As it is, Singapore’s Michelin Bib Gourmand game is pretty strong – we have got 89 eateries on the list, and the number keeps growing each year. Well, now we’ve got another to shout about, except this one’s from Hong Kong. Mak Man Kee, an iconic Hong Kong wonton noodle stall, is now serving customers in Singapore for the first time in the brand’s 70-year history.
Affectionately known as MMK, Mak Man Kee has been a constant fixture on the Michelin Bib Gourmand guide for Hong Kong since 2018 – that’s eight years and counting. The heritage brand has been around since the 1940s, when it was a humble street cart stall along Temple Street in Hong Kong. Since then, the joint has been consistently dishing out up to 1,000 bowls of wonton noodles each day to regular customers.
Now, foodies in Singapore can enjoy MMK’s award-winning noodles, crafted with the same age-old recipe. They can be found at Joy Luck Teahouse’s new eatery in Food Republic at Causeway Point, Woodlands. This is also Joy Luck Teahouse’s first dine-in concept – the Singaporean brand is more known for its takeaway kiosks selling freshly baked Hong Kong pastries and delicacies.
The only gripe some might have with MMK’s noodles in Singapore is the absence of pork in the wontons. As Joy Luck Teahouse is a halal-friendly eatery, it swaps out MMK’s silky pork wontons for prawn wontons instead. A bowl of noodles with prawn wontons is priced at $9.80, while the pork and chicken wonton version costs $8.80. The outlet also serves MMK’s signature zha jiang mian ($8.80) with braised chicken instead of pork.
On top of MMK’s wonton noodles, the eatery will also offer other Cantonese dishes and snacks like beef noodles, congee, egg tarts, and bolo buns in different flavours.
Joy Luck Teahouse in Food Republic is located at 1 Woodlands Square, Causeway Point, #04-01, Singapore 738099.
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