Lao K Fish Soup

I visited the stall on Friday for an early lunch. There were only two people in front of me. Intrigued by its Popular Tom Yum fish in the reviews, I opted for a medium bowl with Yee Mee and added fried egg floss topping (otherwise only available for fried fish items), bringing the total to $8. While the portion was satisfying for a regular eater, those with larger appetites might consider the biggest bowl. The soup itself was thick and flavourful. However, I found the sweetness a bit overpowering for my personal preference. Perhaps a bit more tanginess would be better. If you're a fan of bold tom yum flavour, this is definitely worth a try. My personal preference is clear soup, and for tom yum, my top choice is Hot Spot Cafe. Nonetheless, this is still worth a try if you are craving Tom Yum fish soup in the area. Oh, their chilli sauce packs a spicy punch and I think it will go well with the fried fish.

Hong Lim Hawker Centre, besides a famous myraid of famous eats and Michelin offerings, deserving or not is another story. Fish soup offerings alone there's three separate stalls. And we are not including the Sotong ball, the Spinach soup stalls' variants. Still as a Lunch only location, come any one weekday, the longest queue for fish soup will be lao K. On a rainy wet Wednesday late lunch at 2pm, only Lao K still has a 5 person deep queue for this comfort food. Usually I only go for pure fresh fish slices soup, but as I notice the general orders here ahead of me, customers prefer the fried fish and Tom yam versions with egg floss toppings. Alright double fish soup. Fried and Fresh, no additions. For a start, on their fairly clean counter, you get to choose or have 2 kinds of chilli's besides shallot and coriander toppings. That's a great start. On Tuck in, the soup is not the purest fish tasting, but it's a nice mix of great tasting fish bone soup, sole fish and shallot flavours. No extra additives as I do not feel thirsty at all long afterwards. Fish slices wise, I have a nice mix of 4 slices of batang and 5 small batter fried batang nuggets. My only gripe is for one, the fried nuggets could have been bigger, or the slices of fresh fish thicker. That you cannot beat Han Kee of Amoy, both fish and soup offerings. Anyhow this is a very good rendition and a respectable 4 stars for the price. Value for the soup and the enormous amount of greens given. But personally I am not a fan of the egg floss. Good soup nonetheless.

I have been eating from this stall at Hong Lim Hawker Centre for years. This is one of my favourite fish soup hawker stall in Singapore. Simply comforting, the feel the love that the two aunties put into cooking this delicious fish broth and the prices are still reasonable comparing to other fish soups still all over the island. Two thumbs up!

update as of 14 oct 2025: i’ve frequented this stall a few times now and its the second time they got my order wrong :( i asked for thin beehoon but was given thick beehoon. also i always get the big portion @ 8.50$ but find it to be smaller especially if i just get sliced fish instead of mixed fish. still love their food tho i just wish the portion justifies the price🥺 i come here when i want comfort food. got the mixed fish soup at 7.50$ with milk and egg. heavenly combo. i do prefer their sliced fish more though. also great chili to go with. you can add as much spring onion and fried onion as you want. +1 for that.

Tom yam soup is great not too spicy and not too sourish. But portion is not alot.. egg floss if you request to add more will be even better. Not bad during dining in around dinner time especially cold weather!