618 Hokkien Mee (and Char Kway Teow) @ Yishun Block 618 in Singapore

Have you read an article about a Malaysian who drove back to Kuala Lumpur with 30 packs of hokkien mee from Singapore just so he can freeze them and slowly indulge?! Now, Malaysians have always been skeptical of Singapore food and to hear this was a shock!  

As the hokkien mee stall is near where I stay, I decided to jog over yesterday for brunch! I also took this opportunity to ask my mom along since she was free, and happened to work in that same coffee shop a few years ago. 

After a wait of 14 minutes, it was my turn to order, make payment and collect the pager. Curious about the second wait, I asked how long it would take. Answer: about 30 minutes! 

Char Kway Teow - the pager started beeping about 15 minutes later and I was like "woah, not as bad"! But what I collected was the char kway teow (CKT), which I ordered since there were just two dishes on the menu and we thought we might well get it for sharing.

Contrary to my typical CKT order, I didn't give any special instructions so that I can review its original flavour. So, it was a bit too plain with no discernible wok hei but still managed a decent 6-7 points (upon 10). I would suggest eating with the chilli paste for that extra oomph. p.s. we found just one small cockle! 

Hokkien Mee - finally, the star of the show! 

Let's squeeze the lime before indulging! 

Ingredients included pork belly, squid, egg, prawns, pork lard and a good balance of yellow noodles and thick / thin bee hoon. What appealed to me was the rich bed of sauce right underneath all the ingredients; love hokkien mee that was full of zhup (sauce)! 

OMG, this was delicious, and I can fully understand why our Malaysian neighbour was obsessed with it; the taste was more savory than sweet and, you can feel the wok hey but I was more taken aback by the chock full of seafood umami in every spoonful of hokkien mee that went into my mouth! 

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I wouldn't want to come back given this would highly likely overturn my crusade towards weight loss! And it didn't help that the stall was just a 15-minute jog away. ☹☹

Address

Block 618, Yishun Ring Rd, 

Singapore 760618

Map

As above.

Operating Hours

9.00 am to 3.00 pm

(Closed on Wednesdays)

Pricing

Char Kway Teow - S$4.00

Hokkien Mee - S$4.50