A field guide to eating well in Singapore.
Hawker gems, hidden cafés, and the dishes worth crossing the island for — written by people who actually eat there.
This month, we ate everywhere so you don’t have to.
Three new guides covering the best chilli crab, the cafés worth a detour, and the late-night supper spots locals still queue for at 1am.
The 9 Best Chilli Crabs in Singapore, Ranked
We ate 27 plates over six weeks. These are the ones we’d go back for tomorrow.
14 Quiet Cafés Worth a Detour
Tucked into HDB blocks and shophouse corners. Bring a book. Stay an hour longer than planned.
Supper Singapore: 12 Spots Open Past Midnight
Prata, bak chor mee, and bowls of porridge. The map for 1am hunger.
What are you craving?
Twelve cuisines. One small island. A lifetime of dinners.
“This is the bowl of laksa I’d fly home for.”
A tiny stall in Katong has been making the same recipe for forty-one years. We sat down with the second-generation owner over three breakfasts to understand why his queue never gets shorter.
Five places everyone is talking about.
01
Burnt Ends
Dempsey · Modern Australian BBQ · $$$$
The smoked quail egg has been on the menu for nine years and we still order two each.
02
328 Katong Laksa
East Coast · Peranakan · $
You eat with a spoon only. There’s a reason for that. There’s a reason for everything here.
03
Sungei Road Laksa
Jalan Berseh · Hawker · $
$3.50 a bowl. Still cooked over charcoal. Worth setting an alarm for breakfast.
04
Cloudstreet
Tanjong Pagar · Modern European · $$$$$
Eighteen courses, three hours, and one of the best dining rooms in the city.
05
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
Crawford Lane · Hawker · $
Michelin-starred bak chor mee. The queue is the price. The bowl is the reward.
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