Balestier Bak Kut Teh
Balestier Road. A historic area where it was a sugarcane plantation and heard to be where the first tiger in Singapore was spotted.
- 365 &, 369 Balestier Rd, 329785
Today · Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- 6951 4798
- balestierbakkutteh.com
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Wallet friendly Bak Kut Tea meal - class Bak Kut $7, rice $0.80, you tiao $1.50, salted vege $2, beancurd stick $2, Chinese tea $1.50, root beer $2. Service charge only at 5%+9%GST. Staff are very friendly and quick to refill soup. Minus one point for the not so hot soup that didn’t leave an impact, the you tiao which can be skipped. Overall, an affordable meal In a nostalgic retro shophouse setting.
View on GoogleFood served very fast, once ordered couldn’t make any changes anymore. Server uncle has a unique temperament, just like the old time. Besides BKT, fish slice bee hoon is surprisingly good too. Nice deco with A/C, good place for lunch during a hot day.
View on GoogleWas at the main unit for lunch on a Tuesday. Atmosphere was normal for a eatery. Truly fascinated/awed by the quality of the dishes ordered: braised intestines was very soft,ribs were generously large-sized,minced meat tofu and the preserved vegetable pork belly were just incredible! Attendant Uncle was very hardworking:serving food,drinks and topping up soup for all customers. Definitely one of my top 3 go-to for bak but teh,price worth and quality wise. Highly recommended.👍👌👏
View on GoogleSoft, tender pork ribs in a peppery, comforting soup. There’s a good variety of side dishes to choose from — we ordered youtiao and peanuts, both served in generous portions. The shop has a nostalgic, local vibe, and dishes come out quickly after ordering. Staff are attentive and go around offering soup top-ups throughout the meal.
View on GoogleI work around this area for more than a year, always walk past but never try before until recently. It was a little packed on CNY2, probably due to the closure of many nearby restaurants. But luckily, I managed to get seated almost immediately. Instead of just ordering Bak Kut Teh, I decided to try other zichar dishes as well. For a table of 3, we ordered a bowl of Bak Kut Teh for sharing, a small onion fish slices, prawn paste chicken and stir-fried Chinese lettuce with fermented bean curd. Nothing special about the Bak Kut Teh in comparison to the other restaurants nearby serving the same dish. For the fish slices, it was tasty but the price was steeper for the portion. For the Chinese lettuce, it was just a normal dish with a slightly higher price tag as well. Of all the dishes, the most commendable one would be the prawn paste chicken - fried to crisp and the prawn paste aroma was not overwhelming. Probably will give this a miss in the near future since the same dishes could be savoured at a fraction of the cost elsewhere.
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