Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Mee Siam

Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Mee Siam

Mee Siam

Nothing was sponsored, we visited as regular paying customers. Photos in this post were taken between 2000 and 2025 (across 25 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:
Mee Siam, Siamese Noodles, Mie Siam

Average Price Per Serving:
SGD $3 - $9

List in alphabetical order - click the links to jump to entry

1. 401 Nyonya Mee Siam
2. Delicious 美味 (Mei Wei)
3. Desa Rancapanggung Malay Cuisine
4. Heavenly Wang
5. Jia Xiang 佳香 Mee Siam
6. Kampong Glam Cafe
7. Killiney Kopitiam
8. Qi Ji
9. Rumah Sayang
10. S.S.G. Barokah
11. The Royals Cafe
~~Anna's 108 Cafe~~
~~Dju Dju Indonesian Nasi Padang~~
~~Glory Catering~~
~~Sajis Waterloo~~
~~Soon Lee Mee Siam~~

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Description:
The Mee Siam is a Singaporean Malay Chinese Peranakan dish that consists of rice vermicelli noodles with assorted ingredients in a thin spice rich gravy. Also known as Siamese Noodles, or Mie Siam, the Mee Siam dish is usually priced around SGD $3 to $8 per serving. It's a popular dish commonly eaten for breakfast or lunch.

Mee Siam is said to be inspired by Thai cuisine (hence its name), specifically, the Thai dish known as Mi Kathi. The base of Mee Siam features blanched white rice vermicelli noodles, springy with grainy sweet flavour. This is typically accompanied by an assortment of ingredients, including crisp bean sprouts with vegetal sweet flavour, spongy tofu puffs with grainy savoury flavour, bouncy hard boiled chicken egg with eggy sweet flavour, crisp fried shallots with vegetal earthy salty savoury flavour, and crisp fresh garlic chives with vegetal herbal flavour.

The defining element in Mee Siam is the thin light yet punchy gravy, without being overly watery, carrying robust sour zesty tangy sweet spice flavour. The gravy is typically made with a blend of water or chicken stock, dried shrimp or shrimp paste, fermented soy bean paste, garlic, tamarind juice, salt, white sugar, lemon juice or lime juice, dried red chili, and optionally candlenuts.

Best eaten quickly when hot, an appetizing Mee Siam has every mouthful of noodles picking up the gravy. Simple and quick to prepare, a straightforward light meal, the Mee Siam is a staple and affordable hawker dish. There are also dry versions of Mee Siam without the gravy (being stir-fried instead), using similar ingredients and carrying the same flavours and textures.

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1. 401 Nyonya Mee Siam
@ 401 Hougang Avenue 10 #01-1158
Opening Hours: Daily 24 Hours

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

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2. Delicious 美味 (Mei Wei)
@ Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market & Food Centre, 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza #02-02
Opening Hours: Fri - Tue 8am – 2pm, Closed Wed & Thu

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

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3. Desa Rancapanggung Malay Cuisine
@ 739 Bedok Reservoir Road #01-3139
Opening Hours: Sat - Thu 7am – 3pm, Closed Fri

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

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4. Heavenly Wang
@ Alexandra Retail Centre, 460 Alexandra Road #02-35
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30am – 8pm, Sat - Sun 8:30am – 8pm