The Teochew Kitchenette at Tanjong Pagar Plaza

A hidden gem located on the 2nd floor at Tanjong Pagar Plaza, The Teochew Kitchenette serves really good teochew fish soup and many other Teochew dishes. Though variety is not a lot, this small restaurant provides the home cooked kind of cuisine worth trying. 

The lady boss of the restaurant is a chirpy and sporty lady so friendly and outspoken. The place is small, so most lunch crowds will do takeaway. We were there for dinner today to celebrate my birthday in advance with my this grp of lovely foodies.

We tried their new items, claypot curry fish head which takes 20mins preparation time. As the fish head is bigger, she kindly let us know that it will be priced at $29.80 instead of the usual price of $24.80.

The fish head was indeed very good and fleshy, with lots of meat and other vegetables in it. Its more spicy than the one at Yu Chun Village. Each has its own strength but we were more geared towards this one here due to its spiciness kick. Rating: 4.3/5

We ordered other dishes which included the below:

1. Teochew assorted braised ($5) - supposedly only available during lunch but fortunately there were extras. Very nicely braised pork belly, tau pok, taukua and egg. Lovely!! Rating: 4/5

2. Fuyong egg ($7.80) - fragrantly fried omelette so good with rice and even eating on its own. Rating: 4/5

3. Fried ngoh hiang ($8.80) - this is a must try item and deserves the 2 thumbs up. So far its one of the better ngoh hiangs. Crunchy and generous in filling and goes so well with the sweet sauce. Rating: 4.3/5

4. Luo han zhai ($4) - looks plain but surprisingly very tasty and soft. Rating: 4/5

5. Batang fish soup ($7.50) - generously sliced batang with minced pork in sweet tasting soup. So nostalgic and we love the soup sweetness. Rating: 4.2/5

For a bowl of lovely fish soup or teaochew cuisines, The Teochew Kitchenette is definitely 1 hidden gem that should be tried! We will be back for more!

A summary of items we had:

Teochew assorted braised

Fuyong egg

Fried ngoh hiang

Luo han zhai

Batang fish soup
Claypot Curry Fish Head

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.2/5

Price: 4.2/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

The Teochew Kitchenette

7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #02-102, Singapore 081007

Restaurant - Chinese

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G7 Liang Kee Restaurant at Havelock Road

G7 Liang Kee is one of the older Teochew Chinese restaurant in Singapore. Previously located at Tew Chew Street,  G7 Liang Kee offers a wide range of traditional Teochew dishes at affordable prices. 

There is another competitor Teochew restaurant with very similar name called Mu Liang Zai Liang Kee just situated a stone's throw away from G7. Both offers very similar dishes. 

We decided to try and review on G7 first, thinking that it should be nicer with the crowd. There aren't many tables around so do come early or make reservations. 

We ordered 4 dishes in all: 

1. Braised duck and beancurd ($15) - portion is big and more than enough for 2 persons. The duck is tenderly braised and retains the authenticity of teochew taste. With the specially homemade chilli, this dish is worth the try. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Sambal kangkong ($8) - a simple dish that can be ordered at any tze char stall but this dish is very well stir fried with lots of "hae bi" and sambal. So fragrantly delicious. Rating: 4.2/5

3. Fried prawn roll ($14) - rather expensive for 7pcs of ngoh hiang. Delicous but yet nothing too special. Rating: 3.8/5

4. Chye po dry horfun ($8) - the hor fun has a slight charred taste and it was a little bland. Would be better if it slightly more salty. Rating: 3.8/5

Now that G7 is reviewed, stay tune on our next review for Mu Liang Zai. 

A summary of items ordered:

Braised duck and beancurd

Sambal kangkong

Fried prawn roll

Chye po dry horfun

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

G7 Liang Kee Restaurant

737 Havelock Rd, Singapore 169653

Restaurant - Chinese

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Ding Ji at Jurong East

Ding Ji, part of Fei Siong Group, has 39 outlets in Singapore. Ding Ji's specialty is its teochew style noodles like fishball noodles and minced pork noodles with mushroom, also known as bak chor mee. Their fishballs are known for its softness and delicacy.

We were at their Jurong East outlet today to give the noodles a try. Kevin had their signature noodle. The signature noodles come in generous portion of ingredients like fishball, fried scallop, ngoh hiang, fish cake, minced pork and braised mushroom. 


Noodles were cooked to the right texture but was a little dry. Overall flavoring so tasty and delicious. I ordered their mini wok noodle. The mini work had similar ingredients like their signature noodle but missing the fried scallop.


It was substituted with crabmeat stick instead. Soup was tasty and flavoring for mee pok well done as well. 

Ding Ji is indeed a convenient stall for delicious fishball noodles at affordable price.


Items Ordered:
Fishball noodles
Mini Pot Noodles


My Overall Ratings:
Food: 3.8/5
Price: 4/5
Service: NA
Ambience: 2.5/5


You can locate them here:
Ding Ji, Jurong East
Blk 132, Gateway Road, #01-273, Singapore 600132

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Joo Seng Teochew Porridge at Cheong Chin Nam Road

I was down with stomach flu for 2 days. After eating pure plain food for these 2 days, anything slightly tasty would definitely satisfy my craving. 

Finally gotten to eat a little more solid food today so we went out to continue with our food exploration after 2 days of home eating.

Since deep fried and spicy food is out of my choice, we dropped by Joo Seng teochew porridge at Cheong Chin Nam Road for something healthier yet tasty food. There wasn't a huge crowd yet when we reached ard 6pm. 

We ordered 6 dishes in all: sweet and sour pork, braised cabbage, fried beansprouts, braised tau pok, ngoh hiang and braised tau kee. The food portion was more generous as compared to Lim Joo Hin at Havelock road. 

The food was tastier and overall cheaper as well. For these 6 dishes with 2 bowls of porridge, it costs us $18. The must try dishes include the braided tau pok and cabbage. 

The tau pok was soaked with the flavourful gravy and you could taste the spice with every bite. 

The braised cabbage was so soft that it simply disintegrated in our mouths.

The sweet and sour pork was another recommended dish. 

So tenderly fried with homecook sauce. Simply awesome! Given our next round of visit when my tummy is better, I would definitely try their deep fried fish dishes and also their dried chilli shrimps.



Items Ordered:
Porridge
Sweet and sour pork
Braised cabbage
Fried beansprouts
Braised tau pok
Ngoh hiang
Braised tau kee

My Overall Ratings:

Food: 4/5
Price: 3.5/5
Service: 3/5
Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Joo Seng Teochew porridge 

14 Cheong Chin Nam Rd, Singapore 599738

Restaurant - Chinese

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Lian Peng Bak Kut Teh at Changi City Point

We were on our way to the airport to receive my family from their trip. Since Changi City Point is along the way and we hardly visited it, we decided to drop by to explore a little and for dinner before heading to the airport.

Changi City Point is a shopping mall with several outlet stalls especially sports. There are a wide range of restaurant selection as well. Lian Peng Bak Kut Teh caught our eyes and here we are on our way to review the food.

Similar to Old Street and Man Lee, the menu is on electronic devices for you to self order. Here's our dinner list:

1. Loin rib bak kut teh
2. Assam fish
3. Blanched cabbage
4. Braised tau pok and peanuts
5. You tiao

The loin rib was tender and soup tasty. Lian Peng serves the peppery teochew style version. 




Assam fish is one dish uncommon in bak kut teh restaurant. The assam sauce is ready made and just poured our the prepared fried fish. The dish tasted very much like sardine. 

The blanched cabbage was good with the fried garlic toppings. Braised tau pok was strong in star anise taste. Not recommended if you don't like star anise. 


You tiao was ok but those from Old Street is still the best. Nothing too special to comment on the braised peanuts.

Overall, we would think Lian Peng bak kut teh tasted ok and better than Man Lee but other restaurants like Founders and Old Street are definitely better.


Items Ordered:
Loin rib bak kut teh
Assam fish
Blanched cabbage
Braised tau pok and peanuts
You tiao

My Overall Ratings:

Food: 3.5/5
Price: 3.5/5
Service: 3.5/5
Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Lian Peng Bak Kut Teh
Changi City Point, 5 Changi Business Park Central 1, #01-28, Singapore 486038

Restaurant - Chinese

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