Ji Ji Noodle House

Kitty and I want to share our experience at Ji Ji Wanton Noodle Specialist at Hong Lim Market and Food Centre. This place is legendary, serving delicious wanton noodles for over 50 years. They've earned a loyal following and Michelin awards, so we had to check it out. We recently visited, wanting to see if Ji Ji lived up to the hype. We were at Hong Lim Market, which we always visit. Kitty ordered the wanton mee. While I saved the seats, she went to order, and I noticed there are multiple prices with different sizes, $4.50, $5.50,, $6.50 and even $8.50. Kitty selected the $6.50 portion. However they only receive cash which is rather inconvenient. From the first bite, it was clear why Ji Ji is a local favorite. The ingredients were incredibly generous. There was a mountain of perfectly cooked char siu that was savory. The wantons were the real star. Each one was fabulously juicy, bursting with flavor, and packed with meat. To make it even better, there's also fried wanton, pork lard, and pork lard oil. All the ingredients blend beautifully, especially the noodles with all the necessary sauces. The noodles were cooked perfectly, creating a balance of flavors and textures that was delightful. We finished the whole bowl, and Kitty kept saying how nice the wanton mee is. Despite their Michelin recognition, the store owners are incredibly friendly and humble. The atmosphere at Hong Lim Market is always bustling, adding to the authentic hawker experience. We highly recommend Ji Ji Wanton Noodle Specialist to anyone seeking an exceptional bowl of wanton mee. It is a culinary gem that merits all accolades. We have awarded a 4 star rating, primarily due to the absence of cashless payment options such as PayNow.

As a Sarawakian who enjoys kolok mee almost every day, I feel this noodle is quite decent, though perhaps a little overrated for my personal taste. It reminds me more of a good wanton noodle. The dumplings and wantons are generously sized and nicely seasoned I could really taste the pepper, which was a pleasant touch. Overall, it’s an enjoyable bowl of noodles, though I still personally prefer Sarawak kolok mee. Thank you for the experience!

Paid a visit to this stall on a weekend afternoon. Was still quite early before noon and when I arrived, the queue was already quite long. I thought this length would probably no need to queue more than 30 minutes but ended up queuing for almost an hour for it. I would recommend those who do not have the patience to avoid this. Got to realize there was only this auntie doing a one man show here hence the speed would be much slower. The wait was a bit horrible because I felt the area was quite warm without much ventilation, and being too long in the queue made me question my decision of what I wanted to order. Finally was my turn to order. I realized there wasn't any dumpling noodles so I ordered the usual signature char siew wanton and added a bowl of dumpling soup. I ordered the $5.50 noodles and the portion was alright for me. The noodles was decent I won't say its fantastic but the thing I liked was the soup which tasted better than I expected. I wanted the dumplings because I wanted the prawns. The dumplings were pretty good and the prawns were quite fresh. The fried dumplings were also pretty well done. The char siew was better than those typical red ones because I found those too dry and this wasn't. Overall didn't really find anything to fault. Just felt that it was probably slightly better than a typical bowl of wanton noodles but not fantastic enough. Perhaps taste is very subjective to individual and still if you are willing to queue, it would be nice to come try and judge for yourself. I probably give it a 3.5 than a 3.

fresh dumplings, healthy soup. CASH ONLY. must order the bigger portion because the small one really not filling enough, anyways it is still affordable. for context mine is $5.50 and $6.50 respectively. i do not think this is the best wonton mee in SG. the flavour is not mind-blowing but the dumplings is nicely seasoned. noodles okok, not very qq. since its conveniently located in hong lim, it is worth to try. long queue even at 130pm so be prepared to wait~

** Worth the Queue! ** Ji Ji Wanton Noodles Specialist is amazing. A true Malaysian-style wanton hawker gem. The line is long but absolutely worth it. Great prices, fulfilling wanton soup, and delicious noodles. Came with friends and we all loved it.