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The 10 best dishes in Singapore

Hawker centers, UNESCO-listed.

1

Hainanese chicken rice

Eaten all over Singapore

Poached chicken with rice cooked in chicken fat, chili and ginger.

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2

Chilli crab

Best: East Coast

Mud crab in a sweet, spicy tomato sauce, with fried buns.

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3

Laksa

Best: Katong

Rice noodles in a rich coconut curry broth with prawns and cockles.

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4

Char kway teow

Eaten all over Singapore

Flat rice noodles stir-fried with egg, cockles and lap cheong in a very hot wok.

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5

Hokkien mee

Eaten all over Singapore

Prawn and pork noodles in stock.

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6

Satay

Best: Lau Pa Sat

Grilled skewers with peanut sauce.

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7

Kaya toast

Eaten all over Singapore

Toast with coconut jam and butter, with soft eggs.

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8

Bak kut teh

Eaten all over Singapore

Singapore's version: a clear, peppery pork rib broth, with fried dough to dip.

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9

Fish head curry

Best: Little India

A large fish head simmered in curry with okra and eggplant, a Singapore creation.

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10

Roti prata

Eaten all over Singapore

Flaky flatbread, flipped thin and griddled, with curry for dipping.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.