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Bib Gourmand Adds Kok Sen, The Coconut Club and 17 newly-awarded Hawker Centre Stalls in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2023.

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Today, the MICHELIN Guide has revealed the 2023 Bib Gourmand Selection for Singapore, featuring a grand total of 79 food establishments. This year’s selection includes two restaurants and 17 hawker centre stalls, an increase from the 67 establishments honored in 2022.

Among the notable additions are Kok Sen, renowned for its traditional local dishes such as tze char classics and prawn paste chicken, and The Coconut Club, which offers a delectable nasi lemak set and other tantalizing dishes like ayam goreng berempah and sago pudding infused with pandan, palm sugar, and coconut cream.

The 17 newly awarded Bib Gourmand hawker stalls are

  • Adam Rd Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle in Adam Food Centre serves prawn mee using a recipe inherited from the owner’s father. Opt for the “dry” noodles tossed in prawn paste of your desired spice level alongside a bowl of prawn soup.
  • Bahrakath Mutton Soup, also in Adam Food Centre, has been serving its secret mutton soup recipe since 1973. The broth is rich, dense, and full of herbal flavours. 
  • Beach Road Fish Head Bee Hoon in Whampoa Market Place serves sliced fish bee hoon (rice vermicelli) in a flavourful, milky fish stock with fried garlic bits for extra fragrance and crunch. 
  • Cheok Kee in Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre is famous for its soy-marinated duck that boasts velvety flesh. The duck sits on a bed of steamed rice perfumed by duck fragrance. It comes with chilli vinegar that aptly cuts through the richness and an aromatic duck soup made with Chinese herbs. 
  • Du Du Shou Shi in Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre carries two varieties of tu tu kueh—coconut and peanut. The steamed rice cake is chewy and springy on the outside; while both fillings are nutty, sweet, and aromatic. 
  • Heng Kee in Hong Lim Market & Food Centre was founded in the 1970s and is currently run by its second-generation owner. The stall’s hallmark dishes are mild, well-balanced curry broth, custom-made tofu puffs and fish cakes, as well as generous helpings of velvety chicken. 
  • Hui Wei Chilli Ban Mee, also located in Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre, serves ribbon noodles with “soup” or “dry” options. The latter is tossed in homemade chilli sauce and topped with minced meat, meatballs, poached egg, and fried lard. 
  • Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice at Chong Pang Market and Food Centre has been a selected stall in the MICHELIN Guide in the previous years. The hawker stall is promoted with a Bib Gourmand recognition for its reasonably priced chicken rice sets served with either roasted or steamed chicken, rice, soup, and vegetables.
  • Kwee Heng located in Newton Food Centre has over 40 years of history, making boneless braised duck that is tender, juicy, and flavoursome. It can be served with rice, congee, or noodles. 
  • Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee in 51 Old Airport Road Market has been serving just one item since it opened in 1960—Hokkien fried mee with prawns. The egg noodles and rice vermicelli are tossed in a rich broth made with prawn shells and tomalley to impart deep umami. 
  • No.18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow in Zion Riverside Food Centre serves kway teow noodles fried to order, topped with fish cake and cockles. The wok hei is impressive,with robust flavours and a hint of spiciness, while the cockles lend extra umami.
  • Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari in Adam Food Centre is now run by its third-generation owners. This family business is famous for mee soto and mee rebus, with authentic Malaysian flavours. The former is served in broth, while the latter is served in a thick gravy soup. 
  • Singapore Fried Hokkien Mee in Whampoa Market Place is famous for Hokkien mee made with rice vermicelli and yellow egg noodles, which are topped with prawns and squid for umami. Each serving of noodles is made even better with a helping of spicy home-made chilli sauce. 
  • Soon Huat in North Bridge Road Market & Food Centre serves both “dry” or “soup”noodles, topped with butterflied prawns, fish cake, bean sprouts and fried garlic. The delectable prawn soup on the side is also a treat. 
  • Spinach Soup in Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre is the place to go for a bowl of comfort. The broth is tasty and sweet, while the spinach remains crisp and fresh. 
  • Tai Seng Fish Soup in Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre is a third-generation family business, which prides itself on its delicious fish soup made from scratch, served with sliced fish, deep-fried fish, or fish head. 
  • Young Chun Wan Ton Noodle located at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre serves springy egg noodles, best enjoyed in its “dry” form —balanced and dressed in a savoury sweet sauce, topped with wonton with minced pork.

THE MICHELIN GUIDE SINGAPORE 2023 BIB GOURMAND SELECTION

Restaurant Name (ENG)Restaurant Name (CHI)Type of CuisineHawker Centre
A Noodle Story超好面HawkerAmoy Street Food Centre
Adam Rd Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle NEW亞当路大蝦面HawkerAdam Food Centre
Alliance Seafood联合海鲜烧烤HawkerNewton Food Centre
Anglo Indian (Shenton Way) Indian 
Ar Er Soup阿2老火汤HawkerABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre
Bahrakath Mutton Soup NEW HawkerAdam Food Centre
Beach Road Fish Head Bee Hoon NEW美芝路鱼头米粉HawkerWhampoa Makan Place
Bismillah Biryani (Little India) Street Food 
Chai Chuan Tou Yang Rou Tang柴船头羊肉汤Hawker115 Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre
Chen’s Mapo Tofu (Shenton Way)陈 麻婆豆腐  (珊顿大道)Sichuan 
Cheok Kee NEW祝记HawkerGeylang Bahru Market & Food Centre
Chey Sua Carrot Cake青山菜头粿Hawker127 Toa Payoh West Market & Food Centre
Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck全记Hawker20 Ghim Moh Road Market & Food Centre
Cumi Bali Indonesian 
Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee大食家大大大虾面Singaporean 
Du Du Shou Shi NEW嘟嘟熟食HawkerJurong West 505 Market & Food Centre
Eminent Frog Porridge & Seafood (Lor 19)明辉田鸡粥海鲜煮炒店Street Food 
Fei Fei Roasted • Noodle肥肥烧腊 · 云吞面HawkerYuhua Village Market and Food Centre
Fool European Contemporary 
Fu Ming Cooked Food福明熟食HawkerRedhill Market
Guan Kee Fried Kway Teow源记鲜蛤炒粿条Hawker20 Ghim Moh Road Market & Food Centre
Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle海南星洲牛肉粉HawkerKim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre
Hainan Zi海南仔HawkerChong Pang Market and Food Centre
Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle了凡油鸡饭‧面Cantonese Roast Meats 
Heng兴HawkerNewton Food Centre
Heng Heng Cooked Food兴兴熟食HawkerYuhua Village Market and Food Centre
Heng Kee NEW兴记咖哩鸡米粉面HawkerHong Lim Market and Food Centre
Hjh Maimunah (Jalan Pisang) Malaysian 
Hong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee鸿兴炒苏东虾面HawkerTiong Bahru Market
Hong Kong Yummy Soup真之味香港靓汤HawkerAlexandra Village Food Centre
Hoo Kee Bak Chang和记肉粽HawkerAmoy Street Food Centre
Hui Wei Chilli Ban Mian NEW回味辣椒板面HawkerGeylang Bahru Market & Food Centre
Indocafe – The White House Peranakan 
J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff驰名香脆咖喱卜HawkerAmoy Street Food Centre
Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice PROMOTION记得来海南鸡饭HawkerChong Pang Market and Food Centre
Jian Bo Tiong Bahru Shui Kueh楗柏中峇鲁水粿HawkerJurong West 505 Market & Food Centre
Joo Siah Bak Koot Teh裕城肉骨茶HawkerKai Xiang Food Centre
Kelantan Kway Chap · Pig Organ Soup吉兰丹粿汁·猪什汤HawkerBerseh Food Centre
Koh Brother Pig’s Organ Soup许兄弟猪什汤HawkerTiong Bahru Market
Kok Sen NEW国成菜馆Singaporean 
Kotuwa Sri Lankan 
Kwang Kee Teochew Fish Porridge光记潮洲鱼糜HawkerNewton Food Centre
Kwee Heng NEW贵兴HawkerNewton Food Centre
Lagnaa Indian 
Lai Heng Handmade Teochew Kueh莱兴手工潮州粿HawkerYuhua Market & Hawker Centre
Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow老夫子炒粿条Hawker51 Old Airport Road Food Centre
Lian He Ben Ji Claypot联合本记煲饭HawkerChinatown Complex Market & Food Centre
Lixin Teochew Fishball Noodles立兴潮州鱼圆面HawkerKim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre
Muthu’s Curry Indian 
Na Na Curry南南咖哩Hawker115 Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre
Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee NEW南星福建炒虾面Hawker51 Old Airport Road Food Centre
New Lucky Claypot Rice新鸿运瓦煲饭HawkerHolland Drive Market & Food Centre
No.18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow PROMOTIONNo.18炒粿条面HawkerZion Riverside Food Centre
One Prawn & Co一号Noodles 
Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee欧南园炒粿条面HawkerHong Lim Market and Food Centre
Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari NEW HawkerAdam Food Centre
Shi Hui Yuan实惠园HawkerMei Ling Market & Food Centre
Sik Bao Sin (Desmond’s Creation)吃饱先Singaporean 
Sin Huat Eating House新发Street Food 
Sing Lung HK Cheong Fun升龙港式肠粉Street Food 
Singapore Fried Hokkien Mee NEW新加坡炒福建虾面HawkerWhampoa Makan Place
Soh Kee Cooked Food苏记熟食HawkerJurong West 505 Market & Food Centre
Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (New Bridge Road)松发肉骨茶 (新桥路)Singaporean 
Soon Huat NEW顺发HawkerNorth Bridge Road Market & Food Centre
Spinach Soup NEW鸳鸯苋菜汤HawkerGeylang Bahru Market & Food Centre
Tai Seng Fish Soup NEW泰成鱼汤HawkerTaman Jurong Market & Food Centre
Tai Wah Pork Noodle 大华肉脞面HawkerHong Lim Market and Food Centre
The Blue Ginger (Tanjong Pagar) Peranakan 
The Coconut Club NEW椰子俱乐部Malaysian 
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice天天海南鸡饭HawkerMaxwell Food Centre
Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice中峇鲁海南起骨鸡饭HawkerTiong Bahru Market
To-Ricos Guo Shi多丽哥粿汁Hawker51 Old Airport Road Food Centre
True Blue Cuisine Peranakan 
Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Thai 
Whole Earth 环界Vegetarian  
Yhingthai Palace银泰Thai 
Yong Chun Wan Ton Noodle NEW永春云呑面Hawker115 Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre
Zai Shun Curry Fish Head载顺咖喱鱼头Street Food 
Zhi Wei Xian Zion Road Big Prawn Noodle知味鲜大虾面HawkerZion Riverside Food Centre

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