Bee Kia Seafood Restaurant Review: Delicious Beef Hor Fun And Har Jeong Gai At Novena

A typical order was fried rice and an iced Milo. It was simple, but filled with lots of fun and great conversations, and it was something I looked forward to three times a week, for four years of my life.

Food at Bee Kia Seafood Restaurant A cursory look at Bee Kia’s Instagram geotag hints that nearly every diner here orders their beef hor fun. Filled with the earthy saltiness of fermented black beans, its sticky sauce is densely flavourful and came with a slightly sweet finish.

The beef slices, while generous, lacked chewiness and were so smooth I couldn’t identify the grain of the meat at all. In fact, the beef tasted more like pork, which was slightly off-putting for me.

We smelled the pungent prawn paste of their Prawn Paste Chicken ($8) before we saw it arrive. Unlike most other zi char places that use either mid-wings or drumlets, the chicken parts here seem completely random; we got two wings, some chicken breast, and the top part of a drumstick. There’s just something more satisfying about eating random fried chicken parts, and that’s a real big plus for me.

An even bigger plus was the intense crispiness of the fried chicken. Twice-fried, the chicken was also dusted with breadcrumbs, which helped make the crunch very satisfying. Their Prawn Roll ($8) was highly recommended so we ordered it.

Each half-cooked prawn roll was chopped up, dusted with flour, and quickly fried again so it came to the table piping hot. Ambience at Bee Kia Seafood Restaurant As a typical neighbourhood kopitiam, the ambience here isn’t much to shout about.

The grey tables that dot the area look new, but you’ll still have to wave at stall owners you ordered food from to wipe your table. The fans here don’t help much with Singapore’s sweltering heat, but at least there’s a canopy that protects you from the sun.

The verdict The prawn paste chicken here is truly a masterpiece. Crisp and bursting with prawn paste taste, it’s an unexpected gem located at Novena.

At times, the hor fun comes packed with savour and wok hei, and at others, it’s just insipid. The consistency entirely depends on who helms the wok on the day, so keep that in mind.

Address: 1 Thomson Road, #01-326, Singapore 320002 Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12pm to 11pm Bee Kia Seafood Restaurant is not a halal eatery.