My sentimental favorite. I stopped here thirty minutes after landing on the way to the hostel and went straight to Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee...and then a few other stalls. On return trips this has been the closest Hawker Center to my accommodation and thus the most frequently visited. The stalls offer mainly Chinese cuisine with a few offer more variety. It's not just my opinion on the greatness of this hawker center, many others rank it highly in hawker center ratings. It's a popular place, with a local skewing crowd. It's within walking distance of the Geylang area or within a minutes walk from either the Dakota or Montbatten SMRT stations.
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ALBERT ST. PRAWN NOODLE - 01-10
A perennial favorite with a guaranteed line and wait - unless you arrive in the early evening. The stall offers about ten different variations on the standard prawn noodle meal which can be ordered wet, like a soup, or dry. I do what everyone else does and order the wet version of the original - costs $5 SGD. |
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NAM SING HOKKIEN FRIED MEE - 01-31
The signature Hokkien Fried Mee (egg and rice noodles stir fried with egg, shrimp, and squid) comes in the $4/6/8 sizes. An important note, once Nam Sing runs out of their daily supply of noodles the stall shuts down - which means it's usually closed by dinner time. |
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LAO FU ZI FRIED KWAY TEO - 01-17
Two varieties: white or black (with soy sauce added). Like everything else at the food stalls, the noodles are cooked fresh once the order is placed. As good a place as any to try Char Kway Teo, one of Singapore's national dishes. Quality can vary but I think it's usually better than the more renowned Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee place above. |
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SPRING ROLL PLACE - 01-94
I'm not sure what the Chinese characters translate to in English but this stall is on the road side of the hawker center. This stall prepares several spring roll varieties and I usually make a side order after my meal here. The Kueh Pie Ti, a Pernakan cuisine item, also goes by the name "Top Hat" in Malaysia. The crusty flour shell is filled with Chinese turnips and carrots and a few condiments on the top give the bite size rolls a sweet taste.
I'm not sure what the Chinese characters translate to in English but this stall is on the road side of the hawker center. This stall prepares several spring roll varieties and I usually make a side order after my meal here. The Kueh Pie Ti, a Pernakan cuisine item, also goes by the name "Top Hat" in Malaysia. The crusty flour shell is filled with Chinese turnips and carrots and a few condiments on the top give the bite size rolls a sweet taste.
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CARROT CAKE STALL - 01-26
No hawker center dining is complete without placing a side order for carrot cake. The name is curiously misleading as no carrots are involved and the end product looks nothing like a cake. Instead its a white radish omelet with a few other spices tossed in.
No hawker center dining is complete without placing a side order for carrot cake. The name is curiously misleading as no carrots are involved and the end product looks nothing like a cake. Instead its a white radish omelet with a few other spices tossed in.
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WESTERN BARBEQUE - 01-53
This stall offers a variety of Western "Grill" type dishes, most in the $6 range with a $9 steak being the highest price item. I ordered two pork chops were good enough to order again. The crinkle cut fries and baked beans, that I was really looking forward to, did not have the same taste quality at the pork chops. |
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PASTA RISOTTO 01-09
I ordered the seafood risotto and it was an interesting dish - more of a rice, with shrimp and squid, and tomato sauce meal vs. risotto. The rice was missing the cheese component tap hat I like in risotto. Not a bad meal just not quite risotto. |
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TOA PAYOH ROJAK 01-108
My first foray into Rojak. This place has received a Makansutra award for their Rojak dish. I didn't quite know what to make of the meal. It was half-way very good but a strange mixture of ingredients, sauces, and vegetables. |
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DAKOTA CRESCENT
A meal at Old Airport Road should also include a visit to Dakota Crescent, one of Singapore's original public housing estates completed in 1958. A few of the original buildings still remain and have not received any major facelifts. Tee Kian & Co. is a coffee / bar / cafe that occupies the site of a former vendor. The housing estates are literally across the road from the hawker center. With your back to the hawker center, a large and new school is on the left and the older public housing estates are on the right. Tee Kian & Co. is along Dakota Crescent Road away from the school.
A meal at Old Airport Road should also include a visit to Dakota Crescent, one of Singapore's original public housing estates completed in 1958. A few of the original buildings still remain and have not received any major facelifts. Tee Kian & Co. is a coffee / bar / cafe that occupies the site of a former vendor. The housing estates are literally across the road from the hawker center. With your back to the hawker center, a large and new school is on the left and the older public housing estates are on the right. Tee Kian & Co. is along Dakota Crescent Road away from the school.
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