Recommended under the Michelin Plate, Ah Heng Duck Rice is best known for its traditional Teochew-style braised duck. And unlike many other duck rice stalls that serves its braised duck with braised rice, Ah Heng serves white rice that is drizzled with their black sauce. The duck is lean and moderately tender, with an old school taste that is sure to invoke some nostalgia. Address: 531A Upper C...

Unlike the other heritage and traditional stalls here, Belly Lucky Noodles serves modern fusion wanton mee. There are only two items on the menu here: Char Siew & Dumpling Noodles and Dumpling Soup. Each dumpling is bursting at the seams with minced meat, diced prawns, water chestnuts, and mushrooms. However, the star of the show here has to be the char siew. Instead of the usual dry flaky char si...

Another legendary stall at Hong Lim Food Centre, Cantonese Delights is known for their variety of noodles and rice dishes such as Chicken Feet Noodles and Char Siu Wanton Noodles. However, their most popular dish is the Chicken Cutlet Curry Noodles, which is generously drenched in Chinese-style curry and topped with a satisfying crispy and juicy fried chicken cutlet. You can get it in the rice var...

Looking for something different from your usual kopi and kaya toast combo? Look no further because Coffee Break serves up a unique Black Sesame Butter Toast. The wholemeal bread is thinner than usual to ensure extra crispiness, while the black sesame spread has a slight sweetness to it which complements the savoury butter. And apart from the usual kopi, you can also get cafe-standard drinks such a...

Craving for something soupy on a rainy day? Dong Fang Hong Sotong Ball Seafood Soup painstakingly handmakes every single one of its sotong, fish and meat balls. There is only one item on the menu, which is the Sotong Ball Seafood Soup, which you can have with white rice or your choice of noodles. Once you’ve tasted it you’ll know what the hype is all about – the sotong balls are briny, well-season...

Duck confit in a hawker centre? Yup, you read that right. The duck is seasoned and marinated overnight for 24 hours before slow-cooking it for at least 14 to 16 hours. The result? A glorious piece of duck leg that is tender and cuts through like butter. You can opt to have your piece of duck with the Aglio Olio Spaghetti or Mashed Potato as your carb pairing. If that’s not enough, the dish also co...

Clinching the Michelin Bib Gourmand award consecutively every year since 2016, the laksa broth at Famous Sungei Road Trishaw Laksa is freshly made daily by simmering it for two hours with dried scallops and dried oysters. Using less coconut milk, it allows the umami flavours of the scallops and oysters to really shine through. Folks who can’t take spice will appreciate that this bowl of laksa is...

For the days when you just need a morning snack, Granny’s Pancake specialises in min jiang kueh, a traditional Chinese pancake. Take your pick of flavours from chocolate, peanut, coconut, red bean and peanut butter. The filling is just the right amount of sweet, and perfectly sandwiched between the chewy pancake. They do sell out quite quickly, sometimes by lunchtime. Be sure to get there early or...

There are two stalls selling curry chicken noodles at Hong Lim Market and Food Centre, and one of them is Heng Kee Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee, who is purportedly the original hawker of the ‘Heng’ name. Each bowl of curry noodles comes piping hot with large pieces of poached chicken, potatoes and juicy curry-soaked tau pok. The curry is aromatic, sweet, savoury, and spicy – all the best flavours in...

Hiong Kee Dumplings has over 40 years of history, and you can get rice dumplings here all year round. No need to wait till Dragon Boat Festival comes around! On the menu are Pork Dumpling, Chicken Dumpling, Nonya Dumpling, and Pork Belly Dumpling. Prices are on the higher side now no thanks to inflation, but the dumplings are tightly packed and generously stuffed with ingredients. Address: 531A...