Blanco Court Prawn Mee

I passed by this place every day since it’s very close to my hotel so I decide to give it a try. There was no queue in the morning but it is still quite busy considering it’s only 8am in the morning! The owners are very efficient. By the time I got my coffee at the next stall, my order is ready.
I ordered what seemed to be the most popular choice — prawn mee. The prawn is huge and super fresh. I can see why it is so popular. The portion would have been too small for me for me if I had it for lunch but it’s perfect for breakfast!

My first encounter with prawn mee was in HK. I love the flavorful broth and I remember drinking all the soup EVERY time. Don’t know why but I actually forgot all about it, even after I moved to Singapore and am surrounded by local delicacies every day. I tried it once at some random hawker center but was disappointed by the bland soup and so prawn noodle was brushed aside again. I blame it on all the other options that has somewhat distracted me… until a friend from HK came for a short visit and asked for prawn mee! Well she was my prawn mee buddie back in HK and thanks to her, we set out to find the best prawn mee in Singapore. My friend, being a tourist, had done better homework and passed me this article about the best prawn mee places in Singapore. I looked at the list and picked Blanco Court mainly because of its location, close to her hotel so we can go there just before she leaves for Changi.
We had the jumbo prawn mee with soup, no bean sprouts. The soup was tasty but not as flavorful as I expected, can be better. The jumbo prawns are jumbo but somehow the prawns are also not as tasty as it can be. But compared with other prawn noodles I have tried here so far, it is indeed the best one. At 8.80 for a small bowl, I thought it is a bit overpriced? Read that the dry version tastes better so will try that next time — perhaps after I tried all the other stores on the list of best prawn noodles.

In my opinion, the best prawn mee I’ve tasted in Singapore so far. The never-​ending queues of hungry singaporeans can attest to that.
The secret’s in the soup– its a robust, aromatic soup thick with pork and prawn essence. a soup like that probably was boiled The ingredients like the prawns and pork ribs are pretty decent.
Oh and theres a terrific ngoh hiang (fried food assortment)!
Parking’s difficult around this area, try to take public transport/​taxi if possible.

One of the best prawn mee in Singapore is no doubt found at Blanco Court Prawn Mee. To be honest, I was a little skeptical when my friend was raving to me about it, but when i tried this but i was raving from the first mouthful onwards.
The star of the show is no doubt the Jumbo Prawn Noodles. The plump white flesh of the prawns made the bowl of noodles look really inviting. I had the mixed version with prawns and ribs. The dry version was filled with flavors —, with extremely fragrant fried shallots, a nice fiery kick from the chili, sweet seafood freshness from the delicious prawns and awesome pork ribs with meat that fell off the bone. The soup wasn’t just the simple pork bone and prawn broth, it has the full bodied and rich bak kut teh flavor to it as well. To be honest, the regular bowl wasn’t enough and I should have ordered the bigger portion.
All in all, this is now my favorite prawn mee stall and I would highly recommend this place.

The Best Prawn Mee in Singapore is Blanco Court Prawn Mee! Or so i say.
The only thing to order is the JUMBO Prawn Noodles. Look at the plump white flesh of the crustacean and the rosy creamy cholesterol laden roe. I had the mixed version with prawns and ribs while S stuck with the all prawn soup version (S$ ⁸⁄₁₀). The dry version was bursting with flavors– fragrant fried shallots, fiery kick from the chili, sweet seafood freshness from the luscious prawns and savory marinated pork ribs which fell off the bone. I regretted not ordering the bigger bowl. The soup wasn’t just the simple pork bone and prawn broth, it has the full bodied umami taste which has a rich bak kut teh flavor to it as well.
I highly recommend the dry version because it’s a lot more flavorful. S thought that his soup one was bland after trying mine. Tip for you, DO NOT order bean sprouts. They will dilute the taste of the soup. I knew my dislike for tau gays is justified! :P
Are there better prawn noodles in Singapore? Maybe. But this picky girl thinks that Blanco Court Prawn Mee is the BEST. It’s the father of all awesome prawn mee anyway.

Apparently the whole of Singapore is raving that this is the most famous and delicious prawn mee here, so i finally had a chance to try it out for lunch when i worked near beach road area.
The stall during lunch hour is usually super long but try to go early before 12 noon should not take too long to queue and get a bowl of noodles. I tried the dry version of it and ordered the sliced prawn and pork rib because i am always lazy to peel the prawns thus not a huge fan of prawn mee actually.
The chilli given was pretty normal, for me that was THE factor that would make the prawn noodle taste good so 1 point minus for me. Then the service there was average tasting also some aunties were quite unfriendly. When i finally started to dig into the noodles, i realised that it was nothing special, no ‘wow’ feeling for me. At least there was the ngo hiang stall next to it so we ordered some side orders from there and i was able to finish most of my noodles. Have not gone back there in months and will not want to go back there if i can help it.

One of my favourite lunch time hangouts, Blanco Court Prawn noodle is one of the best places to have prawn noodles in. Conveniently located along Arab street, it gets very crowded during lunch hours and there’s no nearby parking so timing is the key when you eat here.
You won’t be disappointed as they have many variations of the noodles to choose from — shelled prawns, jumbo prawns, and prawns with pork ribs. There’s a choice of either soup or dry. I personally go for the dried prawn mixed noodle (yellow noodles and bee hoon) as there toppings of chilli sauce and dried shallots which I love. The soup broth is rich and thick and can be refilled, giving me the best of both worlds.

Blanco Court Prawn Mee is located next to the popular Haji Lane. Aside from its famous and popular prawn mee, the prawn mee stall has partnered up with a fried delicacies stall selling ngoh hiang, fried fish cakes and fried tofu dishes.
There are several types of prawn mee available, ranging from sliced prawn to whole prawns to jumbo prawns. Likewise, the price ranges from 3 dollars for a small portion of sliced prawn mee to 10+ for the jumbo prawn mee. Upon ordering, one can choose the spicy or non-​spicy version. Personally, the spicy version is preferred as it provides a nice kick when drinking the broth at the end of the meal.
The prawn and noodles were cooked nicely, no hard and overcooked prawns. But the real deal lies in the prawn broth which one can get free refills of. The broth haste a strong prawn taste fragrance that left a sweet after-​taste.
Do note that one will have to park further away and walk to the stall as the stall is located facing the road. Finally, the stall opens till 4pm daily, hence do expect to have it only for lunch and tea-​time meals.