I never thought that there was a market cum hawker centre at Cambridge Road. So that was why I nearly missed it when I made my virgin foray into Cambridge Road. Many newspaper cuttings and accolades are pasted at the stall front. told the auntie I wanted a $5 bowl of dry prawn mee and took my seat. When it came, I was greeted by prawn mee littered with fine pieces of pork lard. Mind you, the pork lard are diced nicely and fried crispily (heh)! Too bad I din have a camera then, but I tell u (pork lard lovers), this bowl of noodles alone without the prawns is already godsend! The bowl of soup with prawns glistened in red chilli oil under the lights. The first taste of the soup I found it to have a little bit of spiciness. However the flavor of the soup was strong and sweet. Prawns are slightly smaller than average in my $5 order. Compared to Hoe Nam, I think the quality of prawns here loses out. Soup wise, I tend to lean towards Hoe Nam also (Hoe Nam's has a much stronger flavor and taste). As for the noodles, I definitely will fly back here!

Wah Kee serves some outstanding prawn noodles! The stock is amazing, it kind of reminds me of lobster stock - obviously prepared with skill, effort and ingredients. It even makes the typical thick yellow noodle used in prawn noodles palatable to me, which is a big achievement.

He starts early in the morning and is usually ready to sell by about 7.30am, which is the right time for me on the way in to the city. After eating here, I usually get caught by the 8am ERP at Bencoolen Street, Victoria Street or North Bridge Road, but it's worth paying that to stop by here once in a while.

The big prawns start from $5. For $3 you can have the small prawns.

I don't normally eat prawn noodles anywhere, because I don't like the flavour of the soup used in typical prawn noodles, nor the thick yellow noodles. For Wah Kee I make an exception - it's the one and only prawn noodle for me!