And best, these two hawkers have won it since the first award ceremony which means that throughout the years, there are no new hawker awardees. Echoing what many of the prominent foodies in the industry have commented, where are the nasi padangs, char kway teows and fried hokkien noodles? The Michelin inspectors clearly need to step up their game if not they will be further ridiculed next year. I highly recommend when they are doing their rounds to comb deeper into the heartlands and maybe try a few more hawker stalls? One such stall would be Tiong Bahru Yi Sheng Hokkien Mee which might not be the most artfully presented or having the most organized cooking area, but looking at the space constraints these hawkers have compared to high end restaurants, they definitely deserved the accolade for dishing out plates after plates of wok hei deliciousness in such a confined space with minimal cooking equipment.
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Tiong Bahru Yi Sheng Hokkien Mee
Address: 6, Jalan Bukit Merah, ABC Brickworks Market Food Centre, Unit 01-13, Singapore 150006