Authentic and lesser-known Hawker Food Centre in Singapore
Ghim Moh Gardens Hawker Centre (Singapore) is one of the not so well known options for Hawker dining in Singapore and a little bit of a drive from the centre, but then again, everything in Singapore is only a short drive from somewhere else and easily done. This particular food court was recommended to me by an expert and local guide of Singapore who stressed how good the fish ball noodle option was for a Sunday brunch. The stall that does this particularly well, as expected had a huge queue for this one dish and one can wait up to 20 minutes on average, but I assure you it is worth the wait. Stupidly I was so looking forward to my kaya toast set (kaya jam in buttered toast with soft, poached eggs, soy and white pepper) and was subsequently broken in spirit when not only was this not done very well (served in warm bread not even remotely toasted), but on trying the fish ball noodles, (sweetened with small dose of ketchup and with delicate shards of batter and fish skin) I was absolutely gutted to not have opted for this dish as it was superb. Lesson learned – always listen to the local, expert guide, no matter how much you want something else(!). Other rice options were tried but these were disappointing so on this visit alone I would recommend simply going for this dish and being very attentive to locals a) which one does this dish well and b) for advice on which other stalls are worth trying and which ones avoiding purely for the best return. The fish ball dish I would say is at least 75% in grading, with the total lowered on account of the other dishes that were not quite hitting the spot in execution.
Food Grade: 63%
My hobby-turned-passion began to evolve during my assignments to London where I was fortunate enough to be able to explore all the Michelin starred restaurants in my spare time and as a result, I gradually built up a catalogue of all these venues.
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