What to try in Singapore

Poached or roasted chicken served with aromatic rice and condiments such as chile, ginger, garlic, and dark soy sauce.

Singapore's tourism authority describes chicken rice as an iconic local dish and a defining part of the city's everyday food culture.

Also known as Chicken rice

Mud crab cooked in a thick sweet-savory chile and tomato sauce, commonly served with fried or steamed buns for the sauce.

The Singapore Tourism Board identifies chilli crab as an iconic staple of local cuisine.

Also known as Chili crab

Flat rice noodles stir-fried over high heat with soy, garlic, egg, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and often cockles.

Singapore's official local-food guide includes char kway teow among the city-state's essential hawker dishes.

Browned toast spread with sweet coconut-and-egg kaya, traditionally paired with soft-boiled eggs and local kopi.

The tourism authority presents kaya toast, local coffee, and soft-boiled eggs as a traditional Singaporean breakfast combination.

Rice noodles in an aromatic coconut curry broth with combinations of shrimp, fish cake, tofu puffs, and cockles.

Singapore's official guide lists laksa among the local dishes considered essential to the city-state's food culture.

Egg and rice noodles braised in prawn stock and stir-fried with egg, pork, prawns, and squid in the Singapore style.

The Singapore Tourism Board distinguishes the local version of this Fujian-rooted noodle dish as a hawker staple.