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Best Food and Hawker Dishes to Try in Singapore

The essential Singaporean dishes every visitor must eat — from char kway teow to chilli crab and kaya toast.

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Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Singapore's unofficial national dish — poached or roasted chicken on fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth, served with chilli sauce and ginger paste. Tian Tian at Maxwell Food Centre is the benchmark.

▲ Steady·Score +17
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Bak Kut Teh (Pork Rib Soup)

Bak Kut Teh (Pork Rib Soup)

A fragrant herbal pork rib broth simmered for hours and served with rice and you tiao (dough fritters). Singapore's version skews peppery while Malaysian versions lean more herbal — both are sublime.

▲ Steady·Score +15
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Char Kway Teow

Char Kway Teow

Flat rice noodles wok-fried over high flame with Chinese sausage, bean sprouts, cockles, and egg. The wok hei (charred smokiness) from expert hawker hands makes this dish utterly irreplaceable.

▲ Steady·Score +15
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Kaya Toast with Soft-Boiled Eggs

Kaya Toast with Soft-Boiled Eggs

Singapore's beloved kopi-tiam breakfast — thick-cut toast spread with kaya (pandan coconut jam) and butter, served alongside soft-boiled eggs seasoned with soy and white pepper. Ya Kun is the institution.

▲ Steady·Score +14
05
Roti Prata with Curry

Roti Prata with Curry

A crispy, flaky flatbread cooked on a griddle and served with fish or chicken curry for dipping. Singapore's Indian Muslim hawker roti prata is a beloved breakfast and late-night staple.

▲ Steady·Score +13
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Chilli Crab

Chilli Crab

Whole Sri Lankan crabs stir-fried in a rich, tangy tomato-chilli sauce and eaten with fried mantou buns. An iconic Singapore experience best enjoyed at Jumbo Seafood along the East Coast.

▲ Steady·Score +11
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Hokkien Mee

Hokkien Mee

Egg and rice noodles wok-fried with prawns, squid, pork belly, and egg in a rich prawn broth, finished with sambal and fresh lime. Nam Sing at Old Airport Road Food Centre is a legendary version.

▲ Steady·Score +9
08
Satay (Lau Pa Sat)

Satay (Lau Pa Sat)

Charcoal-grilled meat skewers brushed with a fragrant lemongrass marinade and served with peanut sauce, cucumber, and ketupat rice cakes. Lau Pa Sat's outdoor satay street is an iconic nightly institution.

▲ Steady·Score +8
09
Laksa

Laksa

A spicy coconut milk noodle soup loaded with prawns, cockles, and tofu puffs. Every hawker does it slightly differently, but 328 Katong Laksa is the most debated — and most photographed — bowl in Singapore.

▲ Steady·Score +4
10
Nasi Lemak

Nasi Lemak

Fragrant coconut rice served with sambal chilli, crispy anchovies, toasted peanuts, cucumber, and a fried egg. Singapore's take on Malaysia's national dish is widely available at Malay hawker stalls.

▲ Steady·Score +4
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Durian (The King of Fruits)

Singapore's most polarizing delicacy — creamy, custard-rich durian flesh with a scent that divides the world. Geylang's durian stalls are the city's most passionate destination for the 'king of fruits'.

▲ Steady·Score +3
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Ice Kachang (ABC)

Ice Kachang (ABC)

A mountain of shaved ice topped with rainbow jelly, red bean, corn, and attap chee, drenched with rose syrup, coconut milk, and gula melaka. The definitive Singaporean dessert at any hawker centre.

▲ Steady·Score +1
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