Black Pepper Crab Bee Hoon, stir-fried dry
Whole crab and bee hoon, stir-fried dry in freshly ground black pepper.
Quick answer
DonChef's Black Pepper Crab Bee Hoon is a whole mud crab on bee hoon in a rich, aromatic gravy made with freshly ground black pepper, and the kitchen says it is stir-fried dry, not served in soup. As of October 2026 it costs $39.80 (Regular) up to $128.80 (XL+). There is an extra strong option. It is cooked at Tyrwhitt Road only.
What is Black Pepper Crab Bee Hoon?
Black Pepper Crab Bee Hoon is DonChef’s take on a classic Singapore crab dish. The kitchen’s own description calls it a “bold twist”: a whole mud crab and bee hoon in a rich, aromatic gravy cooked with freshly ground premium black pepper. It is the dry counterpart to the herbal Crab Bee Hoon Soup. Where the soup is about a milky broth you sip, this one is about a peppery gravy that clings to the noodles.
The kitchen says it stir-fries this version dry, and its product page contrasts it with other black pepper crabs on that point. We cannot judge other restaurants’ recipes, so we say only what the kitchen states about its own.
Sizes and prices
The black pepper version uses the same five-step price ladder as the soup.
- Regular$39.80350g to 400g
- Medium$58.80500g to 550g
- Large$73.80600g to 650g
- XL$88.80700g to 800g
- XL+$128.80Weight not published
Prices in Singapore dollars as of October 2026. Weights are the bands the kitchen prints on its menu; it has not said whether they are live or cooked crab weight.
Prices as of October 2026. Dine-in prices are subject to service charge and prevailing tax. The kitchen prints crab weight bands but has not said whether they are live or cooked weight.
Options
The ordering system offers an extra spicy option on this dish, and the kitchen’s wording mentions an extra strong choice. Because black pepper heat is a matter of taste, ask for the stronger version only if you like a pepper that lingers. You can also pair the crab with the plain herbal broth: the ordering site lists a Bee Hoon and Soup add-on at $8.80, which pairs a bowl of the signature broth with plain bee hoon.
How to eat it
A dry crab bee hoon is a hands-on dish. Crack the claws first, pull the meat out with the shell cracker or your fingers, then toss the bee hoon in the pan juices and gravy left on the plate. The photograph on this page shows a metal cracker beside the plate. If you want a cracker of your own, the kitchen sells a limited edition metal crab cracker for $5.80; read how to eat crab bee hoon for the full order of attack.
Soup or dry?
If you cannot decide, soup or dry crab bee hoon explains the difference in plain terms. In short: the soup is the kitchen’s signature and is lighter on the palate, while the black pepper dish is saucier and stronger. Both are whole mud crab, and both share the same sizes.
Order it
Pre-order online at least a day ahead for whole-crab dishes; same-day availability at the counter depends on the day’s crab. The dish contains shellfish. The kitchen is not Halal-certified and serves no pork and no lard; the halal wording is on the halal page.
Questions people ask
Is the black pepper crab a soup or dry?
Dry. The kitchen's product page says that, unlike other black pepper crabs, this one is stir-fried dry. If you want a soup, order the Crab Bee Hoon Soup.
How spicy is it?
The ordering system lists an extra spicy option for this dish, and the catalogue wording mentions an extra strong option. The kitchen has not published a heat rating, so ask the hotline if you are unsure.
Is the Black Pepper Crab Bee Hoon sold at AMK Hub?
No. The AMK Hub kiosk carries only the Crab Bee Hoon Soup and the Crab Laksa Bee Hoon. Black Pepper Crab Bee Hoon is cooked at 39 Tyrwhitt Road.
Sources
- Kitchen product page, Black Pepper Crab Bee Hoon (Regular)
- Kitchen menu PDF, 28 Feb 2026