• When it comes to Hainanese chicken rice, I like it oily and flavourful rather than heart-healthy and bland, calories be damned! My favourite place to indulge in a sinful but oh-so-good plate of chicken is Tong Fong Fatt. Where is yours?
Wee Nam Kee is one of the few names that always pop up when people talk about their favourite Hainanese chicken rice, along with Boon Tong Kee, Tian Tian and a couple of others. Sure enough, a friend of mine proclaims it to be his favourite, and so we head down one afternoon to try it out.
As a testament to its long legacy and reputation, its premises at Novena Ville is full house with the lunchtime crowd! Never mind the hot weather and the lack of air conditioning at this no-frills eatery, people are practically swarming the place to get a plate of the ever-popular chicken rice. Here, they serve both the roasted and steamed versions.
S$4 for chicken breast / S$4.80 for a drumstick
Rating:
We order the rice with the steamed chicken served separately on the side. See how the skin glistens! Do you belong to the group that throw the doctor’s advice to the wind and eat it all, skin included, or do you carefully peel the skin away and eat just the flesh?
The chicken breast (my favourite part) is tender and moist even though it may well be the driest part of the bird. The star of this dish however is the sweet sauce that the meat is soaking in. I find that for chicken rice to be delicious, this sauce is the key. And this one is just wondeful – flavourful and fragrant with sesame oil, just the way I like it.
The rice is pretty decent, too, though paling in comparison to Tong Fong Fatt‘s fragrant rice.
Nonetheless, a good plate of Hainanese chicken rice is a find. Despite the brisk business, the staff are very quick and prompt in taking our orders and serving the food.
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Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice Novena
275 Thomson Road #01-05
Singapore 307645
Tel: +65 6255 6396
Bus services: 5, 21, 54, 56, 57, 131, 143, 162, 166, 167, 851, 980, NR1, 162M
Nearest MRT: Novena
Opening hours: 10:30am – 2am daily
Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice Katong
Food Republic
112 East Coast Road
Singapore 428802
Jun 10, 2010
9
definitely one of the top 10 chicken rice places.
Jun 11, 2010
3472
Perhaps even top 5!
Jun 11, 2010
137
Wee Nam Kee seems worth a try. Boon Tong Kee on the other hand is a big no-no. They are far too commercialized and the food isn’t that good. Overpriced and overrated.
Jun 16, 2010
19
wah..so crowded. chicken meat does look good
Jan 30, 2012
1
NEIGHBOURHOOD CHICKEN RICE STALL SURPRISES ME!
HI,I LIVED AROUND ANG MO KIO AREA FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND I HAPPENED TO GIVE THIS NEW CHICKEN RICE STALL A TRY A FEW WEEKS AGO. WHAT APPEALS ME GREATLY WAS THE FRAGRANT RICE AND THE SOFT AND TENDER STEAMED CHICKEN THAT COMES WITH A SPECIAL SAUCE WHICH I MUST SAY I NEVER TASTED BEFORE IN MY WHOLE LIFE. IT IS JUST SO APPETIZING THAT I FINISHED EVERY SINGLE GRAIN OF RICE. FURTHERMORE, THE THAI-STYLE BEANCURD WAS JUST SIMPLY MOUTH-WATERING. THIS MILD SPICY DISH WAS SERVED WITH FRESHLY SLICED ONION AND SAVOURY THAI SAUCE. HONESTLY, I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY STALL THAT PROVIDES CONSUMERS WITH SUCH UNIQUE TOFU.NO OFFENCE TO OTHER CHICKEN RICE STALLS, IT IS OFTEN THE TASTE THAT WINS THE CUSTOMER’S APPETITE AND NOT THE BRANDING OF THE STALL. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO GIVE THIS STALL A TRY AND THE ADDRESS IS BLK 226H #01-10, ANG MO KIO ST 22 S(566 266)
IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH THE TRY!:)