Upper Boon Keng Road Market & Food Centre

Fried carrot cake (chai tau kueh): Njoyed my serving fr Geylang Trad Carrot Cake #01-34. They even threw in real carrots (orange ones), chai por, n chopped garlic to fry!!! Yum!

Seafood noodles . Hock Heng #01-42 serves this unique combo, starting from $4. Fishballs, sliced fish & prawns . Noodles tossed in sesame oil . I felt too much MSG being used; my tongue felt numb after

Min chiang kueh (Chinese pancake , $1.20). Suitable if u r looking for a light bite. Enjoyed their generous ground peanut filling. Stall opens for breakfast Thu-Sun only, 7:30am-12pm

Soya sauce chicken hor fun . Sweet & tasty meat from Soon Kee #01-46. Could be more aromatic, which was made up for by the noodle sauce. Will ask for more vege the next time. Upsized plate $5

Thai Food from Chok Dee #01-67. Sampled pad thai $5, as well as fried basil pork with rice & egg $6. Decent meals. Pad thai was slightly dry, so i’ll remember to request for a wetter fry next time

Hainanese curry rice . Affordable plate from Uncle Lor Mee #01-70 (fried egg , braised cabbages & pork chop $3.30). Meat looked perfectly breaded ; I’d imagine it’s from the frozen section. Clumpy rice

Breakfast bee hoon . Enjoyed the lightly-flavoured fried noodles from Liang Ji Shu Shi #01-14. Stir-fried cabbage was the crunchy style (not stewed to a mush). Wallet-friendly; this combo $2.10

Vegetarian options : specialty vegetarian , chai tow kway , chwee kueh, chee cheong fun , yam cake , tahu goreng , lontong, local desserts , beancurd , bread & pastries , fruits , yutiao, peanut pancake

Slice fish soup . Hong Yun #01-53 serves a clean & generous bowl. For $4, I got 7 thick slices of fish , lots of vege . Yam rice was a nice change – aromatic & filled with actual yam bits

Satay bagus! One of the best in town . By Chinese couple. Open on Thu to Sun night. Morning selling mi Chiam Kueh. 168 wanton mee , chicken rice , shidai prawn noodles also very good

Nasi lemak . It is not obvious that Tribesman tetel #01-47 sells this. All items are ala carte, including ikan bilis & peanuts . Sambal chilli is more spicy than sweet. This serving $4.80

Penang Fried Kway Teow . Stall by the same name at #01-08 sees slow-moving queues. Chef prepares small batches. Average-tasting plate. $4 gets u 3 mid-sized prawns

Chongqing-style noodles . Interesting noodles from Da Shao #01-81. His minced meat noodles were aromatic. U can hv it mala (numbing spicy ), with peas or no chilli

Economic bee hoon . Pleasantly surprised by tasty fried chicken wing at Xiang Ji #01-69. Lightly marinated & not oily. But stall only has 1 vege dish. This combo $3.50

Wantan mee $3.50. Noodles from 早到熟食 #01-78 were the overcooked type, with a starchy coating. Not my favourite. Char siew (BBQ pork ) was also chopped up. Some saving grace from fried yet light wantans

Sweet mixed beans soup ($1.60). Light dessert from Lit Lit #01-45. Mix of red beans & green beans . Pleasant hints of orange peel

Yong tau foo from #01-52. 60¢/pc. Natural-tasting; even meatball was not excessively marinated. Lots of fresh items vs processed food. Clear soup also tasted clean

Muah chee (glutinous peanut-coated snack ). Surprisingly, the snack is sold at Tampines Mee Siam #01-56. Decent $1.50 serving. Missing the aroma of shallot oil

Braised duck rice . A plate from #01-57 was average-tasting, with the occasional tough-to-chew cuts. Generous portion for $3.50

Economy rice . Tasty, home style dishes from Mixed Veg Rice Porridge #01-19. $4 for this plate for 2 veges , 1 meat; slightly pricier

Mee Siam . Tampines Mee Siam #01-56 sells its namesake for $3 a bowl. The gravy at lunchtime was overly thick. Generous portions although I felt stuffed towards the end

Coffee : We tried stalls recommended here on 4SQ & by locals. Our choice: De Hua #01-74. Their concoction had a rounded bitter taste. Somehow it tasted silky in d mouth :-) N no sour aftertaste. Ding!

Fried kway teow . Woks of Taste #01-40 giving the other CKT stalls here a run for your money. Wet & sweet style. Uses “la pok”. Not enough “wok hei”. Tasty but lingering MSG. This plate $4.50

Chicken rice . The better tasting meats are from Xin Kee #01-20. And generous too! Soup comes with vegetable bits

Buns : Freshly-baked, piping-hot buns @ stall #01-65. Plenty of filling choices: or-nee (lotus paste), tau-sar (red bean paste ), curry , otah (fish sausage ), normal sausages

Economy rice ('chai png'). Home-style cooking from Ah Mei Xiao Chu Mixed Veg Rice Porridge #01-19. Decent selection of dishes. My rice portion was clumpy. This serving $4, pricey

Hainanese Curry Rice . The pork chop from Thong Thye #01-31 is thick. $3.50 with egg , cabbage & rice . Curry gravy was aromatic but not spicy

Nasi Lemak Malay-style. Selera Kampung #01-22 sells $2 set (with 1 fish ) & $4 set (fried chicken wing , fish , egg ). Average preparation

Wantan noodles . Decent bowl from 168 Wanton Noodles #01-58. Her wantans have bits of carrot which added colour & crunch

Mi chiam kueh (local peanut pancake ): Found a stall similar 2 pancakes sold in Penang: small, crispy edges, avail in several fillings (peanut , corn , coconut , red bean paste ,...) Lim Kee #01-55

Fishball noodles : Tried every stall. 2 notable ones: #01-48 operated by old couple (thin Ipoh-style kuay teow, handmade fishballs), & #0-10 (tasty, bouncy fishballs)

Just passing by and had the sugar cane drink. Will you guys please update the reviews? All the reviews I read here is dated 2010. Some of these shops may have changes owners or died. Thank you.

Trying the new stalls; #01-17 Kway Chap and #01-41 YTF... Since I can no longer add venues to swarm or 4sq ????????‍♀️

The bak ku teh from tee lian cooked food stall #01-66 is super awesome. Must try! U will finished e soup and gonna ask for more!

Prawn noodles : Stall #01-21 Kim Seah serves them piping hot! Soup is light yet tasty. Ask 4 pork lard chips if u wanna be sinful ;-)

Penang Char Kway Teow still as good over so many years! Only $2.50!

Try Muslim stall #01-76... Lontong/mee soto / nasi lemak / mee rebus are all at $2 each.. Tried all of them and all very delish!!!! Yummy!!! Best thing, it's cheap !!!!

Bak Chor Mee (minced pork noodles ). Ming Fa #01-61, better known for their fishballs served rather basic BCM. Nothing memorable

POSB ATM : Nearest ATM & AXS machines r found in an obscure corner of Blk 18 (across mkt), betw #01-1139 & 1141, facing Upp Boon Keng Rd

Must try best chai tao kueh and other delicious local food

Best soup , and price reasonable

Try the Nasi Rawan at Hjh Esah's Food Stall . Tercabot babe! I ever ordered from them for outside catering for abt 100 pax at my place. Delicious sambal sotong .. Perawan..

For beef lovers: Must try #01-67 beef noodles Fr $3-$5, Pork lovers: Must try Herbal mix organs soup .. Cheap and nice only $3.80

Haji M Abdul Rajak : must-try soup kambing ! very tender bite-sized meat.

Soon Seng's homemade ice lemon tea is the best! And it's only $1

Hua Jie traditional desserts has good Bo Bo Cha Cha and super satisfying ice kachang. Must try

Satay beehoon : the satay sauce fr stall #01-09 was so yummy, I was mopping up d leftover peanut gravy !!!

$2 fishball noodle at 01-48 & tea with milk at 01-44 is the best combi u will ever get!! Must try!

Pig organ soup and kway chap is good at stall 01-54

New Thai stall name Chok Dee Thai Food - #01-47. Should try, their Pineapple rice is good, Tom Yam soup is nice too though not much ingredient.