Swee Kee Restaurant (Kah Soh)

One easy way of locating this small eatery is looking out for Thian Hock Keng temple along Telok Ayer Street. If you can't see it, that's only natural. Kah Soh is just directly behind the temple.

I learnt about this place from a friend who operated his pub along Amoy Street, oh boy... I would have killed myself for not trying it. I keep giving myself excuses to drop by whenever I need to get work done around the area. The moment you stepped into the restaurant, the rich aroma of the fish soup seems to fill up every corner of the place.

Don't expect young servers to take your orders, the aunties and uncles there not only lay the table for you but they are very knowledgeable about the food they sell. Coming to this restaurant, how can one not try their fish-slice soup? Afterall, fish soup is what they are infamous for.

Their fish soup are somewhat different from what we usually see elsewhere. We still see a certain degree of transparency in fish soups found elsewhere, but here - the soup is white! According to the shop servers, that's only possible because they are using real fish bones and not artificial seasonings to create that soup base. With the thick bee hoon, everything melts in your mouth. Plus... the taste of fish without smelling stinky tells me of the freshness of their fish.

There are other dishes to try of course, if you don't feel like having fish-soup noodles. The only setback is, tables laid out on the corridors are pretty dark. You need some waiting over the dinner time slot too.

My verdict? Very unique fish soup. Thinking of it makes me hungry. Oh, if you're lucky you might just get to see the boss stopping by with his Ferrari.

Note: Car park attendants patrol that area very very very frequently. Lose your heart to the fish soup, but don't lose your mind to the attendants! Get your coupons ready!