What to eat in Singapore 🇸🇬

As a born & bred Singaporean foodie and a cook trained by my peranakan aunties, I can say I know what and where to eat back home. PS, I am a biased east-ty.

Most local dishes will cost around 3.5 - 7 SGD (if you’re lucky you can still find it for 2.5 🙈)/ Food will be more expensive in the tourist areas and not always the best. The best meals can usually be found in hdb neighbourhoods at hawker shops (small individual shops that only serve 1-3 dishes).

I don't usually recommend eating in restaurants if you have limited time or funds as they are more expensive and usually not authentic.

Here's a list of everything I try to eat when I go home (Take notes that most of these dishes can be found almost anywhere, but these are my recommended spots. Once you get to the hawker centers, just ask around and the locals will point you to their favourite stalls.):

Let's start with the 2 local classics (Our national dishes).

• Singapore Chili Crab🌶 (Our main dish) this one can be expensive. Usually they charge per kilo. ******************************* Jumbo Seafood was always good (they have several locations), I havn't gone in a while but back in the day they were the most consistent. You should order fried mantou with it. *******************************
  

• Hainanese chicken rice (our most popular dish, extremely cheap 😂) pretty much any hawker center will have it.

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  Chin Chin Eating House

  6337 4640

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/3iWwboQHRpGfRaRR7

  
  

  Boon Tong Kee Restaurant

  6254 3937

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/D62oWobEng3gk8mM7

  (A bit ex, their Chee Chong Fan is also great)

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• Laksa 🌶 (the best ones are usually in Katong so if you venture out east that’s where to eat it) this can be spicy.

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  328 Katong Laksa

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/X82dp6VbTnakBrJA8

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• Mee siam🌶🌶 (my grandmother's is the best)
  

• Nasi Lemak (they serve it with a variety of things) I usually like it with otak (fish) fried chicken wings, and grilled mackerel.
  

• Bak kueh teh (Meat bone soup) **************************

  Do NOT eat at Lau Pa Sat **************************
  

• Sambal Stingray ************************** Lau Pa Sat

  https://g.co/kgs/zHKVAFW **************************
  

• Hokkien Mee (one of my grandmother's specialties) ************************** Lau Pa Sat (is decent)

  https://g.co/kgs/zHKVAFW **************************
  

• Satay: Mutton (my favourite), Pork, Chicken and a side of ku tu pat

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  Lau Pa Sat

  https://g.co/kgs/zHKVAFW **************************
  

• Prawn Mee 

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  Beach Road Prawn Noodle House

  6345 7196

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/uAa85PLb1K32PNv36

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• Char Kuah Teow they have white or black (I usually prefer black)
  

• Wanton mee (I normally like it dry)

  
  

• Mee pok (I also like dry) East coast road

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  Ah Lim Mee Pok . Kway Teow Soup

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nz1LrGyqRxp7aWC29

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• Fishball Noodles (I like soup)

• Roti Plata (Dipped with curry and sugar is the best)

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  Jalan Kayu has some of the best places

  Springleaf Prata Place - Springleaf Garden (Thongsoon)

  6459 5670

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/4J8TPjESom9w4FDh8

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• Duck Rice (Regular and Roasted)

  
  

• Char siew Rice 

  
  

• Nasi Briyani 

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  Zam Zam Restaurant

  6298 6320

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/HNX4fTAcRNR7BeJp7

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• Bak Chor Mee (If you do go to bedok 85, the chicken wings and otak are amazing. They open around 5/6 til late)

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  Bedok 85

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• Peranakan Dishes (These are more expensive and made for sharing)

  Babi PongTay, Chap Chye, Asam Fish, Ayam Buah Keluak, Sambal KangKong, Ngoh Hiang, Kueh Pie Tee, Chendol, Pulut Hitam, Bubur Cha Cha

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  Guan Hoe Soon Restaurant

  https://g.co/kgs/czeL73T

  
  

  Peranakan Inn & Lounge

  https://maps.app.goo.gl/RUF6mrswGdewrFLN6

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• Durian (fair warning most non Asians hate the smell but you should try it at least once)

  
  

• Sugar Cane Juice