Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei — Fantastic Laksa Served In A Claypot

Claypots are loved for its ability to keep food bubbling even after it has been taken off the stove. They are the perfect receptacle for dishes that are best savoured hot and are widely adopted in Chinese as well as Peranakan cooking.

At Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei in Alexandra Village, the iconic laksa comes served in a claypot, which almost always guarantees the dish to arrive at your table piping hot and bubbling. In addition to retaining heat, their laksa is given an elevated deliciousness through their painstaking preparation process.

If you’re the sort who adores a good bowl of laksa and the sheer brilliance that is a dish cooked in a good old claypot, then Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei’s claypot laksa should definitely be on your list of local hawker spots to check out.

A good bowl of laksa is largely dependant on its gravy, and theirs is carefully prepared with a mix of ingredients such as chilli padi, blue ginger, turmeric, belacan, shrimp paste and lemongrass, of which are all fried beforehand to draw out the flavours of each individual ingredient.

The gravy is then cooked low and slow for several hours to allow the flavours to meld together and for the broth to thicken so as to develop its fragrance.

A small claypot of Laksa (S$4.50) is more than enough for even the most famished of individuals due to the broth’s intense richness. Spicy, savoury and incredibly fragrant, we now understand why this humble laksa stall sees snaking queues on a daily basis.

The broth is medium-bodied with a strong hit of coconut and spices. The dish comes with a generous portion of noodles, fish cake and cockles—which is never a bad thing where laksa is concerned. We particularly liked the fact that the claypot really did help the dish to stay piping hot for a longer period of time, which made every mouthful such a joy to eat.

When it comes to lip-smackingly good laksa, there is no doubt that Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei takes the cake!

Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei Claypot Laksa
120 Bukit Merah Lane 1
#01-75 Alexandra Village Food Centre
Singapore 150120
Tel: +65 9088 9203
(Closed on Sundays)
Mon to Sat: 9am – 5pm
Nearest Station: Queenstown