Soon Heng Hot & Cold Desserts 順兴清甜五味汤 - Desserts for $1!

• Operating Hours: 7 AM - 9 PM
• Operating Days: Closed on Tuesdays
• Address: Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre, #01-30, 1A Commonwealth Dr, S 141001

I think this is probably the cheapest place where you can buy Teochew desserts in Singapore for just $1. Started since 1972, Soon Heng hot & cold dessert served only Tau Suan and slowly providing more hot and cold varieties as years go by.

There were non-stop queues when we were there during lunch time. They have two queue lines, one for hot desserts, and the other for cold desserts, so make sure you are queuing at the correct side if you visit. Normally the queue for hot desserts is generally shorter than the queue for cold desserts.

Most of their desserts cost only $1, and that even include cold desserts like Ice Kacang or Chendol Ice! You can choose to add in more ingredients to your dessert at minimal cost, from $1.50 onwards.

I was amazed at the amount of ingredients served in each bowl for $1!  Stall owner did not short change anything. The ingredients served in my bowl were fresh, firm and Q! 

We don’t need to explain why mounds of finely shaved ice with fruit and syrup are a great respite from the heat. Ice Kachang is one of the classics here, the difference with any others is that they have more milky taste than the syrup, and I could even taste the Bandung on the red side of the ice (red syrup plus milk)! Their ice was soft and nicely shaved which I really like. Bits of red beans inside also added texture to the frozen fluffy dessert, which was feathery light and not as sugary sweet as I expected.

Normally we won't see the ingredients in the bowl of Chendol until we dig down to the bottom of the bowl. But here, all the ingredients were on the top. It is really rare to find good and inexpensive old school Teochew desserts these days. 

They remain their prices low so any patrons can afford a bowl of their favorite desserts after a meal. Also, the desserts served here are not too sweet and traditional, just like how we used to enjoy the old school desserts back then. I would certainly find time to visit for the rest of their desserts.