THE MUST TRY LIST South Bridge Rd Legendary Bak Kut Teh: The future is bright for BKT! In recent years there has been a spate of new Bak Kut Teh restaurants opening up. We can probably attribute this trend to the success
THE MUST TRY LIST Teochew Porridge Ye Shang Hai Teochew Porridge: Taxi Driver’s Haunt This Teochew Ah Hia is your typical “hao lian bah“. The saying goes that Teochews are “hao lian” (like to brag), Hokkiens are “dua bian”
THE MUST TRY LIST Oyster Omelette Hougang Oyster Omelette and Fried Kway Teow: Big Oysters yeah! This is one of the few stalls I know who still insists on using pork lard to fry the oyster omelette. Their typical plate of
Hawker Western Food THE MUST TRY LIST Ye Lai Xiang Tasty Barbeque: Classic Hainanese Western Food! You can find all sorts of authentic Italian, French and American cuisine in Singapore nowadays but back in the 70’s when I was growing up,
Cuttlefish Kangkong Changi Village HC Ho Guan Satay Bee Hoon: Pioneer Generation Hawkers! Satay Beehoon and cuttlefish kangkong belong to that category of hawker food which may be best described as “niche”. Some hawker dishes like chicken rice,
THE MUST TRY LIST Tiong Bahru Mkt Teck Seng Soya Bean Milk: Handmade Heritage Beancurd If you visit Tiong Bahru food centre in the mornings, you will notice a few stalls with long snaking queues. One of them would be
Michelin Guide Singapore Tiong Bahru Mkt Hong Heng Fried Sotong Mee: Michelin Guide Hawkers! The Michelin Guide has put Singapore’s hawker food on the world gastronomy map with the announcement of 2 One Michelin Star Hawkers this week, viz
Circuit Road FC Macpherson Soon Lee Loh Mee: Old School Flavour! It’s sometimes very difficult to put your finger on why you like a certain dish. Some dishes just taste better. Others might evoke a sense
Zi Char - Fish Head Bee Hoon THE MUST TRY LIST An Ji Crispy Beef Noodles and Fish Head Bee Hoon! I am sure that readers who grew up during the time when sang meen was really popular would have a pavlovian response to the photo
Circuit Road FC Char Kway Teow Dancing Char Kway Teow man of Circuit Road Food Centre It is good to find a Char Kway Teow man who seems to have fun fun at work. Mr Chee Wei Liang, 60 tells me
Hainanese Pork Satay Berseh Food Centre Char Grill: BBQ Chicken Wings and Satay – Low and Slow Grillin’ May 2025 Update: Due to inflation, their prices have increased slightly. Chicken Wings are now $1.50 each and Satay is $0.80 per stick. May 2023
Berseh Food Centre THE MUST TRY LIST Lim’s Fried Oyster: Sticky Gooey Goodness Our pioneer hawkers are simply amazing! These are the Singaporeans who have laboured tirelessly to feed a generation of nation builders and they embody a
