Singaporean cuisine is a vibrant fusion of diverse culinary traditions influenced by Chinese, Malay, Indian, Peranakan, and Western cultures. One of the hallmarks of Singaporean cuisine is its street food culture, with bustling hawker centers and food courts offering an array of affordable and delicious dishes.
1) Hainanese Chicken Rice 海南鷄飯 – Chicky Fun
A beloved dish where poached chicken is served with fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth, accompanied by chili sauce and ginger paste.
記得拿他們的自製辣椒配鷄吃，而且是免費的。
(其實所有賣鷄飯的都是這樣)
2) Chilli Crab 辣椒蟹 – Jumbo Seafood
A signature dish featuring crab cooked in a tangy, slightly spicy tomato-based sauce, often served with mantou (fried or steamed buns) for dipping.
3) Laksa 咖喱面 – 328 Katong Laksa
A flavorful noodle soup with a coconut milk base, infused with spices and herbs, often served with shrimp, chicken, or tofu, and topped with bean sprouts and boiled egg.
4) Char Kway Teow 炒果條 – Vivocity Food Court Basement
Stir-fried flat rice noodles with egg, prawns, Chinese sausage, bean sprouts, and chives, seasoned with soy sauce and chili paste.
5) Nasi Lemak 椰漿飯 – Ponggol Nasi Lemak
Fragrant coconut rice served with fried chicken, fried anchovies, peanuts, hard-boiled egg, cucumber slices, and spicy sambal chili paste.
6) Roti Prata 印度薄餅 – Springleaf Prata
A popular Indian-influenced dish consisting of crispy, flaky flatbread served with a variety of curries for dipping.
7) Satay 沙爹 – Chomp Chomp Food Centre (Chomp Chomp Satay)
Skewered and grilled meat (often chicken, beef, or lamb) marinated in a flavorful blend of spices, served with peanut sauce, cucumber, and rice cakes.
8) Hokkien Mee 福建面 – Vivocity Food Court Basement
Stir-fried noodles cooked in a savory seafood broth, typically with prawns, squid, and egg, and garnished with lime and sambal chili.
9) Bak Kut Teh 肉骨茶 – Song Fa Bak Kut Teh
A hearty soup made with pork ribs simmered in a flavorful broth of herbs and spices, often accompanied by rice, fried dough sticks, and garlic chili sauce.
10) Rojak 油炸鬼沙律 – Soon Heng Rojak
A tangy and spicy fruit and vegetable salad featuring ingredients like cucumber, pineapple, jicama, and tofu, tossed in a sweet and sour dressing made from tamarind and shrimp paste.
11) Dim Sum 點心 – Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant
12) Hong Kong Food – Central Hong Kong Cafe 中環香港茶餐廳
13) Western Food – Poulet
14) Bandung 玫瑰露加奶 – Most of the Food Courts
15) Wanton Mee 雲吞麵 – Tanjong Rhu Wanton Noodle
The noodles are tossed in a fragrant sauce made from a blend of ingredients such as soy sauce 醬油, oyster sauce 蠔油, sesame oil 麻油, and sometimes a hint of sweetness from sugar or hoisin sauce 海鮮醬.
16) Singapore Sling – Tapas Club
The Singapore Sling is a beautifully complex concoction that combines gin with cherry liqueur (such as Cherry Heering), Cointreau, DOM Bénédictine, grenadine, pineapple juice, lime juice, and a splash of Angostura bitters. The result is a vibrant pink-hued drink that balances sweet, sour, and herbal flavors with a hint of spice.
17) Soya Bean Dessert 豆花 (不是豆腐花) – Selegie Soya Bean
Soya bean dessert can be served warm or chilled and is often accompanied by a sweet syrup made from sugar or pandan leaves for added flavor. Some variations may also include toppings such as grass jelly, red beans, or tapioca pearls.
18) Chee Cheong Fun 豬腸粉 (不是腸粉) – Many Food Courts
Chee Cheong Fun 豬腸粉 in Singapore is with a sweet and savory sauce made from a combination of soy sauce 醬油, sesame oil 麻油, and sometimes a hint of sweetness from sugar or hoisin sauce 海鮮醬. Some variations may also include a spicy chili sauce or a savory shrimp paste 蝦醬 to add depth of flavor.
The rice rolls 腸粉 are usually with 5 or more layers of rice flour, making them very chewy.
19) Roasted Pork Rice / Noodles 叉燒飯 / 面 – Many Food Courts
Roasted pork rice or noodles is often served with a side of savory sauce, such as dark soy sauce 老抽 or a special sauce made from a combination of soy sauce 醬油, oyster sauce 蠔油, and perhaps a dash of sesame oil 麻油 or chili for added flavor.
Ways To Order:
1) 叉燒飯
2) 叉燒面
3) 燒肉飯
4) 燒肉面
5) 叉燒燒肉飯
6) 叉燒燒肉面
20) Braised Duck Rice 滷鴨飯 – Sims Vista Hawker Centre
21) Chocolate Buffet – Swensen’s
22) Seafood Buffet – Colony
23) Sugar Cane Drink 甘蔗水 – Many Hawker Centres 熟食中心
To make sugar cane juice, freshly harvested sugarcane stalks are typically passed through a mechanical press or a specialized juicing machine to extract the liquid. The resulting juice is often served fresh and chilled, sometimes with ice for extra refreshment.
Sugar cane juice has a naturally sweet taste due to the high concentration of sucrose in sugar cane. It offers a refreshing burst of sweetness, often likened to a mix of honey and mild molasses.