Lee Place Wanton Mee — Lee Superior Noodles dry ($11.90)!
Lee Place Wanton Mee Singapore at Chinatown — Lee Superior Noodles dry version with shrimp dumplings, sliced char siew, slow-braised pork, choy sum, side soup. $11.90.
Lunch at Lee Place Wanton Mee Singapore Chinatown — went for the Lee Superior Noodles, dry version at $11.90. The premium wanton mee chain. 😋
What was on the table ($11.90):
- A large round white bowl of Lee Superior Noodles (dry):
- Thin springy egg noodles at the base.
- Multiple shrimp dumplings (har gao-style) — translucent skin showing the pink shrimp filling, arranged around the bowl.
- Sliced poached chicken (white) in the centre.
- Sliced char siew (BBQ pork) with dark caramelised glaze on the right.
- Choy sum greens with white stems peeking through.
- Chopped scallions scattered on top.
- Dark soya + chilli oil drizzle.
- A side bowl of clear pork broth with scallions (top right) + a small saucer of bright red chilli sauce (top left).
Lee Place Wanton Mee Singapore is the SG premium wanton mee chain — multiple outlets in malls + Chinatown. They’ve levelled-up the standard hawker wanton mee into the $10-15+ bowl tier by adding premium toppings (shrimp dumplings, poached chicken, multiple proteins).
The “Lee Superior Noodles” branding = the chain’s signature premium bowl. “Superior” at SG-Chinese restaurants typically refers to superior stock (上汤 sheung tong) — a richer chicken-and-pork-bone broth boiled for hours. The dry version dresses the noodles in superior stock + soya rather than serving the noodles IN the stock.
The dry version assembly is the highlight — instead of just char siew + wantons, you get the multi-protein loaded plate:
- Shrimp dumplings (har gao) — translucent rice-flour wrapper + whole shrimp filling
- Poached white chicken — Hainanese-style chicken slices
- Char siew (BBQ pork) — the classic
- Choy sum greens — the leafy balance
The shrimp dumplings are the premium upgrade — adds Cantonese dim sum quality to the wanton mee. Most basic wanton mee gives wontons (pork-prawn paste in thin wrapper) only, this version adds proper har gao style dumplings.
Side bowl of clear superior stock = the soup component. Cleaner than standard wanton mee’s pork-bone broth — this one has the layered depth of long-boiled chicken + pork bones.
Chilli sauce on the side = the table condiment — bright red SG-Cantonese chilli, dip the dumplings or mix into the noodles.
At $11.90 = premium wanton mee tier. Standard hawker wanton mee at $5-7 doesn’t have this kind of topping variety.
Total: $11.90.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. Superior noodle bowl had proper protein variety (shrimp dumplings + chicken + char siew), broth was deeper than standard, noodles had spring. Premium wanton mee execution worth the upgrade. 😋👍🏼
