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No. 79 in the world · November 2026

La Porpo

Newton · Singapore, Singapore

ayam gorengNo. 79
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The one piece to order

The ayam goreng with the house sambal

The line to expect: A hawker stall; a queue at lunch.

Chef Bjorn Shen calls it his favorite ayam goreng in Singapore.

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Ayam goreng Kalasan with kremesan crumbs and sambal

Ayam goreng Kalasan with kremesan crumbs and sambal

1 hr simmer, 30 min to fry · 4, with rice. Java's fried chicken is cooked twice: simmered first in a turmeric, galangal and candlenut spice broth until it's seasoned to the bone, then fried briefly for a dark, crisp skin. The leftover broth becomes kremesan, a lacy crisp crumble to scatter on top.

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