It looks like this stall (335 Smith Street #02-84) has been listed in the Michelin guide for a while, but somehow it just never registered on my radar screen until recently.
qood quality Fried Xiao Long Baos which are delicious & affordable, Shang Hai Fried Xiao Long Bao @ Chinatown is a cheap and good food stall
The unusually rippled chee cheong fun was silky but had some heft and mouth feel, with some bite. It appears that the ripples are characteristic of Hong Kong style chee cheong fun. The soy sauce was lightly savoury and fragrant, and the peanut sesame sauce added some peanut butter-like richness to the whole thing. Really nice.
Very traditional braised duck, fairly tender and slightly thick and bitey, with a nice slightly layered sweet-savoury non-herbal braise from an old braising sauce or 老卤. The tau kwa was tasty too. Nice.
In all, it was a thirst quenching dessert on a hot day. However, I would have preferred to go for cheng tng or ice jelly, if both were also available either on the menu or at other stalls.
To be fair, great expectations came greater disappointment. The satay wasn't bad; I would have placed them as above average, albeit not exceptional.
Michelin Recommended Stall
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