Swee Heng Wanton Noodle
Spinach wanton mee with five wantons and an ikan bilis broth, from a stall in Chomp Chomp’s back corner. The weeknight bowl, not the pilgrimage; closed Wednesdays.
- Where: Serangoon Gardens
- Price: Under S$30
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Chomp Chomp Fried Oyster
Starchy, crisp-edged orh luak from the stall that used to be Ang Mo Kio 409 Fried Carrot Cake, which is the clue to its other dish. Order both, late, and compare.
- Where: Serangoon Gardens
- Price: Under S$30
Ang Sar Lee Satay Bee Hoon
Satay bee hoon from a stall that has ladled peanut gravy over noodles for more than 40 years: pork, prawn, cockles, cuttlefish and kang kong. Share one if you're grazing the rest of Chomp Chomp.
- Where: Serangoon Gardens
- Price: Under S$30
Ah Hock Fried Hokkien Noodles
Chomp Chomp's dry-style Hokkien mee, fried by the same family since the 1960s and in the 2026 Michelin Guide. Order it if you like the gravy clinging, not pooling.
- Where: Serangoon Gardens
- Price: Under S$30
Kai Juan Bak Kut Teh
Teochew bak kut teh in a 1970s corner kopitiam on Balestier: clear, peppery and refillable, which is the whole point. The ribs are the supporting act.
- Where: Balestier & Novena
- Price: Under S$30
Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah
The Balestier bakery that started the road's tau sar piah habit, with a butter-rich crust the copies never quite matched. Buy a mixed box, and eat one salty on the spot in a 1960s booth.
- Where: Balestier & Novena
- Price: Under S$30
Boon Tong Kee (Balestier Road)
The original Boon Tong Kee, a restaurant since 1983 and the branch with the Bib Gourmand (won in 2025, kept for 2026). Order boiled chicken for the table and fill in with zi char.
- Where: Balestier & Novena
- Price: Under S$30
Lor 9 Beef Kway Teow
The beef hor fun people argue about, in a bean-paste and black-pepper gravy with plenty of wok hei. In the 2026 Michelin Guide; bring friends and treat it as a zi char dinner.
- Where: Geylang
- Price: Under S$30
Eminent Frog Porridge & Seafood
Geylang's Bib Gourmand frog porridge, served from claypots into the small hours. Order one spicy, one ginger-and-spring-onion, and pour both over plain porridge.
- Where: Geylang
- Price: Under S$30
Sin Huat Seafood Restaurant
A Geylang coffee shop with plastic stools, a Bib Gourmand and the crab bee hoon its chef is credited with inventing. Cooked one portion at a time, so bring friends and patience.
- Where: Geylang
- Price: S$60 and above
Jag
A Michelin-starred kitchen where French vegetables lead and the meat supports, in a restored warehouse on Robertson Quay. Book lunch for the light, and leave room for the cheese trolley.
- Where: Robertson Quay
- Price: S$60 and above
The Daily Scoop
Holland Village’s handmade ice-cream shop since 2009, now upstairs in Raffles Holland V Mall. Ask to taste whatever is new; add a waffle to make it dessert.
- Where: Holland Village
- Price: Under S$30
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