What to eat & drink at Bazaar Raya Geylang Serai 2024 that includes 500 stalls

With Ramadan quick approaching on 11 Mar, the eagerly-awaited Bazaar Raya Geylang Serai 2024 lastly makes a comeback from 8 Mar to 9 Apr. This yr’s bazaar is a downsized affair that includes 500 F&B and retail stalls clustered round Wisma Geylang Serai Group Centre.

We learnt that every stall is required to be Halal-certified, be owned by a Muslim or have to be recognised by a Halal certification guide. They’re additionally required to promote a minimum of 2 merchandise for simply S$3 every.

It was raining closely when Rachel and I arrived, dampening the temper and environment just a bit. We explored the bazaar on the opening day and tried our greatest to hunt for distinctive meals and drinks.

We began off with Mahmud’s Tandoor (Sales space 156). The menu consisted of Crispy Doori Burger (S$12 for ala carte, S$15 with masala fries, S$17 with loaded fries set) and Chai Peng Slush (S$5).

We ended up with the big Loaded Hen Masala Fries (S$8.50). It was a large quantity of thick fries drizzled with harissa mayo and mint yoghurt, then topped with bits of tandoori hen.

Just one phrase to explain it: shiok! It was a well-balanced deal with with tangy, spicy and savoury notes unexpectedly.

The intense lights of Ahae Taiyaki (sales space 204) caught our consideration. The stall bought an assortment of fish-shaped pancakes in quite a lot of fillings.

There have been a complete of 11 flavours together with Custard Cream, Candy Potato, Durian and Chocolate, all at S$3 every. We took benefit of the promotion to get any 3 items for S$7. We selected Kaya, Hokkaido Milk and Hen Sausage & Cheese Sauce.

The Hokkaido Milk tasted slightly off to me whereas the Kaya was a step up. In the long run, Rachel and I topped the Hen Sausage & Cheese Sauce as our high choose.

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It was time to quench our thirst. We noticed BALANG.SG (sales space 191) with a number of tubs of drinks in additional colors than a unicorn’s dream. There have been a complete of twenty-two flavours spanning Milk-Primarily based and Infused varieties for simply S$5 every.

How does Ice Chocolate, Yammy Taro, Mango Susu or Caramel Espresso sound? We tried Solero which was the old-school lime ice cream generally discovered at your neighbourhood minimart.

Our drink, sporting white and lime inexperienced hues, arrived in a large 1-litre bucket cup. Tangy and creamy, it took us straight again to our childhood ice cream days— nostalgia in a sip!

I noticed The Padangton (sales space 182), a pop-up from considered one of my favorite eateries from Jalan Klapa.

The Lamb Shank Nasi Kunyit Rendang Padang (S$18) was a dish containing a mattress of yellow rice topped with an enormous rendang lamb shank, egg sambal and achar. We additionally shared the Beef and Hen Rendang Padang Tacos (S$5 for 1, S$14 for 3)— everything was restaurant-quality.

The stall additionally serves Som Som (S$3), a candy dessert containing coconut and pandan served with gula melaka.

And eventually, we tried Breadfast On a regular basis (sales space 189). The stall gives decisions like Tacky Hen Cutlet + Indomie (S$9) and Thai Spicy Hen Salad + Indomie (S$9).

We selected the latter and the big items of crispy hen have been topped with bits of pink onion and herbs utterly masking the noodles beneath.

The hen items have been juicy, tangy and packed some warmth whereas the Indomie was springy and scrumptious— I extremely advocate it!

In fact, we had to avoid wasting abdomen for dessert. We headed over to Easy X Hotlekor (sales space 169) and gave the Bubble Waffle & Ice Cream (S$12.80) a strive.

We acquired to choose 3 toppings, so we went wild with Oreo, Rainbow Cereal, and Biscoff, drenched in caramel sauce. Warning: it was pure diabetes in a waffle! However oh, that bubble waffle? Crispy on the surface and fluffy inside— absolute perfection.

So in a nutshell, that was our expertise on the Bazaar Raya Geylang Serai 2024. If you happen to spot anything attention-grabbing and scrumptious, do share it with us within the feedback!

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