Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Lor Mee

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Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Lor Mee

Lor Mee
Lor Mee



Nothing was sponsored, we visited as regular paying customers. Photos in this post were taken between 2000 and 2024 (across 24 years!), as such, the quality of photos varies drastically due to advances in camera technology. Mobile smartphones were in their infancy and had yet to become widespread.


Also Known As:
Lor Mee, Lu Mian, Lomi, Braised Noodles


Average Price Per Serving:
SGD $4 - $8








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Description:
The Lor Mee is a Singaporean Chinese dish that consists of thick flat yellow noodles and assorted ingredients in a thick viscous braising gravy. Also known as Lu Mian, Lomi, or Braised Noodles, the Lor Mee dish is usually priced around SGD $4 to $8 per serving. It's an affordable, filling dish eaten primarily during breakfast or lunch.

The thick starchy braising gravy that characterises Lor Mee is made with a blend of water, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, white sugar or palm sugar, salt, garlic, ginger, 5-spice powder, shallots, pork bones, prawn shells, and cinnamon, thickened with corn starch or tapioca starch. Some stalls may add other spices or ingredients, such as cloves, star anise, whisked chicken eggs, or oyster sauce. A generous splash of black vinegar, some minced garlic, and a scoop of sambal belacan completes. The braising gravy has a thick sticky gloopy texture with robust meaty savoury salty sweet sour herbal spice flavour.

The majority of garnishing for Lor Mee is braised in the same gravy. Typical ingredients for Lor Mee include the chewy thick flat yellow noodles with grainy sweet flavour, crisp blanched bean sprouts with vegetal sweet flavour, tender braised pork belly with meaty savoury salty herbal spice flavour, bouncy braised chicken eggs with eggy salty sweet herbal flavour, tender crisp deep-fried fish fillets with meaty sweet savoury flavour (either snakehead fish, Spanish mackerel fish, or shark meat), springy fish cake slices with sweet savoury salty flavour, and crunchy 5 spice rolls with meaty salty savoury sweet flavour. Some stalls may also add deep-fried yam / taro fritters, fresh coriander, fresh bird's eye chili, or deep-fried minced pork wonton dumplings.

The Lor Mee will usually have to be eaten quickly, lest the deep-fried ingredients soften in the hot braising gravy, or the braising gravy texture thins out due to the release of water from the vegetables. A filling meal, the potent use of minced garlic in Lor Mee also means there is a tendency for it to linger on your breath. Personally, I like my rendition with lots of black vinegar, and I sometimes swap the noodles for thin rice vermicelli noodles instead.


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1. Ah Ma Chi Mian
@ Bukit Panjang Plaza, 1 Jelebu Road #01-58
Opening Hours: Daily 8:15am – 9:15pm

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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2. Bukit Purmei Lor Mee
@ 109 Bukit Purmei Road #01-157

@ 269 Queen Street #01-236
Opening Hours: Daily 7:30am – 3:30pm

Taken in 2012


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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3. Fu Chun Laksa & Lor Mee
@ Eunos Crescent Market And Food Centre, 4A Eunos Crescent #01-25
Opening Hours: Wed - Sun 6am – 1pm, Closed Mon - Tue

Taken in 2009


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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4. Lor Mee 178
@ Tiong Bahru Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road #02-23
Opening Hours: Thu - Tue 7am – 1:45pm, Closed Wed

Taken in 2012


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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5. Lorong Ah Soo Lor Mee
@ Hougang Hainanese Village Centre, 105 Hougang Avenue 1 #02-51
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun 12pm – 3:30pm, Closed Mon

Taken in 2009


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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6. Ma Bo Lor Mee
@ Albert Centre Market And Food Centre, 270 Queen Street #01-67
Opening Hours: Daily 7:30am – 8:30pm

Taken in 2012


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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7. Original Tiong Bahru Lor Mee
@ Bukit Batok West Shopping Centre, 155 Bukit Batok Street 11 #01-324
Opening Hours: Thu - Tue 5:30am – 1:30pm, Closed Wed

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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8. Shi Ji Noodle Stall
@ Seah Im Food Centre, 2 Seah Im Road #01-56
Opening Hours: Wed - Mon 7:30am – 2:15pm, Closed Tue

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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9. Soon Heng Lor Mee
@ Beo Crescent Market, 38A Beo Crescent #01-84
Opening Hours: Daily 6:30am – 4:30pm

Taken in 2011


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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10. Soon Huat Noodle House
@ 237 Serangoon Avenue 3 #01-130
Opening Hours: Fri - Wed 6am – 3pm, Closed Thu

Taken in 2010


Taken in 2021


Taken in 2021


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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11. Xiang Ji Lor Mee
@ Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road #01-81
Opening Hours: Wed - Mon 7am – 3pm, Closed Tue

Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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12. Xin Mei Xiang Zheng Zong Lor Mee
@ Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road #01-116
Opening Hours: Tue - Wed 6am – 1pm, Closed Thu, Fri - Sun 6am – 1pm, Closed Mon

Taken in 2012


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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13. Yew Tee Feng Zhen Lor Mee
@ 787B Choa Chu Kang Drive #01-241
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun 6am – 1pm, Closed Mon

Taken in 2017


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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14. Yuan Chun Famous Lor Mee
@ Amoy Street Food Centre, 7 Maxwell Road #02-79
Opening Hours: Sat - Wed 7:30am – 2:30pm, Closed Thu - Fri

Taken in 2012


Taken in 2024


Taken in 2024








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- Jue Dai Lor Mee – Quality Different From Before
@ Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, 51 Hougang Avenue 9 #01-13

Taken in 2021


Taken in 2022


Taken in 2022






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- Tian Tian Lai Lor Mee – Permanently Closed
@ 359 Bukit Batok Street 31 #01-401

Taken in 2021


Taken in 2021






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