This week my regular lunch companion brought me to this humble-looking teahouse along Tanjong Pagar Road. Modest this place appears, but it offers a wide selections of dim sum dishes all at just $2.50 nett.
At the adjacent teahouse, a wide variety of tea paraphernalia is on display. Most are even on sale. From rare chinese tea leaf selections, to modern bubble teas at $1.50 each, the tea house seems to have EVERYTHING.
烧卖 - $2.50
虾饺 - $2.50
萝卜糕 - $2.50
香脆腐皮虾肉卷 - $2.50
The quality of the dim sum was decent. My companion evidently loved most of them. I had a soft spot for the siew mai though.
蒜香小白菜 - $6.00
This dish of xiao bai cai helped to balance our meaty indulgences. A tad too much garlic, if you ask me. But it was stir-fried to crunchy - what more could you ask for?
豉汁猪肉饭 - $4.50
腊肠滑鸡饭 - $4.50
We ordered two steamed rice. Both the pork and chicken versions were chewy and flavourful, with fresh ingredients, a contrast to the bland factory-belt style lo mai kai you find at coffee shops.
When it was time to settle the bill, I was surprised that there were no GST and 10% service charge. With 9 items, it was merely $29.00 which was happily split among both of us.
Today we found a hidden gem in Tanjong Pagar.
怡心軒 Yixing Xuan Teahouse
30 Tanjong Pagar Road
Business Hours: Daily, 10am - 10pm
Tel: 6224 6961