A Hot Hideout
11 Tanjong Katong Rd, #01-45/46/70/71/72 Kinex Mall (Map) https://www.ahothideout.com/ 11am to 10.30pm Daily
By "kind" they really mean it's not all chilli and numbing. They round it off with umami notes in the Mala paste which is so attractive to local palates. They pack the place every day. The service is very efficient and polite. You choose your ingredients, select spice level (1-3), choose soup or dry version, weigh and pay electronically, take a number, and wait for a bit. This place attracts the local Gen Z to Boomers and while it has a spicy kick, it's well- balanced. If Mala scares you, go for their collagen tomato broth.
Shenyang Feng Wei
Blk 466 Crawford Ln #01-12, Tai Hwa Eating House (Map) 9am – 8pm Daily Mon
This mainland Chinese couple has roosted in Singapore for almost 2 decades. The humble little half-stall hawker stall set-up belies what they can offer, from Zha Jang Mian (minced meat noodles), and chive pancakes to pot stickers… all freshly done on-site. Their pot stickers are very comforting; the skin is not too thick and neither is the minced pork filling overwhelming. When they have the time to do so, the platter comes like a spaceship with a film of thin crispy dough skin lined atop the moist and roasty pot stickers below. The layer of thin crispy dough skin gets rendered at the base of the stack of dumplings and they merely flip it over and serve. Dip them in the ginger vinegar dip if you order the steamed version- so uplighting in the palate.
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