Eastern Wok is a halal Chinese noodle takeaway on the second floor of a block on Yishun Ave 9, with a clean dining room of about 30 seats and a 4.7 rating from 105 Google reviews. Reviewers describe it as Muslim-owned and single out the Lanzhou beef noodles, along with the ban mian and wantons.
Halal Chinese noodle shops are a rarity in Singapore, since lard and pork stock underpin so many of the classics, which is why Muslim-owned ones tend to earn devoted followings. The test of a good one is in the pull and the pot: noodles should be fresh and springy with a clean wheat flavour, and the beef broth simmered long enough to be aromatic without heaviness. Eat the noodles as soon as they land, before the soup softens them, and order the dish the shop is known for rather than westernised flourishes.
For springy, halal Lanzhou-style noodles without the queues, Eastern Wok is an upstairs find worth knowing in Yishun.