The Singapore Bak Kut Teh Wars - Ng Ah Soh Vs. Founders

Bak Kut Teh (or pork rib tea to my English friends)  has always held a special place in my heart. It reminds me of old Singapore, my childhood in hot sweaty coffee shops slurping up the peppery soup and eating the chunky pork ribs. Since my return to Singapore, I have explored various bak kut teh restaurants in Singapore. In this review, we actually went to both restaurants in the same night, to avoid any recall bias!

We went to the original Ng Ah Soh at Rangoon Road first and then to Founders after. We had a nice variety of dishes in both restaurants as you can see in the pic. The Soup in Ng Ah Soh was peppery and a little more herby than Founders but was missing the meatiness of a prolong simmer with pork. The pork was a little softer than Founders. I'm not exactly sure why, perhaps its the breed or type of ribs used. Overall, we felt that the soup was better in Founders. The fried You Tiao was quite disappointing in both restaurants, being quite stale and flavourless.

Service was much better in Founders than in Ng Ah Soh. The soup was topped up frequently and staff was just more polite and friendly in Founders.

Ng Ah Soh Bak Kut Teh

Founders Bah Kut Teh

The Winner? Founders!

The verdict was unanimously Founders between the 4 of us. It was a nice combination of pepper, herbs and flavour that made it an excellent soup. My only complaint was the pork was a little tougher compared to Ng Ah Soh. Overall, you will have a fantastic culinary experience in either restaurant, but Founders was just a little better!

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