Nian Ci Guan Yin Vegetarian Stall @ Geylang

Nian Ci has relocated to Geylang, same blk as Guan Yin Vegetarian, but different coffee shop! The soups are back in action! YAY!

New Stall Look

Other than serving the usual mixed vegetables rice and economical bee hoon, the tze char and dry mee is a must try. I've never tried 炖饭 (steamed rice) before and decided to give it a try.

"Dun Fan" $4

There's choice of Brown or White Rice. I Opted for the brown rice as it is healthier. The ingredients comprises of cooked veg mock meat with yam and steamed with brown rice. It is served with cabbage on the side. The yam was very well cooked and not too soggy. I couldnt make out what the mock meat was but I guess its suppose to represent roast meat. Aint too bad since this was served hot.

Dry Noodles $3

Gwennie loves the wanton dry noodles of all time. Portion is big and the sauce for the noodles is really good. I personally find it better and cheaper than Vege Sensations. One thing good is, the stall owner is very generous with the ingredients!

The stall owner realised that I was going to write for her, so she asked me to go back again today so that she can cook her specialty for me to photograph. I was touched by her sincerity and generosity so I went back a second time.

Nasi Briyani $3.50

Auntie cooked this specially for me, nasi briyani! She learnt this from a malay friend previously. This is dedicated to sunnietart since she is a mega supporter of nasi briyani! Please note that if you visit her stall the portion would not be so big. Served with spicy curry mutton, chicken cutlets and tempeh. Auntie wanted to try something special so she mixed chicken with mutton. The chicken was okay, but was a bit bland. Tempeh and rice tasted good with the curry sauce. Anyway, auntie would be changing the chicken to cereal prawn as I personally do not think the chicken and mutton complement. Definitely value for money. I can't wait to try her cereal prawns.

Other Must trys: Homemade Yong Tau Foo

Diet: Vegan, no eggs

Location: Block 134, Geylang East Ave 1

Opening Hours: Unknown

Eastern Highland Healthy Cake House (东山健康西饼屋)

I've been trying to write on a couple of vegetarian confectionaries in Singapore. However each time I go, I always forget to take down the pictures. haha. Thanks to miumiu once again, for contributing to this blog!

This is one of the vegetarian confectionary that has been around for quite some time. To date, I understand that there are 2 located in the East (One is Suya @ Ubi and the other is a breadstall located in Bedok) and also, thanks to irene, there is one at Blk 356 in Hougang. If you have any pictures etc, do send them to me too!

Anyway on eastern, it is located at Rochor Centre, which is just opposite the Bugis MRT. It sells eggless cakes and breads suitable for vegetarian and vegans.

Bacon Cheese Bread (培根芝士面包) $1

This shop does have a wide variety of breads ranging from Ham, Pork Floss, Curry Potato and pizza etc. The starting price is around $1 each.

(Eggless breads)

The other day sunnietart brought back some curry bun but I thought it was quite spicy for me. Moreover, I think the breads are a little hard as well. This could be due to it being eggless? Perhaps I prefer the ones at Bedok (to be posted soon!) All in all, it is very encouraging to see a lot more vegetarian confectionaries opening up in Singapore as we build into a greener and more vegetarian friendly country!

Location: 1Rocher Road, #01-510 Rocher Centre, Singapore 180001
Tel: 6294 6932

Block 134, Geylang East Ave 1
Singapore 381134, Beside Kuan Yin Zhai

Opening Hous: Till 9+PM

Kwan Yin Zai Vegetarian @ Geylang

This stall has been in operation for the past 2 decades if i remember clearly. It is one of the best places for its cheap and good Laksa.

Went there one evening when sunnietart had a sudden craving.

Laksa $2

A really huge portion with lots of Tau Pok that is submerged in the sauce for hours, making it really juicy. The laksa gravy tastes just right, not too spicy with a strong aroma of coconut milk. There was even a discussion in the VSS forum that it is best to eat this in the afternoon when the gravy is freshly cooked, also it depends on your luck on that day too, as the laksa standard doesn't stay the same everyday. It is a pity that after so many years in operation and numerous changes in chefs, the standard of food here has dropped drastically. Well, for this price, I guess we couldn't complain much either.

Wantion/Springroll 2 for $1

I've always like trying springrolls and wanton outside as it is good to explore what is wrapped inside the skin. This wanton is wrapped with a mixture of veg meat, mushrooms and tofu, making it chewy and the springroll comprises of just turnip and carrots, quite normal. If you want really good wanton, Loving Hut and North South East West vege cafe ones are worth trying.

Other than laksa, there is one other stall selling mixed vegetable rice, and another selling yong tau foo. Many choices in one coffeeshop alone, so you wont be bored of the choices too!

Location:

Block 134, Geylang East Ave 1

Singapore 381134

Opening Hours: till 11PM

Tel : 6745 5702

Yuan Yuan Vegetarian Restaurant (缘缘素食斋)

*Reopened!*
Sawadeeka~ I'm still very much in love in Thai food ever since my trip to BKK in Feb and I am truely glad that we have a new Thai Tze Char stall opened right here in our homeland. This stall, as mentioned in the vegetarian society, is operated by a Thai local and the food on the menu reminds me of the happy days I have in BKK. So now that we have one here, I can stop going to BKK for a while. I sincerely hope to create more awareness on this so that the stall can sustain its business. Thanks to gwennie once again for accompanying me to try out! I even brought the menu home. See below for the scanned version.
The dishes available reminds of Kwan Imm JAE Vegetarian restaurant which I have posted earlier in BKK. In my personal opinion, one of the best ways to see if the chef is up to the mark is to order the common dish such as Tom Yum Soup and Pad Thai. True enough, these did not disappoint.

Tom Yum Soup $6

It is definitely authentic and brings me great satisfaction. In Thai, Tom Yum Koong actually refers to Hot and Sour Prawn soup. In the vegetarian version, they have included straw mushrooms, shumeiji mushrooms as well as some mock prawns. Soup is really sour and spicy. If you have a weak stomach, you may need to ask them to cut down on the chili mix.

Pad Thai $5

Pad Thai is not supposed to be spicy, but when mixed with the thai chili powder, I almost couldnt feel my lips after eating the entire dish. I love pad thai as it has a very unique taste of sweet and sourness. It is basically the traditional thai rice noodle cooked with tamarind sauce. The original version is served with raw beansprouts and cabbage. In this version, the beansprouts are fried together. I guess its more suitable for the local market. The ingredients comprises of some fried beancurd,mock squids,mock meat which I cannot identify and plentiful of beansprouts. It tastes perfect after mixing with the lime, crushed peanuts and chili powder. If you are not into chili padi, do not mix in the chili powder as it is really very spicy. Note: This should be a vegan version as it does not contain eggs.

This is the stall front, located in a coffeeshop just beside the famous he ji bao coffeeshop in Aljunid. There are only 2 stalls in this coffeeshop. Other than the stir fried and soup dishes, they too serve steamboat, also known as suki pot. Its a pity that the serving is too much for us, and I could not try the highly recommended papaya salad. I would love to come here more often in the next couple of weeks!

The menus~

Location: Yuan Yuan Restaurant, #45, Geylang Lorong 27
Opening Hours: Till 11 daily. Closed on Mondays