Singapore Jiak at Frasers Towers debuts with Teck Kee Fat Duck, Dunman Wanton Mee

If you work at Tanjong Pagar,  there’s a new affordable lunchtime option in the hood, in the form of Singapore Jiak at Frasers Towers.

The 94-seater eatery is a casual food-court style spot opened by Akashi Group, the group behind London Fat Duck in Singapore, Akashi Japanese Restaurant and Akanoya Robatayaki at Orchard Rendezvous Hotel.

Singapore Jiak features a total of four hawker brands — Teck Kee Fat Duck, Dunman Wanton Mee, Grandma’s and Ah Goh Fish Soup — located across three shop units on Fraser Tower’s second floor. 

Teck Kee Fat Duck is touted as the more casual, sister brand of London Fat Duck. It also uses Irish duck to retain the same melt-in-the-mouth flavours that the brand is known for. 

Its duck dishes are priced more affordably at S$8.50 for a roast duck rice or S$12 for an a la carte roasted duck dish. Teck Kee also sells pork and chicken mains starting from S$5.80. 

Jiak’s other brands — Dunman Wanton Mee, Grandma’s and Ah Goh Fish Soup — may not immediately ring a bell but all three have histories predating Jiak. 

The team behind Dunman Wanton Mee previously tossed up lard-laden wanton noodles at Wanton Seng, a familiar Amoy Street favourite. 

Though it’s been a while since we’ve had Wanton Seng’s wanton noodles, having our first bowl at Jiak felt like a welcome blast from the past. 

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Its mixed pork wanton mee (S$7.80) had a generous heap of pork lard, a good amount of springiness and was topped with the exact crispy roasted pork the brand was well-known for. 

Established in 2008, Grandma’s is an old local food name that is relaunching its physical presence through Jiak. 

Its signature grandma’s curry chicken nasi lemak (S$9.80) is plenty lemak and packs a spicy punch. 

Last but not least, Ah Goh Fish Soup is a homage of sorts to a popular staff dish at Akashi restaurant — a fish soup typically made using leftover bones from premium fish served up at the dining spot. 

Some might recall the popular Arcade Fish Soup, which occupied the space where Jiak currently sits. Ah Goh Fish Soup, by contrast, is more flavourful and almost veers on being a tad salty. 

For that reason we’d recommend having its fish soup with rice instead of on its own. You can choose between regular batang fish steamed or fried, (S$5.80) or garoupa (S$8.90).

While we were checking the new place out, we spotted an in-the-works bar tucked away in the corner of Jiak. Stay tuned for the bar’s opening within the month if you’re gunning for both affordable food and drinks.  

Want more ideas on what to eat around the hood? How about checking out our extensive Tanjong Pagar food guide or grabbing some dainty desserts at Delicatesse?  

You can book a ride to Singapore Jiak at Frasers Towers in Tanjong Pagar. 

Do explore the new GrabFood Dine-in service for awesome deals.