Lim Siew Keow at Tekka Centre

Veteran dried foods stall at Tekka Centre with over 60 years of experience in traditional provisions.

Lim Siew Keow is a dried foods and provisions stall at Tekka Centre in Little India, a market institution that has served the community for over six decades. Despite not having a prominent nameboard, the stall has built a reputation through word of mouth and the enduring loyalty of its customers. It offers a range of dried goods essential to Chinese and Asian cooking, including dried seafood, preserved vegetables, spices and other traditional ingredients that home cooks rely on. Tekka Centre's ground-floor wet market is one of Singapore's most vibrant, and Lim Siew Keow is a fixture within it, contributing to the market's character as a place where old-school trades persist alongside the city's modernisation. For those seeking specific dried ingredients that supermarkets may not carry, this stall remains a reliable and knowledgeable resource.