Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang
10 Eunos Road 8
#01-150 SingPost Centre
68 Orchard Road
#B2-52 Plaza Singapura
1 Maritime Square
#01-84 HarbourFront Centre
https://yangguofumalatang.oddle.me/en_SG
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| Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang Facade |
Tasty Soups, Wholesome Meals
(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 8
Ambience & Setting: 7
Food & Beverage: 8
Service: 8
Value for Money: 8
Spent about SGD $17 per person.
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Founded by Yang Guo Fu (and named after himself) in September 2003 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic Of China, casual eatery Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang expanded into Singapore in November 2020. Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang is popular for its soups, stewed over hours and more approachable than other fiery versions from their competitors; as well as its wide range of fresh ingredients, resulting in filling and wholesome meals.
Ambience at Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang is bright, clean, and buzzing. The functional modern décor contrasts with its street‑food roots, while the ingredient counters exude a bustling market‑style energy with people queuing. The space feels approachable, designed for quick meals yet comfortable enough to linger. Expect a short 10 minutes queue for seats.
Service at Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang is friendly, efficient, and hardworking. Pick a bowl, select from a wide variety of fresh ingredients, including meats, vegetables, seafood, and more, then weigh it and make payment over the counter. Staff fulfil orders fast, and clean up quickly when diners leave. They politely greet customers welcome, and bid them farewell.
Food at Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang is modern Chinese Sichuan cuisine, focused on soups / broths with fresh ingredients. There are 5 different varieties of soups / broths, over 85+ fresh ingredients, and 12 condiments available. Drinkable and hearty, wholesome and healthy, each bowl feels personal. Portions are sized as you wish. Prices are reasonable, budget about SGD $17 per person.
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| Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang Signage |
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| Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang Facade |
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| Choice Of 5 Soups / Broths |
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| Choice Of 85+ Fresh Ingredients |
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| Choice Of 12 Condiments |
The Soup Beef Mala is made by slow‑simmering premium beef bones and oxtail, with Sichuan mala peppercorns, white sugar, milk, dried red chili, garlic, ginger, and star anise, for about 8 hours. The result is a balanced and layered soup / broth, creamy thin and packed with milky sweet savoury salty spice flavour, very drinkable. Mildly numbing, without the harsh fiery kick in other versions elsewhere.
The Beef Ball is bouncy with meaty savoury flavour, the Beef Shank is tender with meaty savoury flavour, the Beef Fat is stringy with fatty meaty salty flavour, the Tang Oh / Garland Chrysanthemum is crisp with vegetal herbal sweet flavour, the Green Coral Lettuce is crisp with vegetal sweet flavour, the Potato is crunchy with starchy sweet earthy flavour. The Cheese Tofu is delicious, springy bouncy with grainy cheesy salty sweet flavour.
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| Soup Beef Mala, Beef Ball, Beef Shank, Beef Fat, Tang Oh / Garland Chrysanthemum, Green Coral Lettuce, Potato, Cheese Tofu (SGD $14.60) |
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| Soup Beef Mala, Beef Ball, Beef Shank, Beef Fat, Tang Oh / Garland Chrysanthemum, Green Coral Lettuce, Potato, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Beef Mala, Beef Ball, Beef Shank, Beef Fat, Tang Oh / Garland Chrysanthemum, Green Coral Lettuce, Potato, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Beef Mala, Beef Ball, Beef Shank, Beef Fat, Tang Oh / Garland Chrysanthemum, Green Coral Lettuce, Potato, Cheese Tofu |
The Dry Sesame Peanut Mala Mix Paste is made by blending and frying a mix of chili oil, Sichuan mala peppercorns, sesame paste, sesame oil, garlic paste, crushed peanuts, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white vinegar, and dried red chili. The result is a balanced and layered gravy paste, creamy thick and packed with savoury sweet salty sour spice earthy nutty flavour, so addictive. Mildly numbing, it's served on the side, while the ingredients are simply boiled.
The Pork Ball is bouncy with meaty savoury flavour, the Pork Loin is tender with meaty sweet flavour, the Pork Belly is slippery with meaty savoury fatty flavour, the Oriental Pork Sausage is crunchy snappy with savoury salty meaty flavour, the Nai Bai / Milk Cabbage is crunchy with vegetal sweet flavour, the Broccoli is firm crunchy with vegetal grassy sweet flavour, the Black Fungus is crunchy with vegetal earthy savoury flavour, the Lotus Root is crisp firm crunchy with earthy savoury flavour. The Cheese Tofu is delicious, springy bouncy with grainy cheesy salty sweet flavour.
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| Dry Sesame Peanut Mala Mix Paste, Pork Ball, Pork Loin, Pork Belly, Oriental Pork Sausage, Nai Bai / Milk Cabbage, Broccoli, Black Fungus, Lotus Root, Cheese Tofu (SGD $15.10) |
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| Dry Sesame Peanut Mala Mix Paste, Pork Ball, Pork Loin, Pork Belly, Oriental Pork Sausage, Nai Bai / Milk Cabbage, Broccoli, Black Fungus, Lotus Root, Cheese Tofu |
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| Dry Sesame Peanut Mala Mix Paste, Pork Ball, Pork Loin, Pork Belly, Oriental Pork Sausage, Nai Bai / Milk Cabbage, Broccoli, Black Fungus, Lotus Root, Cheese Tofu |
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| Dry Sesame Peanut Mala Mix Paste, Pork Ball, Pork Loin, Pork Belly, Oriental Pork Sausage, Nai Bai / Milk Cabbage, Broccoli, Black Fungus, Lotus Root, Cheese Tofu |
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| Dry Sesame Peanut Mala Mix Paste, Pork Ball, Pork Loin, Pork Belly, Oriental Pork Sausage, Nai Bai / Milk Cabbage, Broccoli, Black Fungus, Lotus Root, Cheese Tofu |
Inspired by the Thai dish, their Soup Tom Yum is made from a blend of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, tamarind, galangal, shallots, red chili, fish sauce, prawn shells, and water, simmered for at least 3 hours. The result is a punchy and enticing soup / broth, cloudy thin and packed with sweet sour savoury salty herbal earthy spice flavour, yum. Tingles the palate, making you crave more.
The Fish Ball is springy with sweet savoury flavour, the Fuzhou Fish Ball is bouncy with sweet savoury salty flavour, the Fish Egg Roe Ball is juicy with briny salty sweet savoury flavour, the Snakehead Fish Fillet is tender soft with sweet savoury flavour, the Flower Squid is springy with neutral flavour, the Scallop is bouncy with briny salty sweet flavour, the Tiger Prawn is crunchy with sweet savoury flavour, the Octopus Leg is crunchy with neutral flavour, the Snow Crab Leg is soft with sweet flavour, the Flower Crab Claw is tender with savoury sweet briny salty flavour, the Chinese Spinach is crisp with vegetal herbal sweet flavour, the Okra / Lady Finger is crunchy juicy with vegetal earthy sweet flavour. The Cheese Tofu is delicious, springy bouncy with grainy cheesy salty sweet flavour.
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| Soup Tom Yum, Fish Ball, Fuzhou Fish Ball, Fish Egg Roe Ball, Snakehead Fish Fillet, Flower Squid, Scallop, Tiger Prawn, Octopus Leg, Snow Crab Leg, Flower Crab Claw, Chinese Spinach, Okra / Lady Finger, Cheese Tofu (SGD $15.90) |
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| Soup Tom Yum, Fish Ball, Fuzhou Fish Ball, Fish Egg Roe Ball, Snakehead Fish Fillet, Flower Squid, Scallop, Tiger Prawn, Octopus Leg, Snow Crab Leg, Flower Crab Claw, Chinese Spinach, Okra / Lady Finger, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Tom Yum, Fish Ball, Fuzhou Fish Ball, Fish Egg Roe Ball, Snakehead Fish Fillet, Flower Squid, Scallop, Tiger Prawn, Octopus Leg, Snow Crab Leg, Flower Crab Claw, Chinese Spinach, Okra / Lady Finger, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Tom Yum, Fish Ball, Fuzhou Fish Ball, Fish Egg Roe Ball, Snakehead Fish Fillet, Flower Squid, Scallop, Tiger Prawn, Octopus Leg, Snow Crab Leg, Flower Crab Claw, Chinese Spinach, Okra / Lady Finger, Cheese Tofu |
Their non-spicy Soup Collagen Chicken is made by slow‑simmering chicken bones, chicken feet, and chicken wings, along with aromatics such as ginger, spring onion, and coriander stems, for over 5 hours. The result is a release of collagen gelatine into the soup / broth, turning it creamy opaque thick, packed with milky sweet savoury salty herbal flavour, delicious. Supposedly claimed to help the appearance of skin.
The Whisked Chicken Egg is wispy with eggy sweet flavour, the Quail Egg is bouncy with eggy savoury flavour, the Chicken Breast is tender with meaty sweet savoury flavour, the Seaweed Chicken is tender with meaty vegetal savoury earthy salty flavour, the Chicken Sausage is snappy with savoury salty flavour, the Black Pepper Chicken Sausage is springy with savoury salty peppery spice flavour, the Cheese Chicken Sausage is springy with sweet savoury cheesy salty flavour, the Smoked Duck Breast is chewy with meaty salty savoury smoky flavour, the Bean Sprouts are crunchy crisp with vegetal herbal sweet flavour, the Bok Choy / Chinese Cabbage is crisp with vegetal sweet flavour. The Cheese Tofu is delicious, springy bouncy with grainy cheesy salty sweet flavour.
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| Soup Collagen Chicken, Whisked Chicken Egg, Quail Egg, Chicken Breast, Seaweed Chicken, Chicken Sausage, Black Pepper Chicken Sausage, Cheese Chicken Sausage, Smoked Duck Breast, Bean Sprouts, Bok Choy / Chinese Cabbage, Cheese Tofu (SGD $18.60) |
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| Soup Collagen Chicken, Whisked Chicken Egg, Quail Egg, Chicken Breast, Seaweed Chicken, Chicken Sausage, Black Pepper Chicken Sausage, Cheese Chicken Sausage, Smoked Duck Breast, Bean Sprouts, Bok Choy / Chinese Cabbage, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Collagen Chicken, Whisked Chicken Egg, Quail Egg, Chicken Breast, Seaweed Chicken, Chicken Sausage, Black Pepper Chicken Sausage, Cheese Chicken Sausage, Smoked Duck Breast, Bean Sprouts, Bok Choy / Chinese Cabbage, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Collagen Chicken, Whisked Chicken Egg, Quail Egg, Chicken Breast, Seaweed Chicken, Chicken Sausage, Black Pepper Chicken Sausage, Cheese Chicken Sausage, Smoked Duck Breast, Bean Sprouts, Bok Choy / Chinese Cabbage, Cheese Tofu |
The non-spicy Soup Tomato is made by simmering tomatoes, white onions, garlic, and water, for at least 1 hour. The result is a light soup / broth, cloudy opaque thin in texture, packed with vegetal sour sweet herbal earthy flavour, tending towards intense in taste. A safe and refreshing choice, comforting on the palate.
The Sliced Tomato is juicy with vegetal sour sweet flavour, the Tofu Puff is spongy with grainy savoury flavour, the Tofu Bean Curd is soft springy with grainy sweet flavour, the Bean Curd Skin is chewy with grainy savoury flavour, the Fried Bean Curd Skin Puff is spongy soft with grainy savoury salty flavour, the Cabbage is crisp with vegetal sweet flavour, the Bitter Gourd is crunchy with vegetal bitter earthy flavour, the Pea Shoots are crisp with vegetal sweet flavour, the Oyster Mushroom is tender with vegetal earthy savoury flavour, the Trumpet Mushroom is tender with vegetal earthy savoury flavour. The Cheese Tofu is delicious, springy bouncy with grainy cheesy salty sweet flavour.
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| Soup Tomato, Sliced Tomato, Tofu Puff, Tofu Bean Curd, Bean Curd Skin, Fried Bean Curd Skin Puff, Cabbage, Bitter Gourd, Pea Shoots, Oyster Mushroom, Trumpet Mushroom, Cheese Tofu (SGD $18.90) |
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| Soup Tomato, Sliced Tomato, Tofu Puff, Tofu Bean Curd, Bean Curd Skin, Fried Bean Curd Skin Puff, Cabbage, Bitter Gourd, Pea Shoots, Oyster Mushroom, Trumpet Mushroom, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Tomato, Sliced Tomato, Tofu Puff, Tofu Bean Curd, Bean Curd Skin, Fried Bean Curd Skin Puff, Cabbage, Bitter Gourd, Pea Shoots, Oyster Mushroom, Trumpet Mushroom, Cheese Tofu |
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| Soup Tomato, Sliced Tomato, Tofu Puff, Tofu Bean Curd, Bean Curd Skin, Fried Bean Curd Skin Puff, Cabbage, Bitter Gourd, Pea Shoots, Oyster Mushroom, Trumpet Mushroom, Cheese Tofu |
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