Singapore Family Dinner At Kim’s Seafood Place (From Street Hawker To Restaurant & Caterer)

On my remaining nighttime in Singapore final year, the circle of relatives decided to have dinner at this eating place with a very inspiring story placed on Joo Chiat, a road famous for its iconic shophouses. SisterJ have been right here before, and knowing that I am always inquisitive about encouraging stories with a hint of records at the back of places we devour and visit, she delivered me here.


On the walls of the eating place the whole history of this eatery enterprise changed into written, nicely I wager hanged in frames could be extra appropriate. It all started out with a easy but very tasty Chinese Malay-Singaporean dish: Hokkien Mee (stir-fried egg and rice noodles with prawns, squid, egg, beef, chicken, selected veggies, lime and sambal). This have become the pillar of the then small-time avenue meals hawker. Regulars came pouring in and the commercial enterprise became very famous that it become capable of find the money for getting into a right meals stall/eatery location.

News clippings, awards and images on the wall showed the standard adventure of Kim’s Seafood Place via 2 generations. From a simple avenue hawker in the 1960’s to a thriving eating place and commercial enterprise caterer now. Isn’t that very inspiring?

Helaas, my circle of relatives however were now not within the mood to devour any Hokkien Mee. Instead, we ordered a roasted crispy duck, braised red meat swimming generously in sauce, some bakchoy vegetables with fried garlic and a local forte, a large chili crab. We were cautious no longer to order loads since the quantities have been quite large.

The crispy duck become crunchy and scrumptious, particularly encouraged. I am not so much into the braised red meat stuff but this become quite excellent although. Very soft and tasty. We should have ordered greater vegetables. And the chili crab turned into geniusly cooked, a longing for me certainly because the own family watched me dismember the poor juicy and meaty crustacean. I percentage the identical seafood love with my father, and every now and then my sister. My mother however is a complete pledged meat eater. Well, she will be able to have all of the beef and duck at the same time as I dig in to my crab. We are glad that manner.

And as you is probably privy to already, the eating culture in Asia is designed for anyone to proportion the meals at the table with every different. I usually sit up for an ingesting installation like this after I am visiting Asia. I can’t wait to head lower back (home) soon.

So sure, we quite loved our dinner here. Thanks to SisterJ and Myrrh for the treat!


Cooked nuts with chili sauce.


Tiger beer for the win!


The records of Kim's Seafood Place at the wall of the restaurant.


Slicing the braised red meat.


Sauteed bakchoy veggies with lots of fried garlic.


Very crisy roasted entire duck.


Voila! The well-known chili crab of Singapore. This is one large of a crab.


Stalking the parents.


Ah, now that the dinner is over and our stomachs are satisfied, we can now take pix =)


Travel Period: November 2019
Destination: Eastern Region, Singapore

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