南华昌 (阿秋) Nam Hwa Chong (Ah Chew) Fish Head Steamboat

This restaurant located opposite the Textile Centre, Jalan Sultan serves good fish head steamboat. This is the traditional charcoal-boiled fish head steamboat. The wall boasts of their accolades and they have been in business since 1927. Their steamboat is served with fresh sliced Garoupa fish, lots of cabbages, tang-o vegetables, seaweed, dried fish and fried yam. This one is the traditional teochew style fish soup that relies on the freshness of the fish. The soup tastes of charcoal boiled, is sweet even without the Chinese herbs like danggui which are common in some steamboat fish soup. Real natural goodness.

I also patronize Whampoa Keng fish head steamboat which is also very famous locally. (See June 2009 blogpost) Both costs about the same; $35 for Nam Hwa Chong and $30 for Whampoa Keng (but need to add $6 for serving of tang-o vegetable). By comparison, my verdict is the fish slice is big and fresher at Nam Hwa Chong while the soup is tastier at Whampoa Keng! Guess we can't have best of both world! See my delicious dinner below! Do also note that the shop serves delectable Tze-Char dishes (such as oyster omelette, fried pork chop etc) at reasonable prices to supplement your meal too!

Nam Hwa Chong (Ah Chew) Fish-head Steamboat Corner is at 814/816 North Bridge Road, Singapore 198779 Tel: 62979319 (opens daily).