30 Best Char Kway Teow in Singapore, Including a Halal-Friendly
Hawker delicacies are aplenty in Singapore, and perhaps one of the most popular local dishes is Char Kway Teow, and for a very good reason too! The combination of dark sweet sauce, pork lard and the fragrant and flavourful wok hei make this dish delightfully sinful yet satisfying. Every char kway teow stall is unique on its own and you won’t find two that taste exactly the same. If you’re on the hunt for the best char kway teow in Singapore, here are 30 that won’t let you down!
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18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow
Right at the entrance of Zion Riverside Food Centre, you'll find No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow. Listed in the Michelin Guide Singapore with a Michelin Plate, this stall was even patronised by PM Lee! Every plate is cooked to individual order here, so you can be assured that you'll receive a piping hot plate each time. Springy and full of wok hei, this char kway teow is bound to leave you wantin...
28 Fried Kway Teow
This stall doesn’t actually have a name, so customers fondly named it after its unit number, Stall 28. This stall offers a variety of Singapore’s best-known wok-fried dishes, such as char kway teow, hokkien prawn mee, carrot cake and oyster omelette. Superbly fried with a rich wok hei flavour, the delicious kway teow is remarkably savoury and sweet. They are also open till late so you can satisfy...
786 Char Kway Teow
The owner-chef of 786 Char Kway Teow is a Muslim convert and a former Chinese banquet chef before striking out to sell halal char kway teow. Incorporating techniques that he picked up from his background, the char kway teow here has a unique wok hei flavour imparted by his cooking method. Made with no pork and lard, he relies on a secret blend of seasonings and sauces to amp up the flavours. Toget...
91 Fried Kway Teow Mee
What's so different about 91 Fried Kway Teow Mee? It's a healthier spin on the usually sinful treat! Instead of the usual crispy pork lard and Chinese sausage, what you'll find instead is a generous layer of greens along with ikan bilis on top of this plate of char kuay teow. Unsurprisingly, this is a hot favourite amongst the health-conscious for a relatively guilt-free meal. Address: 505 Beac...
Amoy Street Fried Kway Teow
Amoy Street Fried Kway Teow has a history of over five decades, helmed by a veteran hawker uncle who started the business from a pushcart along Boon Tat Street in the 60s. Now housed in Amoy Street Food Centre, his char kway teow has since attracted a loyal following amongst the office crowd working in the vicinity. The dish here leans more on the smoky savoury end and has a nice balance between t...
Ang Mo Kio Fried Kway Teow
When we think of Char Kway Teow, popular stalls like Zion Road Fried Kway Teow and Hill Street Fried Kway Teow probably come to mind. But there’s a hidden gem that you should definitely try out that’s tucked away at Ang Mo Kio. Ang Mo Kio Fried Kway Teow has been in business for almost 40 years and continues to serve up scrumptious char kway teow to the residents in the area, drawing in a queue as...
Armenian Street Fried Kway Teow
Now helmed by its second-generation owner, Armenian Street Char Kway Teow was a popular hawker stall in the 90s and the street side stall was well-loved by many CKT fans. But after relocating to a few different places, the stall dropped off the radar. Thank goodness for the power of social media that the stall was found again! Now located in Anchorvale Link, the noodles are well coated with sweet...
Bendemeer Fresh Cockles Fried Kway Teow
Tucked away at 409 Ang Mo Kio Food Centre lies a hidden gem that’s certainly worth checking out if you’re in the area. The Char Kway Teow at Bendemeer Fresh Cockles Fried Kway Teow is served with your classic mix of yellow noodles and kway teow, with an array of ingredients – lup cheong, egg, fishcake, cockles, beansprouts, and pork lard. The char kway teow here is a wetter version and the noodles...
Cockle Fried Kway Teow
A queue-commanding stall at 75 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Hawker Centre, Cockle Fried Kway Teow is run by an old couple. Each plate of fried kway teow has an alluring smoky flavour and the pork lard offers a crunch amongst the slippery kway teow, along with lup cheong (Chinese sausages), cockles, eggs and beansprouts. They also serve White Kway Teow, which is fried kway teow without the usual dark soy sau...
Dancing Char Kway Teow
Want something out of the ordinary? Dancing Char Kway Teow serves char kway teow with options for the usual fried egg or something unusual: soft-boiled egg! And to make it healthier, the owner doesn’t use lard and lup cheong. Instead, he uses vegetarian sausage and chicken ham, along with the thinner rice noodle which is more commonly used for Penang-style CKT. And to boost the umami, chye poh is...