Singapore Hawker Food Guide: 80 Dishes and Their Stories

From chicken rice to chendol, here are 80 hawker dishes you can eat in Singapore: where each one comes from, what to order, and which hawker centre to try it at. Every dish is also a collectable in the free game Hawker Fantasy.

Food gems of the 28 districts

Hainanese Chicken RiceHainanese Chicken RiceHainaneseChwee KuehChwee KuehTeochewYong Tau FooYong Tau FooHakkaBiryaniBiryaniIndian MuslimCarrot CakeCarrot CakeTeochewMurtabakMurtabakIndian MuslimNasi PadangNasi PadangMinangkabauBak Chor MeeBak Chor MeeTeochewXiao Long Bao & Dim SumXiao Long Bao & Dim SumShanghainese & CantoneseSoup KambingSoup KambingIndian MuslimWhite Bee HoonWhite Bee HoonSingaporeBak Kut TehBak Kut TehTeochewSatay & Chilli CrabSatay & Chilli CrabMalay & SingaporeNasi LemakNasi LemakMalayRoast MeatsRoast MeatsCantoneseZi CharZi CharChineseMee RebusMee RebusMalay & JavaneseMee SiamMee SiamMalay & PeranakanClaypot Chicken RiceClaypot Chicken RiceCantoneseHokkien MeeHokkien MeeHokkienWanton MeeWanton MeeCantoneseRoti PrataRoti PrataIndianKatong LaksaKatong LaksaPeranakanPrawn MeePrawn MeeHokkienChar Kway TeowChar Kway TeowTeochew & HokkienBBQ StingrayBBQ StingraySingaporeChicken ChopChicken ChopHainanese WesternSatay Bee HoonSatay Bee HoonSingapore

Hawker Trail gems

SataySatayMalay and JavaneseSoon Kueh & Png KuehSoon Kueh & Png KuehTeochewBak ChangBak ChangHokkienCurry Chicken NoodlesCurry Chicken NoodlesSingaporeBeef NoodlesBeef NoodlesHainaneseLontongLontongMalay and JavaneseThunder Tea RiceThunder Tea RiceHakkaWat Tan HorWat Tan HorCantoneseBBQ Chicken WingsBBQ Chicken WingsSingaporeRoti JohnRoti JohnSingaporeTeochew PorridgeTeochew PorridgeTeochewHainanese Curry RiceHainanese Curry RiceHainaneseKway ChapKway ChapTeochewAyam PenyetAyam PenyetIndonesianLor MeeLor MeeHokkienRojakRojakMalayFishball NoodlesFishball NoodlesTeochewBitter Gourd Fish SoupBitter Gourd Fish SoupTeochewMala Xiang GuoMala Xiang GuoSichuanMutton SoupMutton SoupChineseFried Carrot CakeFried Carrot CakeTeochewBraised Duck RiceBraised Duck RiceTeochew

New hawker towns

RostiRostiSwissCurry PuffCurry PuffMalay and HainaneseFried Chicken WingsFried Chicken WingsSingaporeEgg Fried RiceEgg Fried RiceChineseChee Cheong FunChee Cheong FunCantoneseScissor-Cut Curry RiceScissor-Cut Curry RiceHainaneseMin Jiang KuehMin Jiang KuehHokkienPrawn Paste ChickenPrawn Paste ChickenCantoneseAssam LaksaAssam LaksaPenang (Malaysia)Scrambled Egg RiceScrambled Egg RiceSingapore

More hawker favourites

Kaya Toast & KopiKaya Toast & KopiHainaneseChendolChendolMalay & PeranakanIce KacangIce KacangMalayPopiahPopiahHokkien & TeochewOyster OmeletteOyster OmeletteTeochew & HokkienFish Head CurryFish Head CurryChineseBan MianBan MianHakkaPutu PiringPutu PiringMalayMuah CheeMuah CheeChineseOndeh OndehOndeh OndehMalay & PeranakanRainbow Kueh LapisRainbow Kueh LapisPeranakanOtahOtahMalay & PeranakanThosaiThosaiSouth IndianMee Goreng MamakMee Goreng MamakIndian MuslimMala TangMala TangSichuanDurianDurianSoutheast AsiaTau HuayTau HuayChineseGoreng PisangGoreng PisangMalaySliced Fish SoupSliced Fish SoupTeochewSugarcane JuiceSugarcane JuiceSingapore