Singapore Eat: Mian Wang 1971 (面王一九七一) Hokkien Mee @ Bukit Batok

Rick
May 26
2 min read

Mian Wang 1971 (面王一九七一) is a noodle stall — originally located at Block 537 — relocated to Coffee & Tea Coffee Shop below Block 323 in Bukit Gombak. The stall specialises in Hokkien mee, since 1971.

Mian Wang 1971 Hokkien Mee (面王一九七一) @ Bukit Batok

Apart from serving Singapore-popular Hokkien mee as its signature dish, Mian Wang also serves variants of the noodle dish paired with salted egg calamari, crispy chicken cutlet, sambal balacan (sambal added with fermented shrimp paste), seafood lala (clams), red flamed braised pork or sambal lala.

Mian Wang 1971 (面王一九七一): Menu — (Prices subject to change)

The signature Hokkien Mee (面王福建面) has the typical two types of noodle stir-fried with prawns, shreds of pork belly meat, calamari, egg, spring onion and is topped with crispy fried pork lard, lime and sambal chilli. The savoury noodle dish is tasty with a nice wok hey flavour. A medium-size dish on a flat plate will look like a large-size portion.

Mian Wang 1971 (面王一九七一): Signature Hokkien Mee (面王福建面)

The Salted Egg Calamari Hokkien Mee (咸蛋海鲜福建面) has Hokkien mee with deep-fried calamari rings in salted egg batter. When paired with salted egg calamari rings, the savoury Hokkien mee is cooked with lesser salt and is thus less salty — very thoughtful. The calamari rings are well-fried, can be easily cut using a spoon and no chewy texture. The flavour of salted egg is distinct and pairs well with the less-salty Hokkien mee. This dish is Mian Wang's hot-seller too.

Mian Wang 1971 (面王一九七一): Salted Egg Calamari Hokkien Mee (咸蛋海鲜福建面)

The Sambal Balacan Hokkien Mee (参巴福建面) is served with large slices of pork belly, prawns and calamari stir-fried in sambal balacan and added to the usual savoury Hokkien mee. The mostly-meat pork belly is tender and similarly non-chewy calamari. With both sambal balacan and the accompanying sambal chilli, the dish can pack a spicy punch, but is tasty and delicious. For small-size, the portion of the noodle seems to be slightly bigger.