Singapore — Places to eat
Between a hawker plate and the Marina Bay skyline
- Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (Maxwell Food Centre) — The chicken rice plate people queue the length of the hawker centre for
- JUMBO Seafood (Riverside Point) — Chilli crab by the river, mantou dunked in sauce, Clarke Quay lit up opposite
- Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (New Bridge Road) — Peppery pork-rib broth topped up at the table; Bib Gourmand
- Lau Pa Sat & Satay Street — After dark the road closes and charcoal satay smoke rolls between towers
- 328 Katong Laksa (East Coast Road) — Coconut-prawn laksa with the noodles cut short, eaten with a spoon only
- Newton Food Centre (Alliance Seafood) — The Crazy Rich Asians hawker centre: crab and stingray at stall prices
- Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle — A hawker stall holding its Michelin star: vinegary minced-pork noodles
- Singapore Zam Zam — Stuffed murtabak off the griddle since 1908
- The Banana Leaf Apolo — Singapore fish head curry eaten off a banana leaf
- Makansutra Gluttons Bay — Eleven open-air hawker stalls facing Marina Bay Sands across the water
- CÉ LA VI Sky Bar (Marina Bay Sands, Level 57) — Cocktails 57 floors up on top of Marina Bay Sands
- Ya Kun Kaya Toast (Far East Square) — Kaya toast dipped in soft eggs: Singapore breakfast at the flagship
- Bacha Coffee (ION Orchard) — Coffee by the pot from 200 kinds, in a Moroccan-palace room
- TWG Tea Garden at Marina Bay Sands — Tea and macarons in a salon over the mall's water
- Mei Heong Yuen Dessert (Temple Street) — A bowl of chendol snow ice to end a Chinatown wander
- Old Airport Road Food Centre — A large Dakota hawker centre for sharing dishes from several stalls
- Tiong Bahru Market — A breakfast-and-brunch hawker market to pair with a Tiong Bahru walk
- Old Amoy Chendol — A Chinatown dessert of rich gula melaka and chilled coconut milk
- Outram Park Fried Kway Teow — Egg-rich char kway teow at Hong Lim Food Centre
- Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice — Charcoal-fired Chinatown claypot rice cooked to order, with a 30–45 minute wait
- Birds of Paradise Katong — Botanical gelato in a herb-scented cone
- Chin Mee Chin Confectionery — A heritage kopitiam for charcoal-toasted kaya toast
- Tiong Bahru Bakery Eng Hoon — A bakery stop for kouign-amann and a neighbourhood walk
- ATLAS — Martinis beneath a towering gin cabinet
- Native — A Chinatown bar using regional ingredients and fermentation
- Sago House — A small cocktail bar with a changing daily menu
- Ah Chew Desserts Liang Seah — Chinese desserts served warm or chilled
- Kok Kee Wanton Noodle (Foch Road) — Wonton noodles tossed in a signature sauce on Foch Road
- Chin Chin Eating House — Purvis Street Hainanese classics, from silky chicken rice to pork chop
- Hainanese Delicacy — Old-school, clean-tasting chicken rice on Far East Plaza’s fifth floor
- No Signboard Seafood (Geylang) — A Geylang seafood meal for sharing white pepper and chilli crab
- Swee Choon Tim Sum — A Jalan Besar dim sum room for sharing baskets late into the night
- Sungei Road Laksa — Jalan Berseh laksa with charcoal-fired coconut curry broth and short noodles
- Candlenut — A Dempsey Hill Peranakan meal built around buah keluak and ngoh hiang
- Burnt Ends — Dempsey Hill barbecue with a view of the live-fire open kitchen
- Kok Sen Restaurant — Prawn hor fun and claypot dishes, zi char style
- Chomp Chomp Food Centre — A night hawker centre thick with charcoal smoke
- Liao Fan Hawker Chan (Smith Street) — The soya chicken that was the cheapest Michelin star
- Founder Bak Kut Teh — Peppery Teochew pork rib soup
- Hjh Maimunah Restaurant & Catering — Queue-worthy Malay rice with beef rendang