Secret Trip Destination #7 – Singapore Food

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Singapore cuisine has been influenced by Chinese, Malay, and Indian cultures. Hawker centers are open aired food courts throughout Singapore with a variety of stands, each serving a particular type of food. Chris and I ordered food and drinks from these stands, and carried our trays of food to the bench seats in the open air patios.

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These reminded me of the food trucks back home in the greater Los Angeles area, but at much cheaper prices.

The first hawker center that Chris and I visited was Singapore Food Trail, near the Singapore Flyer where we were participating in touristy activities.

Signage for Singapore Food Trail
Front of Stand for Bugis Street Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chicken Rice Set with Soup and Vegetables (SGD $6.50)
Front of Stand for Boon Tat Street BBQ Seafood
Hor Fun (Rice Noodle) with Egg (SGD $5.00)
Front of Stand for Fraser and Neave
Fresh Sugar Cane Juice (SGD $2.00)

As part of a Singapore city tour, we received redemption coupons for fruit juice and a snack from stands at Bugis Street hawker center. We redeemed our freebies, before walking around and sampling other food and drink options.

Redemption Coupons from City Tours
Front of Stand for Thumbs Up
Sesame Ball with Peanut or Mung Bean (Freebie)
Front of Stand for J Queen
New Zealand Green Apple and Lime Juice (Freebie)
Front of Stand for Tong Fong Fatt Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup and Vegetables (SGD $3.50)
Front of Stand for Ma Bo
Fried Fish Laksa (SGD $3.00)
Front of Stand for Tong Cheng Yuan Soya Bean
Soya Bean Drink (SGD $1.20) and Grass Jelly Drink (SGD $1.20)

On our last full day in Singapore, we went to the Raffles Quay hawker center for late lunch / early dinner at 3:00 PM. This hawker center seemed to be recently remodeled as all the stands had matching signs. The food was still reasonably priced and delicious.

Signage for Lau Pa Sat Festival Market at Raffles Quay
Front of Stand for The Beef House Homemade Beef Ball Noodles
Tender Beef Dry Egg Noodle (SGD $5.00)
Front of Stand for Zao Wu Wan Can All Day’s Meal
Century Egg and Lean Meat Congee (SGD $4.00)
Front of Stand for Seng Kee Local Delights
Fried White Carrot Cake (SGD $3.50)
Front of Stand for Sugar Cane / Fruit Juice
Sugar Cane Juice (SGD $1.80 each)

Although durian was sold in many food stands throughout the city (Chris was not happy with the smell), there are signs throughout the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations that prohibited durian. I did notice that there was no fine defined under the “no durians” sign!

Signage in Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Stations

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