Balestier is well known as Singaporean's food haunt. You can find many good food like Bak Kut Teh, Chicken Rice and Tau Sar Pneah.
History
Balestier Road was actually named after an American Consul - Joseph Balestier. An area of about 1,000 acre that he had developed to be a sugar plantation was put up for sale after a failed venture. During this time he had hired immigrants and these Chinese labourers who had settled around this are also built a temple (Go Cho Tua Pek Kong) that still exists today.
The road by his plantation were named after him, hence Balestier Road as he was well known there. Taking the place of the plantations were development of new shophouses while those that were built in the late 19th Century were conserved.
Few weeks ago, I went to Balestier to try out the new Balestier Market that was just opened for business. This place could be the next tourists' food haunt as it had quite a good variety of food and the ambience and interior settings were decently furnished.
Each stall had a unique cart-like look of the yester-years.
The 'kopitiam' tables were marbled and had matching 'kopitiam' chairs. Somehow, this place reminded me a little of Food Republic's historical food court interior setting which can be found in Vivocity and Wisma Atrium, sans-aircon.
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3 comments:
I just want to know if this is the same kopitiam as old one? As I know, they were closed for a while and I looovvveeeee their nasi lemak! Do you know if the old kopitiam is returned or some of them are moving? Thank You..
Oh one more thing, it would be great if you can suggest me the best chicken rice in Spore.. Thank a lot!
elle.vire
elvire. i think this is a refurbished one and many of the stalls just started.. sometimes when there is a change, the stall holders tend to take this opp to leave, bring their biz elsewhere or just retire.
In Singapore, chicken rice is just too good to make comparisons.. there are Hainanese, Cantonese or other dialect groups. Even Malay chicken rice are just as great. Try many stalls and you will give it a thumbs up. I personally enjoy one at Longhouse (upper thomson road) because it's convenient for me. I also enjoy Boon Tong Kee's Chicken Rice but it's got to be the one at Balestier for me. Many many more good ones which I may not really know of.
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