7 Delicious, Slurp-Worthy Hor Fun For A Satisfying Meal

Hor Fun is not exactly an iconic Singapore dish, but these tantalizing plates of stir-fried/wok-fried noodles with tender beef slices or seafood sell out like hotcakes across our island. To whip up a good plate of hor fun, one has to control the temperature of the fire, as well as, the cooking time very well. If the meat/seafood is cooked too long, the texture will not be nice; if the sauce isn’t flavourful enough, the entire dish will taste bland … Therefore, cooks have to take many factors into consideration for a plate of charred goodness. Here are 7 of our favourite stalls to have these delightful noodles!

Bee Kia Restaurant

Bee Kia’s Signature Beef Hor Fun ($8) boasts velvety smooth noodles that are cooked to a nicely charred flavour, complemented with succulent slices of beef, and generously drenched in a luscious black bean and chilli gravy. They are not stingy with the beef, and the slices are thick. The distinct wok hei taste of the hor fun, coupled with the robust gravy make each mouthful very satisfying. It’s no wonder we see this dish being served at every table.

Kee Hock

Kee Hock is also famous for their Signature Beef Hor Fun ($4.50), and the kway teow is stir-fried beforehand. The owner will only start cooking the sauce when an order is placed. The gravy for the beef hor fun is very dark, and every piece of kway teow is smeared with the luscious gravy together with a slight charred taste. It’s a tad too savoury for our liking, but the stall has a good bunch of loyal followers. The highlight here is the huge and tender slices of beef.

Nam Seng Noodles

88-year-old Madam Leong Yuet Meng has been whipping up plates of scrumptious Venison Hor Fun ($5) for more than half a century. Honestly speaking, this is one of the best hor fun we’ve tried – velvety smooth and very soft. The venison meat is tender, and has soaked up the thick, savoury gravy really well. It’s almost impossible not to finish slurping down the last mouthful of gravy.

Kok Sen Restaurant

You can spot the Big Prawns Hor Fun ($16 / $32 / $48) on almost every table at Kok Sen. It’s quite unusual to find large prawns in your hor fun, but what we love more is the delectable gravy that is slathered over the slightly charred hor fun. With red chilli added to the shiok brown sauce, it is thickened with raw egg and so good on its own. Each ribbon of hor fun has some smoky flavours of wok hei, and soaks up the gravy well.

Keng Eng Kee Seafood

Moonlight Hor Fun ($5 / $8 / $12 / $16) has been part of KEK’s menu since the 1960’s when they were still at Havelock Road. The star here is the wok hei – so excellent! If you take a peep into the kitchen, you can see the chef tossing the hor fun under big fire until it gets nicely charred. The flat noodles are also stir fried with lard, Chinese sausages, prawns, squids, and dark sauce. Add the egg yolks in the middle, mix it up with the noodles, and you get an amazing plate of smooth, yummy hor fun.

CAI (财) Hor Fun

This stall sells a variety of hor fun, from beef, to fish, and seafood. The beef hor fun ($4) consists of generous portion of beef slices laid atop the soft kway teow strands, and the dish is complete with the rich starchy gravy. The gravy has a hint of sweetness that balanced well with its savouriness, but we preferred it with a stronger wok hei aroma. The beef fares better than the kway teow, as each slice is well seasoned, and nicely absorbed the essence of the gravy. Add some green chilli and white pepper to give the dish a little spice.

Geylang Lorong 9 Beef Kway Teow

While some still firmly agree that this stall serves the best beef hor fun in Singapore, others have said that the standard has dropped over the years. Perhaps, the standard here has been inconsistent, as sometimes, the sauce would stay thick throughout, but at other times, it turns diluted after awhile. Furthermore, the hor fun is nicely charred on some days, yet bland at other times. It’s also hard getting a parking lot here, so we don’t visit this stall so frequently anymore.

We were really on cloud nine after savouring so much hor fun! How many good hor fun have you tried in Singapore, and which is your favourite? Do comment and let us know!

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

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