Night Noodle Markets, Hyde Park

One of my readers emailed me and asked if I was going to SIFF Night Noodle markets. As it happened, I was going that very night! And I decided to post this straight away so that other readers still have some opportunity to visit them – they end on the 23rd October.

The markets start at 5pm and I had been warned by several people that the lines were going to be Long!

The Chief and I met up at 6.30pm and the lines were indeed long.

The Chief wanted Jackie M Malaysian so lined up while I did a quick round of the stalls.

On my way, I picked up a free SMH from the SMH stall:

The Chief had also given me a Ferrero Rondnoir from the Ferrero stall!

After doing a lap of the stalls, I concluded that the food was the same as previous years, but the lines were three times as long. Seriously – the lines snaked their way around the crowds and into the eating area. I think that the organisers should realise how popular the Night Noodle Markets have become and either move the seating area to other areas of Hyde Park or expand the area, giving more space in between each stall.

Since the Chief was already in line at Jackie M, I decided to also have some Malaysian tonight. The wait took about twenty minutes and we both decided to get The Works.

Given that all of the tables were taken, we decided to eat on the grass near the fountain.

The chicken sticks were very small and thin. The flesh was a bit stringy.

The roti was very buttery, light and warm.

But the real winner was the coconut rice with chicken curry. The chicken was soft and tender, the rice had a yummy coconut flavour. I was impressed to see how the rice held its warmth despite the chill in the wind and my slow pace in eating.

By now it was dusk and we didn’t particularly feel like rejoining the crowds again so decided to go elsewhere for dessert.