ALL YOU CAN EAT Japanese Izakaya Buffet & HIDDEN GEM Hawker Stall in Singapore
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Eating at one of the best all-you-can-eat Japanese buffets in Singapore then went to eat some of the best beef stew and bak kut teh at the food center.
Himawari Japanese Restaurant
991B Alexandra Rd, #01-08/09, Singapore 119970
Soon Lee Stew Beef
#01-16 Alexandra Village Food Center, Singapore 150120
Hock Kee Bak Kut Teh
120 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-46, Singapore 150120
Tian liang yuan tiong bahru cheng tng (Dessert)
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As a Singaporean, it makes me proud that mike would go the extra mile and explore the hawker centres tourists would not know about and share it with the viewers, as I believe the best way to experience the culture is to visit a hawker centre in the heartland (IE: Not Newton Food Centre). That is how you can observe the average Singaporean way of life.
Plus there are hidden gems in these places. P.S: I have hawker recommendations for tourists visiting, but it can be alot and some of the food is an "acquired" taste 😅
But in no particular order these are some places I would recommend:
- Tiong Bahru Market (Heng Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee, Lor Mee 178, Tow Kwar Pop, Teck Seng Soya Bean Milk --> you have to go to this stall really early cuz the drinks are sold out by/before 12, Tiong Bahru Char Kway Teow, Tiong Bahru pao and Tiong Bahru Fishcake)
- Maxwell Food Centre (Chee Cheong Fun Club, Jin Hua Fish Soup, Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake, Xing Xing Ondeh-Ondeh Tapioca Cake, China Street Fritters --> have to call this stall beforehand to check if they are open and preorder at the same time. You should be able to google their menu to decide what you want to order and FU SHUN SHAO LA MIAN JIA)
- Ghim Moh Food Centre (Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck, Guan Kee Fried Kway Teow, Jiu Jiang Shao La, Ghim Moh Carrot Cake, economical bee hoon (same row as Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck, Lao Chao Zhou satay bee hoon, Hin Fried Hor Fun, 63 laksa, Tom’s City Zoom Mee Pok Tar, Ghim Moh Chwee Kueh 李老三 and Whampoa soya bean)
- Yuhua Village Food Centre (Xing Yun Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice, Lai Heng Handmade Teochew Kueh and Lu Fang Zhou Pin stall)
Thank you! I'll be sure to try these when I go :)
Ghim Moh food centre’s hor fun, duck rice, and carrot cake (the one with the uncle/auntie couple cooking) are the best!!! Chwee kueh is definitely an acquired taste, and the lady manning the Whampoa soy bean stall is the worst (so I go to KK beans instead 😂)
Ghim Moh food centre’s hor fun, duck rice, and carrot cake (the one with the uncle/auntie couple cooking) are the best!!! Chwee kueh is definitely an acquired taste, and the lady manning the Whampoa soy bean stall is the worst (so I go to KK beans instead 😂)
I would be going bananas at the hawker centers, complete and most joyful bananas...
😋👍🌻❤️
Should have ordered the mutton version too at the stewed beef stall. Should definitely try the 真善美 claypot laksa at the other side of the hawker centre. One of the best laksa in Singapore. Also very famous is the corner roast duck stall along the same stretch as the stewed beef.
I started eating at Himawari years more than 10 years ago, the price is really reasonable for a good buffet. despite it being in a pretty remote location, it survived till today. a great testament to the quality of food there!
Wow, can't believe Mike actually covered three of my favorite lunch places in this video, I see Mike ordered the beef tendons with that beef stew. Also Alexandra Village hawker centre has wild chicken roaming about.
Fun fact: For Bak Kut Teh, the "teh" is actually not the broth, but rather the actual Tea. Traditionally it is eaten with pot of brew tea at the side to cut down the greasiness of the Pork ribs.
Thank you for highlighting food places that not only taste good but have good value. Food taste better when it’s a good deal.
You sounds like Taiwanese 😜 I agree 💯
i can never watch mike without having food or i will go out and spend ungodly money on some food because it always looks so good
u rock i cant believe you found one of the best beef stews in singapore just like that AND WALKED TO IT YOU ABSOLUTE MAD MAN
Hi Mike! I've been a follower for a few years and I'm loving the singapore series! Since you're here, maybe you could also explore more on Malay and Peranakan cuisine? Not many international youtubers are aware, and I think people are missing out!
Can we get a better looking Asian guy to do these types of food intros? this one wayy too dorky
All that amazing looking good! Loving seeing all the things you've been getting in Singapore!
Himawari is exquisite, their grated wasabi paired with fresh sashimi is just an experience outside of a buffet.
Himawari is known for their robatayaki from Chef Nakaoka-san 4:05. The sushi buffet definitely takes a backseat to their grilled selections! Please give them a try 😊
So good to see you enjoying our local food and restaurants 👍🫶 come back here anytime Mike! We love you 🫰
As a Singaporean i really love Mike's content. Prata is our comfort food. My fave is Prata Tissue. It is a tower of crispy prata drizzled with sugar. If you dont fancy the sweets, just tell them to omit that. The same can be found in Malaysia but they called it Canai
Hi Mike, please try this place called 'Geylang claypot rice' along beach road. Although they are famous for their claypot rice, they have this dish called moonlight horfun which is amazing. It's a dish commonly found in Malaysia but rare to find in Singapore
Oooo...it all looks soooooo good! I'd eat any of that without a second thought and regret nothing.
Welcome to Singapore. Since you'll be here for a while more, try exploring hawkers in the west. There are lots of hidden gems here as well.
10:03 - Idk if salmon belly is my favorite food, but it's for sure a contender, and that one looked amazingly delicious.
Just came back from Singapore and ate 6+ meals a day at hawker centres
Hey Mike welcome to Singapore! Gosh, next time maybe you can do a fan meet and walk about ! Love your videos!
Best episodeeeeee for October
Love salmon. Haven't had good tempura in years. Looks really good!
You're still in Singapore!! I remembered your first time here and you kept saying you love coming here so much. Mike, we love having you!
OMG Mikey that food looks so good. Awesome video as always.👍
Thanks mike for shining a new light on my own country, did not even know a lot of these places existed tbh.
Hunger inducing Mike
The Japanese food looked incredible
I always look forward to your videos it's so entertaining and always make my day
Hey Mike! If you have the chance, you should try "Izakaya Nijumaru" at Cuppage Plaza! The food is also pretty great, it's around Orchard so it's quite convenient.
U should go to jln kayu thasevi prata place, their chicken curry is to die for !! I think they're open 24 hours, also along jln kayu there's other food places, nice beancurd shop n Jane s cakes where they specialise in only 2 items chocolate cake n durian cake..
This place remembers me my fav restaurant in my state. I go there 1 time every year with my best friend and we order A LOT at the beginning because it always become packed later haha.
If you’re in NYC and craves for hawkers food, there’s a “Urban Hawker” center just open by Singaporean & his Americans business partner.
Why would he when he can eat 5 dishes here for one back in NYC LOL
That beef stew stall used to ran by 2 Hainanese aunties. Guess they are now retired. Whenever I visit this place, would also get the an avocado drink from Mr Avocado, which is next to the beef stew stall . Cheers!
Wow Nice Traditional Singapore Foods !!
If you have the time, do visit bukit timah hawker center. Theres delicious satay beehoon, prawn hokkien mee, thunder tea rice, charkway teow and many many more. All delicious and cheap.
I’m particular about my food. Ramen go ramen Santouka at Clarke Quay Central, udon at Tamoya, soba at Shimbashi. I don’t eat Uni at restaurants around town just buy from Meidi-Ya sashimi grade and enjoy it on its own 😂
Mikey in food paradise at the moment
Just finished my lunch and now I'm hungry again LOL! BTW - is there a plan in the future to make your videos to 60fps? Thanks and more hunger power!
The chicken rice stall beside the stewed beef is my favourite chicken rice stall in Singapore
Ivy’s Hainanese mutton soup at Pasir Panjang area or the Ser Seng turtle innards soup at MacPherson area since you happened to pop by 😂
Just left Singapore yesterday, my favorite country for food.
Hi Mike, would love to see you try Pakistani food in Sg! There's a restaurant (one of my favs!) called Kebabchi at Suntec City that has an extensive menu of meat and vegetarian curries as well as charcoal barbequed kebabs! Really good garlic naan as well. 🥰
That hawker stall beef stew looked great, but I don't know if I could handle eating that in the Singapore heat
malls have hawker centers too..they will have AC. u can still enjoy hawker style food there ;).
It’s 1:30am, now I need to go have a snack before going to sleep O.o
Hey Mike, welcome to Singapore!
And this is why I’m always craving noodles, dumplings, and hotpot
same tho
Facts 😂
Omg sameeee
Such a shame that the Hawker Stalls are dying out, they look like a great experience for the customer
Love that stewed beef pot
Hi mike! You should’ve tried “Burgs” at Alexandra Village hawker centre!
love how you opened up to sushi
You should check out Dosukoi x Donpachi in Cuppage Plaza while in Singapore, best tempura in SG IMO
Awesome job Mikey thumb up.
Wow! I work near that stewed beef and never tried it XD I must go try it soon!
Whenever you are back in NYC can you do a Food Review on the Singapore hawker in new york? I think it is called Urban Hawker.
You should try their ala carte menu, their grilled items r pretty good too.
I Freakin love those fish heads at sushi places!! Yum😋
coin prata at 24 sin ming road (very near where you're holed up at) is a must try! i dare say way better than the one beside upper thomson mrt that you mentioned.
Hi Mike, don’t recall you visiting the Bukit Timah/Beauty World area. Why not give it a try; quite a number of good eateries. 😊
I made sure I made dinner first before watching Mikey eat Amazing foods!😋👍
I watch while eating food 😂😂😂
Same!!
@@aisyahsaparuan same, it makes my food taste better lol
@@amberfredericks-treatssens7998 Right! Lol
The best poratta ive ever had is literally in my hometown...crazy flakey
If you want to try prata you should try springleaf prata. The egg prata is a must order for me.
Mike pls try the famous “crispy prata” at Serangoon north!!
Love your videos!
good idea coming to Singapore for food content, mikey :D you'll get a lot of mileage out of all the options
He's there with his wife Christine for the next couple months while she finishes her degree! He's been in food heaven ever since he got there, lol!
@@louiseb6111 no wonder!
@@alui5362 He eats SO many things I wouldn't/couldn't yet i can't stop watching him. 🥰😂👌
He sounds like he is saying Prada rather the paratha. Was totally confused until the food came in.
Cos it’s called Prata in Singapore, not Paratha.
You got to try Mitsuba buffet at Clarke Quay Central - this one pales in comparison to that godly stuff
Thank you for introducing me to *Hocker Centers*. I would love to visit one!
100% agree with the Upper Thomson prata. You can check out Springleaf for their sheer variety.
Awesome video Mike my wife and I are now hungry lol.
Hope you got coffee from the Bull Dog stall - prob one of the best hawker center coffees out there (if it's still open. And aside from the one at Golden Mile.)
You ate that and then went to bed?? Wow! All that spicy food-you rock!
Please try Springleaf Prata Place soon! You might wanna change your favorite prata place after trying it. Its just right outside Springleaf MRT station.
wonderful ey sushi cones yum, tempura veggies, sweet potatoes , zucchini, prawns . man I miss the sushi restraunt in Vancouver elcarte I use to go to . crispy squid rings and legs yummy with sweet chili or tempura dip. teriyaki chicken is yum too . and baked oyster in mayo sauce. I only eat wild salmon, I like crispy salmon skin sushi.
Go to New Mahamoodiya Restaurant at Simpang Bedok if you are still in Singapore! The prata there is really crispy and amazing.
Hey Mike! If you haven't tried Tiffin Room in Singapore, you should try it
If you’re a fan of roti prata I’ll give you a few places to try out. Thasevi food at jalan kayu, RK eating house at serangoon(get the RK special), sin ming roti prata(famous for coin prata) and the roti prata house at thompson. Have fun
Have you tried tongluk ala carte seafood buffet? 50bucks/person for 2hrs. And vienna international buffet(havent tried this. But it used to be so affordable,now is slightly longer expensive)
Also,if u didn't see a uniform, it's most likely illegal poaching of wild chickens.
Try paper thosai before you leave!! omg I have it for supper all the time
oooof theres a dessert stall at the other hawker centre 5 min away (ABC market) thats the best in the country. you should check out ABC market too, tons of insanely good food
Mike you should try casuarina curry also near Thomson
So funny...I recently watched an older video you did where you wouldn't eat any raw...lol...huge fan...
Loving all things Singapore right now.
Are you going to go to the GP?
I wish I can share a meal with him one day, follow him around shops
Found you can purchase on Amazon that Ohayo Pudding. Pudding set. Hope this helps!
About not passing the food down. I agree. My friend's parents work at a hawker stall. Wants to retire but has no one to pass it down to. They feed 20 children and grandchildren who either live with them or come home daily to eat at their landed property. They make very good money and work half a day because it is always sold out. But the amount of work and heat is enough that their kids would not want inherit the business.
Great video as usual Mike, yo where is Christine these days? You two ok?
Any plans to move to Singapore… I noticed you really like the food here in Singapore..
I’m sorry, but the way you say paratha cracks me up XD
You must try the sukiyaki beef at Himawari
I hope you can come to north part of Singapore and taste Singapore food
I’m even excited to eat a carrot!- best quote ever 😂
Mike, kudos to you. You'll get used to the SEA humidity if you hang around - which I hope you do. I'm so pleased how your palate has progressed regarding raw Japanese food. You were very uneasy before. Now you seem to genuinely enjoy which is great. For your next 1M plus videos I suggest you return to Japan and have fugu and torisashi. Japan is open for biz! Daub will set you up! Nice work son.
hi mike i heard you have tried most of the chicken rice stores but try rong ji chicken rice at redhill market
love that piping hot… cold soba.
9:03
In a glance, I thought the thumbnail of Mike was giving me the FINGER! 🤣
This MIKE CHEN guy is the only food vlogger who hasn't been in AFRICA to eat their food. HAHAHAHAHAHA. I wonder why. All of his colleagues have been there. DUDE you can only do so much in USA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE and other ASIA.
We just keep reminding him. He loves Ethiopian food. I don't think Mikey isn't open minded about African food.
pretty sure he has been to Morocco
You can consider visiting whampoa Food centre, they have the best Fried Hokkien Mee and Satay in Singapore IMHO
I’ve been to Singapore in January and jeans are a bad idea…brave man.
lol brave or idiotic
I’ve been following your other channel and just found this one and made sure to turn on my notifications so I don’t miss your videos. I’m watching all the way out in Maine 🇺🇸.
hope u've been enjoying Singapore as much as I've enjoyed watching! do take a visit to the North for great eats as well such as
- Sembawang Traditional Claypot rice
- White Restaurant (Sembawang)
- Chomp Pang Nasi Lemak
- Chomp Pang Food Centre (the charkwayteow at Pin Xiang, duck rice stall, prawn noodles stall, beehoon stall)
- Yishun Park Hawker Centre (Smokin Joe, Shaker Lakers, Ah Tan Wings, Munchi Pancakes, the satay store is great too)
- Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Seng Huat Duck Rice, Teck Kui Hainanese Curry Rice)
- Springleaf Prata Place
- Casaurina Curry (there is a debate among locals between this and Springleaf Prata on who does prata better)
- Orto (thai boat noodles r amazing)
Thank you for sharing this list with Mike and the rest of us! I’m planning a trip to SE Asia and Singapore is my second stop....then Thailand and Malaysia. I will definitely be checking out as many of these places that you’ve shared in your comment!!! ✌🏻🥰😊
Mike's been to the 7th one before a few years ago
Hi Mike, you should try Springleaf Prata Place