Best Singapore Hawker Food in Bedok

June 21, 2010 | 19 Comments

bedok chwee kueh

While we were discussing on how to celebrate our birthday, my evil twin Miss Tam Chiak suggested that we should go on a food trail looking for the best hawker food in Singapore.

I am not sure if it’s a coincidence, but whenever I go out with Maureen, we tend to spend a crazy amount on hawker food. Like the $28 Kurobuta pork from Big D in a coffee shop, and the $8 prawn noodle from Noo Cheng Adam Road Prawn Mee at Zion road food market. So it is only fitting that for our belated birthday celebrations, we go for a food trail to look for the best hawker food in Singapore.

For this first series of our best hawker food trail, Maureen did her research and came up with a list of famous hawkers in Bedok. Our first stop is Bedok Interchange Food Centre!

Jian Bo Shui Kueh

Will the best Chwee Kueh in Singapore please stand up?

I have eaten Jian Bo Shui Kueh from Tiong Bahru food market since I was a kid. Naturally, I have strong attachments towards it. The famous Bedok Chwee Kueh had the better first impression as it had a generous spread of the chye poh on the steamed rice cake. On the other hand, the toppings on the Jian Bo Shui Kueh was miserable in comparison to the Bedok Chwee Kueh.

Between the two of us, we unanimously agreed that Bedok Chwee Kueh is better than Jian Bo Shui Kueh. The latter’s chye poh (preserved radish) was over-done, which resulted in the loss of sweetness of the radish.

Whatever.

I am still upset that my favorite Jian Bo Shui Kueh isn’t as good as the Bedok Chwee Kueh. It’s time to make another trip to the original Jian Bo Shui Kueh at Tiong Bahru food market.

We completed our first stop at the Bedok Interchange Food Centre by having the Selegie Soya bean and bean curd.

kway chap

While we were frantically looking for our #2 stop Hon Ni Kitchen Nasi Lemak at Bedok Blk 216 Food market, a nice couple overheard our conversation and told us that the famous nasi lemak stall was closed on Sunday.

As we were looking for the Hon Ni Kitchen Nasi Lemak, Chris’s Kway Chap caught our attention with a long line in front of the stall. It couldn’t be that bad if there were so many people queuing for it right? There were around 7-8 of people in front of us, and we actually waited 20 minutes for the kway chap!

I have been searching for the perfect kway chap for the longest time.

There used to be a food stall in the old Holland Drive food market that had the best kway chap. I used to have it for breakfast all the time and suddenly one day — they were gone. Nobody knew where they shifted to, or if they had closed down. Ever since then, all the kway chap that I had were sub-standards.

The owner was highly skilled. He’d use the ladle to scoop the pork intestines from the boiling pot, tossed it upwards and grabbed it with his bare hands. I swear that it was a piping hot pot, yet he repeated the same step for every order as though the pork intestine wasn’t hot.

I’m not very certain if this is the best kway chap in Singapore, but I love how the braised hard boiled egg, mixed pig offal, bean-curd and the preserved salted vegetables blended together as one with the drizzled of the dark soy sauce. The ‘kway’ (flat rice sheets) had a very consistent and smooth texture, and it tasted very well with the rest of the ingredients.

Katong Laksa

Which is the Original Katong Laksa in Singapore?

This has always been a tricky and controversial topic. Up till now, I still do not have any idea which is the first stall that came up with the real katong laksa that has become famous today.

Anyway, The Original Katong Laksa (name of the stall also known as Marine Parade Laksa) is currently located in a coffee shop at Blk 128 Bedok North St 2. The laksa gravy was seductive with a familiar distinct taste that all laksa-fans would love, and the ingredients of cockles and prawn were the perfect foil for the rich coconut laksa.

Ah Wah Rojak

After ordering the legendary Hill Street Char Kway Teow, both of us were intrigued by a commotion forming at Ah Wah Rojak. The queue lasted just five minutes shorter than our wait for the Hill Street char kway teow. To be fair, I thought that the rojak was pretty decent, but Maureen didn’t like it as the youtiao wasn’t nor crispy.

Char Kuay Teow Singapore

We had a great day exploring the different food markets in Bedok, and there are still plenty of good food in Bedok like the famous Bedok 85 bak chor mee that we have not covered. I am planning for the next hawker hunt, which area will you recommend for a food trail?

Best Singapore Hawker Food in Bedok

Bedok Chwee Kueh
Blk 207 New Upper Changi Road
#01-53 Bedok Interchange Food Centre

Jian Bo Shui Kueh
Blk 207 New Upper Changi Road
#01-24 Bedok Interchange Food Centre

Selegie Soya Bean
Blk 207 New Upper Changi Road
#01-46 Bedok Interchange Food Centre

Chris’s Kway Chap
Blk 216 Bedok North Street 1 Market and Food Centre #01-80

Ah Wah Rojak
Blk 16 Bedok South Market and Food Centre #01-197

Hill Street Char Kway Teow
Blk 16 Bedok South Road Market & Food Centre #01-187

Comments

19 Responses to “Best Singapore Hawker Food in Bedok”

ciki
June 21st, 2010 @ 3:33 pm

your food shots look hot! they seem to be almost levitating towards me.. calling my name.. ciki.. ciki nice one
penny aka jeroxie
June 21st, 2010 @ 8:25 pm

OMG. What a mistake of looking at this before bedtime and especially when I am in Melb. Missing all the hawker food!
catty
June 21st, 2010 @ 8:35 pm

OH MY GOD. I haven’t been home (Malaysia) in far too long.. and while hawker food is meant to be cheap, I’d pay a LOT to have any of those dishes right now.. i miss rojak. such a simple thing. *sigh*
jiaying
June 21st, 2010 @ 11:00 pm

come back bedok 216 market try the kopi with long queue, the vegetarian bee hoon that sells out by 12am, the $2 hon ni nasi lemak, the hai seng carrot cake and the you tiaooooo. i like the plain teo chew sweet potato porridge(corner store) with side dishes also, but it opens later and is really popular with the older generation.
alison
June 21st, 2010 @ 11:43 pm

thank you for the super informative post! i love chwee kueh
Maureen
June 22nd, 2010 @ 8:23 am

My twin, u are fast! When and where is our next trip? I’m waiting!! Geylang? Katong?

Jiaying: I wana try Hon Ni Nasi Lemak and the hai seng carrot cake!!
Jo
June 22nd, 2010 @ 10:11 am

WOW! I am gonna try this trail out myself some day too. Heard so much about Hill Street CKT, but I have not try that too.
ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
June 22nd, 2010 @ 10:15 am

ciki: wow really? looks like my photos have level up! they can now know how to levitate! ciki.. ciki.. hahahaha

penny: Oops! go grab some bite, i don’t you to go to bed on a hungry stomach!

catty: go home soon! plenty of delicious hawker food waiting for you : )

jiaying: whoa! now i know who to look for when i want to go a hawker hunt in bedok! haha

alison: no problem glad you like it!

maureen: hahaha I was thinking Chinatown! there’s so much good food there!

jo: yes you should! try the famous hill street char kway teow and let me know if u like it
Maureen
June 22nd, 2010 @ 1:35 pm

Okay! Chinatown! Waiting….
jiaying
June 22nd, 2010 @ 6:42 pm

AMK has alot of good stuff too! their hai sheng carrot cake is even nicer. must try the tip top currypuff also. also got the long queue yong tofu that sells out fast but i haven’t try before. also got one very popular western at the S11 there which is quite popular but i dont really like tho~
Maureen
June 23rd, 2010 @ 11:07 am

jiaying: i stay in ang mo kio, i don’t want to eat at the same places…haha
J2Kfm (Malaysian Food Blog)
June 24th, 2010 @ 4:09 pm

Still eyeing the Hill Street CKT though, after the various raves.
Good post, Brad.
natalie
June 28th, 2010 @ 4:05 pm

the blanco court kway chap is still at holland drive food market. haven’t tried the stall beside though.. airport road food centre kway chap’s also nice.. i love the bedok kway chap as well i’m a kway chap fan!! haha
ciki
July 11th, 2010 @ 11:22 am

chai kwey is the best.. in fact, cumi & ciki are off to find some this lovely sunday morning:D (see u soon!)
ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
July 11th, 2010 @ 12:50 pm

jiaying: curry puffs are so sinful! haha hai sheng carrot cake is black or white?

jf2kfm: Check out the Zion road char kway teow : )

natalie: OH IT IS? I not sure if it’s call bianco court (there’s one at Serangoon Garden too), but the one that i had at Holland Drive food market, two sisters used to run them

ciki: Have fun and see you soon! hee
Ben
September 2nd, 2010 @ 1:50 am

hey i have been reading your website for awhile and i really thank you for this post! being a bedok dweller myself. i grew up eating all these and you hit it spot on.

However, bedok is much bigger than it looks and i’m aware that you are aware you haven’t cover places like bedok 85 and also simpang bedok. I really look forward to you posting soon!

(& your recommendation to Royal China was effin great, i convinced my whole family to listen to your blog and it worked out for me as now my parents trust my taste buds!)
Jean
November 21st, 2010 @ 3:42 am

hi, just happen to chance upon tis post (altho it’s a bit old post). Just to share with u, bedok interchange hawker centre has a good kway chap which u might wanna try.
chloe
January 28th, 2011 @ 4:51 pm

Hey guys, have you checked out the new place in town – Singapore Food Trail, at the Singapore Flyer?

Singapore Food Trail is a unique 1960s themed food street in Singapore and an exciting dining attraction, located in the heart of the iconic Singapore Flyer, which will bring back fond memories of the good old days.

Set against the nostalgic backdrop of the swinging 60s, the Singapore Food Trail will transport visitors back to a bygone era, to a time when people savoured popular local delights along the road side. To bring back the nostalgic charm of olden Singapore, the Singapore Food Trail will feature specially-customised pushcarts and makeshift stalls along a tarmac road.

Apart from creating an authentic 60s atmosphere and décor, Singapore Food Trail will delight food lovers with a mouth-watering selection of some of Singapore’s best hawker fare. Food lovers will be able to enjoy famous local dishes such as Hill Street Tai Wah Pork Noodle, Boon Tat Street Barbeque Seafood, Sin Ming Road Rong Chen Bak Kut Teh, Alhambra Satay Club Satay and old-time favourites like Chinatown Ann Chin Popiah, ice balls, and Kachang Puteh.

Singaporeans can reminisce about those carefree days while tourists will be able to experience the rich flavour of Singapore’s well-known food heritage in a one-of-a-kind dining experience.
Sally
November 30th, 2011 @ 1:44 am

I live right in the heart of Bedok and I must say, GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS grew up eating everything Bedok-style and these are some of my favourites!

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