• 50s Wanton Mee at Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre has been enjoying a fair bit of business from my family lately. Well, let’s just say it’s hard not to like the food, or the endearing elderly couple running this Toa Payoh stall!
The portion they give for each plate of noodles is quite ample, so I would find myself having difficulty finishing all of it. The wanton mee comes covered in a generous heap of sliced char siew (barbecued sweetened pork) that would no doubt satisfy all you char siew fans!
S$2.50
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What makes the full-egg noodles taste so good is the savoury dark anchovy-based sauce. Yum! This same sauce can also be found in their other dish, the dumpling noodle. But personally, I still prefer the Pontian version where the sauce is sweet and spicy.
Not to forget, of course, is that you also get three delicious wantons in a bowl of tasty soup.
S$2.50
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Another recommendation is the dumpling noodle. The three dumplings, also served in a bowl of soup, are of substantial size and worth every cent. Each one is stuffed with a large amount of filling underneath a thin translucent flour skin. Very yummy!
And this is the pleasant couple that run the stall. ieatishootipost confessed of his soft spot for them, and I can see why. When I mentioned that I was going to feature them in my blog, they were so happy and excited, and even insisted on giving my family a free meal! Of course, we had to decline their generous offer. Business is business right?
They said that they have been running their stall for more than two decades, and even used to have a canteen stall at Anderson Junior College before moving to ABC Market, and now Toa Payoh.
Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre
22 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh #01-41
Singapore 310022
Sep 13, 2008
29
Yummy… Look like I have to make a trip down to ABC market soon…
Sep 16, 2008
1
wow~
ramen!! it’s fantastic!!
Sep 16, 2008
3
Have you eaten Koka Wanton Mee at North Bridge Road Market next to ICA Building? 45 minutes wait…worth it!
Sep 16, 2008
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neo: You should! The place misses you!
julian: Hehe not so much ramen as it is Chinese noodle. But I can see the resemblance.
AN: 45 minutes for… wanton mee? Wow, that must be something really, really good!
Dec 3, 2008
2
Hello,
On the topic of wanton mee, i had recently discovered this stall in China town hawker centre (the huge one on 2nd level). Don’t know the name, but the stall is located in the middle of the whole place, facing 2 lift openings. The char siew is quite good, noodles are nice and springly + the sauce they use to drench the noodles is v tasty. Give it a try if yr there. Run by old auntie and her husband.
Also the best char siew i have even tasted is in KL at Oversea Restaurant. Would send u a pict if i could attach. It’s along Jalan Imbi just behind bukit bintang.
Alwyn
Dec 3, 2008
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Thanks for sharing! I am of course not that familiar with KL but I would try to remember to look for this char siew place when I go there. Fatty Cheong’s one is so good it’d be hard to beat. I’m really curious to see if anyone else can do better.
Dec 23, 2008
1
hello people. the 50s wanton mee stall has recently moved to Toa Payoh Lorong 7 market! its the same aunty and uncle so i’m quite sure im not wrong!
just telling you guys in case you make a wasted trip down to their old location. (:
Dec 25, 2008
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Thanks! I saw the new stall at Toa Payoh and the business there seemed much better than when it was at ABC Market. But the stall itself is still at ABC Market, and I’m not exactly sure if they plan to close it for good.
Apr 13, 2009
1
Can you help out? Where exactly is the stall located? Inside the market and stall no?
Thank you.
Apr 15, 2009
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Last I heard, the stall is now at Toa Payoh hawker centre.
May 26, 2012
2
The type of noodles used is wrong. How can it be delicious。:S Wanton mee’s noodle is NOT supposed to be mee kia…-_-
May 26, 2012
2
And the char siew is too dry. You need to find better food to feature instead of taking photos and claiming they are good.
May 29, 2012
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Well it was good for me.