Originally Posted by
Jaytraveller
. We (my wife and I) would mostly eat in established eateries/restaurants and hopefully these joints will accept credit cards. We never went to Singapore before but heard that it is a desirably hygienic place and hence maybe we should also try eating out once in a while at "hawker centers", assuming that the food is reasonably safe and healthy. My son went to Singapore on a business trip from US and was raving about numerous gastronomic delights the city has to offer! Any suggestions? Thank you again for your time and help!
At Chinatown, stop by and buy some bakkwa at LimCheeGuan. They have prawn and fish bawkwa which isn't common and I like it, and the signature pork bakkwa is very good especially if it's hot.
Bakkwa (pork/beef jerky) generally cannot be brought back to USA, chicken/fish I haven't tried
Lim Chee Guan New Bridge Road Store+65 6933 7230.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/19x617iXsDU3apPKA
As for food: ou could find places where there's a mix of stuff.
Eg for Chinatown Point (daiso), it's a mall with restaurants ...
Next to it is Hong Lim complex (hawker center). Take a walk around the hawker center, anything interesting to eat. If you don't like it, then go to one of the restaurants in the mall
looks like this:
If you don't like the outdoor heat/humidity, some malls have indoor food courts that would be similar (but not as much variety and taste won't be a good ). I don't believe there is one at Chinatown Point, but Tiong Bahru mall has one
Kopitiam @ Tiong Bahru Plaza+65 6276 2325.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7VFmPCDGnUp4qsjg8
buy a meal each (4-8 sgd), get a kopi/teh(1-2sgd) or bubble tea (3-5sgd), split a dessert (2-4sgd - tofu pudding with multiple toppings, ice kachang/shaved ice)
Whatever local cuisine, it's likely to find sauces at supermarket (NTUC, cold storage, Sheg) that you can bring back. Prima Taste and Seah's are pretty good taste-wise. You can actually find the more common Prima taste products at your local USA Asian supermarkets (laksa noodle/sauce).
https://www.primataste.com/our-products
https://www.seahsspices.com/products
Dry spices, I've brought back, declared it, gone thru usa secondary customs where they looked at it, multiple times without issues. The complete meals - if it has meat, may be a problem.
And of course kaya spreads. You can get kaya toast (for breakfast, or anytime during the day) at hawker center, food courts, standalone cafes like Ya Kun or breadtalk/toastbox
https://www.fairprice.com.sg/category/kaya