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Top food to try in Singapore

6 dishes to eat in Singapore, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Hainanese chicken rice

Hainanese chicken rice
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Poached chicken with rice cooked in the stock, chilli and ginger on the side. The national dish by acclamation.

2. Chilli crab

Chilli crab
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Mud crab in a sweet-savoury tomato and egg gravy, with mantou to mop it.

3. Laksa

Laksa
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Katong-style: coconut curry broth, cut noodles, eaten with a spoon alone.

4. Char kway teow and Hokkien mee

Char kway teow and Hokkien mee
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Wok-fried noodle dishes judged entirely on wok hei — the char the flame leaves.

5. Roti prata and teh tarik

Roti prata and teh tarik
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Griddled flatbread with curry, at coffee shops open around the clock.

6. Durian

Durian
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In season, sold from roadside stalls and opened in front of you. Banned on the MRT for good reason.

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