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A Guide to Street Food in Singapore | Best Food Trucks, Stalls, Markets & More
Singapore is a melting pot of various Southeast Asian cultures, traditions, and cuisines. Known to be a country that keeps alive its street food and hawker culture, the city’s food stalls offer some of the best signature dishes from Chinese, Indian, Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian, and local cuisines. Rice, noodles, meat, and seafood make up most of the menu at the hawker stalls. Singapore is also famous for being one of the few countries in the world to have its street food featured in the Michelin Guide multiple times. So head to the hawker centers across the city to relish some of the world’s cheapest Michelin-Starred dishes.
Top 12 Street Foods in Singapore
1. Hainanese Chicken Rice
Chinese, Hainanese
Unofficially regarded as Singapore’s national food, Hainanese Chicken Rice is a dish of sliced tender chicken served with fragrant rice and a spicy chili sauce. The rice gets its rich flavor from the chicken stock, ginger, garlic, and pandan leaf it is cooked in.
Where to Eat: Boon Tong Kee, Hawker Chan, Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice, Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
2. Roti Prata
Indian
Roti Prata is Singapore’s version of the Indian roti. It is a ghee-flavored pancake that may be crispy or flaky on the outside and soft or chewy on the inside. Although it is usually served with mutton or fish curry, you can also find it as a dessert served with ice cream or chocolate spread.
Where to Eat: The Roti Prata House, Mr. and Mrs. Mohgan's Roti Prata, Sin Ming Roti Prata, Springleaf Prata Place
3. Char Kway Teow
Chinese, South-East Asian
Char Kway Teow, which translates to ‘fried flat rice noodles’, is one of the most famous street foods in Singapore. It is a noodle dish made with variations of shrimps, eggs, Chinese sausage, pork lad, cockles, bean sprouts, and chives - all fried and dipped in soy sauce.
Where to Eat: No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow, Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee, Hill Street Fried Kway Teow, Chomp Chomp Food Centre
4. Chili Crab
Singaporean
Native to the local cuisine, Singaporean Chii Crab is a stir-fried crustacean dish prepared with sweet and spicy tomato sauces, mostly served with deep-fried buns called Mantou. Ranked as the 35th most delicious food in the world, this is a must-try for all seafood lovers in the city.
Where to Eat: Keng Eng Kee Seafood, HOLYCRAB, No Signboard Seafood, Long Beach Dempsey
5. Laksa
South-East Asian
Laksa or Curry Laksa is a sweet and spicy soup of rice vermicelli noodles, cooked in a creamy sauce made from coconut milk and curry-based broth. Its spice comes from other ingredients including turmeric, coriander, and galangal. It is usually served with bean curd puff, cockles, fish cakes, or bean sprouts.
Where to Eat: 328 Katong Laksa, Famous Sungei Road Trishaw Laksa, Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei Laksa, Janggut Laksa
6. Bak Chor Mee
Singaporean, South East Asian
Bak Chor Mee is a popular Singaporean street dish of noodles and minced pork. The thin blanched egg noodles used in this dish are stored in oil, black vinegar and chili paste to absorb the flavors before stirring. The noodles are usually topped with minced pork, liver, meatballs, or sliced fish cake.
Where to Eat: Tai Hwa Eating House, Lai Heng Mushroom Minced Meat Noodles, Sixties Chaozhou Traditional Minced Meat Noodle, Poh Hua Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle
7. Fish Head Curry
South Indian
This famous street food in Singapore is a South-Indian curry made with a half or full head of the Red Snapper fish. It is heavily flavored with Indian spices and served with boiled vegetables like eggplants and okra. Fish head curry is best enjoyed with rice or roti.
Where to Eat: Ocean Curry Fish Head, Muthu’s Curry, Yu Cun Curry Fish Head, The Banana Leaf Apolo
8. Nasi Lemak
Malaysian
Nasi Lemak (Malaysian coconut rice) is the most popular type of rice served with street food in Singapore. The rice which is usually wrapped in banana leaves gets its sweet flavor from being steamed with coconut cream. It is accompanied by a variety of sides from deep-fried anchovies and peanuts to omelets, meat, and sambal chili sauce.
Where to Eat: Ponggol Nasi Lemak Centre, Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak, Chong Pang Nasi Lemak, Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang
9. Fried Carrot Cake (Chai Tow Kway)
Singaporean
Fried Carrot Cake in Singapore is not the orange-colored dessert you would imagine. Surprisingly, it is a black and white dish made with eggs, chai ooh, and white radish flour, which basically makes it a radish (or white carrot) cake. It is served with a beaten egg topped with a sweet sauce.
Where to Eat: Katong Jago Carrot Cake, Fu Ming Cooked Food, Ghim Moh Carrot Cake, Liang Liang Fried Carrot Cake
10. Kaya Toast
Singaporean
Kaya Toast served with soft-boiled eggs is a staple breakfast street food in Singapore. The slice of bread is dipped in egg kaya or coconut jam, grilled, and then lightly buttered. The toast may be colored brown using caramelized brown sugar, or green with pandan leaves.
Where to Eat: Killiney Kopitiam, Chin Mee Chin Confectionery, Heap Seng Leong, Ah Seng Coffee
11. Sambal Stingray
Malaysian
Soft stingray meat topped with Sambal sauce is a famous street food in Singapore. The flavorful sauce is made from chili peppers, shallots, shrimp, fish sauce, ginger, vinegar, and sugar. The dish is best enjoyed when wrapped in banana leaf and barbecued before serving.
Where to Eat: Chomp Hai Wei Yuan Seafood Barbecue, B.B.Q. Seafood, Chan BBQ, Chomp Chomp BBQ
12. Ice Kachang
Malaysian
Ice Kachang, meaning ‘iced beans’ is a Malaysian sweet dish that has grown to be a favorite street food in Singapore. This cold dessert is basically shaved ice flavored with syrups, served with a mixture of agar-agar or gelatin, red beans, sweet corn, and a topping of condensed milk, rose syrup, or chocolate sauce.
Where to Eat: Mei Heong Yuen Dessert, Quig Tiang for Cold and Hot Desserts, Lye Huat Ice Kachang, Jin Jin Hot / Cold Dessert