Bao Er Cafe (Balestier Plaza)

There has been load of (much deserved) rave about Bao Er Cafe's kaya toast and hokkien mee that the majority of their other offerings gets cast aside!

They also serve a good bowl of prawn noodles (or prawn mee or hei mee depending on what you call it). I had their dry version and their noodles were spot-on al dente and topped with good portions of sliced pork, prawns and lard! The sauce was well balanced and their chilli tasty. The soup was umami filled and flavourful.

My favourite prawn mee remains One Prawn & Co for their luxuriously cream bisque-like prawn stock. This is not in the same class but definitely better than most versions which are way too salty and MSG-laden!

It is what it is.

We finally tried this after missing out the last visit. A little hipster but can't complain lah, it's very good. Wet, loaded and big.

Had the hokkien mee & Kaya butter toast set (change to ice tea o) & kopi o ice for $15.90

The toast bread cannot compare to ya kun but Kaya given was generous and overflowing.

Star of the show is their hokkien mee that is the wet version ($7) and love the wok hey

Kaya Toast Set @$5
+$1.20 to change drink to Iced Milo

Kaya Toast Ala carte @ $2

By far, the best kaya toast I ever had.

The ratio of kaya & butter was precisionly just right.

Every table of hokkien mee, will have a plate of these awesome Kaya toast.

Just be ready for the long waiting time, for the hokkien mee, as well as for the Kaya Butter Toast.

Limited number of tables, so be ready to queue for food and queue for tables during peak lunch & Dinner hours.

As I said in my earlier post on Treasure Toast, I will be back to feature Bao Er Cafe which likewise serves kaya toast and hokkien mee.

Their kaya spread uses fresh coconut milk and you can immediately taste the creamy and nutty flavours in it. For those with a sweet tooth, you will definitely like their kaya which is on the sweet side.

I also like that they have somehow found the golden ratio of butter, kaya and bread, ensuring that you get a good balance of all in one mouth!

I personally peg this together with Coffee Hut at Jalan Berseh as my go to for kaya toast!