Putting high-end hawker fare together with cocktails in a shophouse seems to be a new thing, eh? There's a bar called Revamp on Tanjong Pagar Road serving noodles from China Whampoa Home Made Noodles, and now there is this simply-named Prawn Noodle Bar not far from it (9 Duxton Hill, 8028-0802).
It's not cheap. That bowl above was S$21 (US$15), which got you some upscale ingredients, including some fatty and tender chashu as well as some big prawns with firm tail meat (and they even thoughtfully shelled the tail section for you!). The headfat wasn't anything exciting though, and the noodles were rather sweet. At least the broth was nice and savory.
Yes, I ate it all, but if I'm going to pay these kinds of prices again (the bill really racked up if you ordered more things like ngoh hiang and a cocktail), then I'd rather go to the Naked Finn. Or more likely, I'll just go to a hawker center and drink up at home. This was just too expensive for me.
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