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Mellben Seafood
Singapore, Asia
Recommended by Lonely Planet and 39 other food critics.
4.2
1.8k
Famous for
Seafood Soup, Singapore
Crab bee hoon soup
Recommended by Lonely Planet and 29 other food critics.
"When it comes to chart-topping crab, no shortage of locals will direct you to Mellben. Signature dish is claypot crab bee hoon (rice vermicelli noodles). The crabs here yield gorgeous chunks of sweet, fresh meat; order a male unless you like roe."
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"For their Crab Bee Hoon served in claypot, I am prepared to overlook all the trouble. The soup is richly flavoursome with a multi-layered creamy taste, and that is also when you can savour the sweetness of the crab meat."
"When it comes to chart-topping crab, no shortage of locals will direct you to Mellben. Signature dishes are claypot crab bee hoon (rice vermicelli noodles) and the ever-famous chilli crab."
on Chilli crab
"When it comes to chart-topping crab, no shortage of locals will direct you to Mellben. Signature dish is claypot crab bee hoon (rice vermicelli noodles). The crabs here yield gorgeous chunks of sweet, fresh meat; order a male unless you like roe."
"Cooked at high heat in a claypot to produce the most awe-inducing flavour, crab bee hoon has a special place in my heart. Mellben Seafood has built quite a reputation for itself, the sweet milky broth is legendary and has this restaurant packed to capacity every single day!"
"The claypot crab beehoon is unbeatable. I always dream about the spiced, milky broth; a wealth of umami on the palate with what must be crab roe boiled into the stock."
"You’d be able to spot Mellben from a mile away, thanks to the snaking queue just outside. That doesn’t seem to be stopping these folks though, who return time after time for signature items like the crab bee hoon and well... crab-anything!"
"Mellben Seafood’s speciality crab dishes. Pro tip: arrive before 5.30pm to beat the queue for Mellben’s umami-packed claypot crab bee hoon."
"Their Claypot Crab Bee Hoon Soup is one hell of a MUST-TRY if you live in Singapore / or you are a tourist visiting Singapore."
"Claypot Crab Bee Hoon! Crab meat is so fresh, and the eggs from the crab sipped into the soup which make the soup extremely tasty! MUST ORDER!!!"
"It took 10-15 minutes before the deal we came for arrived – Crab Bee Hoon, “pure crab essence”! After taking a sip of the soup, we understood why people are prepared to queue and wait for it daily."
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