The Best Yong Tau Foo Spots in Singapore You Must Try Soon
I jumped at the chance to write this post because I’m an avowed yong tau foo fan. It’s a Hakka Chinese dish that features tofu and various vegetables stuffed with minced meat or fish paste and is usually served in a light, savoury broth or with a choice of sauces.
It’s delicious and easy to find at hawker centres and food courts all over the island. If you have yet to try this tasty dish, you can get it at the best yong tau foo spots in Singapore which I swear by.
Fu Lin Bar
Address: 127 Telok Ayer St (Google Maps)
Contact: +6590115810
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 11 AM-midnight; Fridays, 11 AM–1 AM; Saturdays, 4 PM-midnight
Price: $$
At Fu Lin Bar, I go all out and get the 6-piece dry set with the signature noodles and three extra items when I’m stress eating. I also find that this shop has a lot more fried options compared to other yong tau foo stores.
The yong tau foo pieces here are larger than average and fried to a golden, crispy perfection. The tofu skin is especially crispy and has a satisfying bite, which makes me go back for it over and over.
Pro-tip: You can choose between rice or Fu Lin Bar’s signature thick bee hoon (rice vermicelli) to go with your YTF.
109 Yong Tau Foo
— Media from iwansutanto
Address: 90 Circular Rd (Google Maps)
Contact: +6562261109
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 11 AM–10 PM
Price: $
At 109 Yong Tau Foo, you need to order a minimum of six pieces, and with dozens of options, I had to carefully think about each choice. In the end, I went for yellow noodles with an extra addition of laksa gravy, fishcakes, crabsticks, and other faves.
The gravy was creamy, coconut-infused, and thick, just perfect for a filling lunch. And if you like your noodles spicy, don’t miss out on the store’s chilli sauce. It’s really, really good.
Pro-tip: It always gets packed with office workers during the lunch hour, so try to get there as early as you can.
Hup Chong Yong Tau Foo
— Media from jesmond_wong
Address: Floor 1 Hai Fong, Toa Payoh N, #01-1121 Block 203 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6597900563
Hours: Daily, 7 AM–7 PM
Price: $
At Hup Chong Yong Tau Foo, the cooks make everything from scratch every morning before 7 AM. They’ve tweaked the traditional Hakka-style meat paste to fit different palates so that you can choose between meat and fish paste.
When I’m feeling particularly healthy, I ignore the deep-fried items and go for the fresh veggies. I liked how the noodles are separate, not mixed like in food courts, and can be seasoned with dark sauce here.
I ended up with a slurp-worthy yet guilt-free bee hoon with light sauce and fragrant oil!
Pro-tip: You can ask to refry the fried items to make them extra crispy and hot.
Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
— Media from louistaybh
Address: Floor 2 Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre, 335 Smith St, #02-88 (Google Maps)
Contact: +66372 0478
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 5 AM–1.30 PM
Price: $
Bamboo trays filled with steaming hot stuffed yong tau foo are everywhere at Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Foo. You can tell they’re freshly made just by looking and smelling.
The standard serving comes with bee hoon, yellow noodles, or kway teow (flat rice noodles), plus anchovies and six pieces of yong tau foo for just S$3.
I splurged a bit and got extra ingredients—the fried stuffed eggplant and bitter gourd—for an additional 50 cents each, making it S$4. Quite a steal for such a filling meal.
Pro-tip: Expect to queue for up to 30 minutes, as this hawker stall is quite popular among the lunch crowd.
Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu
— Media from shootandspoon
Address: Floor 1 People’s Food Park Centre, 32 New Market Rd, #01-1084 (Google Maps)
Contact: +65 6225 5632
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 12.30–4 PM
Price: $
Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu only serves one standard bowl of yong tau foo for S$6. Each bowl comes with nine items, including two pieces of fried tofu with house-made fish paste.
You can opt out of some ingredients if you like. I got one bowl with only tofu and another with the original mix. Totally worth the queue, especially for the tofu, which is silky and firm. I found the soup to be simple yet flavourful.
Pro-tip: Note that this yong tau foo isn’t served with any carbs—no rice or noodles. It’s delicious when paired with the chilli and sweet sauce mix.
Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu
Address: 56 Eng Hoon St, #01-46 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6588332282
Hours: Daily, 7 AM–4.30 PM
Price: $
I love how Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu gets your order ready in less than 5 minutes. It’s my go-to for cheap and filling “fast food.”
The stall only offers bee hoon (thin rice vermicelli noodles), and you can choose between dry and soup options. The small portion is under S$6 and the big one is under S$8.
You can ask for all fried or all boiled items, but I went with their recommendation—a mix of both. If you want to add more veggies to your meal, you can top up S$1 for fresh vegetables.
Pro-tip: Try dipping the stuffed tofu in the pungent chilli sauce for a great flavour contrast.
Poy Kee Yong Tau Foo
— Media from chooee
Address: Floor 1 People’s Park Food Centre, 32 New Market Rd, #01-1066 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6562255632
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 11 AM–7 PM
Price: $
I go here when I want a no-frills bowl of yong tau foo soup. The mee kia (thin noodles) set comes with noodles and 10 YTF pieces in a clear, tasty soup with anchovy and soybean flavours.
Poy Kee Yong Tau Foo runs like clockwork. One staff takes orders and payments, another cooks the noodles, a third prepares the yong tau foo, and the last arranges the food on our tray and sends us off. Neat, fast, and filling!
Pro-tip: Get here early! There’s usually an hour-long queue by noon, and they sell out by around 2 PM daily.
Bai Nian Niang Dou Fu
— Media from samoosg
Address: Floor 1 Albert Centre, 270 Queen St, #01-106 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6568025491
Hours: Daily, 7.30 AM–9 PM
Price: $
Bai Nian Niang Dou Foo became famous thanks to food and lifestyle bloggers. When I finally tried it, I discovered a freshness and bounciness to the ingredients that made them very appealing.
Unlike most yong tau foo stalls where you pick your ingredients, their bowl comes with fixed choices like bitter gourd, prawn paste, pork paste, beancurd, and a mix of pork and prawn rolls. They all go well together with the clean taste of the broth.
Pro-tip: The yong tau foo is only available with bee hoon, so you can’t choose other carbs like noodles or kway teow.
Rong Xing Yong Tau Fu
— Media from lewisfoo
Address: Floor 2, 6 Tanjong Pagar Plz, #02-04 (Google Maps)
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 7 AM–2 PM
Price: $
Over at Rong Xing Yong Tau Fu, each piece goes for 70 cents with a minimum order of just under S$4. You can choose between deep-fried and soup versions of the handmade meatballs, which are reasonably large, bouncy, and juicy.
Its signature meatballs live up to the hype and the soup, with ikan bilis and soybeans, is sweet and tasty. A few items worth mentioning are the huge, super bouncy fishball and the soft-centred ramen egg.
Pro-tip: The yong tau foo usually sells out right after lunch, so plan your visit early.
Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo Mee
— Media from gaojifood
Address: Floor 1, 46 Owen Rd, #01-267 Kim San Leng (Google Maps)
Contact: +6589091424
Hours: Daily, 9 AM–8.30 PM
Price: $$
At Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo Mee, you can get the signature YTF either dry or in soup. I usually go for the dry version, which comes with a bowl of assorted yong tau foo pieces, a bowl of noodles with minced meat, and dipping sauces.
The soup includes tofu with fish paste, tau pok with fish paste, fried tofu with fish paste, tau kee, and a fishball, all in a tasty soybean-based clear soup. Its YTF has a homely vibe, and you can count on the consistency across outlets.
Pro-tip: Driving to get your YTF? There’s an open car park right next to the coffee shop.
Xi Xiang Feng Yong Tau Foo
— Media from esth3r_esth3r
Address: 724 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, #01-23 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6562255632
Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 7 AM–6 PM
Price: $$
A couple of things stand out for me at Xi Xiang Feng Yong Tau Foo: the bee hoon and the sweet sauce. They differ from what you get at your typical YTF stall and are the most memorable bits for me.
The fresh bee hoon has a wonderfully chewy texture and a great fragrance. The sweet sauce is packed with sesame flavour and is super addictive.
The soup is why I keep coming back. It’s sweet and rich because it’s made with pork meat and ikan bilis. Plus, every sip is loaded with protein from the beans.
Pro-tip: You can also choose chee cheong fun (Cantonese rice noodle rolls) instead of the usual noodles or rice.
We tried Singapore’s best-rated yong tau foo