Ming Chin Imperial Kitchen is a seafood coffee shop at 81 Marine Parade Central, #01-654, Singapore 440081, in Marine Parade. It holds a Google rating of 3.9 from 104 reviews. Customers mention wanton mee, fish soup, nasi lemak and satay from its stalls, and praise the variety and the prices. One reviewer says the coffee shop is crowded and the nearby hawker centre was closed for renovation.
A good seafood coffee shop is judged on the stock and freshness of its fish, and on how quickly the stalls serve at busy times. Coffee shops with several stalls can be crowded at lunch and dinner, so it helps to order from two or three stalls and share. Fish soup is best eaten hot and soon after it is served. Regulars often go early, find a table first and then order from the stall that is quickest that day.
Marine Parade Central is a busy residential and hawker area, which makes this coffee shop a practical place for a quick seafood meal close to home.