137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee: $4 for super gao fried fish lor mee

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Jul 14, 2025

Kendrea Lim

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The glimmering signboard of 137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee beckoned as I walked towards Tampines Round Market and Food Centre. Or rather, the growing queue spurred my steps.

I lost to an aunty by a narrow margin, but managed to claim fourth place before the earliest office crowd arrived. Perhaps it’s time to get a gym membership, sigh. However, my urge to go healthy was quickly replaced by the mouth-watering scent of lor mee zhap.

What I tried at 137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee

As with most hawker stall names, my picks were plastered all over the signboards. Hey, I’m not complaining, because you know it’s good when the stall name describes the whole menu.

Honestly, I was surprised by 137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee’s prices. It’s not every day you see a S$4 bowl of Prawn Noodles, especially one with pork slices, fish cake, and 3 whole prawns. You can pick between a dry and soup option, but I’ll always be a broth girlie at heart.

Enter the prawns: meaty, sweet, and half-peeled for convenience. Granted, they weren’t the largest ones I’ve seen with noodles, but the quantity made up for the size. These prawns slid easily out of the shells with a light bite at the tail joint.

The amount of fish cakes and pork made me nod in approval, though I did mistake a thin shred of fish cake for noodles a few times, haha.

These rectangles of shabu-shabu pork fit nicely between the crevices of the noodles, enriching each mouthful with a meatier bite. Just remember to eat them while hot because they do get tough after cooling down.

I was impressed by the lack of an alkaline aftertaste in the noodles. I mean zero, nada. It made slurping them down so much more enjoyable. The soup was clean and refreshing, with the scent of prawn shells lingering in my mouth.

However, I would have preferred slightly stronger seasoning for the soup since the noodles didn’t absorb much broth.

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137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee crowns their Lor Mee (S$4 for Regular, S$5 for Large) with a spoonful of garlic, chilli sauce, chopped coriander, and black vinegar. You could choose to opt out but there’s no way I was going to miss out on a hearty dose of minced garlic!

If there’s one thing I love having with thick sauces, it’s fried fish. Tartar, chilli, you name it. If it dips, it fits. The chunks of fish in the lor mee were thick and battered for a thin and crispy outer layer. The crunch of the freshly fried fish echoed in my ears as I bit down.

I was initially worried about receiving soggy fish when I saw the generous golden brown pieces smothered in lor mee sauce. I’ve never been more glad to be proven wrong!

A braised egg sat to the side of the bowl. It was a far cry from the star of the show, but the lor mee I know wouldn’t be the same without it. The firm yolk melted into the starchy broth as I chewed, lending a mellow creaminess to the herbal fragrance.

The extra surface area of the flattened yellow noodles allows much more of that gooey lor mee goodness to pervade every bite.

This is where the black vinegar really shines, as its acidity cuts through the richness of the sauce and keeps you coming back for more. Bring a pack of tissues, because eating clean simply isn’t possible with such a slurp-worthy bowl!

Final thoughts

I found 137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee’s portion sizes and ingredient quantities right up my alley. For S$4 a pack, I didn’t have to think twice before choosing 1 of each dish to sample. The prawn noodles were standard fare: the number of ingredients complemented the portion of noodles, and the soup was easy on the palate.

On the other hand, the lor mee was a cut above others I’ve tried before. Perfectly savoury, sour and slightly spicy, the broth enhanced the texture and flavours of the other ingredients. I’ll definitely try out the S$5 version next time.

If you’re in the area, 137 Lor Mee Prawn Mee is an affordable and tasty option for any meal of the day. Just make sure to go a little earlier, because the lines can be pretty intimidating!

Expected damage: S$4 – S$8 per pax