Tampoi Ah B wanton noodles is a pretty well-known stall in JB. The boss Ah B has been cooking wanton noodles for over 20 years and inherited the skills from his father. Their Google review was a 4.2 rating for over 700 people.
Little did we know, they had opened a branch in Singapore since June 2023. As an avid fan of JB-style wanton mee, this is a must-try!
They are located just 5 mins walk away from Kallang MRT, under Food Heaven coffee house
Menu is pretty simple, wanton and noodles. They serve the black, white and mala versions.
The Ordered Dish
White Version Wanton Noodles (5.50 SGD)
This is their signature white version of wanton noodles. As far as we know, Malaysia's wanton noodles are mostly associated with the black soy sauce version, but that is KL style. JB's style is always the white version.
This medium version consists of 4 wantons, loads of char siew, pork lards and spring onions. Noodles are a lot too. Sauces are a mixture of lard, aromatic oil, light soy and chilli sauces.
The reason I like JB-style is because of the noodles! Most of their style stalls use duck egg noodles, which have a more springy texture with an egginess umami taste!
This SG branch sticks to using duck egg noodles also whereby it is not produced here. The sauces elevate the noodle's umami taste and not steal the show. Chilli is not spicy so is good for me
The char siew they use is those lean meat types, which is very standard in JB-style wanton noodles. At first, it looks dry and tough however it's pretty good once biting it. There is a slight sweet taste towards the end, not bad but I still prefer with fat meat.
Pork lard was fried till crispy and fragrant! They will a generous amount for it and can taste it was freshly prepared.
Unfortunately, the wantons are lacklustre. Inside was pure pork but didn't have the porkiness taste, only pepper taste. Wanton skin texture are ok.
Soup was good though, have an anchovy taste.
Thoughts
It is a decent bowl of wanton noodles. If you are favouritism of noodles over wantons, this is a must-try place. I would prefer the white version for the maximum taste of the duck egg noodles. The portion is pretty huge for medium size and wallet-friendly. Wanton is a bit disappointed.
Not gonna compare to the main outlet in JB as I have not tried it yet.
Location is pretty easy to find, it is just beside Kallang MRT Station under Food Haven Coffee Shop.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 forks
Location
淡杯阿B全蛋云吞面(新加坡分行）Tampoi Ah B Wanton Noodles @Singapore
5 Upper Boon Keng Rd, -22, Singapore 380005. Food Haven Coffee Shop
Operation Hours: 10 am to 8 pm, opens every day
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