Heng Huat Boon Lay Boneless Duck Noodles 📍 Boon Lay Place Food Village 興發文礼起骨鸭面

Ended up at Boon Lay Place Food Village hawker centre after my errands. Circled the huge, old food centre twice and settled for Heng Huat Boon Lay Boneless Duck Noodles. It was a good choice, tasty, worth the calories, fats and carbs.

The last time I was here, I had Ho Huat Fried Hokkien Mee.

Crispy Fried Duck Bebek Goreng Pak Ndut 📍 Level 1 #01-42 Lucky Plaza Orchard Road Singapore ☎ 6734 4787

Tried Bebek Goreng Pak Ndut after stumbling upon it while running errands at Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road.

Bebek Goreng Pak Ndut is a fast food style chain restaurant from Bandung, Indonesia.

Sheng Ki Fish & Seafood Soup Noodle 📍 Taman Sentosa 昇記美食•鱼海鲜汤•手工鱼圆 ☎ +6014 316 5768

First stop this morning was Sheng Ki 昇記, a fish soup place at Taman Sentosa, just 10 minutes by car from JB CIQ.

Dian Xiao Er Chicken Rice📍Gelang Patah Johor 店小二鸡饭 振林山 乐心园 ☎️ +6014 910 0839

Got bitten by chicken rice envy after seeing kaki kaki post her lunch at Dian Xiao Er Chicken Rice 店小二鸡饭 in Gelang Patah a few times 🙄

Ayam Gepuk Pak Antok 📍 Larkin Johor Bahru ☎ +6010 658 5242

Continuing my ayam gepuk hunt, today's target is Ayam Gepuk Pak Antok at Larkin, Johor Bahru.

World's First Noodles • History of Lanzhou La Mian | Who Invented Noodles? 兰州拉面历史 · 喇家遗址 · 齊家文化

Many of us have seen Chinese chefs hand pull slender strands of noodles from a lump of dough like a magic trick.

Yong Chun Wan Ton Noodle vs Kim Huat Wanton Mee 📍115 Bukit Merah View 永春 PK 金发云吞面

115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre has at least three wanton noodle stalls. The two more popular ones are Yong Chun 永春 and Kim Huat 金发. (I need to come back for the third stall R & D Wanton Noodles.)

Lucky Chicken Rice 📍 Lucky Plaza Unit #02-110 ☎ 6738 4175

Was in Lucky Plaza to run errands. Got reminded again that Lucky Plaza (and also nearby Far East Plaza) is full of affordable food gems in Singapore's tourist shopping core.

Nasi Dagang De Selera Pantai Timur • Larkin Sentral Bus Station • East Coast Flavours

Nasi dagang is a peninsula Malaysia east coast staple more commonly found in the states of Terengganu and Kelantan. It's one of my favourite dishes whenever I have an opportunity to visit these beautiful east coast states.

TPY KL Crystal Char Siew Wanton Noodle📍186 Toa Payoh Central 传统玻璃叉烧云吞面 ☎ 9391 5532

Came with kaki kaki to try the newly opened KL Glass Char Siew Wanton Noodle stall at 186 Toa Payoh Central (J99 coffeeshop).

Guangzhou Hand Torn Salt Baked Chicken📍Zuoxianju Liwan Traditional Cantonese Restaurant 醉贤居 ☎ +86 20 8172 3094

In Guangzhou, besides poached there are many other chicken preparations (roast, fried, etc), including salt baked. 醉贤居 is one of the most popular local places for salt baked chicken.

I was mind blown by my first taste of salt baked chicken as a child. The memory is still vivid in my mind, so I have a deep love of salt baked chicken.

Peranakan Club Singapore • Affordable Crazy Rich Asians Cuisine📍Orchard Towers Claymore Road ☎ 8988 0201

Catch up lunch with kaki kaki at The Peranakan Club Singapore at level 2 of Orchard Towers.

Famous Shanghai Xiao Shao Xing Chicken📍Yunnan South Road 小绍兴白斩鸡 云南南路店 ☎ +862163260845

Xiao Shaoxing 小绍兴 is a famous chicken porridge (yeah..., not rice) restaurant at Yunnan Road (South) in Shanghai.

Cantonese or Teochew Steam Fish? What is the Difference?

You know, when we visit a Chinese restaurant and order steam fish, the staff will often ask "Cantonese or Teochew steam?" 广蒸还是潮州蒸? 🤔

Penang Chinese Style Mee Jawa 槟城爪哇面

I like the Chinese version of mee Jawa 爪哇面 from Penang a lot.

As the name mee Jawa states, it is presumably a Javanese (Indonesia) origin dish.

Fu Xiang Chicken Rice 📍186 Toa Payoh Central 大巴窑 福翔鸡饭 ☎ 6250 0867

Kaki kaki Rayner alerted me to Fu Xiang Chicken Rice 福翔鸡饭 in Toa Payoh Central, it's one of his favourite chicken rice stalls. Today, passing by 来都来了 (since already here) so gave it a try 😁

Wen Chang Authentic Chicken Rice📍Johor Jaya Dedap 17 Restoran Kim Sing 文昌正宗海南雞飯 金昇咖啡店

Stalking Taman Johor Jaya for good food, spotted uncle preparing the day's chicken at 文昌正宗海南雞飯 (literally Wen Chang Authentic Hainanese Chicken Rice) stall.

Youlian Qingping Chicken Guangzhou 清平雞 友联菜馆 杉木栏路店 广州第一鸡 ☎ +86 20 8187 6751

If you are in Guangzhou and like to try something memorable, can check out Youlian Restaurant. Youlian is popular with locals for their iconic Qingping chicken and chicken intestine.

Coffee in Milk Tin Can • Kopi Kong, Guni Kong, Tee Kong • Eco Friendly Tradition 牛奶罐 铁罐

Looking for coffee at Chong Pang hawker centre, I stumbled upon this bouquet of shiny tin cans tied in a bunch with red raffia strings.

Ayam Gepok Anakmak📍215 Ang Mo Kio ☎️ 89510912

Ayam gepuk craze has been raging in Java Indonesia, Malaysia and now in Singapore. The only ayam gepuk I could find in Singapore, at the moment, is Ayam Gepok Anakmak📍215 Ang Mo Kio, Sinfoodie coffeeshop.

Lien Ying Chow Unsung Hawker Hero • Legendary Mandarin Chatterbox Chicken Rice • International Launch of Singapore Hawker Culture

In the world of Singapore chicken rice, Swee Kee is at the level of mythology with no equal in its aura - though Swee Kee closed in 1997, its presence and influence are still felt today in the signboards of emulators from Singapore, to Malaysia and even Taiwan as well as in the minds of its multi-generational fans.

If Swee Kee is credited for popularising chicken rice in Singapore and regional countries, Mandarin Hotel's Chatterbox Chicken Rice is the one that put the humble chicken rice dish on the world map.

Boss Ayam Gepuk 📍Jalan Ibrahim 10 Minutes Walk from JB CIQ

I thought I was done ayam gepuk hunting for the day, my tummy was so full 😅 Then, I stumbled upon Boss Ayam Gepuk at Jalan Ibrahim just before heading back across the Causeway to Singapore. Struggled a bit before I decided to give it a try - I am glad that I did.

Boss Ayam Gepuk is the proverbial hidden gem.

Ayam Gepuk Republik 📍Bandar Dato Onn Johor Bahru ☎ +6012 268 9775

Johor Kaki also follow trend 🫢 I've been watching the ayam gepuk craze raged from Yogjakarta, Java in Indonesia, to Kuala Lumpur, Batam, Johor Bahru and finally making inroads into Singapore.

MacKenzie Rex Halal Chicken Rice📍Prinsep Street ☎ 6336 1702

When I asked Muslim friends where they go for Halal Hainanese chicken rice, MacKenzie Rex restaurant gets mentioned often.

So, I went to check it out 😁

Chicken Rice Rating System by Johor Kaki • Significantly Improve your Chicken Rice Experience • Effective 2 May 2026

Chicken rice is everywhere in Singapore. Most coffeeshops have one, many hawker centres have more than two, and sometimes even more than five (like at Maxwell Food Centre).

Most would agree that the standard of chicken rice in Singapore is high - it is very hard to find a bad chicken rice stall 🤣

Swee Kee • Original Most Famous Singapore Chicken Rice Ever & Forever 瑞记鸡饭的神话

There are and will be many famous chicken rice brands in Singapore and around the world but none will be or will ever be as famous as the original Swee Kee 瑞记.

Many brands can be famous, some even legendary, but only rarely will one reach a mythical level like Swee Kee 瑞记.

Father of Singapore Chicken Rice • Uncle Commie Wong Yi Guan 共产鸡饭王义元 • 新加坡鸡饭之父

Today, chicken rice stalls and even restaurants are ubiquitous in Singapore. Most coffee shops have at least one chicken rice stall, and hawker centres often have two or even more. 

Heng Kui Tampoi Laksa📍Restoran Lee Heng Taman Daya 兴贵淡杯叻沙 福林园 利興美食中心

Stalking Taman Daya for good food, Restoran Lee Heng was one of a few busy coffee shops popular with locals.

Singapore Immigrant History in a Cup of Hainanese Coffee • Nanyang Kopi 南洋咖啡 • 海南咖啡

Coffee or kopi as it is known in Malay in Singapore is like our lingua franca - the beverage that binds the diverse ethnic communities of Singapore (and also Malaysia).

Hawkers Omakase by Maybank & Makansutra 2026 • Dulukala Peranakan • 戚師傅 Chef Chik

Maybank with Makansutra have just launched the world's first Hawkers Omakase. 

Running from 23rd April to 30th June 2026, it is a ground breaking celebration of Singapore hawker culture involving six handpicked hawker stalls across the island. 

Inaugural stalls are Dulukala Peranakan at Jalan Silat by chef Zan and 戚師傅 at Haig Road Food Centre by chef Chik.

Foshan Shunde Jindeng Village Restaurant 顺德金登饭店 · 乡村私房菜 📞 27799223 📞 18934308391

This is the kind of dining experience I willingly to fly hours for. I am told that in Guangdong (and around China) there are many such village type eating places 乡村私房菜. I would love to come back for itineraries made up entirely of eateries like 金登饭店 Jindeng Village Restaurant. You know...., others cafe or bar hop, I love village restaurant hopping.