Laksa yong-tau-fu

HH has to have his regular laksa yong-tau-fu fix on Saturdays every week! However now that he spends to much time in Manila, Philippines he doesn't get it so often.

This is our Saturday morning routine - get up, feed the doggies, get the newspapers and stay in bed to read then get up and about around 10 am to walk the doggies,. Then it is BRUNCH and we head to the laksa stall. Sometimes I do ask a really stupid obvious question: WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO EAT?? Actually there was no need to ask THE QUESTION - HH just smiles and we head off to the laksa yong-tau-fu stall.

We are so regular that we just pick the stuff that we want and hand our bowls to the lady and a few minutes later - the ambrosia arrives at our table.

HH usually has his see-hum or cockles added to his bowl of stuff and I think that is part of his addiction.

Mine is full of cuttlefish tentacles and kang-kong and whatever else that strikes my fancy.

There is also the regular soup or dry noodle yong-tau-fu as part of the menu. I sometimes have the cheapest "yau yi ong choy" in town - $2.50 for 7 pieces of cuttlefish tentacles and kang-kong together with my rice noodles - yummy!

Apparently this stall has been here at the same location for over 20 years.

This corner coffee shop is like something out of old Singapore - it isn't much renovated - the tiles are old and the large drinks fridge has seen better days and the formica counter is well weathered. There are old stone tables dotting the open area in front of the coffee shop and there are large leafy trees to provide shade to supplement the Tiger Beer umbrellas.

The best part of this deal - it's not listed on any food guide that we know about - not in MakanSutra or HungryGoWhere or any other food guide portal on the internet. No accolades plastered on the pillars or anything like that. Just a quiet little corner where the food is good and cheap.

So where's this place - Jalan Wangi off Macpherson Road, along the same row of shophouses as United Overseas Bank, next to some community centre.

Try it sometime - I don't think you'll be disappointed.