Fu Lin Bar & Kitchen (Telok Ayer)

Had a weekday lunch with my fellow colleagues at Fu Lin Bar and Kitchen. They have an interesting and unique concept, being a bar by night and a yong tau foo place by day, both extremely popular in their own right.

The first thing that caught our attention, which definitely cannot be missed, is their interior design. It is well decorated with a special theme that pays homage to the early era of modern China, centered around Chairman Mao memorabilia.

They offer a wide variety of the standard yong tau foo options, which you pick out and pay for immediately afterward. The speed of their service was shockingly fast. No more than five minutes after I returned to my seat, my buzzer rang for me to collect my food.

In that short span of time, they had re-fried the items I picked out, and they were all crispy and piping hot. What makes them stand out, however, is their meat gravy, which is generously blanketed over the yong tau foo and mixed in with the bowl of noodles. The meat gravy had many chunks of meat, with a perfect level of consistency and just the right amount of saltiness.

They are located right in the heart of the CBD, along Telok Ayer Street. As usual for any popular lunch spot in the area, the place becomes extremely packed starting from 11 am onwards, and rightfully so for their excellent food quality, efficient service, and affordable price!

This is not your usual yong tau foo stall, as they sell it here during the day and turned the space into bar at night.

Surrounded by the Financial District, this place is a good spot to grab lunch with colleagues for their signature yong tau foo.

Head over to their bar counter, where they have places all the ingredients on the table. Pick the ingredients you want with minimum 6 pieces, then choose whether you want to go with the rice or noodle; dry or soup.

Their signature would be their dry noodle like this one. All of them would be topped with mushroom gravy.

It’s been a while since I visited Fu Lin for their yong tau foo. I ordered the Dry Yong Tau Foo ($8.50 for 6 pieces + rice/thick beehoon) which is covered in their signature minced meat gravy. There is quite a number of fried and fresh ingredients to choose from and the meat sauce is tasty - thought it goes very well with rice. However, I wouldn’t recommend the bittergourd as it is a very thick cut and still raw and bitter in the middle. Wished they had fried eggplant and bitter gourd too! Nonetheless, the yong tau foo is still pretty good on the whole!

Highly recommend their xo carrot cake and hei zhou. These dishes were done much better than other competing brands. Great flavour. The crispy pork belly and ytf set were good too, better than average.

If you’re looking for comfort food with a side of chilled beer, Fu Lin Bar & Kitchen is definitely the place to be. Have a bite of their crispy prawn rolls, fried to golden perfection and well-paired with a savoury sweet sauce.

Enjoy the rich burst of pork bone broth from their Xiao Long Bao elevated by its black vinegar and chopped ginger dip - delicate yet simply irresistible.

Not to forget, their Hakka Pork Belly & Eggs Fried Rice, Yong Tau Foo and Pork Ribs were equally flavourful.

Better yet, reward yourself with Happy Hour drinks if you’re in the area on weekdays from 3PM to 7PM. Cheers!🍻

A very cool and hip place for food and drinks after work. The food is very tasty, the yong tau foo is definitely their signature. The grill is very good too, although abit spicy. Haha. It’s great for drinks, hanging out with ur friends.. A very pleasant evening there.