Originally Posted by
abraxis
And speaking of food, hit the hawker centres. Tekka Centre is right in front of Little India MRT, Newton Centre (a bit touristy but iconic nevertheless), which is about 10 minutes stroll from the Newton MRT, Maxwells Food Centre which is near Tanjong Pagar or Chinatown MRTs or if you have a fren with a car, get yourself to Chomp Chomp.
FYI, Tekka Centre is under renovation at the moment (not sure when it'll end, but not anytime soon).
One of the best chicken rice joints in Singapore -- and that's saying something -- is Tian Tian at Maxwell, but get there by lunchtime because they sell out fast.