Fragrant rice, tender chicken and a well-balanced chilli sauce, Chye Ji Hainanese Chicken Rice checks all the boxes for what makes good chicken rice. If you’re here with an appetite, get their Roasted or Steamed Chicken Rice Set includes rice, chicken, vegetables and a braised egg! Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-10, Singapore 568226 Opening Hours: 5:30 AM–12:30 PM Wed to Mon. Closed o...

Every hawker centre has at least one dessert stall selling old-school desserts such as ice kachang and red bean soup, and Gao Yuan Dessert is the one at Kebun Baru Food Centre. Beside desserts, you can also get drinks such as sour plum, soursop and ice lemon tea here! Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-108, Singapore 568226 Opening hours: 11 am–7 pm Tues to Sun. Closed on Mon

Helmed by an ex-Mariott chef, Guangdong Claypot Rice serves a wide variety of cheap and good claypot dishes. Some popular options include the Claypot Chicken Rice and Claypot Pork Ribs Rice. Expect to wait as each one is made to order, but the wait is well worth it with its dark sauce mix, smoky aroma, and crusted burned rice! Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-26, Singapore 568226 Openin...

With over 30 years of history, Hock Kee serves old-school wanton noodles with springy noodles, thin slices of char siew and blanched veggies. Crispy pork lard is also added for an extra touch of flavour and texture. However, the star of the show here is the wantons which are hand-wrapped everyday. They are well-seasoned with peppery notes and make for a delightful simple meal. Address: 226H Ang...

It’s rare that you see beef noodles and laksa sold together, but that’s exactly what you get at Hong Heng. While it sells unique variations like mixed beef in laksa, their dry beef noodles is also a reliable go-to, served with juicy beef slices, beef balls, tendons and garnished with chopped greens. The gravy leans more toward the watery side unlike some gooey sauces, but it still has robust flavo...

The owner of Huang Fu Duck Rice only uses ducks that are 2.7-2.8kg for the perfect meat texture. If the duck is too heavy, the meat will be tough. And if it is too skinny, there will not be enough fats. Each duck is braised with over 10 herbs including star anise, dang gui and cinnamon. Apart from duck rice, you can also get kway chap and porridge here! Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-2...

If what you’re after is a snack, head to Huang Jin You Tiao for fresh you tiao, red bean bun, butterfly and curry puff that are handmade every day. They are fried in small batches so as to ensure utmost freshness! Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-07, Singapore 568226 Opening hours: 6 am–1:30 pm Tues to Sun. Closed on Mon

Specialising in kueh and small bites, you’ll have to get up really early for the soon kueh here as a line starts forming as early as 7am. You’ll also find other items on the menu such as pumpkin kueh, fried carrot cake and fried bee hoon. While it might look plain at first glance, the bee hoon is actually very well-seasoned and delicious! Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-22, Singapor...

For a hearty tze char meal, head on over to Pin’s Kitchen. Their signature dish is the Curry Fish Head which features a whole fish head swimming in a smooth, fiery gravy along with eggplant, long beans, onions and tau kee. The gravy is creamy and simply perfect with a bowl of white rice. If you’re not feeling curry, the stall also has other dishes such as sweet and sour pork, kung pao chicken, mee...

The name of this stall translates to “unique fragrance” in English, and true enough, their noodles are real fragrant. Qi Xiang always has a queue whether it’s the weekdays or weekends. Apart from their fried bee hoon, they also serve bee tai bak and kway teow that are both great options too and has a fragrant wok hei. If you are lucky, you might even be able to get a taste of their fried chicken a...