Jalan Batu Hawker Centre & market with 9 Impressive Stalls
Jalan Batu Hawker Centre and Market is situated at Tanjong Rhu estate, and it is built in the 1960s. It is an old estate that has been nicely maintained and refurbished to provide residents a clean and pleasant dining environment. A medium size Food Centre, homed to 52 food stalls and 53 market stalls, offering a wide variety of groceries, food and beverages.
Jalan Batu Market and Food Centre is located at Blk 4A, Jalan Batu, Singapore 432004, with the nearest Mountbatten MRT station just a 10-minutes walking distance away. Alternatively, you can take these bus numbers 12, 14, 30, 158, 196 and they will reach the bus stop outside the Hawker Centre. Nearby food and vicinity include Katong Community Centre, Stadium MRT, Leisure Park Kallang, Kallang Wave Mall, OCBC Arena, Singapore Indoor Stadium, National Stadium, Old Airport Road Food Centre, Dakota MRT, Geylang Road, PLQ Mall, Singpost Centre, Paya Lebar square, KINEX, Parkway Parade, East Coast Park and more.
I have listed these 9 Impressive stalls you must try when you visit Jalan Batu Hawker Centre and Market.
Hua Kee Hougang Famous Wanton Mee (Michelin Guide)
Hua Kee Hougang Famous Wanton Mee is a popular and well-liked stall as its main outlet at Old Airport Road Food Centre has been a consistent Michelin Plate winner for years. Stall offers a wide selection of noodle sets include wanton noodle, Fried wanton noodle, dumpling noodle, wanton hor fun, wanton soup, dumpling soup, fried wanton with pricing starting from $3.
The fried wanton’s filling is soft and savory, while the wrapper is crisp and chewy. Wantons, whether steamed or boiled, share the same soft skin wrapper and well-flavored minced meat filling as their fried counterparts. Both are nice in their ways. The char siew slices are a pitiful handful of little scraps of meat, were chewy and tender with the correct ratio of fats to meat.
The noodles are springy, and the seasonings add wonderful depth to the dish. Prepared with a topping of fried shallots, which add a smoky flavor, and veggies. Beautifully crafted with a small bowl of anchovies flavored light broth together with the noodles.
Hua Kee Hougang Famous Wanton Mee Address: 4A, Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-35, S432004 Operating Hours: 7am to 5pm (Closed on Monday)
Feng Ji Kway Chap
Feng Ji Kwap Chap is owned by a husband-and-wife team Wong Seng Hong and Hong Choi Peng. Husband is a native of Perak, Malaysia, moved to Singapore when he was 17 and has worked in the food and beverage sector ever since. He started working in a Kway Chap stall to gain experience before started his own Feng Ji stall.
The kway chap here is the cheapest in Singapore at only $2.50 and filled with quite generous serving size. That is why you will always expect a huge crowd. Traditional toppings for for the dish including fish cakes, braised pork, intestines, tau pok, pig skins and a hard-boiled egg, all of which are served alongside the soup. The soup is refreshingly light with herbal taste. The rice noodle has a stronger, more substantial texture than most others but maintains its signature silky smoothness because of its relative thickness. Each slurp is a flavor explosion, thanks to how well it soaks up the soup.
The braised pork is incredibly soft and tender, while the intestine has a pleasant chewiness and fresh flavor. Those with a refined palate for pig intestines will enjoy this dish. Further, the herbal goodness of the sauce is absorbed beautifully by the tau pok.
Feng Ji Kway Chap Address: 4A, Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-20, S432004 Operating Hours: 630am to 11am (Closed on Friday)
Kim Kee Tanjong Rhu Wanton Mee
Kim Kee Tanjong Rhu Wanton Mee is a very popular stall at Jalan Batu Hawker Centre. It has gotten its fame when stall was featured in a Hong Kong television drama starting Chan Lam. As a result, it always gathers a long snaking queue daily. Stall offers wanton mee (dry), Wanton mee soup or wanton soup. Price at $3.50 or $4.50.
Recommend getting a big bowl of Wanton Mee Dry for $4.50 to enjoy the meal. The noodles are well-executed, being both springy and flavorful. Wanton was a bit small but chewy and succulent. The highlight of the dish is the generous serving of pork lards and their signature sauce that is used to toss the noodle. They are absolutely crunchy and savory when you chewed them in the mouth. Just find the Char siew to be a bit dry and a little more moisture would have been perfect.
Kim Kee Tanjong Rhu Wanton Mee Address: 4A, Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-18, S432004 Operating Hours: 7am to 1pm (Closed on Wed & Sun)
Wang Lao Wu Chicken King
Wang Lao Wu Chicken King is a popular chicken rice stall at Jalan Batu Hawker Centre. Beside selling their signature chicken rice, stall offers chicken noodle, wanton noodle, roasted pork, roasted duck, Char siew, lemon chicken rice and various types of boiled soups. A set meal at $5 will get you a dish of steamed white chicken, a plate of vegetables in oyster sauce, a bowl of rice, and a bowl of soup.
The chicken rice is cooked just right, and each grain is fragrant and flavored thanks to the generous coating of chicken essence. The rice and chicken are delicious with the particular chili paste, which is thick and tasty. The white chicken meat cooked to perfection, is juicy and flavorful, while the vegetables in the oyster sauce are crisp and delicious. Perfect to complement the chicken rice with their boil soup and it could be the most enjoyable meal you’ve ever had.
Wang Lao Wu Chicken King Address: 4A, Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-28, S432004 Operating Hours: 8am to 10pm (Daily)
Mei Hua Garden fishball Noodle
Singaporeans have a long-standing love affair with fish ball and meat ball noodles, often known as bak chor mee (minced meat noodles). Mei Hua Garden Fishball Noodle is a good place to acquire cheap fishball noodles for just $3 or $4 for bigger potion. You can select Mee pok, yellow noodles, kway teow, and lau shu fen (sometimes called mee tai bak) are all available. Stall is managed by an elderly couple with Aunty taking orders and her husband do the cooking.
The springy noodles are Al dente, tossed in a fragrant chili and vinegar mixture with crispy shallots and garnished with finely chopped coriander. The bowl is generously filled with fish balls, minced meats, fish cake slices, pork slices and more. The fish balls are QQ and chewy. The sauce is flavorful and a bit on the salty side which I like. Absolutely delicious!
Mei Hua Garden fishball Noodle Address: 4A, Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-17, S432004 Operating Hours: 8am to 130pm (Closed on Thursday)
Belirub
Belirub is a one-man stall managed solely by owner Vincent Terence Tan, 62. Stall was featured in Buzzing Hawker in 2018 under the mentorship of chef Petrina Loh from Morsels and business has picked up since then. His specialty is his grilled chicken dishes, with optional accompaniments such as coleslaw, dauphinoise, or french fries. Menu includes Chincalok Wooster Grilled Chicken at $8.20, Aglio olio with rosemary chicken at $6.50, cajun grilled chicken at $7.80, fish and chips at $6.80 and maryland chicken at $6.80.
Chincalok Wooster Grilled Chicken is his signature dish created using the new recipe created by chef Petrina Loh. Chincalok and Kea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce is used to marinate the chicken meat together with olive oil, garlic and onion to create the flavorful taste. The chicken thigh is then grilled to perfection and served together with the marinated sauce, accompanied with his homemade coleslaw and baked potatoes. The chicken is tender and savory yet it would be better if the portion of the chicken was larger. Despite this, MediaCorp Channel 5’s Buzzing Hawkers has promoted Belirub as a “must-try” dish.
Belirub Address: 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-12, S432004 Operating Hours: 12pm to 3pm & 5pm to 830pm (Closed on Mon & Fri)
Victory Canton Wok
Victory Canton Wok is a famous Zi Char stall at Jalan Batu Hawker Centre well known for its wide selection of affordable meals and dishes. Popular items include the crisp and savory Har Jeong Gai (prawn paste chicken wings) and the tender and juicy “pai gu wang” (king of pork ribs) served in a sweet and citrusy-sour sauce. Stall also featured their daily specials on the menu too.
The pork ribs are really tender and juicy, topped with black and white sesame seeds and chopped spring onion. The sweet and sourly explosive flavor burst right into the mouth after every bite.
Do be patient as waiting time can be pretty long during peak hours.
Victory Canton Wok Address: 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-09, S432004 Operating Hours: 11am to 9pm (Closed on Tue & Wed)
Ah Mah Chwee Kueh
Ah Mah Chwee Kueh was officially open in October 2018 at Jalan Batu Hawker Centre. Although it’s a relatively new stall, it has acquired a lot of loyal fans who visit the stall daily and commented that their chwee kueh is the best in the East.
The steamed Chwee kueh, made with rice and tapioca flour is firm and smooth. Served with a generous serving of Cai Poh (preserved radish) topping and glad they are not too salty or oily, but a bit sweet. I like the sambal chili as it is savory, mild spicy and does not overpower the flavor of the dish. The savory taste levels up quickly and melted away once you gobbled them together.
Ah Mah Chwee Kueh Address: 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-01, S432004 Operating Hours: 6am to 5pm (Closed on Sun, Mon & Tue of every 2 weeks)
Lifu Coffee and Toast
Lifu Coffee and Toast served delicious coffee, tea and traditional bread toasted that are so crispy and that is why you won’t be surprised to see long queue gather here every morning. Stall offers various type of bread toasted sets, sandwich sets, bun sets, hot and cold drinks.
Their peanut butter toast is so delicious as they use thick toast, which are so hard to find nowadays, and toasted them till super crisp. Then spread a generous layer of peanut butter on top and garnished with grounded peanuts. Paired it best with their coffee or tea for an ideal breakfast.
Lifu Coffee and Toast Address: 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre, #01-11, S432004 Operating Hours: 5am to 5pm (Daily)
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Lastly, there are many others food vendors at Jalan Batu Hawker Centre and market which I can’t feature all of them. Although you don’t find many Michelins recommended stalls over here but most of them have been perfecting their signature dish for decades. Please do try and support them as well.
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How to get to Jalan Batu Hawker Centre and market?
Jalan Batu Market and Food Centre is located at Blk 4A Jalan Batu, Singapore 432004, with the nearest Mountbatten MRT station just a 10-minutes walking distance away.
Alternatively, you can take these bus numbers 12, 14, 30, 158, 196 and they will reach the bus stop outside the Hawker Centre
What is the Best Food at Jalan Batu Hawker Centre and market?
Jalan Batu Hawker Centre and Market is situated at Tanjong Rhu estate, and it is built in the 1960s. It is an old estate that has been nicely maintained and refurbished to provide residents a clean and pleasant dining environment. A medium size Food Centre, homed to 52 food stalls and 53 market stalls, offering a wide variety of groceries, food and beverages.
You will be spoilt for choice with 52 hawker stalls serving the best dishes from Feng Ji Kway Chap, Kim Kee Tanjong Rhu Wanton Mee, Wang Lao Wu Chicken King, Mei Hua Garden fishball Noodle, Hua Kee Hougang Famous Wanton Mee, Belirub and more. End your meal with some Chwee Kueh dessert from ah Mah Chwee Kueh or have a coffee or tea from Lifu Coffee and Toast.
