Tiong Bahru market, an institution where even the top world renowned chefs and critics like Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson have paid a visit.
Tiong Bahru market in Telok Blangah is almost as world famous as Newton Circus. Started in 1965 in Kim Tian road, it was a messy mish- mash of hawker stalls in dilapidated single story building with a zinc roof and where the canvas toppings shielded patrons from the harsh sun and rain. It was a fire hazard and very hot, humid and dark just to manouvre between the rows of densely packed stalls.
In 2000, the Government decided to upgrade the market and a temporary market was set up in Kim Tian road, for 2 years. In 2003, this spanking new 3 story building was ready for occupation. (See picture above top)
On the ground floor is the wet market housing everything from fish, poultry, pork, mutton beef, organic or otherwise, vegetables, fruits, and on the outside there are general clothing, jewelry, hardware, mini- supermarket, herbalife, healthcare and even afterlife products (yes hell money and trinkets), acquarium fish, you name it, they have it !
On the 2nd floor houses the food centre, where several well known Singapore hawker delicacies can been purchased for about S$ 3 to $5 per bowl or plate. This would be the chee quay, yam cake, chee cheong fun (rice noodle). For noodles, one is spoilt for choice, they have the wanton noodles, fish ball noodles, big prawn (with or without pork ribs) noodles, Malay mee goreng among the 50 odd food stalls. Rice dishes span chicken, roast or braised duck, char siew (pork belly), siew yoke (roast pork), vegetarian rice, Malay nasi lemak and economy rice. Buns, there are several top well known stalls serving char siew pao (bun), Da pao (big bun with minced pork inside), siew mai (pork dumpling), har gao,curry puffs, the range boggles the mind.
I dare say you could find every conceivable local hawker delight in Tiong Bahru.
Very very good Bak Kut Teh or Pork Rib Pepper Soup at the Coffeeshop nearby
Just beside the TB market lies the Old Tiong Bahru Bak Kut Teh. This is a very famous Pork Rib soup where the Pork Ribs are boiled in a specai garlic pepper soup. For about S$ 5, you get a bowl of 3 ribs, add $2 - 4 and you get some small bowls of 'yue tiao' or deep fried flour, groundnuts and salted giam chye. Top that off with a bowl of rice and you are in Singapore hawker heaven ! (See below)
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