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Any Singaporean foodie can tell you: the more faded the stall signboard, the likelier it is that it serves excellent food. This is true for Cuppage Fried Guo Tiao at Pearl’s Hill 34 coffeeshop, which has one of the fuzziest signboards we have seen for a hawker stall. Although its generic, no-name signage also advertises fishball noodles and laksa, it’s the luscious char kway teow that attracts the most customers here. No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg . 1 3 We are also very charmed by the old-school acrylic sign inexplicably tacked to a nearby wall, which states its actual stall name and star dish at just $3 a plate. 2 3 Hawker is retiring this week But sadly for char kway teow fans, the uncle running the stall is retiring this week on Apr 5. A post by hawker Melvin Chew, who founded Facebook group Hawkers United - Dabao 2020, first broke the news about the stallowner’s retirement. Melvin wrote: “ Personally know uncle for quite some time, wish uncle happy retirement.” He opined in the comment section that the hawker’s decision to retire may have been prompted by the recent death of famed Hock Kee Fried Kway Teow ’s owner, Song Yancheng. “Recent years he cut down working hours too,” said Melvin. 3 3 Sloppy but delicious char kway teow Cuppage Fried Guo Tiao is known for its fried wetter-than-usual kway teow, which is tossed with fish cake slices, , juicy blood cockles and sweet dark soy sauce. Although it is not as well-known as its fellow Chinatown stall Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee , our char kway teow-loving friends have been quietly patronising this stall, which has its own pool of die-hard fans. Jeffrey Low 8days.sg . www.tiktok.com/@8dayseat