Singapore
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Food & Drink
328 Katong Laksa
East Coast institution serving Katong-style laksa in a rich, coconut-and-dried-shrimp gravy, with noodles cut short so you eat it with a spoon alone.
A Noodle Story
Amoy Street Food Centre stall serving 'Singapore-style ramen' — springy noodles topped with a flavoured egg, prawn, and crisp wonton, blending hawker and modern ideas.
Bismillah Biryani Restaurant
Kampong Glam restaurant serving Dum-style biryani with fragrant basmati and tender mutton or chicken, in the Indian-Muslim tradition of the area.
Boon Tong Kee @ River Valley
Well-known chicken rice name, recently promoted to Bib Gourmand, serving silky poached chicken and seasoned rice across a small group of shops.
Hong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee 鸿興炒蘇東蝦麵
Tiong Bahru stall ladling out hokkien prawn mee in a deep, prawn-shell-rich stock, finished with a squeeze of lime and chilli. A long-running favourite.
J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff
Amoy Street stall whose curry puffs come with shatteringly crisp pastry and generous fillings — the sardine and chicken-curry versions are the draws.
Ji Ji Wanton Noodle Specialist
Hong Lim stalwart famous for wanton mee and braised noodles, recently upgraded to Bib Gourmand. Reliable, old-school hawker cooking.
New Ubin Seafood CHIJMES
Hearty 'zi char' restaurant famed for its US Angus beef with rice cooked in beef fat, plus chilli crab and other crowd-pleasing dishes.
Newton Authentic Song Kee Teochew Fish Porridge
Stall serving clean, comforting Teochew-style fish porridge and soup with fresh sliced fish — a 2025 Bib Gourmand addition.
Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee (#02-17)
Hong Lim stall frying char kway teow with the prized smoky 'wok hei', cockles, and lard. A decades-old name with a faithful following.
Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak
Adam Road stall known for fragrant coconut rice, sambal, and crisp fried chicken — a nasi lemak so popular it has reportedly fed visiting royalty.
The Coconut Club Beach Road
Restaurant devoted to elevating nasi lemak, using high-grade coconut for the rice and crisp fried chicken, treating a hawker staple with serious care.
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
Maxwell Food Centre stall whose tender poached chicken and fragrant, fat-cooked rice draw long lunchtime queues. The benchmark many Singaporeans measure chicken rice against.
To-Ricos Kway Chap Old Airport Road - (Blanco Court Food Centre 3rd Storey)
Old Airport Road stall known for kway chap — flat rice sheets in a herbal broth with braised pork, offal, and egg. A 2025 Bib Gourmand addition.
Zai Shun Curry Fish Head
Jurong eatery beloved for steamed fish and curry fish head at remarkable value — a no-frills spot that regularly sells out of its best cuts.