Seng Hiang Bak Chor Mee – Famous Bedok 85 Bak Chor Mee Soup, Perfect For Late Night Supper Fix

Located at Bedok 85 hawker centre (also known as Fengshan Market), Seng Hiang Bak Chor Mee is a stall famous for their bak chor mee soup.

According to reviews online, the stall is very popular and always see a long queue. However, when I reached at 6pm on a Saturday, there were only a few people waiting in line. Perhaps I had just managed to avoid the peak hour, or maybe I was lucky?

The storefront was proudly plastered with plenty of food accolades that the stall has won over the years.

They use an efficient ordering system where you collect a buzzer upon ordering, then go back to the stall to take your food once the buzzer goes off. My BCM was ready in just 5 minutes!

Seng Hiang is run by Mr Chua Yi Ok and his sister. It used to be located at Changi, before moving to Bedok 85 in 1977.

The stall was founded by Mr Chua’s parents, who handed the business over to Mr Chua’s elder brother, and now it has been passed down to Mr Chua and his sister.

In the beginning, the stall sold you tiao (Chinese fried dough) and char kway teow, but switched to selling bak chor mee in the 1980s.

Foodies will know that Seng Hiang has a well-known rivalry with neighbour Xing Ji Rou Cuo Mian over who was the original creator of the BCM soup.

Menu

The signature bak chor mee soup sells for $3 or $4. There is also a dry bak chor mee ($4 /$5), though it is not as popular as the soup version.

Bak Chor Mee Soup

I ordered the Bak Chor Mee Soup ($4) which was ready in just 5 minutes.

The soup is made from a variety of ingredients like pork bones, garlic oil, minced meat, pork lard, and garlic. The stock is boiled for one hour to coax the natural flavours out of all these ingredients.

Not surprisingly, the soup was robust, sweet, and very well-balanced!

The minced meat bits were really good too – they were moist and fresh tasting, with a soft and almost fluffy-like texture.

The noodles were soft but still springy enough to provide a nice chew.

The pork balls were another highlight – they had a rich porky flavour along with great elasticity in every bite. And getting nine pork balls for a $4 BCM was really value-for-money!

I appreciated the fried garlic and pork lard which added extra texture and a greasy fragrance.

The handful of sliced red chilli added a feisty kick, but it didn’t make the dish overly spicy.

Tip: to get the best flavour out of the soup, mix everything well before eating.

Conclusion

Seng Hiang Bak Chor Mee serves up a satisfying bowl of bak chor mee soup. I wouldn’t say it was amazing, but it would definitely serve as the perfect supper fix since the stall closes at 1am. I can imagine how satisfying it must be to indulge in a comforting bowl of hot bak chor mee soup late at night. I am curious to see how their neighbour Xing Ji Rou Cuo Mian compares and will check it out the next time I visit Bedok 85.

Seng Hiang Bak Chor Mee 成香肉脞面
Address: Bedok 85 (Fengshan Market & Food Centre) #01-08, 85 Bedok North Street 4, Singapore 460085
Opening Hours: 5pm to 1am, Closed on Wednesdays
Phone: +65 9018 9846