Best Places to Eat in Singapore.
A living shortlist of the spots we send friends to. Updated monthly. Eaten at, not aggregated.
True Blue Cuisine
Armenian Street
Heritage Peranakan recipes the way Madam Daisy’s grandmother made them. Order the buah keluak.
Hill Street Tai Hwa
Crawford Lane
Michelin-starred bak chor mee. Queue an hour, eat in fifteen, think about it for weeks.
Burnt Ends
Dempsey
Live-fire counter cooking from Dave Pynt. Book the bar seats. Watch the show.
Kafe Utu
Duxton Hill
Singapore’s only African café. Beans roasted in-house. The jollof is non-negotiable.
Tian Tian Chicken Rice
Maxwell Food Centre
Anthony Bourdain’s favourite. The skin is glossy. The chilli is the point.
Cloudstreet
Tanjong Pagar
Three hours, eighteen courses, and one of the best dining rooms in town. Reserve weeks ahead.
Springleaf Prata Place
Upper Thomson · 24hrs
Order the murtabak and a teh tarik. The 2am crowd is part of the experience.
Shoukouwa
One Fullerton
Eight seats. Fish flown in from Toyosu daily. A masterclass in restraint and rice.
Keng Eng Kee Seafood
Alexandra Village
Coffee pork ribs. Cereal prawns. The kind of dinner you bring eight friends to.
How places make this list.
No PR list. No paid placements. Three rules, applied honestly.
01
We pay for our own meals.
Every place on this list was visited anonymously and paid for in full. No free tastings. No invitations.
02
We visit at least twice.
One great meal is luck. Two great meals is a recommendation. Three is a list entry.
03
The list breathes.
Places that slip get removed. Places that improve get added. Reviewed monthly, no exceptions.
Know somewhere we don’t?
The best tips come from readers. Send us the place. We’ll eat there.