Bukit Merah · Flagship
+65 6272 1038
124 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-136
Singapore 150124
- Lunch 11:00 – 14:00 (LO 13:50)
- Dinner 17:00 – 22:00 (LO 21:50)
A Hainanese family kitchen, in its third generation.
Keng Eng Kee was started in the 1970s on Old Havelock Road by a Hainanese immigrant family who first sold Hainanese chicken rice before pivoting into zi char. After the Havelock Road Hawker Centre was demolished, the family relocated to Block 124 Bukit Merah Lane 1 — still the flagship today, beside Alexandra Village Food Centre.
The kitchen was shaped by founder Mr Liew, a Malaysian who learnt his craft from his Hainanese father-in-law; the menu still leans on Cantonese stir-fries with Hainanese underpinnings. Today KEK is run by the third-generation siblings — Wayne Liew (Executive Chef), Paul Liew (Head of Business Operations) and Geraldine Liew (Head of Service Operations) — who grew one hawker stall into three outlets, with recipes — including the Claypot Pig Liver — still traceable to their grandmother.