Yam Mee Teochew Fishball Noodles at Kovan for good laksa

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Situated in the bustling Kovan 209 Market and Food Centre is Yam Mee Teochew Fishball Noodles, a third-gen hawker stall that’s been around since the 1970s. Known for being one of the most popular mee pok stalls in Singapore, the brand also has two other outlets in Yishun and Bedok.

Yam Mee Teochew Fishball Noodles’ original Kovan branch is known for its notoriously long queues with waiting times of up to 45 minutes during the peak lunch hour, since the stall cooks everything upon order. Fun fact: they’re also the only stall in the hawker centre to occupy two units!

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Go straight for the Signature Laksa ($4), chock-full of tau pok, beansprouts, dried shrimps, bouncy fish cakes, and cockles. On occasion, the stall swaps out the cockles for cla...