Will you wait 45 minutes within the rain only for a bowl of Bak Chor Mee (BCM)? I’d by no means, however the parents queuing at this new retailer will beg to vary.
The shop is certainly not unfamiliar to those that LOVE the comforting Teochew staple.
Guess what, Tiong Bahru’s famed BCM spot has reopened at Havelock Street Meals Centre, months after its sudden closure in June 2023.
With its former department at Seng Poh Lane missing a signboard, the coffeeshop retailer was once referred to as “Sixties Teochew Conventional Minced Meat Noodle” or “that Tiong Bahru Outdated-school Bak Chor Mee” amongst followers.
The enigmatic eatery now sports activities an official title: Genuine Teochew Custom Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle!
Affectionately referred to as Ah Chye, the person behind the scenes is a 77-year-old hawker Koh Lim Chye.
Boasting greater than 60 years of minced meat noodle experience, Ah Chye has helmed the favored retailer below the “Sixties Teochew” model since 1960, again when his signature bak chor mee on the OG Chinatown department prices solely S$0.20. Haiz, inflation.
If you happen to’re questioning why the Tiong Bahru kopitiam department closed, it’s as a result of the operator of the kopitiam gave up the lease. Thus, along with 2 of his neighbouring stall tenants, Ah Chye needed to transfer after a decade of enterprise there.
Now, he’s again for good. You’ll be able to anticipate the similar menu and worth on the new Havelock department!
The vinegary old-school Bak Chor Mee (S$5/S$6/S$7) at Genuine Teochew Custom Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle is generously loaded with de-shelled prawns, lean pork, wanton,sole fish (ti poh), fried shallots and pork lard, the 1 ingredient that Ah Chye believes defines a superb bowl of tasty minced meat noodles.
Apart from his iconic dish, the shop additionally serves piping bowls of Dumpling Soup (S$5) and different noodle varieties that embrace household-favourite Fishball Noodles (S$4) and veryatasAbalone Noodles (S$12).
Residing as much as its title, Genuine Teochew Custom Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle already has prospects flocking to take pleasure in bowls of Ah Chye’s legacy.
