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Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel – Perfect to the T(ea)

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By Veron Ang

I am sure many of you would be familiar with Mr. Teh Tarik at Far East Square. It’s the little pushcart stall with the green roof that sells all kinds of teh (tea). People would sit around on wooden stools to enjoy their drinks.

At least, that’s how I remember it.

When we paid a visit recently, we found that Mr. Teh Tarik has upgraded itself to Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel. No longer is it a modest little pushcart in the outdoors. Now, it occupies an actual stall unit in the Far East Square building!

Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel at Far East Square, Singapore

But if you ask me, I still prefer its old look. There is somewhat of a 60s feel when you queue up at a wooden pushcart stall, purchase your drink and wait for the Indian seller to tarik (pull) your teh.

Mr. Teh Tarik
Photo by ixii

This is how Mr. Teh Tarik looks like in its (his?) former days. People would drink their teh under big umbrellas.

Mr. Teh Tarik
Photo by dc6

Still, it’s always a good thing to see a thriving business being able to upgrade itself! In fact, this reminds me very much of the game lemonade tycoon.

Upgrading of lemonade stall in Lemonade Tycoon

I used to run a little lemonade stall in the game. Similarly, I started out with a tiny lemonade pushcart and eventually was able to afford an air-conditioned stall with multiple upgrades! Haha!

But I digress. At Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel, you can enjoy both hot and cold drinks, including the Milo Dinosaur and Horlicks dinosaur! They also have all different renditions of teh. teh o, teh tarik, teh halia. You name it, they have it.

Cold and hot drinks from Mr. Teh Tarik

Iced Milk Tea & Hot Ginger Tea Si
S$1.50 & $0.90
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So I put that to the test. I ordered teh halia si (tea with ginger and evaporated milk), and — surprise, surprise — they actually had it!

Prices here are extremely affordable too. No wonder the place is always packed and people have trouble finding seats!

Not only do they have tea, they serve coffee too, similarly with all the different renditions. So the next time you’re done dining at one of the numerous restaurants at Far East Square or China square, do pop by Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel to get your fix of teh or coffee!

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Tags: Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, casual, Changi, East Coast Park, Far East Square, Geylang, Halal, Indian, Jurong West, lunch, Malay, Raffles Place, Singaporean, Tampines, teh tarik, Woodlands

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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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Joyz
43 comments

Oh yeah, I tried their iced tea tarik once. I was wandering around China Square and came across this stall. Not bad tea tarik and at a good price as well. Good alternative to the usual starbucks…
PS: love your virtual lemonade stand; booming biz huh!
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Posted September 30, 2007 at 10:24 pm
sandy
5 comments

WAHAHAHA! I LOL when i saw the transition of a little lemonade stall to that huge lemon-ade stall! And im a sucker for teh peng, so im gonna go try Mr Teh Tarik’s teh peng myself. haha. thanks for the recommendation ah!
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Posted September 30, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Veron
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Joyz: lol yeah booming biz! That lemon-shaped stand is, like, the ultimate upgrade!
Oh, as much as I love sitting down at Starbucks for a caffe mocha (was just there today), I would much rather have teh tarik any day!
sandy: Hahaha no problem! Glad you like my lemonade stand. lol!
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Posted September 30, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Kit
4 comments

Two thumbs up for this stall. I am currently working nearby the area. My colleagues introduces me to it though. To me, it’s a very smoothing drink. Really deserves a 10/10 score.
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Posted October 1, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Veron
3439 comments

Wow! Full marks! That’s a high compliment. I thought the teh could have been more tarik though. The froth layer was pretty thin and disppeared within a minute.
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Posted October 1, 2007 at 7:56 pm
roger
1 comment

their standard dropped after they shifted to the new joint. their drinks taste watered down.
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Posted October 3, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Veron
3439 comments

Higher rental costs, perhaps? My friend verified that the guy who made our drinks was the same guy from the old pushcart stall. But the hot drinks I had did taste watered down and not too tarik-ed.
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Posted October 5, 2007 at 12:11 am
CJ CamPO™
5 comments

being a fan of milk tea beverages, surely i gotta try this someday :)
p.s. i added u on friendster!
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Posted October 11, 2007 at 11:47 am