Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Chinatown FC Jin Ji Teochew Braised Duck: Next Gen Braised Bento! Here is a glimpse of the future of our hawker food! A braised bento set. Being an entreport, Singapore has always been a crucible for
Toa Payoh Lor 8 Mkt & FC THE REALLY MUST TRY LIST Seletar Shen Mian: Just follow the Queue! This ban mian stall in Singapore has somehow avoided my radar for many years! I don’t remember anyone recommending them whenever I ask for Ban
Toa Payoh Lor 8 Mkt & FC Toa Payoh Hao Ji Bao: Handmade fresh, Sold out in mins! I have been on the lookout for the old grandma style pau ever since I ate the pau at Wee Hoi in JB with Johor
THE REALLY MUST TRY LIST Prawn Mee Geylang Laksa: Old School Laksa since the 40’s! Finding a stall like Geylang Laksa is like landing a 600kg Bluefin tuna. In order to grow to that size, the tuna had to be
Zi Char - Fish Head Bee Hoon Fish Head Curry Hau Chu Seafood (Chop Lian Hin): Old School Zi Char in Teban Gardens! There is nothing more old school than a coffeeshop with a black signboard with carved chinese characters painted in gold. It’s so old school that
Soy Sauce Chicken Chicken Rice Lee Fun Nam Kee Soya Sauce Chicken: A tale of three Nam Kee’s What makes Lee Fun Nam Kee different is that they specialize in Soya Sauce Chicken rather than white chicken, but not just any Soya Sauce
Cakes/Pastries Ang Mo Kio Pine Garden’s Cakes: HDB Sponge for the Next Generation! Don’t go to Pine Garden’s expecting the type of cakes that cost $6-$10 which you find at upmarket French sounding bakeries. What you will find
THE MUST TRY LIST Kaya Toast Tong Ah Eating House: No more iconic but Kopi and Toast still shiok! Tong Ah was quite arguably the most iconic Kopitiam in Singapore. Since 1939, their coffeshop which was located at the junction of Teck Lim and
Beef Brisket Noodles Fried Chicken 12 Stones Noodle House: 黎三元 Loy Sum Jung’s famous invention: Har Cheong Gai There is no doubt that Har Cheong Gai is one of the most popular Cze Char dishes in Singapore. If we were to compile a
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs THE MUST TRY LIST 545 Whampoa Prawn Noodles: Traditional 3rd Gen Prawn Noodles! It is said that our little island is progressing so fast that a lot of people are having difficulty finding things to link them back
THE MUST TRY LIST Fish Head Curry Ocean Fish Head Curry: One Part Money, One Part Goods (一分钱,一分货) What is the price of a BMW? The answer is obvious right? You can’t really tell until you know the make, model and the year
THE MUST TRY LIST Otah Lee Wee & Bros Otah: Keeping to tradition! Our hawker food is constantly evolving. In our current environment, some dishes are doing well while others are languishing. In 2010, I published “The End