Bakmi Abui 09 - Singkawang, Indonesia

On our last day in Singkawang, we woke up early as usual. Our ride would pick us up at the hotel around 9 am. The good thing is a lot of restaurants or breakfast place open early in Singkawang. I had my eye on a noodle place. After all the noodle we had the previous day was not satisfying. Read the review here.

But before we made our way to the noodle restaurant, we detoured a bit to a bakery to get some snacks for our road trip later. The bakery name was Sultan Cake. See some photos and story here.

This noodle restaurant was a bit out of the market and town area. On the way there we saw a very grand temple. Looked new but most likely because of the new coat of paint. It turned out to be temple dedicated to Guan Yin 观音 , the Goddess of Mercy.

Unfortunately, when we got to the noodle restaurant, the restaurant was closed for the day. Well, as a traveller, we had to be flexible. Searching around, we found another noodle shop close by and headed there instead. 

This noodle restaurant just like most of the restaurants we have been to in Singkawang was a small family business. The younger brother tended the pots and prepared the orders. Older sister or sister in law took care of drinks. Older brother took care of cashier or helping with other chores. Everyone was busy when we walked in. I placed our orders on the way in. Most small restaurants don't have menus, so I just sort of said give us your signature noodle dish. Signature noodle dish usually means give me your most special dish. 😁 Or most expensive - the one with the whole kitchen sink !

Their signature noodle dish came with lots of topping like thinly sliced fried prawn roll, soy sauce pork, tiny fish balls and crispy pork fat. The noodle was on the thin side with fragrant lard smell. 😍 We felt that this noodle hit the spot better than the noodle we had previous day. Even though in term of topping, this noodle offered less topping but the noodle here was more chewy and fragrant.

The cost of two bowls of noodle with one lemonade was IDR 49,000 (USD 3.10). 

Bakmi Abui 09

WX4R+M4G, Jl. GM Situt, Pasiran, Kec. Singkawang Bar., 

Kota Singkawang, Kalimantan Barat 79111, 

Indonesia