We had been under the impression that Singapore would provide us with food at any hour. So we made the mistake of not checking the opening times of restaurants at all..
So we hung out near Marina Bay after 10pm and got hungry. This posed a problem, since apparently any restaurants within range were closed or would be closed by 11pm.
Finally we walked to Telok Ayer Market (or Lau Pa Sat), noticed that there were open stalls yet and we decided to visit “The Beef House Homemade Beefball Noodles”. After a bit of thinking, we ordered Beef Ball Bee Hoon Soup and Tender Beef Thick Bee Hoon Dry.
Beef Ball Bee Hoon Soup + Tender Beef Thick Bee Hoon Dry
Both dishes looked plain but smelled good and despite the late hour (and the thick sauce looking “well aged”), both also tasted very good. The Soup base of the Bee Hoon Soup was a bit plain but this was offset nicely by the well seasoned beef balls.
The thick Bee Hoon Dry contained not-so-tender beef strips which I did not mind, the thick gravy having a very nice beef taste. It reminded me a little of a classic german stew.
Both dishes contained fresh tasting and well cooked noodles…we both decided to give the Market another try for sure. All that for S$10…not shabby at all.
The next visit was a bit earlier than the last time, so a few more stalls were open. This time, we decided to eat at “Seng Kee Local Delights”.
The woman got the Carrotcake Combo and I got the Fried Kway Teow.
Carrot Cake Combo
Fried Kway Teow
The woman and I differ greatly this time, which does not happen often when it comes to food.
I found my dish lacking, it was greasy — as it should be — but there were none of the tastes I would have hoped for. Basically it tasted like slightly fried noodles stirred in some sweetish, non-salt soy sauce and then thickend. Once I added a few dashes of chili sauce, it was a bit redeemed since with that condiment, it turned into a half-decent fried noodle dish.
The woman was all over the carrot cakes and liked them very much, the “white” variety more than the “black”. They were fresh and had a pleasant taste to them…her opinion not mine. I tried them as well and again, I could only get something out of them after adding a bit of sambal.
This will not be my favourite stall…but the woman will surely visit it again if only for the cakes. The entire damage was S$11.
After that, the woman had a craving for a sweet dessert, so we walked to the “cold dessert” stall and she ordered “Almond bean curd with lon gan”
Almond bean curd with lon gan
I did not try it but the woman liked it, it being very refreshing due to the fact it was resting on crushed ice. The beancurd tasted like “almond pana cotta” and the woman would eat it again in an instant. The lon gan (a kind of lychee) seeped into the melting ice and made the dessert experience last so much longer. This set us back a mere S$2.
One last comment: There is a large beverage pavillion there and I rather liked the fresh juices there.
