SQ319

Keyaki does cost an arm and a leg.

Tonkotsu King costs you around $14.90 for the main meal + $2-3 for drinks, so yes, you can get below $20 here.

HawaiiO

I think the name is Bijin Nabe.
They have ramen/udon type noodles.
The noodles and soup are prepared in a different manner from normal ramen, quite good i feel.

Nana's has a couple of good dishes too.

SQ319

Bijin Nade translated to English/Mandarin is Beauty Hotpot/美人鍋

It is essentially a Japanese hotpot - they are known for their collagen soup stock which comes in a gelatin-like solids which will melt upon contact with heat. The soup stock supposedly have skin boosting properties, hence the "beauty" in its name.

The name of the restaurant is actually Tsukada Nojo. Bijin Nabe is their signature dish.

They start dinner at 5pm (go early because there will be a queue), and it's at least a 90 minute wait if you miss the first round of seating.

ParkerSmithsg

Restaurant recommendations in Singapore can be best told by the people who have experienced it. Look at the one that is reputable and provide with quality food.

yosithezet

Now I'm hungry! Where to go? What to try?

I ate there twice in the past month and it was great. I went with a burger the first time and the steak frite the second time. Was under $70 IIRC. Well worth it.

dlnsf

Singapore is a fantastic place for foodies. After spending almost 3 weeks there trying to eat everything, I learned that hawker centers usually have one or two stalls that were outstanding, and the rest of the stalls were average. If you have time to go all around town, you can try all the best places. If not, I think it's best to decide which dish is a priority and go to the hawker center associated with it (or near it).

**Hawker/Street food**
- 328 Katong Laksa - the best place to try the classic Singaporean Laksa soup

- Ya Kun Kaya Toast - more of a breakfast spot, Kaya Toast is a super singaporean place and the original one at 18 china street is the best (and most scenic). Kaya is a really delicious coconut jam (i brought several jars home as gifts)

- Maxwell Road Hawker center has several very popular (and very good) stalls including Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (featured on just about any Singapore eats list - it really was worth the hype. I recommend trying to get there right before it opens to avoid the lines) and Zhen Zhen porridge - it's rice porridge (congee) with fish and very very good. Long lines at both of these places. And while you're there, also go to Lao Ban for their soya pudding (SO GOOD.)

- Geylang Lorong 29 fried hokkien mee are delicious friend hokkien style noodles.

- Song Fa Bak Kuh Te is another traditional Singaporean food and the best of all the bak kuh te chains. Also get the braised pork trotters - heavenly. Not street food, this place would be a great lunch or more casual dinner.

**There's also some great Indian food in Little India due to the large Indian population**
- Bismillah Biryani is a really really good Dom Biryani (the rice and meat are all cooked together)

- Singapore Zam Zam has a really delicious murtabak

- Tekka Center is the Indian hawker food stall and has some really good indian food

**Splurge**
For singaporean crab, I recommend Melben Seafood or Uncle Leong - the other places (Long Beach, No Signboard, etc) were more expensive and just meh. Roland restaurant was also pretty good, though it's weirdly located on a floor of a parking garage (looks nice inside, but was so empty when we went it felt a little sterile).

The interesting thing about Singapore is that they have to import everything - nothing grows on the island. So for high end restaurants, all the ingredients will be imported... which means that they're all very similar to high end restaurants in other cities. You'll be fine picking any place on a list of the top restaurants. We did go to Iggy's which was good (in the same way a restaurant is good in NYC or San Francisco) but not particularly "Singaporean." All their ingredients were flown in from Japan, which made me think that the food in Japan would probably be way better since it wouldn't be traveling over the ocean...

robyng

I ran across this a while back. It's kind of chopped up into several YouTubes - and is probably somewhat out of date - but it does give good background on eating in Singapore:

http://youtu.be/tBjKOqBxHcc

Robyn

redrusty1

My favorite hawker remains Maxwell Rd. Tian Tian is my favorite chicken rice.

robyng

Street food in Singapore. Food porn :

http://www.businessinsider.com/stree...ngapore-2014-3

Robyn

uk1

Great pictures. Thanks.

SQ319

Good introduction to Singapore food, except that the picture for Otak otak is wrong. The picture shown is a sweet peranakan snack called Kueh Bong Kong.

And the prawn satay is just skewered prawns, not really satay, imo.

robyng

Are there any great restaurants in Singapore that require reservations way in advance - like 2+ months out? Or will I be safe starting to make the reservations I might want to make 1-2 months in advance? Robyn

jpatokal

None of the places in Singapore that require reservations are the kind of places it makes any sense to go to

iluvcruising2

Restaurant Andre comes in number 37 at the World Rankings by St Pellegrino.

Not cheap though. SGD 128++ for lunch and SGD $298++ for dinner.

I have never dined there but some have and done some reviews.

I noticed top notch restaurants in London are less expensive than Andre.

London alone has more than 60 Michelin star restaurants. Singapore has like 1 or 2.

Shared some thoughts on this blog post.
http://londonproperty123.blogspot.sg...in-london.html

aster

Definitely no issues making reservations a few weeks ahead. I've never had issues anywhere calling even days ahead.

The exception will be special times of the year like Chinese New Year, etc.