Supper in Singapore: where to eat late
Five late plates, from Jalan Besar dim sum and Geylang crab to a mutton soup on Adam Road. Pick the craving first, then check the hours.
- Where: Across Singapore
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Singapore's Bib Gourmand hawkers
Ten hawker stalls on the 2026 Bib Gourmand list, from dry versus wet Hokkien mee to charcoal claypot rice. Go early, go on a weekday and bring a tissue packet.
- Where: Across Singapore
High tea in Singapore, for every budget
From Raffles' silver stands to a Mini Cooper booth and an HDB café: afternoon tea at every price. Do the Raffles once; make the Nonya tea a habit.
- Where: Across Singapore
The ultimate Singapore brunch guide
Fourteen brunches sorted by mood: curry shakshuka in a 1936 remittance house, jazz with dim sum, a Champagne conservatory and free-flow crab. Book early in the week.
- Where: Across Singapore
Singapore restaurants & bars opening soon
Two dates worth booking now – Petra on Dempsey and a Tokyo yakitori pop-up at Orchard Central – and a NoMad hotel full of bars that is still only 'late 2026'.
- Where: Across Singapore
Tiong Bahru Market was the town hall before it was lunch
Lunch at a market that was once the estate's polling station, a roof garden to let it settle, one coffee and a slow loop of the Art Deco blocks. Bring a grandparent if you can; they'll be the better guide.
- Where: Across Singapore
The best bak chor mee in Singapore, and the vinegar debate
Queue once at Tai Hwa on Crawford Lane for the Michelin-starred benchmark, then find your everyday bowl: Ru Ji for meatballs, Eunos for lard, Jin Xi Lai for liver. The vinegar decides everything.
- Where: Across Singapore
The best char kway teow in Singapore, wet, dry and smoky
Meng Kee on Havelock Road for the glossy, smoky benchmark; Dong Ji at Old Airport Road if most char kway teow tastes too sweet. Six plates, most fried by the founders' children.
- Where: Across Singapore
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Photo: ヘザー heza, CC BY-SA 2.0, via FlickrThe best chicken rice in Singapore, and why no one agrees
Tian Tian for the benchmark, Uncle Louis a few stalls down if the chilli matters, and an Alexandra Village specialist to reach before noon. Seven plates; pick a side.
- Where: Across Singapore
The best chilli crab in Singapore, from the family that started it
Roland for the founding family's recipe, Long Beach to settle chilli versus black pepper, Alliance at Newton for crab at hawker prices. Ask the weight before it hits the wok.
- Where: Across Singapore
The best laksa in Singapore: Katong, curry and the spoon question
Eat Janggut and 328 back to back on East Coast Road one morning; that settles the Katong question. For curry laksa, the charcoal-warmed bowl on Jalan Berseh. Spoon only.
- Where: Across Singapore
The best nasi lemak in Singapore, from Adam Road to 3am suppers
Start at Adam Road, where two stalls share a wall and one lunch settles the basmati question. Yishun Park for the chicken leg, Chong Pang in Sembawang for a late craving.
- Where: Across Singapore
Restaurants by type
Restaurants worth planning around
Meals worth putting in the calendar, from Peranakan cooking to French dining and Singapore-led tasting menus. Settle the occasion first; the right table follows from it.
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Food centres
The answer when nobody agrees on lunch. Everyone browses, everyone orders their own, everyone meets back at one table; keep a second choice in case your stall is shut.
- 4 picks
Restaurants by cuisine
Singapore flavours
Singapore food in three registers: a hawker meal, a heritage-led restaurant or a tasting menu. If you only do one, start at the hawker centre; the others are riffing on it.
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Restaurants by neighbourhood
Eating in Dempsey
Dempsey is best done as one booked meal with time either side. Peranakan, French or an open kitchen, chosen for the company; don't rush the wander around it.
- 3 picks
Eating at New Bahru
New Bahru works best if you decide what you're eating before you arrive: breakfast, Sri Lankan cooking or pizza. Book the table, then wander afterwards.
- 3 picks
Tiong Bahru cafés and market
The small plan suits Tiong Bahru best: lunch at the market or a bakery stop, then a slow wander. Check which bakery branch you mean before you set off.
- 3 picks