New in town: Beng Who Cooks, Neil Road — Hawker stall-turned-restaurant serves rice bowls from S$12

Birthed in a small Hong Lim Complex hawker stall in 2018, Beng Who Cooks has today reached new heights by taking their operations to a brand-new brick-and-mortar location—at 39 Neil Road. In the spirit of new beginnings, head chef Jason Lim is also flanked with a new, expanded team, as well as a refreshed menu.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHRcse8nczF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Many would know the restaurant for their unique Singapore-style poke bowls, and their new lunch menu boasts a revived selection. Indulge in fresh aburi salmon drizzled with ikura soy sauce topped with a traditional onsen egg with their Aburi Salmon Bowl (S$12), or if you’re feeling a bit more atas, try their Feeling Rich Bowl (S$15)—foie gras, mustard grain, onsen egg, and zai er laid atop a bed of flavoured rice.

The new-and-improved Beng Who Cooks are also serving a dinner menu (S$60), which includes interesting dishes like Wanton with Caviar and Underlying Balls—the former being pork wanton served with special black vignette sauce and caviar whereas the latter: a fusion of marinated mozzarella pearls, serrano ham, concasse cherry tomatoes and pesto sauce.

Salad options are plenty, like the Basic Meatless (S$7.50) which is a mesclun salad mix peppered with roasted cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, shaved parmesan and candied almond. Side dishes come in the form of Chunky Mashed Potato (S$3), Sea-Salt Broccoli (S$5) and Beng’s Style Prawn Paste Chicken (S$5.50), and boy oh boy do they sound tasty.

Beng Who Cooks has elevated their space, and also their menu. The next time you’re around the Tanjong Pagar area, why not give their new restaurant a try—you surely can’t go wrong with food from this Ah Beng who loves to cook.