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Where to eat alone in Singapore

Singapore's hawker centres are made for one: stalls, tables and nobody cares who's with you.

How to do it here

Reserve your seat with a packet of tissues on the table, the 'chope'. It's the local custom.

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
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Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

Maxwell Food Centre · 1 Kadayanallur Street, stall 10

↑ Stand and eat
The seat to ask for

Any seat at the hawker centre

When to walk in

Before noon

Get: Chicken rice

A plate of chicken rice is a solo meal by design.

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Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
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Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle

Lavender · 466 Crawford Lane

↑ Stand and eat
The seat to ask for

A table in the coffee shop

When to walk in

Morning

Get: Bak chor mee

A Michelin-starred noodle stall; the queue is long but moves, and a party of one just waits for a bowl.

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Song Fa Bak Kut Teh
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Song Fa Bak Kut Teh

Clarke Quay · 11 New Bridge Road

⋯ Shared tables
The seat to ask for

A table

When to walk in

Lunch

Get: Peppery pork rib soup with youtiao

Peppery pork rib soup in single portions, and the staff top up your broth for free.

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Ya Kun Kaya Toast
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Ya Kun Kaya Toast

Far East Square · 18 China Street

☕ A seat for one
The seat to ask for

A small table

When to walk in

Breakfast

Get: Kaya toast, soft eggs and kopi

Singapore's solo breakfast: kaya toast, two soft eggs and a kopi, in ten minutes.

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Burnt Ends
Photo: the restaurant
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Burnt Ends

Dempsey · 7 Dempsey Road

★ Chef's counter
The seat to ask for

A counter seat facing the ovens

When to walk in

Book well ahead

Get: The tasting menu

A wood-fire barbecue counter where every seat faces the cooks and the ovens.

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