Malay · Singapore hawker food
Putu Piring
Putu Piring is a Malay hawker dish loved across Singapore. Here is what it is, what to order and where to try it.
What is Putu Piring?
Round rice-flour cakes filled with gula melaka, steamed in small moulds and served on pandan leaf with grated coconut. Getting harder to find. Putu Piring is part of Singapore's hawker culture, recognised by UNESCO in 2020 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Where to eat Putu Piring in Singapore
You will find Putu Piring at hawker centres across the island. Browse our list of all 126 hawker centres, then go and try it.
We don't rank individual stalls. Every hawker centre has its own favourites, so ask the regulars and follow the queue.
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