Are You A Healthy & Green Food Lover? Here Are 10 Must-Try Dishes At Kopitiam Food Stalls

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1. U-mian dry (Healthier choice), $7

Stall: Xuan Miao

We love our U-mian dry, but the usual suspects — Bak Chor Mee, Fish ball noodles — are often drenched in lard. For a treat without the sin, Veggie Food’s U-mian dry (Healthier choice) will help to scratch that U-mian itch, without adding on the pounds. Have yours with plenty of chilli for extra kick.

Eat it at:

Kopitiam @ Paya Lebar Quarter

2. Vegetable Lover, $7.90

Stall: Hot Pan Sizzle

Founded by Chef Mel Dean, a social media influencer and TV personality, this veggie-packed dish reminds us of Bibimbap but boasts its own oomph. True to its stall name, it arrives sizzling in its hot pan and looks Instagram-ready. Break the sunny side up (for protein) with the colourful mix of rice, mushroom, cabbage, carrot, corn kernels and beansprouts. Perfect for your No-meat Monday lunch.

Eat it at:

1. Kopitiam @Marina Bay FInancial Centre

2. Cantine by Kopitiam @ NorthPoint

3. Cantine by Kopitiam @ CauseWay Point

4. Kopitiam @ Vista Point

3. Black Olive Fried Rice, $6

Stall: E-VEGE

Regular fried rice too basic for you? Try this Olive fried rice, which is cooked with fresh veggies and aromatic herbs. We love the umami, briny notes from the black olives which perfume the rice beautifully. It’s like an elevated ang moh version of our humble fried rice. And that wok hei — *chef’s kiss!*

Eat it at:

Kopitiam @ Vivo City

4. Bee Hoon Soup, $6.20

Stall: Gao Ji

This dish is a hit with the OL’s, kids, seniors… anyone who craves a light meal, really. This offering by Koo Kee comes with three fish balls, two tofu with fish paste, and bee hoon, swimming in their signature broth. The Yong Tau Foo stalwart has been dishing out their comfort food since 1954 and fed generations of hungry Singaporeans — including us!

Eat it at:

1. Kopitiam @ Paya Lebar Quarter
2. Kopitiam @ Northpoint
3. Kopitiam @ Jurong point
4. Kopitiam @ Tampines Mall
5. 275D Kopitiam City
6. Kopitiam @ Compass one (2 stalls)
7. Kopitiam @ Hougang 1
8. Kopitiam Corner @ Punggol 108
9. Kopitiam @ Tiong Bahru Plaza

5. Vegetable Pasta, $5

Stall: Lucky Western Food

Give the usual Spaghetti Bolognaise a break and order this colourful Vegetable Pasta instead. It may be a simple dish but it is cooked with plenty of pride, by a humble stall that strives to offer “high quality, delicious, and nutritious food that enhances people's lives”. They even have a mission statement: “We strive to be the neighbourhood food stalls of choice by providing excellent service and friendly hospitality. We are committed to providing great-tasting, high-quality food that is cooked with fresh ingredients in a clean environment.”

Eat it at:

Kopitiam Corner @ 673 CCK

6. Watercress Pork Rib Soup, $6.30

Stall: Herbal Soup

This family-run business hails from China and started its soup empire in Sembawang’s Kopitiam in 2018. Using their family’s secret recipes, their signature dishes include Ten Tonic Ginseng Chicken Soup and Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup. But if you’re looking to include more veggies in our diet, the Watercress Pork Rib soup hits the spot. The broth is thick and flavourful, the pork rib melt in your mouth, and the watercress just slips down our throat. Yums. 

Eat it at:

1. Kopitiam @ AMK Hub
2. Koptiam @ Sembawang MRT

7. ABC Pork Ribs Soup, $6.50 (price not inclusive of rice)

Stall: Herbal Soup

ABC Pork Ribs soup is a familiar family fave that needs no introduction. But this turbo-changed version is concocted by a chef with vast knowledge of using Chinese herbs and adds Huai Shan (Chinese Yam) to the usual ingredients. Huai Shan is great for boosting your qi, nourishing your blood and strengthening your immunity and digestive system. You’ll also get fiber from the carrots and corn, and iron, calcium and protein from the pork ribs.

Eat it at:

Kopitiam @ Northpoint City

8. Sliced Fish Kway Teow, $3.50 (Budget meal; no further discount via Kopitiam app payment)

Stall: Cuo Cuo You Yu

This seriously wallet-friendly dish warms our tummy and our heart at the same time. Just $3.50 in today’s economic climate?! Wow. For that price, you get decently-sized, bouncy slices of fresh fish, Chinese cabbage, and slippery kway teow in a sweet broth spiked with minced pork. It’s the perfect affordable eat clean meal our flat wallet is thankful for. Feeling flush, go for their signature Bak Chor Mee which is chockful of ingredients. 

Eat it at:

1. Kopitiam @ Northpoint City
2. Kopitiam @  AMK Hub
3. Kopitiam @ Tiong Bahru Plaza
4. Kopitiam Corner @ 108 Punggol
5. Kopitiam Corner @ Kang Kar Mall
6. Kopitiam Square
7.  Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre

9. Carrot Cake White, $4.50/$6.50

Stall: Old Hup Kee

Carrot cake lovers, are you Team Black or Team White? We can’t decide but we do know how we like our white carrot cake —just the way Old Hup Kee cooks it. The soft radish kueh is generously coated in beaten eggs and fried flattened to maximise the surface area for that addictive char. It is served as squares of carrot cake pancake. Very shiok with the sambal chilli. Okay, it’s not exactly the healthiest dish around, but hey, radish is a veggie, isn’t it?

Eat it at:

1. Kopitiam Corner @ Yew Tee Square
2. Kopitiam @ Vivocity

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10. Popiah, $2.50

Stall: Ann Chin Popiah

A Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed popiah? Say no more, we’ll join the queue. Ann Chin Popiah uses handmade thin crepes to envelope their flavourful filling, from a recipe passed down for three generations. Turnip and carrot are simmered till they’re soft enough while maintaining some bite, rolled with lettuce and egg. Ann Chin takes pride in serving up a wholesome snack that does not use any MSG. Get one when you get the munchies, or two for a light lunch.

Eat it at:

Kopitiam @ Tampines Mall

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