Grab a bite in Singapore

RESTAURANTS, SINGAPORE Updated : Nov 14, 2014, 01.58 PM IST

Photo by:  jean-louis Zimmermann, Creative Commons Attribution Licence

Whether it’s a popular roadside hawker, an English bakery with absolutely scintillating sandwiches, or dessert bars, there’s a surfeit of easy to grab on-the-go establishments in Singapore. The ubiquitous Chinese fast food carts are aplenty, the pick of which is unquestionably Old Chang Kee, ironically in the Indian locale of Little India.
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Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

Once a hot contender for Singapore's national dish (chilli crab won), chicken rice is a staple snack for locals. The tender, juicy chicken dish accompanied by fluffy rice, sliced cucumber and homemade chilli-lime sauce i...more

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Asian

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Singapore Food Trail

Nestled at the base of the Singapore Flyer, it's easy to dismiss this food court, styled upon a 60s Singaporean street, as a kitschy tourist attraction. But you're bound to be pleasantly surprised by the inexpensive and ...more

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Provence Bakery

Skeptics will be pleased to learn that French and Japanese flavours are a marriage made in heaven in the Provence Bakery ovens, which struggle to pump out enough baked goods to satiate the Singaporean breakfast crowd eac...more

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Old Chang Kee

From its humble beginnings in 1956 as a lone curry puff vendor outside the former Rex Cinema, this Singaporean takeaway joint has grown into a mega-franchise with more than 70 outlets in MRT stations, shopping malls and ...more

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Seafood

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Lau Pa Sat Hawker Centre

Set in a cast-iron Victorian structure that was shipped over from Glasgow in 1894, Singapore's oldest hawker centre is looking a little dated, but the grub is still just as good. Feast on dishes from steamed cockles to m...more

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Chinese

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Honeymoon Dessert

As Asian desserts go, Hong Kong really has the market cornered. Now you can indulge at one of its most respected franchises—Honeymoon Desserts—right here in Singapore. Far from your average apple pie and ice cream affair...more

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Gong Cha

Singaporeans love their bubble tea, a Taiwanese fruit-flavoured milk drink made with chewy tapioca 'pearls' designed to be slurped up through a straw. There's certainly lack of bubble tea vendors around Singapore, but Go...more

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Thai

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Golden Mile Complex

Step inside the Golden Mile Complex, and prepare to be transported to the Land of Smiles. Everything—and pretty much everyone—here is Thai, from the smiley shopkeepers to the day-old editions of the Bangkok Post they sel...more

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Asian

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Food Republic Beer Garden

Bringing back memories of the 'good ol' days' for locals and giving visitors a taste of what Singaporean food courts looked like way back when, Food Republic is a retro-styled, 400-seater open air hawker complex. Here yo...more

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