All restaurants

Tanjong Pagar · Hawker · S$5

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

The Maxwell stall behind Singapore's national dish.

Chinese · $$$

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh

Peppery pork-rib soup, a Singaporean comfort bowl.

Clarke Quay · Restaurant · S$15–25

Tiong Bahru · Restaurant · S$10–15

Tuan Yuan Pork Ribs Soup

Peppery Teochew bak kut teh with free soup refills.

Chinatown · Restaurant · S$15–25

Oriental Chinese Restaurant

Late-night Northeastern Chinese and Sichuan sharing plates.

Outram Park Fried Kway Teow

Smoky wok-fried flat noodles with cockles and lap cheong.

Chinatown · Hawker · S$5

Old Airport Road · Hawker · S$5

Nam Sing Hokkien Mee

Prawn-stock noodles wok-fried with squid and pork.

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle

Michelin-starred minced-pork noodles in vinegar-chilli.

Lavender · Hawker · S$8

Bukit Timah · Hawker · S$3.50

He Zhong Carrot Cake

Wok-fried radish cake — savoury 'white' or sweet-dark 'black'.

Jalan Besar · Restaurant · S$15–25

Swee Choon Tim Sum

Late-night Cantonese dim sum since 1962.

Riverside (Clarke Quay) · Restaurant · S$80/kg

Jumbo Seafood

The classic sit-down spot for Singapore chilli crab.

Geylang · Restaurant · S$90/kg

No Signboard Seafood

The Geylang stall said to have invented white pepper crab.

Dempsey Hill · Restaurant · S$85/kg

Long Beach Seafood

Claims to have invented black pepper crab back in 1959.

Katong (East Coast) · Hawker · S$6

328 Katong Laksa

Coconut-curry noodle soup eaten with just a spoon.

Peranakan · $$$$

Candlenut

The world's first Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant.

Dempsey Hill · Restaurant · S$98

Peranakan · $$$

True Blue Cuisine

Heritage Nyonya home cooking beside the Peranakan Museum.

Bras Basah · Restaurant · S$30–45

Downtown Core · Hawker · S$0.80

Lau Pa Sat Satay Street

Charcoal-grilled skewers with peanut sauce, best at night.

Bukit Timah · Hawker · S$4

Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak

Coconut rice with sambal, crispy fish and egg.

Kampong Glam · Restaurant · S$8–12

Hjh Maimunah

Point-and-pick nasi padang, a perennial favourite.

Upper Thomson · Restaurant · S$1.50

Springleaf Prata Place

Crispy-flaky griddled flatbread with curry, day or night.

Little India · Restaurant · S$24

Muthu's Curry

A whole fish head simmered in tangy, spicy curry.

Little India · Restaurant · S$15–25

The Banana Leaf Apolo

Traditional South Indian feasts on a banana leaf.

Café & Breakfast · $

Ya Kun Kaya Toast

Coconut-jam toast, soft eggs and kopi — the local breakfast.

Telok Ayer · Café · S$6

Café & Breakfast · $$

Tiong Bahru Bakery

Flaky French pastries in arty Tiong Bahru.

Tiong Bahru · Café · S$12

Café & Breakfast · $$

Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Pioneering specialty-coffee roaster in an old hardware shop.

Jalan Besar · Café · S$5

Chinatown · Dessert · S$3

Old Amoy Chendol

Shaved ice with coconut milk, palm sugar and green jelly.

Chinatown · Dessert · S$4

Mei Heong Yuen Dessert

Fluffy mango snow-ice and old-school nut pastes.

Dessert · $$

Birds of Paradise

Botanical gelato infused with herbs, fruit and flowers.

Katong (East Coast) · Dessert · S$5.50

Novena · Restaurant · S$6–10

Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice

A coffee-shop chicken rice name that grew island-wide.

River Valley · Restaurant · S$8–12

Boon Tong Kee

Cantonese-style chicken rice, a River Valley stalwart.

Balestier · Restaurant · S$10–15

Founder Bak Kut Teh

Peppery pork-rib soup beloved by celebrities.

Balestier · Restaurant · S$10–15

Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh

A Rangoon Road legend in the peppery Teochew style.

River Valley · Hawker · S$6

No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow

A Zion Riverside favourite, fried sweet and dark.

Siglap · Restaurant · S$6

Geylang Lorong 29 Fried Hokkien Mee

Rich, wet Hokkien mee fried over charcoal.

Come Daily Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee

A heartland stall frying to-order, drier and prawny.

Toa Payoh · Hawker · S$5

Tai Wah Pork Noodle (Hong Lim)

The other famous tossed bak chor mee, at Hong Lim.

Chinatown · Hawker · S$6

Bukit Merah · Hawker · S$3

Fu Ming Cooked Food (Carrot Cake)

Michelin-listed fried carrot cake, white or black.

Great World · Restaurant · S$15–25

Tim Ho Wan

The 'world's cheapest Michelin' dim sum from Hong Kong.

Chin Swee · Restaurant · S$20–30

Red Star Restaurant

Old-school trolley dim sum since 1974.

Ang Mo Kio · Restaurant · S$70/kg

Mellben Seafood

Heartland crab specialist famed for creamy crab bee hoon.

Geylang · Restaurant · S$25–40

JB Ah Meng

Late-night Geylang zi char loved by chefs.

Jalan Besar · Hawker · S$4

Sungei Road Laksa

Old-school laksa still simmered over charcoal.

Katong (East Coast) · Hawker · S$6

Original Katong Laksa (Janggut)

One of the original Katong laksa claimants.

Peranakan · $$$

The Blue Ginger

Long-loved Peranakan restaurant on Tanjong Pagar Road.

Tanjong Pagar · Restaurant · S$30–45

East Coast · Hawker · S$1

Haron Satay

Beachside charcoal satay at East Coast Lagoon.

Sembawang · Restaurant · S$6–10

Ponggol Nasi Lemak

Beloved nasi lemak with crispy fried chicken wings.

Malay · $$$

The Coconut Club

Upmarket nasi lemak obsessing over the coconut rice.

Kampong Glam · Restaurant · S$18

Kampong Glam · Restaurant · S$6–10

Rumah Makan Minang

Kampong Glam nasi padang in the Minangkabau style.

Joo Chiat · Hawker · S$1.50

Mr and Mrs Mohgan's Super Crispy Roti Prata

Cult Joo Chiat prata, shatteringly crisp.

Upper Thomson · Restaurant · S$1.50

The Roti Prata House

Round-the-clock prata with inventive flavours.

Little India · Restaurant · S$8

Bismillah Biryani

Michelin Bib Gourmand dum biryani in Little India.

Little India · Hawker · S$6

Allauddin's Briyani

Tekka Centre stalwart for South Indian biryani.

Café & Breakfast · $

Killiney Kopitiam

Heritage kopitiam pouring kopi since 1919.

Somerset · Café · S$6

Café & Breakfast · $

Toast Box

Modern kopitiam chain done in nostalgic style.

Orchard · Café · S$6

Café & Breakfast · $$$

Common Man Coffee Roasters

Robertson Quay roaster for serious brunch and beans.

Robertson Quay · Café · S$5

Café & Breakfast · $$$

Baker & Cook

Artisan bakery from a celebrated NZ baker.

Bukit Timah · Café · S$12

Bukit Merah · Dessert · S$2.50

Jin Jin Dessert

Cult heartland chendol heaped with gula melaka.

Ah Chew Desserts

Bustling Bugis spot for warm and cold tong sui.

Bugis · Dessert · S$3

Dessert · $$

Sunday Folks

Silky soft-serve and freshly made charcoal waffles.

Orchard · Dessert · S$6

Tanjong Katong · Restaurant · S$5

Eng's Wantan Noodle

Cult Tanjong Katong wanton mee with fiery chilli.

Kok Kee Wanton Noodle

Old-school wanton mee with a cult lard-laced sauce.

Lavender · Hawker · S$4

Katong (East Coast) · Hawker · S$6.50

Beach Road Prawn Mee Eating House

Decades-old prawn noodle soup with big prawns.

Farrer Park · Hawker · S$5

Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodle

Michelin-listed big prawn noodles at Pek Kio.

Old Airport Road · Hawker · S$6

To-Ricos Guan Kee Kway Chap

Beloved kway chap with melt-in-mouth braised pork.

Little India · Hawker · S$4

Heng Gi Goose & Duck Rice

Teochew braised duck rice at Tekka Centre.

Old Airport Road · Hawker · S$5

Roast Paradise

Young hawkers reviving KL-style char siew.

Commonwealth · Hawker · S$4

Foong Kee Coffee Shop

Old-school char siew and roast meats, hawker-stall cheap.

Ah Chuan Fried Oyster Omelette

Makansutra-listed Teochew orh luak in Toa Payoh.

Toa Payoh · Hawker · S$5

Chinatown · Hawker · S$3.50

Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu

1960s YTF with hand-made fish paste and crispy anchovies.

Telok Ayer · Hawker · S$5

Han Kee Fish Soup

Michelin-listed sliced fish soup at Amoy Street.

Bugis · Restaurant · S$7–12

Xin Yuan Ji Fish Soup

Late-night sliced fish soup near Bugis.

Joo Chiat (Katong) · Dessert · S$1.50

Kim Choo Kueh Chang

Katong heritage shop for nyonya kueh and rice dumplings.

Paya Lebar · Dessert · S$1.50

HarriAnns Nonya Table

Nyonya kueh, kaya and local kueh in a modern café.

Bukit Timah · Hawker · S$4

Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari

The only Michelin Bib Gourmand mee rebus, at Adam Road.

Haig Road (Geylang) · Hawker · S$3

Afandi & Family

Haig Road gold standard for Malay noodles since 1967.

Haig Road (Geylang) · Hawker · S$3

HJ Waliti HJ Mazuki

50-year Haig Road stall for mee siam and soto.

Little India · Restaurant · S$4

Komala Vilas

Little India institution for dosa and thali since 1947.

Little India · Restaurant · S$4

Murugan Idli Shop

Chennai import for soft idli and crispy dosa.

Kampong Glam · Restaurant · S$8

Zam Zam

Kampong Glam murtabak institution since 1908.

Kampong Glam · Restaurant · S$8

Victory Restaurant

Zam Zam's next-door rival for murtabak.

West Coast · Hawker · S$5

Habib's Rojak

30-year handmade Indian rojak at Ayer Rajah.

Little India · Hawker · S$5

Haji Johan Indian Rojak

Third-generation Indian rojak at Tekka Centre.

Old Airport Road · Dessert · S$2.70

Lao Ban Soya Beancurd

The stall that sparked the silky beancurd craze.

Bras Basah · Dessert · S$2

Rochor Original Beancurd

Old-school warm beancurd and soya milk since the 1960s.

Chinatown · Dessert · S$2.50

Snow Flakes (雪花飞)

Chinatown ice kachang with rich gula melaka.

Dessert · $$

Sinpopo Brand

Retro Peranakan-style café with a modern ais kacang.

Orchard · Café · S$8

Chinatown · Shop · S$74/kg

Bee Cheng Hiang

Singapore's best-known bak kwa brand since 1933.

Chinatown · Shop · S$80/kg

Lim Chee Guan

Cult bak kwa with legendary Chinese New Year queues.

Specialty & Souvenirs · $$$

Combat Durian

50-year Rangoon Road durian household name.

Farrer Park · Shop

Specialty & Souvenirs · $$$

Ah Seng Durian

Ghim Moh's trusted 40-year durian seller.

Ghim Moh · Shop

Bengawan Solo

Beloved local bakery for pineapple tarts and kueh.

Orchard · Shop · S$28

Bukit Pasoh (Chinatown) · Shop · S$26

Kele

Specialist pineapple tarts in Bukit Pasoh.

Irvins Salted Egg

The brand that bagged the salted-egg snack craze.

Islandwide · Shop · S$9

The Golden Duck

Gourmet salted-egg and chilli-crab snack brand.

Islandwide · Shop · S$8

Chinatown · Hawker · S$3.50

Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken

The hawker stall that won 'the world's cheapest Michelin meal'.

Seafood · $$

Keng Eng Kee Seafood

Third-generation zi char titan famed for moonlight hor fun.

Bukit Merah · Restaurant · S$25–40

Seafood · $$

Kok Sen Restaurant

Old-school Cantonese zi char with cult big-prawn hor fun.

Chinatown · Restaurant · S$25–40

Peranakan · $$$

National Kitchen by Violet Oon

Grande-dame Peranakan dining inside the National Gallery.

City Hall · Restaurant · S$60–90

Seafood · $$

Zai Shun Curry Fish Head

Bib Gourmand fish stall famed for ultra-fresh steamed fish.

Jurong East · Hawker · S$15–30