Crab been hoon is a Singapore rice vermicelli dish with whole mud crab served in a claypot and spiced milky broth. Bee Hoon or rice noodle has the ability to soak up the stock from any dish and that’s the reason this dish is so popular among the locals. There’s also a dry version, where thinner rice noodles are tossed in a hot wok before stewing in a broth until every strand is permeated with similar sweetness.
- Mellben Seafood (Ang Mo Kio) - 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 #01-1222
- Red House Seafood - 68 Prinsep Street
- De Classic Golden Spoon - 62 Seng Poh Lane
- Sin Huat Seafood Restaurant - 659/661 Geylang Road.
- Uncle Leong Seafood - 15 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh #01-01
- Long Ji Da Pai Dang - 7 Eng Hoon Street #01-72
- Ming Kee Live Seafood - 556 MacPherson Road
- Mellben Seafood - 211 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 #01-11/15
- Palm Beach Seafood - 1 Fullerton Road #01-09 One Fullerton
- Ming Kitchen King of Crabs - 40 Holland Drive #01-39
- Home of Seafood - 1 Joo Chiat Place
Cultural impact
CNN travel listed ’’Crab been hoon at Sin Huat Eating House as one of " top 5 food picks from Singapore's most notorious red light district". Crab bee hoon shot to fame when Anthony Bourdain raged about the dish after trying it at at Sin Huat Eating House during a segment of No Reservations. Anthony Bourdain named it as one of "13 Places to Eat Before You Die," at number 5. He also describing its crab bee hoon as “giant Sri Lankan beasts cooked with a spicy mystery sauce and noodles—pure messy indulgence.” (wikipedia)