Best Singapore Food

best singapore food

You don’t have to go very far to find the best Singapore food. You see, Singaporeans love to eat and our passion for good food certainly goes beyond our taste buds. You will be surprised to know that our social greeting line is “Have you eaten yet?” instead of the usual ‘How are you?’

As a unique multi-racial country, Singapore offers a variety of authentic food brought in by early immigrants. Built up from recipes handed down, and intermingling them with cultural influences over time, Singapore’s food has transformed into a unique class of its own.

Finding the best Singapore food is not difficult at all. Food joints and restaurants are easily accessible via our reliable transport system, and thus getting around is very convenient.

You will also be delighted to know that Singapore’s food and public hygiene makes eating out safe and easy. Enjoy fresh air when you dine as smoking is prohibited or restricted at all eating places (smoking areas are usually marked and isolated at a corner).

So, if you are looking for the best Singapore food, look no further. Check out these mouth watering MUST TRY dishes.

Here are Top 7 Dishes of Best Singapore Food

Chilli Crab & Black Pepper Crab

Chilli Crab

Chilli crab is a famous seafood dish in Singapore. Unofficially known as the ‘national dish’, it is made with hard-shell crabs, and cooked in thick gravy with a tomato chili base. It is a favorite at seafood restaurants.

Remember to order for some mantou (Chinese buns) to go with the chilli crab. Savour the unique taste of mantou dipped in the delicious sauce.

Black Pepper Crab is another popular way that crab is served in Singapore. It is made with hard-shell crabs, and cooked in a thick gravy made with black pepper.

Black Pepper Crab

Recommendations for Chilli Crab & Black Pepper Crab:

No Signboard Seafood Restaurant – Available at 414 Geylang Road, East Coast Seafood Centre, VivoCity and The Esplanade
(next to ECP Burger King), East Coast Seafood Centre , 25 Dempsey Road and IMM Building Level 3
Eng Seng Restaurant – Located at 241 Joo Chiat Place (Junction of Still Road and Joo Chiat Place). Famous for Black Pepper Crab.

Singapore Satay

singapore satay

Satay is a dish of bamboo-skewered chicken, mutton, beef or pork barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire, and served mild spicy peanut sauce and cubes of steamed glutinous rice.

A very popular delicacy in Malaysia and Indonesia as well, Satay in Singapore was most remembered for its glorious days in the 50s.

Recommendations:

City Satay – Located at Chinatown Food Street
Lau Pa Sat satay stalls – Located at Boon Tat Street (Central Business District)

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Whether it’s the fragrance of the rice, or the way the chicken’s cooked, or its chilli-lime sauce, ginger puree or thick black soy sauce condiment, you surely cannot resist the temptation of the Hainanese Chicken Rice. One of Singapore’s most favorite hawker dishes, it is easily available at all corners of the island.

Recommendations:

Boon Tong Kee – Available at 425 River Valley Road, 199 East Coast Road
Five Star Hainanese Chicken Rice – Located at 191 East Coast Road
Chatterbox – Available at Meritus Mandarin Hotel

Char Kway Teow

This simple dish is made by wok-frying flat rice noodles (known as kway teow) in dark sweet soya sauce. Eggs, diced garlic and bean spouts are added in to enhance the flavor. Many hawkers also use small pieces of deep-fried lard for flavoring and fresh cockles that is thrown into the wok at the end of the frying.

Recommendations:

Hill Street Char Kway Teow – Located at Bedok South Market and Food Centre #01-187.

Bak Kut Teh

Intensely flavored pork ribs simmered slowly with herbs, garlic and seasoning, Bak Kut Teh is a popular dish for both breakfast and late-night supper.

Normally accompanied by rice, you tiao (fried dough fritters) and sliced chilli in black soy sauce, there are generally two versions. The teochew style, which serves a clear, aromatic broth with garlic and white pepper, and the Hokkien style, with a dark broth of Chinese herbs believed to boost the immune system and improve health.

Recommendations:

Founder Rou Gu Cha Restaurant – Located at 347 Balestier Road
Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha – Located at PSA Tanjong Pagar Complex

Roti Prata

A Southern Indian specialty, this is a popular flatbread made by the skillful prata man by flicking and tossing the elastic dough ball into a thin sheet before frying it on a flat grill plate.

Accompanied by fish or mutton curry, or sugar for the kids, you can add more variety to it by ordering it with egg or cheese. Some prata shops even serve it with banana, sardine or ice-cream. By the way, a plain prata is called a kosong.

Recommendations

Thasevi Food – Located at 237 Jalan Kayu.
The Cheese Prata Shop – Located at 16 Clementi Road

Fried Carrot Cake

Carrot cake black Carrot cake white

This steamed cake of rice flour and shredded radishes is commonly known as Chai Tow Kway. It is cut into pieces before stir frying with soy sauce, garlic, eggs and spring onion. A local favorite, it comes in two versions: “Black” which uses dark sweet soya sauce, and “White”, simply without the sweet soya sauce. Occasionally, dried shrimps are added to enhance the flavor.

Recommendations:

Soon Lee – Located at #01-57 Blk 14 Haig Road
Xing Fu Cooked Food – Located at Block 335 Smith Street #02-026 Chinatown Complex

Who says the best food has to be found in the best restaurants? These are 7 of my most favorite dishes in Singapore. But don't just take my word for it. Try for yourself and decide which is the best Singapore food.

Apart from this Best Singapore Food guide, there is also the Top 5 Best Singapore Buffets in Singapore. There are many more than this, but these are my personal favorites, check them out!

Finding a delicious buffet in Singapore can be a daunting task. That’s because buffet has become a popular trend in our eating culture and we are overwhelmed with choices.

What are your memories of your best Singapore food dishes, we would love to hear from you!. We will add your favorite dishes to the website.

Click here to submit your favorite dish - Holidays in Singapore