Slowly but surely travelling is resuming its normalcy, and many of us are looking forward to reuniting with our family and friends from overseas. Tze char is one of those things that’s a must-have when bringing foreign friends around in Singapore. Quite literally translated to “cook and fry”, tze char stalls specialise in a wide variety of dishes, home-cooked Chinese style. Here are five tze char spots in Singapore that you just can’t go wrong with. Vote for your favourites here!
1. Two Chefs Eating Place
Self-described as "high class dishes at tze char prices", Two Chefs is one of the most highly rated tze char stalls in Singapore that's well worth travelling for. They serve a tantalising variety of dishes suitable for family gatherings or get-togethers with friends and colleagues. They're most famous for their Milk Powder Pork Ribs, though their other dishes like Three-Egg Spinach and Cereal Prawns are just as worthy to be raved about!
Address: Blk 116 Commonwealth Crescent, #01-129, Singapore 140116 | 410A Sin Ming Ave, #01-01, Singapore 570409
2. Keng Eng Kee Seafood
Keng Eng Kee Seafood has been wok-king out fiery dishes for three generations now. What started from a small hawker stall in the 1970s is now one of the most famous tze char in Singapore. They've been doing this for over forty years and have perfected their dishes. It's a pleasant surprise when you find that their quality has remained the same all this time! Signature items that you just can't miss are the Moonlight Horfun, Ming Zhu Rolls and the Coffee Pork Ribs.
Address: 124 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-136, Singapore 150124
3. JB Ah Meng Restaurant
JB Ah Meng hails from across the causeway and they're known for their feisty Malaysian-style wok hei. Their star dishes have won over even the most renowned chefs around the world! The menu here is small as JB Ah Meng prefers quality to quantity. Most foodies come for the famous White Pepper Crab, San Lou Bee Hoon and Garlic Chilli Lala. Even if you’re vegetarian, there are also plenty of extraordinary dishes such as the Snap Beans with Lotus and Stir-fried Chinese Chives.
Address: 534 Geylang Rd, Singapore 389490
4. Kok Sen Restaurant
Kok Sen Restaurant has consistently been listed in Michelin Bib Gourmand and it's unsurprisingly one of the most popular tze char places in Singapore. With a history of over 40 years, Kok Sen is known to serve tze char dishes with a twist, some of them unique to this restaurant. This Cantonese-style restaurant is most famous for its Big Prawns Bee Hoon Soup, and some other signature dishes includes Big Prawn Crispy Noodles, Kung Pao Frogs with Dried Chilli and Cereal Butter Squid.
Address: 30 Keong Saik Rd., Singapore 089137
5. Yong Kee Seafood Restaurant
You'll almost never want to hear that your food is “chao ta” except at Yong Kee Seafood Restaurant. Their Chao Ta Bee Hoon is famously unique and truly sets it apart from the other tze char restaurants in Singapore! Come for the bee hoon, stay for the other drool-worthy dishes like Assam Fish Head, Black Pepper Crab, Prawns served with Salad Cream, Salt Steam Kampong Chicken, Seafood Beancurd and many more!
Address: 43 Jln Besar, Singapore 208804