Fortune Centre – A Hotpot of Delicious Vegetarian Restaurants and Eateries!

Vegetarian food is very easily accessible in Singapore as many vegetarian restaurants are littered across this little red dot. Unbeknownst to many, Fortune Centre is actually a hotpot of delicious vegetarian restaurants and eateries. Just a 10-minute walk from Bugis MRT station, delicious vegetarian food has never been more accessible!

LEVEL 1

Su Shi Piao Xiang Vegetarian

This eatery is like a vegan zichar stall that serves local classics such as Fried Hor Fun ($5.50), Fried Ee Mee, Claypot Assam “Fish” ($13), Sambal “Prawns” ($13) and even Vinegar “Pig” Trotters. The Mee Goreng ($5) here leans towards the sweeter side, where the noodles are coated in a thick spicy tomato sauce. It was sweet, wonderfully moist and laced with wok hei! Ohh how heavenly. Needless to say, this is a well-executed dish and I was already in love with it from the first bite.

Tracy Juice Centre

An expert in healthy fibre-packed juices, Tracy Juice Culture is a small eatery that also offers delicious mains to fill your stomach. The Tracy Special Udon ($7.80) has a thick broth – flavourful and aromatic from the large amounts of chopped mushrooms and mock meat in it. There’s also a hint of assam in it.  I found myself enjoying this dish more and more with each mouthful and it was finished in no time.

Tian Yuan Healthy Vegetarian Food

Tian Yuan Healthy Vegetarian Food sells hearty vegetarian snacks and vegetarian Chinese cuisine. A bowl of thick saucy Zha Jiang Mian costs $5.50. The thinly-sliced strips of cucumbers, carrots and red cabbage placed atop the noodles not only add a pop of colour, but also a nice crunch and sweetness to the noodles. Some dishes here are only available on a weekly rotational basis; it’s always good to revisit for a taste of their daily specials!

Hotcakes Vegetarian & Vegan Cafe

Contrary to its name, no hotcakes are served here. Rather, pastas, pizzas and local dishes (eg fried carrot cake, char kway teow, nasi lemak) are on the menu, and they are all priced below $10.

For all pizzas, you can top up $3 to add vegan cheese. The meatballs in this Meatball Pizza ($9.90) could use some work though.

Xin Hua Vegetarian Restaurant

Yet another vegan restaurant in fortune Centre, Xing Hua Vegetarian Restaurant has an extensive menu. You can find cold dishes, zichar side dishes, seafood, vegetarian steaks, local delights and even indulge in steamboat here! The Hor fun ($5) has a subtle hint of wok hei and is definitely worth a try!

LEVEL 2

Create Healthy Lifestyle

Serving only organic and natural food, Create Healthy Lifestyle offers both noodles and brown rice dishes. This Sambal Petai Fried Rice ($5) is simple, yet flavourful. Watching your carb intake? Create Healthy Lifestyle also has salad and homemade fruit juices available.

Vege Pot

If you can’t already tell, I really do like petai. This Tomato Petai and Seaweed Fish set ($6.50) comes with a broth that’s sweet, sour and spicy – just like Tom Yum, but richer, better and sweeter. If Assam curry and tom yum had a baby, this dish is it. Drench the moist, plump brown rice with this broth and you are in for a delicious treat.

Pine Tree Café

This Special brown rice noodle ($6) came in a mini hotpot that is kept warm by a burning candle. The brown rice noodle had an interesting mouthfeel akin to that of udon noodles. Although highly recommended by one of the staff, I found this dish a little too bland. If I were to visit again, I would go for their fried rice or dry noodle dishes instead.

LEVEL 4

New Green Pasture Café

New Green Pasture Cafe offers vegan versions of different cuisines (eg. Japanese, Korean). All dishes here are crafted from organic ingredients, free from any nasty chemical pesticides and fertilisers. Just the thought of eating such natural organic food will instantly make you feel good about yourself.

The Bi-bim-bap ($11.50) came in a piping hot pot, chock-full of ingredients. Sweet potato is used in replacement of the usual egg yolk (how creative!). I lost count after having counted 13 ingredients, but this is definitely a hearty dish, with a generous amount of nutritious ingredients that will leave you and your stomach feeling satisfied!

Creating delicious vegetarian versions of our favourite dishes is no easy feat, and I must say that most of the eateries in Fortune Centre have done it well. You don’t have to be a vegan or vegetarian to give these places in Fortune Centre a visit!

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visits and paid its own meals at the stalls featured here.

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