Singapore Part 2: Mao Shan Wang and Maxwell Hawker Centre

Previously:
Singapore Part 1: InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay

Fancy durian dessert was a hit in Singapore back then couple years ago.  We were kinda pretty late in trying these dessert menus.  It was 2018 when we were there.  This Mao Shan Wang cafe was pretty much the early bird shop that serves durian-theme desserts in Singapore.  Durians from this cafe are claimed to be fresh and daily delivered straight from Penang, Malaysia.

There are some fresh durian fruits, mochi and other non-durian menus available in the house as well

Durian charcoal pizza SGD 23.80

For durian lovers, the menu need to try is durian charcoal pizza.  It is a charcoal based pizza scattered with fresh durian and topped with heaps of melted cheese.  I was very excited when they served this hot durian pizza on our table.  The first bite was little weird but delightful.  I totally enjoyed.  And I had my second piece right after.  However, after that second piece, I felt "OOH", a little bit too much.  Make sure you share this one tray of large size pizza with few friends or family.  In this case, "less is surely more".

Ice cream delight SGD 15.80

We also tried their signature ice cream delight, durian ice cream with lots subtle durian flavour than our pizza earlier.  It is much refreshing than the pizza and my son loves the smoky effects when the waitress brought this ice cream to our table.

Mao Shan Wang is conveniently located in Chinatown, so right after we enjoyed our sweets, we had some walks around there, emptying our tummy before some Singaporian dishes dinner.  Singapore is multicultural, the three main ethnics are Chinese, Malay and Indians.  And they all live in harmony.  You can find Hindu temple in the Chicnatown area.  While we were in Chinatown, we visited the two famous Hindu and Chinese temples.

Sri Mariamman Temple

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Right opposite this Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, there is this food court called Maxwell Hawker Centre that we can visit again and again. This food court centre is popular for both tourists and Singaporians. This is because the food here are affordable, tasty and most of the stalls open for long hours from early breakfast until supper.

Most tourists come here to try that chicken rice from Tian Tian shop.  We had tried this shop from our previous trip (Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice), so now we wanted to try some other chicken rice shop.  Randomly we picked this stall but we couldn't remember the name.  Accompanied with stir fry choy sum.  It was actually not taste far different from that Tian Tian shop.  I was equally good.  They also gave a big portion too.

The next dish we got was another randomly picked, char kwe tiay from the shop on the same alley with chicken rice.  The old guy prepared this dish expertly.  The dish got nice charred and dark brown color, very saucy.  Delicious dish.  But tt would be even better if it was slightly more salty.

Mao Shan Wang
49 Temple Stree, Singapore
Ph: +65 6221 2338
The store is closed on Sunday

Maxwell Food Centre
1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore
(In the corner of Maxwell Road and South Bridge Road)

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Singapore:
Singapore Part 3: Universal Studios Singapore