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Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre: Min Nan Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle – Excellent Food, Wonderful Service

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By Veron Ang

Ever had a bowl of noodles and told yourself you’re gonna have another bowl right after? That’s exactly how I felt after slurping down a bowl of the Min Nan Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle.

If the name rings a bell, you may have known this hawker stall from the Channel 8 show, Buzzing Cashier (抢摊大行动). It is one of the ailing businesses that the show has revived.

Following its TV fame, long queues routinely form in front of this humble stall at Tiong Bahru Market. My initial thought was nah, it’s just media hype. Nonetheless, it got my family curious enough to check out if the food was really that good. Well, I was hooked from my first mouthful. The noodles are nothing short of spectacular!

Pork ribs prawn noodle

Pork ribs prawn noodle
S$4
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First of all, the stall offers really good value for money. Priced at just $4, each bowl is chock-full of ingredients, with three large prawns and three chunky pieces of ribs.

The prawns are fresh and juicy, and the ribs tender and meaty. The thing that adds the icing on the cake is the awesome soup, which is extremely sweet and delicate. Simply delightful!

Prawn noodles

Prawn noodles
S$3
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If you aren’t too fond of ribs, go for the prawn noodles instead. You still get the same delicious broth, plus three savoury meatballs that boast a springy texture.

Other than the usual thick yellow noodles, you have the options of mee pok (flat noodles), rice vermicelli or thin yellow noodles. Also, you can choose to have the noodles served either dry (with the soup on the side) or soupy.

Min Nan Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle

Ahh… The noodles are very good. But besides the excellent food, there’s one more thing that min nan deserves to be commended for. The man (pictured in photo above) running the stall is extremely polite towards his customers. He greets everyone with a smile, and even accepts payment with a slight bow!

Hawkers in general have the reputation of being rude and impatient. So to come across one who is so courteous and thankful towards his customers is indeed a breath of fresh air!

Update on August 22, 2009: I paid a visit to this stall again. To my surprise, there’s a laminated copy of this review pasted at the stall! This time round, I had a chat with the courteous stall owner and learned that his name is Ah Leng.

Min Nan Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
30 Seng Poh Road #02-31
Singapore 168898

Bus services: 5, 16, 33, 63, 123, 195, 851
Nearest MRT: Tiong Bahru

Opening hours: 10am – 3pm, 5pm – 9:30pm (Closed on Thursdays)

Tags: Chinese, dinner, hawker centre, lunch, noodle, ribs, Tiong Bahru, Tiong Bahru Market

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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mikey
9 comments

they all look so good
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Posted February 17, 2009 at 2:29 am
Brenda
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I wonder why you don’t use cap for first letters? That’s very strange way of writing, I’ve never seen that before, who taught you that?
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Posted February 17, 2009 at 6:07 am
Mouey
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I wonder why Brenda doesn’t use full-stops. Who taught you that?
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Posted February 17, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Sky
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I wonder why Brenda is so free to notice it. I wonder why Veron cannot have her own style.
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Posted February 17, 2009 at 9:46 pm
wei hua
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i dont know if she meant to be rude or curious but the comment rubbed me off the wrong way. its a blog not a novel. her english is fluent and has great content and info. i didnt even notice such details.
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Posted February 18, 2009 at 12:09 am
stardropx
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haha, yea it sounded rude. and i happen to type like too. for convenience sake of course! it’s so troublesome to keep going for caps lock or the shift key! not like we are submitting this for a school’s english essay? funny how some people make funny comments like that. and i kinda think a post without caps looks nicer/cuter too. does that satisfy your curiosity? i guessed veron might be too busy to reply and i happened to be bored. =D
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Posted February 18, 2009 at 12:46 am
Veron
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Thank you so much you guys! “Brenda”, if that’s even her real name, was just being a troll. It’s so nice to know you have my back!
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Posted February 18, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Happyfeet
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I love this site. The colours, the design, everything is beautiful. You have an awesome eye for design. I love it!!!!!
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Posted February 23, 2009 at 6:01 am
- Veron
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  Thanks for your wonderful words, little penguin chick!
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  Posted February 24, 2009 at 8:09 pm
mike
9 comments

will try this out, i live near the area. hehe, thanks
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Posted January 1, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Jane
1 comment

I like Pork ribs prawn noodle.
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Posted January 20, 2010 at 12:43 am