Founder's Bak Kut Teh, Balestier Road

The boyfriend and I ventured to Balestier Shaw to watch Kingsman! It was a good show and I love how a suit transforms a person. I also really like the pug. Pugs are just too cute! (And this just goes to show how very backdated this post is hurhur).

Since we were in the Balestier area, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to try Founder's Bak Kut Teh which was just directly across the road. There was a short queue at the door even before they started business at 6 pm so we joined the queue dutifully.

My childhood favourite is Outram Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh and I go there every time I am craving for some good Bak Kut Teh. But I heard awesome stuff about Founder's so I was super excited to try it.

The boyfriend chose pork slices while I went for mini pork ribs. Pork was fresh but the broth was just not as good as Ya Hua. My mini pork ribs were also less tender than the pork ribs at Ya Hua. 

I left feeling quite disappointed. I expected much higher standards from this well-established Bak Kut Teh store with celebrities' pictures covering every inch of the walls. It feels like a hype that went on forever and did not die down. Aish, I guess I should return back to Ya Hua.

New Orchid Hotel

347 Balestier Road

Wed - Mon: 12:00 - 14:00

Wed - Mon: 18:00 - 02:30

Closed: Tue

+65 63526192

Leong Kee (Klang) Bak Kut Teh

Ventured deep into the bugis/haji lane area with my friend last week and we wanted to try the Blanco Court Fish Soup but it was closed on sundays! So we proceeded to have the Bak Kut Teh next door.

The claypot bak kut teh for two is a large portion with huge chunks of pork ribs, mushrooms and beancurd skin. The soup base was full of flavour and tasted very different from the usual white or black ones that I'm used to. This particular soup base is kind of salty with a distinct bean paste flavour without the peppery punch that the usual bak kut teh has. However the soup base was a little oily. The pork ribs were soft and tender and the meat could be easily bitten off from the bone. The pork was very fresh without the typical "freezer taste" that comes with pork that has been kept in the freezer for an exceedingly long time. 

To get there, we stopped at Bugis Mrt Station and walked over to Haji Lane after which we continued walking down along Beach Road. You would see Leong Kee in a coffee shop facing Concourse.

321 Beach Road