When I’m feeling sick, and on rainy days, I crave a bowl of steaming hot soup that’ll warm me up right away. If you’re a fan of soups, look no further! Here are 10 best double-boiled soup stalls in Singapore for you to soothe your soul at.
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Established in 2012 by husband and wife Mr Chen Hua Qiang and Ms Qu Fa Di, Ah Er Soup has been serving traditional herbal soups for almost a decade now. Their rich herbal soups, full of premium ingredients, have earned them the Michelin Bib Gourmand award. With eight outlets across the island, their popularity is evident.
Ah Er Soup offers eight types of soup on their menu. Besides their signature dish, Buddha Jumps Over The Wall ($7), they also have fan-favourites such as the Lotus Root Peanut Pork Ribs Soup ($4.50) and White Radish Pork Ribs Soup ($4.50). You can pair the soup with two different types of rice, Steamed White Rice ($0.50) or Pumpkin Rice ($0.80). Head down before peak meal hours as they tend to sell out really quickly!
Address: 6 Jalan Bukit Merah, #01-141, ABC Brickworks Food Centre, Singapore 150006
Opening hours: Sun-Fri 11am to 2pm, 5pm to 8pm
Ah Er Soup is not a halal-certified eatery.
An interesting take on the usual ceramic pot soups are Herbal Soup’s charcoal-fired herbal soups. Here, you get a range of soups from clean and light to rich and heavy, great even for those who don’t fancy the taste of Chinese herbs. If you like stronger flavours, check out their Black Bean Pig’s Tail Soup ($4.50). Alternatively, go for Sweet Corn Pork Ribs Soup ($4) for something cleaner-tasting instead.
Read our Herbal Soup review.
Address: 335 Smith Street, #02-017, Chinatown Food Complex, Singapore 050335
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10am to 7pm
Herbal Soup is not a halal-certified eatery.
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At Earth Jar Treasure, the soup is first double-boiled in gigantic earthen jars for maximum flavour extraction and then served in small earthen jars. They offer 11 different herbal soups for you to choose from, including signatures such as their Ginseng Chicken Soup ($8.30) and Great Health Duck Soup ($8).
Address: 22 Sin Ming Rd, #01-244, Singapore 571022
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 8:30pm, Sun 10am to 8:15pm
Tel: 9383 1864
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Earth Jar Treasure is not a halal-certified eatery.
Run by a former chef of multiple notable hotel restaurants, Chef Chik serves a hearty bowl of soup that’s packed to the brim with high quality ingredients. A highly recommended item here is his Cordyceps White Fungus Steamed Chicken Soup ($6) which has an entire chicken drumstick, Chinese herbs, strips of cordyceps, and white fungus. Get also their nourishing Ginseng ‘Yu Zhu’ Chicken Drumstick Soup ($7) and ABC Pork Ribs Soup ($4), a childhood favourite for many of us.
Read our Chef Chik review.
Address: 13 Haig Road, #01-36, Haig Road Market and Food Centre, Singapore 430014
Opening hours: Wed-Sat 11am to 3:30pm
Tel: 9011 8979
Chef Chik is not a halal-certified eatery.
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With their generous portions of soup that have no added MSG, Ah Cheng Lao Huo Tang always sees long queues during peak hours. Their soup menu includes classics such as Buddha Jumps Over The Wall ($7.50), which is the most expensive soup on the menu, and Old Cucumber Pork Ribs Soup ($4.50). Here, you also get to choose from three different types of rice: White Rice ($0.50), Pumpkin Rice ($1), and Olive Rice ($1).
Address: 12 Woodlands Street, Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre, #01-03, Singapore 738623
Opening hours: Thurs-Sun 11:30am to 2pm, 4pm to 8pm
Tel: 9750 1958
Ah Cheng Lao Huo Tang is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’re looking for nutritious soup in the heartlands, check out Heng Heng Herbal Soup, which has a total of eight outlets across the island. Choose from a selection of five different soups: Lotus Root Pork Ribs Soup ($5.50), Old Cucumber Pork Ribs Soup ($5.50), Chinese Yam Pig’s Tail Soup ($6), Gingko Pork Tribe Pepper Soup ($6), and Ten Tonic Chicken Soup ($6.50). You can get these with Steamed Rice ($0.50) or Pumpkin Rice ($1). The best part about Heng Heng Herbal Soup is that you can ask for a free refill of soup!
Bedok
Address: 537 Bedok North Street 3, #01-501, Singapore 460537
Opening hours: TBD
Tel: 9130 1414
Bukit Batok
Address: 447 Bukit Batok West Ave 9, #01-01, Singapore 650447
Opening hours: TBD
Holland Village
Address: 31 Holland CIose, Singapore 270031
Opening hours: TBD
Jurong
Address: 429 Jurong West Ave 1, Singapore 640429
Opening hours: TBD
Woodlands
Address: 166 Woodlands Street 13, #01-553, Singapore 730166
Opening hours: TBD
Yishun
Address: 630 Yishun Street 61, 777 Eating House, Singapore 760630
Opening hours: TBD
Address: 123 Yishun Street 11, Singapore 760123
Opening hours: TBD
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Heng Heng Herbal Soup is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Note: Leong Wei Roasted Delight is temporarily closed from 25 July to 12 August 2023.
From its name, you may think that this stall does not belong on the list. On top of serving delicious roasted meat with rice, Leong Wei Roasted Delight also serves soup at an incredibly affordable price. You can choose from 10 different variations of soups, such as Chicken Lotus Roots Soup to the more traditional Cantonese-style Salted Vegetable with Duck Wing Soup. The soups at Leong Wei Roasted Delight are all priced at $2.50 a bowl: the cheapest on this list. Head down early, because there’s always a queue at this stall! They also sell out pretty quick.
Read our Leong Wei Roasted Delight review.
Address: 44 Holland Dr, #02-36, Singapore 270044
Opening hours: Sat-Wed 12pm to 7pm
Another seemingly irrelevant place on this list is Canton Delicacies. Run by a former chef at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, Chef Ericson Ng, the stall is known for its Cantonese-style steamed dishes. Other than steamed fish and more, they also offer double-boiled soups that are equally delicious.
Choose from a wide selection of 15 dishes such as Papaya Stewed Pork Ribs Soup ($3.50), Scallops Radish Stewed Pork Ribs Soup ($3.50), and even Song Er Mushroom Stewed Chicken Soup ($6). With all the soups priced under $6, they make an affordable accompaniment to your meal here.
Read our Canton Delicacies review.
Address: Block 69 Geylang Bahru, #01-27, Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre, Singapore 330069
Opening hours: Fri-Wed 11:30am to 9pm
Tel: 8459 0031
Website
Canton Delicacies is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Located at Berseh Food Centre, Fu He Turtle Soup has been serving turtle and double-boiled soups since the 90s. They were also listed in the Michelin guide in 2022 for their aromatic and nourishing Stewed Turtle Soup ($10/$12/$13). With a total of 16 different types of soups, they have the largest selection of soups on this list of stalls━there’s the usual Herbal Black Chicken Soup ($7.50), Watercress with Pork Ribs Soup ($5), Duck with Preserved Vegetable Soup ($5.50) and more. If you’re courageous enough to try exotic meat, go for their XO Crocodile Soup ($20/$30/$40).
Address: 166 Jalan Besar, #02-40/47, Berseh Food Centre, Singapore 208877
Opening hours: Sat-Thurs 11am to 8pm
Tel: 6294 9203
Website
Fu He Turtle Soup is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Also located in Berseh Food Centre is Fu He Turtle Soup’s contender, Very Lucky Turtle Soup. Loved for their wallet-friendly prices, the stall has been operating for over 40 years now. Apart from exotic Stew Crocodile Tail ($25/$30/$40) and Herbal Turtle Soup ($10/$12/$15/$20/$25/$30), they also have many other double-boiled soups such as Snow Fungus Black Chicken Soup ($5) and Chuan Cai Duck Soup ($5.50).
Address: 166 Jalan Besar, Berseh Food Centre, #02-38/49, Singapore 208877
Opening hours: Thurs-Tue 11:30am to 8:30pm
Tel: 6292 0851
Website
Very Lucky Turtle Soup is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’re up for more adventurous herbal soup options, check out our Ming Shan Mutton Soup review. Otherwise, there’s Haji M. Abdul Rajak, which serves soup kambing made with a 70-year-old recipe!
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