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What to Eat @ Chinatown
Chinatown (牛车水) is a popular destination for tourists to Singapore for its rich culture and heritage. It is also a food haven with numerous restaurants, cafes, foodcourts, hawker centres, etc, serving both local and international food options, especially dishes with Nanyang-Chinese and China-Chinese origins. The area also has the highest concentration of eateries recommended by Michelin Guide.
Around Chinatown
Mar 26, 2024
Singapore Eat: Big Moustache BBQ Skewers (大胡子串烧) @ Chinatown
We had grilled skewers and other dishes. My favourite is the grilled lamb ribs and strange taste chicken.
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Mar 24, 2024
Singapore Eat: Mei Heong Yuen Dessert (味香园甜品) @ Chinatown
Mei Heong Yuen serves hot and cold desserts, from Chinese traditional desserts / snacks to snow ice.
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Mar 21, 2024
Singapore Eat: Manchurian Lamb HotPot (满族全羊铺) @ Chinatown
Manchurian Lamb HotPot serves lamb hotpot, tasty lamb ribs, roasted whole lamb / lamb leg, etc.
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Sep 19, 2020
Singapore Eat: Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (松发肉骨茶) @ Clark Quay
Eating pork ribs with dark sauce is complementary but, as a local, I will say it's a must.
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Sep 9, 2020
Singapore Eat: Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle (Smith Street) @ Chinatown
Hawker Chan's soya sauce chicken noodle is delicious be it with noodle or rice.
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Apr 6, 2017
SG Michelin: Foodhunt @ Chinatown Complex (牛车水大厦)
Previously, we followed the Singapore Michelin Guide 2016 to Hong Lim Food Centre. In this post, we continued our food experience in Chinato
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Hong Lim Food Centre
Jan 3
Singapore Eat: Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff (东陵酥皮咖喱角) @ Chinatown
I tried the chicken curry, sardine curry, otah and yam puffs but miss the black pepper chicken puff.
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Dec 28, 2024
Singapore Eat: The Noodle Memories (古月面) @ Chinatown
The Noodle Memories's chicken cutlet noodle is tasty and filling. There are more dishes to go for.
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May 15, 2024
Singapore Eat: Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff Original (东陵酥皮咖喱角正宗老店) @ Chinatown
Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff Original's curry puffs are tasty, especially the fish otah curry puff.
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May 15, 2024
Singapore Eat: Ji Ji Noodle House (基记面家) @ Chinatown
Ji Ji Noodle House (基记面家), also known as Ji Ji Wanton Noodle Specialist, is one of the several Michelin-accoladed stalls in Hong Lim Food...
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Mar 24, 2024
Singapore Eat: Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh (福建街肉骨茶) @ Chinatown
Bak kut teh (pork ribs soup) is a very popular dish in both Singapore and Malaysia. There are several variants of the traditional dish,...
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Mar 21, 2024
Singapore Eat: Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee (欧南园炒粿条面) @ Chinatown
Outram Park fried kway teow mee is skilfully-cooked with dark soy sauce, eggs and cockles. It's delicious!
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Chinatown Complex
Mar 24, 2024
Singapore Eat: Ann Chin Handmade Popiah (安珍手工薄饼) @ Chinatown
Ann Chin's popiah contains crunchy turnips, beansprouts, ground peanuts and crispy fried flour bits.
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Sep 20, 2020
Singapore Eat: Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice (联合本记煲饭) @ Chinatown
The claypot rice arrived steaming hot and the chicken looked so meaty, white and smooth.
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Sep 13, 2020
The day I did a "Michelin Food Marathon" in Chinatown, Singapore
The objective was to try as many nice food as I can within one day using Michelin Guide 2019.
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Sep 6, 2020
Singapore Eat: Fatty Ox HK Kitchen (肥牛过桥面档) @ Chinatown
I ordered the beef brisket and tendon noodle and asked to add some beautifully-roasted duck meat.
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Sep 5, 2020
Singapore Eat: The 1950’s Coffee (五十年代) @ Chinatown
The traditional bread with kaya and thick slice of butter was why I woke up early for.
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Dec 29, 2017
Michelin Guide Food Hunt: Chinatown Complex (牛车水大厦)
In a previous post, we shared our food hunt in Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, near Chinatown Point Shopping Centre, using the Singapore...
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People's Park Food Centre
Dec 29, 2017
People's Park Food Centre: Michelin Guide & More (珍珠坊美食阁)
Following the Singapore Michelin Guide 2016, we had tried all the hawkers stalls in their list of recommendations in Chinatown Complex ,...
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Jun 25, 2017
SG Michelin: Foodhunt @ People's Park Food Centre (珍珠坊美食阁)
This is our 4th food adventure using Singapore Michelin Guide 2016 to show us where to go for nice hawker food. And we found more good food
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Maxwell Food Centre
Mar 28, 2024
Singapore Eat: Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake (洪家福州蚝饼) @ Chinatown
The oyster cake with crispy crust, crunchy peanuts and hot filling makes it a tasty snack.
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Sep 13, 2020
The day I did a "Michelin Food Marathon" in Chinatown, Singapore
The objective was to try as many nice food as I can within one day using Michelin Guide 2019.
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Sep 8, 2020
Singapore Eat: Rojak‧Popiah & Cockle (啰惹.薄饼.鲜蛤) @ Chinatown
The rojak has a well-balanced taste of salty, sweet, sour and spiciness, which sets it apart from others.
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Amoy Street Food Centre
Oct 17, 2020
Singapore Eat: Hoo Kee Rice Dumpling (和记肉粽) @ Chinatown
There were several chestnuts, a salted egg yolk and lean pork wrapped in the glutinous rice.
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