Perhaps the best-known example of the noodle soup that many consider to be Singapore's national dish. Katong laksa is a variation on laksa lemak, which has a coconut gravy base (as compared with asam laksa, flavored with tamarind); the katong style breaks up the noodles so the dish can be eaten with a spoon alone. My bowl included both beehoon and square-cut, udon-like noodles, plus bean sprouts, shrimp, and strips of fish cake. The sauce was wonderfully rich and coconutty, with a spicy tingle.
328 Famous Katong Laksa
216 East Coast Rd., Singapore
65-9732-8163
