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.

Guangzhou Mian Shi Wanton mee (廣州麵食) - Best Wanton mee in Singapore I've had for supper!

• Operating Hours: Tuesday to Friday (5 PM to 3 AM), Saturday (5 PM to 2 AM)
• Address: Tanglin Halt Market, 48A Tanglin Halt Road #01-04, S148813 
• How to get there: Commonwealth MRT station walk towards Tanglin Halt Market, walking distance est 5 to 10 mins.
• Food I had: Wanton Mee.

If you ask me to recommend a good wanton noodle dish in Singapore for supper, my reply to you would Guang Zhou Mian Shi Wanton Noodle. Located on the old estate of Tanglin Halt, this outstanding stall operates from early evening all the way till late midnight, making it as one of the popular supper places for anyone.

This $3.50 portion has a generous amount of char siew, together with green chilli and sambal chilli, and not forgetting a (small) bowl of wanton soup. I have chosen the dry wanton noodle, and I feel that it is not too dry as it contained some gravy at the base to make it moist. Unlike other wanton noodles, the noodle contained a balanced moisture that is not too flavourful from the sauce, yet it is not too dry! I can totally feel each springy noodle strand, making me nod my head with every bite I take. It is also worth mentioning that the noodle is tasty as a whole, as it has completely absorbed the flavour from the sambal chilli and the gravy! 

The Char Siew meat is a little dry and not as sweet in taste. The stall owner uses lean meat for the char siew, which tasted like the old school type of Char Siew. As compared to other wanton mee stalls I have come across, I was quite disappointed by the taste and I certainly feel that the Char Siew meat can be further improved as it was a bit bland, and it was such a waste for a nice dish like this.

Each plate of the wanton mee came with a bowl of wanton soup, which I feel it has made up for the disappointment of the Char Siew meat. There were 5 pieces of wanton dumplings given in a small bowl of soup! The wanton dumplings were simply outstanding as you can taste the freshness of the pork and crunchiness of the chestnut inside, building on a good sweetness taste from the soup. We can taste ginger in the soup, a taste similar to drinking fish soup. The skin used to make wanton is not thick at all as well. 

It is definitely one of my favourite wanton noodle stalls in Singapore, and I totally have to comment on its outstanding noodle texture & the wanton dumplings! t is definitely worth the price to even go for the larger portion for the generous amount of ingredients that stall owner gives. It would be better if the stall owner can work on the texture and taste of the charsiew meat, which I think it will definitely be a plus point for this stall.