adds. “Whenever the customers come to us and say that they love our food, we are rewarded a million stars that matter every day.”

Rafael Tonon is a Brazilian journalist and food writer based in São Paulo.
Editor: Monica Burton

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[no_faith]

Thats the real problem
Asian worship amdk
I dont care about stars
My kopi shop near my block got shop sell hokkien mee no michelin star also taste nice