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Start with Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice in Maxwell Food Centre, Chinatown for steamed chicken rice, 328 Katong Laksa in Katong for laksa with a slice of otah and Jumbo Seafood in Multiple outlets for chilli crab on mud crab with egg ribbons, eaten with fried mantou. Here are all 8, with why each one is worth it.
- Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken RiceMaxwell Food Centre, Chinatown · Hainanese chicken rice
Get: Steamed chicken rice; the spare-parts plate if you like offal
Anthony Bourdain's favorite chicken rice.
- 328 Katong LaksaKatong · Laksa
Get: Laksa with a slice of otah
The Katong benchmark: thick, coconutty broth with everything scoopable in one spoon.
- Jumbo SeafoodMultiple outlets
Get: Chilli crab on mud crab with egg ribbons, eaten with fried mantou
Reese Witherspoon and SHINee's Onew posted bib selfies here, per The Sunday Times.
- Maxwell Food CentreChinatown
Hawker centre · Hainanese chicken rice; congee; fritters. Bustling Chinatown hawker centre packed with stalls, famous for Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice and cheap local classics.
- Founder Bak Kut TehBalestier · bak kut teh
Jay Chou has visited the flagship; his photo with the founder hangs on the wall.
- KOMAMarina Bay · modern Japanese
Taylor Swift ate here twice during her 2024 Eras Tour stop. Stylish Marina Bay restaurant known for modern Japanese dishes, robata grill plates and a sceney late-night bar.
- Outram Park Ya Hua Bak Kut TehTanjong Pagar · bak kut teh
Former minister Lee Boon Yang ate here so often he kept his own tea at the shop.
- Sin Hoi SaiTiong Bahru · zi char seafood
Mayday has had supper here after almost every Singapore concert, per The Sunday Times.
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What are the celebrity restaurants in Singapore?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (Maxwell Food Centre, Chinatown), 328 Katong Laksa (Katong) and Jumbo Seafood (Multiple outlets). All 8 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, get steamed chicken rice; the spare-parts plate if you like offal. At 328 Katong Laksa, get laksa with a slice of otah. At Jumbo Seafood, get chilli crab on mud crab with egg ribbons, eaten with fried mantou.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Singapore: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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