S$9.90+ lunch set meals & S$1 lok lok at restaurant hidden behind vending machines in Jalan Besar
Hidden surprise.

Located behind a beer "vending machine" along Jalan Besar is Waiting Bar, a restaurant selling your typical zi char fare and lok lok.
Photo by Livia Soh.
Photo by Livia Soh.
It also offers S$9.90+ set lunches, from 12pm to 3pm.
Here's the full menu:
Image via Waiting Bar's Instagram.
Image via Waiting Bar's Instagram.
And here's what we tried:
Set A - JB Style Kway Teow Kia (S$9.90+)
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Set A consists of:
- JB-style kway teow kia
- A choice of braised item (braised intestines, braised boneless pork hock or braised belly)
- Homemade herbal tea
Set B - Mini Bowl Rice (S$9.90+)
Photo by Livia Soh.
Set B consists of:
- Mini bowl of braised rice
- Small bowl of taro rice
- Side dish of choice (fermented beancurd deep-fried pork or shrimp paste chicken)
- Vegetables
- Soup of the day
Malaysian Style Curry Fish Head (S$29.80+)
Photo by Livia Soh.
Photo by Livia Soh.
Celery Pesto Fish Tail (S$36.80+)
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Black Pepper Lala (S$15.80+)
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Shrimp Paste Chicken (S$12.80+)
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Stir-Fried Heavenly Kings with Sambal (S$12.80+)
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KL Tai Lok Mee (S$8.90+)
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Salted Fish Fried Rice (S$8.90+)
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Fermented Beancurd Deep-Fried Pork (S$16.80+)
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Lok Lok (S$1 per stick)
Photo by Livia Soh.
Photo by Livia Soh.
Prices exclude service charge.
Waiting Bar
151 Kitchener Road, S208526
Opening hours: 12pm to 12am, daily
Top images via Livia Soh.
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