Underwhelming Bak Kut Teh — expected more

I was looking forward to Bak Kut Teh here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The richly coconut-sweet character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with lemongrass or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

Singapore's hawker culture was inscribed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2020. The a kopitiam coffee shop setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. fresh coconut water was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.