Whampoa Market

One of the few «famous» food centres in Singapore. Can’t go wrong coming here for local food !!
Rojak, fried hokkien prawn noodles, fried carrot cake, Tai wah noodles, and more.

This hawker is a few hops away from where I was staying which made it super convenient to grab a quick bite.
You can find all the local favorites here like Nasi Lemak, congee, Kaya toast, grass jelly, fish head soup, and more! Everything you get here is pretty cheap ranging from 2 – 5 dollars. You can get loads of variety for those prices!
A quick note to those who aren’t familiar with SE Asia, there are no napkins! You either bring your own from the 7 – 11 down the street or you can wait for the little old lady and her husband to make their rounds and buy some off of them.

I will always associate Whampoa Market with Duck Porridge and Rojak simply because for the most part of my childhood, my parents would love to come here on weekends just to patronise the Duck Rice/​Porridge Stall. I don’t even recall the name of the stall but I know exactly where the stall is located.
On this occasion, however, I didn’t eat Duck Porridge. I had a craving for Minced Meat noodles but didn’t want to queue for the Lavender Street version so I opted for a stall called «Merchant Road Minced Meat Noodles. No Frozen Pork.», which sounded delicious and smelt heavenly too.
And I was right.
The soup had all the liver goodness that was cooked in it and with ample spring onions added to it, it makes for a delicious companion to the bowl of noodles. I loved the springiness of the noodles coupled with adequate sauce/​vinegar/​chili. The pork is indeed fresh and not of the frozen variety as you can literally taste the sweetness of the meat.
This stall comes highly recommended if you’re craving for Minced Meat Noodles and want to avoid lengthy queues for the Lavender Street version.
Overall, there are many options like Char Kuay Teow, Nasi Lemak, Fish Soup, Carrot Cake, Chicken Rice etc for you to choose from. Good and cheap hawker food!