New Shop Spinach Soup Review: Lobster Spinach Soup At Balestier Food Centre At $13.80

Besides its catchy and quirky name, this hawker stall at Balestier emphasises healthy eating as evident by the absence of oil in their cookery. With business doing well at this unit, he decided to use his younger brother’s spinach soup method to set up a new healthy concept, resulting in New Shop Spinach Soup. 11 Best Food Places At Balestier That Are Not Bak Kut Teh Food at New Shop Spinach Soup Instead of serving the usual spinach soup, this family-run stall jazzes it up with some seafood.

One of which is Spinach Lobster & Mixed Egg Soup that goes at $13.80 for one lobster or $18.80 for two lobsters . As paying less than $20 for lobsters is unheard of, I obviously went for the second option. Since the dish didn’t come with carbs, I topped up $0.80 for a serving of thin bee hoon .

Picking up my order from the counter, I was careful during my return back to my table as the lobsters precariously bobbled in the piping hot spinach soup. The plump meat was fresh-tasting and its natural sweetness deepened the soup with umami.

I was surprised at this restaurant-like quality, and later found out that the owner inbound shipments fresh lobsters from Australia. Made using a family recipe, the spinach soup comprises a broth of pork bones and soya beans.

I ordered their Spinach Prawn Soup ($4) with an additional order of thin bee hoon ($0.80) to taste their signature soup in its full glory. Unlike the lobster soup that was more eye-catching, this dish retreated a little short with three prawns floating in a sea of spinach.

Despite the limited quantity of prawns, their crunchy bite and slight sweetness made up for it. I do wish they were a little more generous with the seafood, but the portion of noodles and vegetables were quite a bargain.

The addition of eggs, century eggs, and red dates gave more dimension to the soup’s savour profile with some sweetness and creaminess. Ambience at New Shop Spinach Soup Opening its doors only a few months ago, New Shop Spinach Soup is the latest addition to Balestier Food Centre. This hawker centre has obviously been upgraded since those times, with much-needed ceiling fans to keep the food centre cool.

The verdict Though Balestier Food Centre is open 24/7, New Shop Spinach Soup only operates from 11am to 10pm daily. It’s quite a pity that it’s not located near an MRT Station, as this healthy hawker stall could be my daily go-to. With such fresh and nourishing dishes, New Shop Spinach Soup proves that eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring.

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