Stalls I Like @ 127 Toa Payoh West Lorong 1 Food Centre · Small Hawker Centre Rich in Nostalgia

Toa Payoh West Market & Food Centre is a nostalgic place for me as I past here literally a thousand times during my secondary school days - my school, First Toa Payoh Secondary was just across the road. I still come here occasionally as there are a few nice old hawker stalls at the food centre on the upper floor.

Toa Payoh West Market & Food Centre (Lorong 1)

Address: 127 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310127

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Braddell station

Handpicked Best of Beauty World Food Centre · What to Eat Near Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

I used to live and work near this private hawker centre at Beauty World Centre. I also come here after my weekly Bukit Timah Hill trek (last time 😜 ). The fourth level hawker centre hasn't changed much physically in the last 20 years. Some old favourites are still here and there are quite a few excellent newcomers. Prices here are comparable with public hawker centres.

Beauty World Food Centre

Address: 144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Level 4, Singapore 588177

Nearest MRT: At Beauty World station

Best of Taman Jurong Hawker Centre · Three Levels of Good Food! Ol' Sixty Stalls 六十档

This well loved food haven began life in 1972 as Yung Sheng Food Centre - the first food centre built under Singapore's hawker centre building programme. It was known affectionately as "Sixty Stalls 六十档" as it had 60 stalls then. It was later demolished, combined with Taman Jurong Market to become Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre which opened in 2005.

Ol' Sixty Stalls 六十档 image courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

Located in Singapore's far west, Taman Jurong serves the factory workers and residents of Singapore's industrial estate. Though there are fewer factories in Jurong today, the food in Taman Jurong still has the old school, gut filling appeal and affordability of its heyday. I've known ol' Sixty Stalls since my days in Jurong Camp (HQ 3 Div).

Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre

Address: 3 Yung Sheng Road, Singapore 618499

Nearest MRT: 10 - 15 minutes walk from Lakeside station

Best of KOVAN 209 Food Centre · Heartland Hawker Haven with Kampong Spirit

Folks who live near Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre are blessed with a market with fresh produce and a hawker centre with many food stalls. No national champion stalls here but lots of tasty comfort dishes at reasonable prices. Many of the stalls are decades old brands run by veteran hawkers or their second and third generations. I have been to Kovan 209 food centre many times in the past 30 years and these are the stalls that I have tried and like. Nothing mind blowing but the vibes of the place and comforting food here evoke a certain happiness and contentment of home.

Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre

Address: 209 Hougang Street 21, Singapore 530209

Nearest MRT: Doorstep of Kovan station

Singapore Hawker Centres as the Third Place · The Heart of our Heartlands

Most people know that Singapore hawker centres are treasure troves of delicious food. Beyond being the nation's communal kitchen, Singapore's hawker centres play the important role of the "Third Place" where the Singaporean identity is forged from a diverse and dynamic mix of cultures.

What to Eat @ Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre

Spent two weeks eating and mingling with Clementi residents at Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre. Of some fifty stalls here, the townsfolk favourites are the wanton mee, Hainanese porridge, fried carrot cake and lor mee stalls. 

Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre

Address: 448 Clementi Ave 3, Singapore 120448

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Clementi station

History of Indonesian Cuisine in Singapore Hawker Culture

Singapore hawker culture is the proverbial melting pot of cuisines from north, south, east, west, all directions around our sunny island. From our immediate south and west, Indonesians have long contributed their culinary heritage to our rich hawker culture.

To appreciate the history of Indonesian cuisine in Singapore, we start with the history of Indonesia and Indonesian immigration.

Hawker Gems of Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre to Save You Wasted Calories

Ghim Moh Food Centre with some 50 stalls is popular with local residents and also with workers from office blocks nearby because it has many good food stalls. Here are local people's top choices (in ascending order of stall number).

Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre

Address: 20 Ghim Moh Road, Singapore 270020

Nearest MRT: 10 minutes walk from Buona Vista station

Good Food Guide to Hainanese Village Centre (Hougang Lor Ah Soo) ❤️ Feel the Heart in this Heartland Hawker Centre

Hainanese Village (Lor Ah Soo) Centre is a relatively small market & food centre but it is well loved as there are several good food stalls and warm kampung spirit here. Every day, families, neighbours, friends etc., come here to have a tasty, affordable meal and la kopi (stir coffee i.e. hang out over coffee).

Hainanese Village Centre (also known as Lor Ah Soo Market & Food Centre)

Address: 105 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530105

Nearest MRT: 10 minutes walk from Kovan station

Guide to Famous Hawkers & Hidden Gems @ Bendemeer Market & Food Centre

This is a very busy, gritty old market & food centre at the city fringe with many good hawker stalls. Most of the food stalls serve comfort dishes but there are a few surprising twists to the old school favourites worth checking out.

Bendemeer Market & Food Centre

Address: 29 Bendemeer Road, Singapore 330029

Nearest MRT: At the doorstep of Boon Keng station

Stall by Stall Guide to the Best & Famous @ Golden Mile Food Centre

Golden Mile Food Centre is close to many Singaporean hearts and stomachs. I come here regularly since my National Service days in the late 70s. I used to come here to stock up on Army supplies but now it is the many good food stalls that draw me here regularly.

The Army market upstairs is a mere shadow of its heydays because our soldiers are so well supplied nowadays. But, the food centre below have thrived to a level I have not seen before. These are the most popular and famous food stalls at Golden Mile Food Centre.

Golden Mile Food Centre

Address: 505 Beach Road, Singapore 199583

Nearest MRT station: Lavender and Nicoll Highway

Guide to Popular Hawker Stalls @ Chong Pang Food Centre in Yishun 😋 Old, slightly grimy but well loved

Chong Pang Wet Market & Food Centre in Yishun has some 50 food stalls. It's an old, slightly grimy place but well loved and always packed during meal times and on weekends. Prices here are wallet and family friendly. These are the most popular stalls in the hawker centre.

Chong Pang Wet Market & Food Centre 义顺忠邦城湿巴刹与熟食中心

Address: 105 Yishun Ring Road, Singapore 760105

Adam Road Food Centre 🍽️ 10 Good Hawker Stalls that Keep Bringing the Crowds Back

Adam Food Centre is a relatively small hawker centre with just some 40 stalls but it is famous and popular. Strategically located near the Singapore Botanic Gardens, MacRitchie Reservoir, National University of Singapore etc., Adam Food Centre is always packed. Here are the good food stalls that keep bringing the crowds back to Adam Road.

Adam Food Centre

Address: 2 Adam Road, Singapore 289877

Nearest MRT station: Three minute walk from Botanic Gardens station (walk across a long pedestrian bridge over Bukit Timah Road & Dunearn Road)

Albert Centre Market & Food Centre @ Bugis > 💯 Hawker Stalls Johor Kaki Pick the Most Popular for You

When I need to go to Sim Lim Tower for computer or camera gear, Albert Centre food centre is one of the options for a good hawker breakfast or lunch. Albert Centre is a popular choice for folks who come to the Bugis - Rochor area for shopping. The food centre is also a magnet for worshippers from the Kuan Im & Sri Krishnan temples, mosque and churches near by. The age profile of diners here tend to be older as the younger set understandably gravitate towards the trendy F & B concepts over at the Bugis side. There are some 100 food stalls at Albert Centre. These are some of the popular stalls.

Albert Centre Market & Food Centre

Address: 270 Queen Street, Singapore 180270

Nearest MRT: Between Bugis & Rochor stations

Holland Drive Market & Food Centre. Top Choices of Regulars & Hawker Stalkers

Holland Drive Market & Food Centre is popular and very busy during the lunch peak as it is near to several office blocks within walking distance. It is the canteen or cafeteria of sorts for office workers attracted by the convenience and a few famous stalls here.

This was my favourite lunch place when I attended courses at the Civil Service College in my previous life. I still come here regularly for lunch when I have medical appointments at nearby NUH (National University Hospital).

Holland Drive Market & Food Centre

Address: 44 Holland Drive, Singapore 270044

What to Eat @ YuHua Place Market & Hawker Centre. Some of the Best Food of Jurong East & Singapore West

Yuhua Place Market & Food Centre serves residents of Jurong East near to Chinese Garden MRT station. Of the some 50 - 60 food stalls here, these are the most popular.

Yuhua Place Market & Hawker Centre

Address: 347 Jurong East Ave 1, Singapore 600347

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Chinese Garden station

Tekka Centre Best Hawker Food Adventure @ Singapore's Little India

Tekka Centre located in Singapore's Little India is a foodie haven, especially of Indian cuisine though the hawker centre has Malay, Chinese, Western and even Sri Lankan stalls.

Generation Coffee @ Tekka Centre. Hawker Stall Artisanal Espresso Brew

✍️ 20 Nov 2023. After 545 Whampoa Prawn Noodle, I popped over to Generation Coffee in the same hawker centre for my morning cuppa pick me up.

Pro Tips on Best Food Stalls @ Haig Road Market & Hawker Centre

Haig Road Market & Food Centre is not a big hawker centre but it has several famous stalls which attract foodies from all over Singapore. (Here are the top stalls listed according to stall number, not by ranking.)

Pro Tips on the Best Food Stalls @ Geylang Serai Malay Market Hawker Centre

Geylang Serai Malay Market & Food Centre is the Halal food central of Singapore hawker centres. There are over 60 food stalls on level two above the wet market. People from all over the island join residents to shop and eat at the famous food stalls here. These are the 10 most popular stalls in Geylang Serai Food Centre. (List is according to stall number, not ranking.)