Singapore Food Courts Dinning

Singapore Food Courts Dinning

If you are Tourist or foreigner coming to visit or work in Singapore then you wouldn't want to miss out this great opportunity to try out many of the Singapore Local Foods that are offering in many of these Singapore Food Courts dinning outlets.

Singapore has the concept of a small multi racial society community that binds together with many different races and a great opportunity to offer the many different types of  Local Singapore foods within these Singapore Food Courts outlets.

There are a few of these Food Courts Dinning Outlets/Chain of Businesses offering these Singapore Food Courts Dinning concept in Singapore are as follows:-

1. The Food Republic 

The Food Republic is a member of the BreadTalk group that serve many different types of local Singapore foods at their outlets that spread across the island with many different choices of foods / varieties to spoil for your choices of meals..

Quote from : http://foodrepublic.com.sg/about dated 30th January 2016 :-

"With the integrated open dining concept, Food Republic revolutionized the food court scenes and stamped its mark in many Asian countries. It dishes out the best of hawker and restaurant fare under a single platform at affordable prices with good customer service.

When diners feast at Food Republic, palates are satisfied, senses are being indulged. The cuisine from top rated food operators, ambient setting, brought across by customer-oriented service complete customers’ dining experiences."

Some of the Singapore Local Foods that are made available from the outlets are as follows:-

Dim sum with many different varieties such as xiao long bao, siu mai ( port or chicken dumplings), port or eggs porridges & pastries etc. Prices start from a small baskets that contain min of 3 siu mai that costs $3.50 each. Similarly for Xiao long bao also come in 3 at the price of $3.50 each. Prices range from $3.50 to $9.90 per sets.. 

Available at Food Republic @ nex@Serangoon ,#B2-63 to 66, nex@Serangoon,23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083.

The nearest MRT station is Serangoon MRT.

Operating Hours:
7.30am – 10pm (Sun – Thurs)
7.30am – 10.30pm (Fri – Sat, Eve of Public Holidays)

Using only yellowtail fish for the making of fishballs, founder Lim Lee Seng believes in delivering them freshly made every day. As such,Chao Zhou fishballs are handmade at the stall, twice daily and soaked in cold water instead of storing them in the refrigerator to ensure maximum freshness. To complement this, it is served with a variety of noodles and mixed with a specially blended chilli sauce and fresh crispy lard to add that extra flavour.

Signature Dishes: Fishball Soup, Fishball Noodles (variety of noodles include Mee Tai Mak, Mee Pok, Mee Kia, Kway Teow and Mee)

Fish ball noodles that costs about $4 to $5 per bowl. Each bowl of fish ball noodles come about 4 to 5 pieces of fish ball either to be eaten in dried or with soup base serving. You may add some chilli to spice up the taste of the food.

Available at Food Opera @ ION Orchard,#B4-03/04 Ion Orchard,2 Orchard Turn,Singapore 238801. 

The nearest MRT station is Orchard MRT.

Operating hours : 10 am to 10 pm daily.

Hokkien mee(Fried prawn noodles)  that comes with noodles, prawns, cuttle fish, secret receipt ingredient + lime to enhance the taste and favor of this local delicacies.

If you are a fan of Fried Prawn Noodles, Char Kway Teow and Fried Oyster Omelette, then this stall is touted to have the best. With over 40 years of history, Thye Hong insisted on serving its fare on Opei leaves specially imported from Malaysia and Indonesia. The leaf infuses a subtle, woody fragrance to enhance the taste of the noodles. What’s more, Thye Hong was hand-picked by the Singapore Tourism Board to showcase his Char Kway Teow as one of our nation’s most celebrated local specialties at the Culinary Institute of America in California. Selling a daily average of 500 portions of his signature dishes, be prepared for a long queue to savour this local delicacy.

Specialties: Fried Prawn Noodles, Char Kway Teow, Fried Oyster Omelette

Available at Food Republic @ Wisma Atria

Level 4, Wisma Atria
435 Orchard Road
Singapore 238877

The nearest MRT station is Orchard MRT.

Operating Hours:

10am to 10pm (Daily)

The Chinese stall name of You Men is befitting for this Hong Kong roasted meat stall as it is famous for its succulent meats. With an increasing popularity and growing customer base, the link is obvious. Established in 2000, You Men shot to fame after it was featured by then popular variety program ‘City Beats’ on Channel 8. One of its speciality dish is Char Siew Dumpling Noodle served with custom-made spinach noodles; one of few stalls to use spinach noodles instead of regular noodles. With a wide variety of perfectly-roasted meats such as duck, chicken, pork char siew and roasted pork, You Men also offers the option of rice or noodles to enjoy the meats with.

Wanton noodles ( port or chicken dumplings) that comes with char siew( roasted meat) , green vegetable,dumplings & noodles either to be eaten in dried or soup base.
Each bowl of wanton noodles may cost about $4.50 to $6.00 etc.. You may visit the stall for the exact price.

Available at Food Republic @ Westgate

#B1-28/293 Gateway Drive,Singapore 608532.

The nearest MRT station is Jurong East Mrt.

Operating Hours:
10am to 10pm (Daily)

2. Kopitiam - True Singapore Taste

The company started in 1988 to provide the local Singapore food court dinning outlet concepts in Singapore.

They are plenty of local Singapore foods that are being offered by their outlets that spread across the island.

quote from : http://www.kopitiam.biz/our-company/ dated 30th January 2016

"Kopitiam outlets are reputed for providing a comfortable, modern dining experience along with the authentic taste of local and international fare - all at competitive prices. In addition, our Group pioneered the popular 24-hour food shop concept in 1988, setting off a culinary trend that has now become a norm in our city landscape."

 Some of the Singapore Local Foods that are made available from the outlets are as follows:-

Bak Kut Teh ( meaty port ribs) stewed with Chinese spices and garlic in a delicious meal.
Bak Kut Teh can goes well with a bowl of steam rice.

This slow cooked meaty broth of tender pork ribs sit in a pot of Chinese herbs and spices, served together with fresh red cut chilies in dark soy sauce and fried dough fritters.

You may find this meaty goodness in 2 vastly different styles of soup. One follows the Malaysian roots of a dark and herbal soup and the other the Teochew style of a clear and peppery soup.

Each bowl may cost about $5.50 onwards. You may check the exact price from the stall itself.

Bak Chor Mee( minced pork mee pok (flat egg noodle)). It comes with liver,mushroom,meat ball,mince port , noodle and some chilli. 

Besides mee pok, you can also opt for mee kia (stringy egg noodle), kway teow mee or even bee kai bak ( a translucent rice vermicelli also known as mouse noodle.)

Preparing Bak chor mee is a skill. First, the noodle is simmered just right to achieve firmness and texture. If it's boiled too long, the noodle will turn soft and mushy.

The noodle is then mixed with condiments such as vinegar, light sauce and topped with minced pork, lean meat slices, fragrant stewed mushrooms, deep-fried flatfish and liver slices.

Each bowl costs about $4 onwards.  You may check the exact price from the stall itself.

Fried carrot cake is a combination of steamed cakes of radish sautéed with rice flour, eggs and bits of preserved radish. Some people would like to add chilli paste to enhance the taste of this local Singapore food.

Most people opt to eat it the traditional way but the variation of black is available and equally tasty. The black carrot cake is fried the exact same way except that it's doused with sweet black sauce.

To spice up this dish remember to ask for chili on the side or request for it to be fried together.

Each bowl of fried carrot cake costs about $4 onwards.  You may check the exact price from the stall itself.

Laksa - spicy coconut soup base noodle. It comes with spicy coconut soup based served with thick rice noodles, tau pok, cockles, shrimps and fish sticks.

This unique and spicy dish comes in many different guises depending on which cultural style of cooking you prefer. However, everyone loves it with a spoonful of sambal chilli paste and garnished with Vietnamese coriander.

Each bowl costs about $4.50 onwards . You may check the exact price from the stall itself.

Some of Their outlets are available island wide as follows:-

a.Cantine @ Northpoint

No. 930 Yishun Avenue 2,#03-47/51 Northpoint,Singapore 769098.

The nearest MRT station is Yishun MRT.

Operating hours - 10am - 10pm

b. Hougang Mall

90 Hougang Ave 10,Hougang Mall #04-11,Singapore 538766.

The nearest MRT station is Hougang MRT.Operating hour - 7am to 10pm

c. Jurong East MRT

10 Jurong East Street 12,Jurong East MRT Station #01-01,Singapore 609690.

The nearest MRT station is Jurong East MRT. Opens 24 hours.

d.Plaza Singapura

68 Orchard Road,Plaza Singapura #06-15/20,Singapore 238839.

The nearest MRT station is Somerset MRT.

Operation hours - Sun to Thurs: 7am to 10pm,Fri to Sat: 7am to 11pm

3. Food Junction

Food Junction was started in 1993 to provide the local Singapore food courts outlet dinning concept.

You will be spoiled for choices with the many different types of local Singapore being offered by their outlets in Singapore.

Some of Their outlets are as follows:

1. Bugis Junction , 03-30 . The nearest MRT station is Bugis MRT.

2. Harbour Front Centre , #03-01/04 . The nearest MRT station is Harbour Front MRT.

3. Junction 8, #04-01 . The nearest MRT station is Bishan MRT.

4. Funan Digital Mall, #B1-16/17. The nearest MRT station is City Hall MRT.

Local steam boat with ingredients such as fish cake,egg,seaweed, green vegetable,crab sticks,fish ball, meat ball, dumplings etc.

Each costs about $4.50 onwards.

Ice Kacang - from $2.50 onwards.

                                                   

Fried noodles with eggs. Each may costs about $5 onwards.

                                        

                                  

                                                                                                 

SATAY - Barbecue meat

SATAY 

SATAY is one of the favorite Singapore local food that started in the early 1970's originated from
Indonesia. Some also said the word “satay” is derived from Chinese language, meaning three pieces – as “sa” is three and “tay” is pieces. It is believed that the pork satay is an inspiration from the Nonya kitchens that the Hainanese “Ah Ko” or brothers, adapted from. The Hainanese later prepared satay with pork, every skewer comes with two chunks of lean pork and a chunk of pork lard. It is lightly marinated, unlike the usual Kajang or local style satay, and grilled over charcoal fire until smoky, while the slow roasting maintains the juiciness of the meat.

On top of the usual chunky, sweet and savoury peanut sauce, this version comes with an addition of pineapple puree, which is also Nonya inspired, with English adaptations as they were fond of jams . The tanginess of the fruits cuts through and calms the porkiness, and also balances the fattiness of the lard.

Satay is made of port, chicken, mutton or beef marinated with satay sauce , garlic, onion and some special spices. These satay meats are being cut in to smaller pieces about the size of a 20 cents coin and is being skewed onto a wooden stick. Each stick contain about 4 to 5 pieces of satay meat.

The satay is then being put on the charcoal barbecue pits to barbecue until the meat is cooked and ready to be served.

Eating satay cannot goes without the peanut sauce that contain pineapples, peanuts, chilli, sugar,onion and special ingredients to make the sauce taste nice. The satay meat is tender, juicy and dipping with peanut sauce make it taste even better. For some people they would like to add some plain rice dumpling , cucumber, onion to eat together with these satay meats.

Personally, I like to eat the port and chicken satay meat that goes very well with the specially made peanut sauce . I use to patronize this satay stall /outlet that is located at Serangoon North Avenue 2 , Block 151 directly next to the Serangoon North Avenue 2 Mosque (Mashid Al-Istiqamah mosque).

Getting there is quite easy with so many buses going there such as Bus no. 147,109,156,76,73,116,132,165,315,43,70 & 103 etc.

Each satay sticks for either port or chicken costs about 50 cents each. Mutton or Beef will costs slightly more about 60 to 80 cents per stick.

Chicken meat satay taste yummy with the specially made peanut sauce. Thumb up for such a delicious food.

 Port meat satay also one of the tasty satay that goes well with the port/lad juicy meat when dipped      with the peanut sauce that enhance the taste of this food delicacy.

For those who like to try to beef satay. It should taste nice to go with the specially made peanut sauce.

Mutton satay is available which may costs slightly more per stick about 70 - 80 cents per stick.

Recommended if you are those who like to eat chicken or port meat.


Another famous satay outlets that you may want to try it out is none other than The satay outlets/stall situated at Lau Pa Sat Festival Market located at 18 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048582.

Getting there is rather easy with many buses going there such as Bus no.10, 10E, 57, 70, 97, 100, 107, 130, 131, 162, 186, 196, , 75, 167, 700, 970, Nearest MRT station is Raffles MRT.

Lau Pa Sat satay street has a very different outdoor dining area that is being setup with wooden table , plastic chairs being properly placed on the street /road to create the special dinning place.It is the only satay street in Singapore.

Business starts from 7pm onwards(daily) till 11 pm.

A nice place to chew it out if you are craving for barbecue meats.

A neighbourhood Food Market which also sell quite nice satay is none other than CHOMP CHOMP Food Market which is located at 20 Kensington Park Road, Singapore 557269.

Getting there is rather easy via bus no. 317,315,136,,73.

The nearest MRT station is Serangoon MRT.From Serangoon Nex Bus Interchange then hop on to bus no.317,315 to reach the destinaiton.

CHOMP CHOMP operating hours start from 5.30 pm to 11pm daily.

Each satay costs about 50 - 60 cents each.

Beside satay, CHOMP CHOMP also sell many other Singapore Local foods such as Fried carrot cake, fried goreng pisang ( Bananna Fritters) , Ice kachang( shaved ice that covers with different layer of colorful syrups).
A nice place to try many other Singapore local foods.


Last but not least, you may want to travel to Garden By the Bay to try out the many different satay stall / outlets available there.

It is being located at 18 marina gardens drive ,#01-19 ( Satay by the Bay).Singapore 018953.

The nearest MRT station is City Hall MRT.

Each satay costs about 60 - 80 cents.

There are many satay to choose from beef, mutton, chicken and pork meat. Once being cooked over the charcoal barbecue pits it will be ready to be eaten. It is a nice experience to eat satay with peanut sauce, cucumbers. onions and steam rice dumplings.

How to make satay sauce

The Ingredients

Ingredients A:

1 stalk lemongrass (white part)
2 slice of galangal
1 clove garlic
4 shallots
4 tablespoons cooking oil

Ingredients B:

1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons coriander seeds powder
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds powder

Ingredients C:

1/2 cup Assam water (1 tablespoon assam paste mix with 1/2 cup water)
1/4 cup gula Melaka
1/2 cup crushed peanuts
1/4 cup water (adjust accordingly)
Salt and sugar to taste

The Method

1. Blend the ingredients A into paste.

2. Place all ingredients A and B in a pan and stir fry on medium low heat until fragrant

3. Add ingredients C, bring to boil then simmer for 10 mins. Add sugar and salt to taste and adjust the liquid accordingly by adding more water.

Duck Rice

Duck Rice

Duck Rice is one of the Singapore local traditional food that you wouldn't want to miss.
The braised duck is being blend with both light soy and dark soy sauces together with some aromatics spices. Every family pride themselves on their own unique recipe. 

Two different type of Duck Rice to choose :

1. Gooey gravy: this is the most prevalent type and adopted by most of the duck rice stalls in Singapore. The gravy is viscous and gluey, some tasted sweet and some towards the saltier end. It is usually accompanied by the braised rice or the rarer yum rice.

2. Non-gooey type: without the starch added to keep the sauce in the watery stage. It is usually saltier than the gooey type, less common and strong association with the authentic traditional Teo Chew duck rice. 


When you eat braised duck, some stalls serve white rice, some have yam rice and some came with braising rice. Yam rice or bracing rice is more visual appeal than flavor because I still find myself having to pour braising sauce over it.
The duck rice stall that I use to patronize is namely - WEI KEE BONELESS BRAISED DUCK stall . It is being located at Tanjong Pagar Food Market 2nd floor ( very near to Tanjong Pagar MRT station, about 3 minutes walking distance)

They sell Braised Duck came with braising sauce rice and it looks very appetizing from the sample picture showing here.

Each plate of Duck rice set costs about $3 to $5. It come with Duck meat, eggs, tofu, steam peanut, cucumber & braising rice & braising sauce. Also it come with a bow of hot soup. Very tasty and yummy. 
If you are new to Singapore Local food I would strongly recommend you to try this out. 

They also sell duck porridge and duck noodles. 

                                                 duck noodle which costs about $3 to $4 per plate.

                                                                duck porridge also costs about $3 to $4 per plate

During lunch time it can be quite crowded and long queue can be expected . It may take about 10 - 15 minutes for you to queue before you can take your order and ready to be served. 


Another famous duck rice stall is namely - Cheok Kee Duck Rice stall.
Which is located at :

1220 East Coast Parkway, Stall 29 East Coast Lagoon Food Village

Opening hours: Wed-Mon: 11am-9.30pm

Price: from $4.00

Long queue can be expected during lunch time and dinner time. It may take about 15 to 20 minutes to wait in order to take your order and ready to be served in just a short while. Over at this popular duck rice stall, their success is mainly due to their secret recipe with nicely blended and addictive braising sauce. Smooth and lightly thickened, it had excellent balance of sweet and savoury flavors. 

This secret recipe additive braising sauce was being poured over the thin slices of duck meat & liver that enhance the taste and flavor of this duck rice meal. The duck meat was soft and tender. Nice to eat with the braising sauce and the braising rice. Optionally to eat with chilli that may gives a different feeling and likeness.

Overall standard is good . Recommended to try this out.

Another duck rice stall worth trying is none other than - Houson Herbal Braised Duck

which is located at :

132 Jurong Gateway Rd #01-271, Singapore 600132, 

Happy Hawkers Coffee Shop,

Operating hour from 9am to 8.30pm.

Each plate of duck rice meal costs about $4.30. The queue is not long and may take about 1 to 2 minutes to wait in order to take your order and ready to be served. 

Each plate of duck rice meal came with duck meat which was tender and infused with the herbal aroma favor , tofu, peanut and braised egg + the braising rice that give you a very nice and tasty meal.

 Another quite popular duck rice stall is namely - LIAN KEE DUCK RICE stall
Which is located at :
49 Sims Place, Sims,  #01-73 Vista Market and Food Centre, Singapore 380049,
Operating hours is from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm.

Each plate of duck rice meal costs $5.50 that come with braised duck meat , tofu, taupok( make of bean flakes) + braised rice and a bow of soup.

The braised duck meat was soft and tender, with nicely blended tofu and taupok with their special braising sauce + braised rice that give a different feeling that taste yummy and fulfilling.

Last but not least, the famous boneless braised duck from Lim Seng Lee Duck Rice Eating House in South Buona Vista Road is back, and is now located in Sam Leong Road in Little India.

South Buona Vista Road Famous Teochew Boneless Duck Rice opened two weeks ago at Kim San Leng Eating House, a five-minute walk from Farrer Park MRT station.

Prices for the duck rice (with either white or brown rice) start at $3.50.

This is probably one of the best braised duck I have tried. It is smooth and the sweetness of the duck is enhanced by the thick and special additive gravy.

They offer a variety of side dishes such as signature sambal dishes including squid (from $6), prawn (from $8), kangkong and tofu (from $4 each).

The Ingredients

1 Duck

5 Cinnamon sticks

2 Dried chillies

5 Star anise

7 slices of Blue ginger (galangal)

7  cloves of Garlic

350ml Dark Soy Sauce (Tai Hwa superior dark soy sauce which is commonly found in our supermarkets. This soy sauce is not very salty and is thick but still runny)

2 Teaspoon of white sugar

The Method

1. Fry all the dry spices till fragrant

2. Add soy sauce, sugar and 2 bowls of water.

3. Bring sauce to a boil and add the duck

4. Add enough water so that 3/4 of the duck is submerged

5. Slowly braise for 1.5 hrs turning the duck over every 20mins or so. It is ready once the meat is tender

6. Leave to cool before chopping


Fantastic! Home made Braised Duck rice is ready to be served.





 

  

Coffee Roti Kaya Toast set

Coffee Roti Kaya Toast Set

Coffee Roti Kaya Toast set is also another local Singapore food that you wouldn't want to miss out. It is usually come with 2 pieces of toast breads being spread on top with Kaya( coconut pandan flavor sweet jam that contains coconut, sugar, eggs, pandan extracts)  + a thin slice of butter , two halve boiled eggs plus either hot coffee or tea. It costs about $2.50 per set which is available on most of the Kopitiam food outlet or most of the coffee shops.
Some may provide more choices such as set B that comes with 2 pieces of  French Toast breads + hot coffee or tea , set C with sardine or ham cheese sandwiches and set A which is the traditional Coffee Roti Kaya toast set.

Below is a picture of how the Coffee Roti Kaya toast set looks like:

To enhance the taste and favor you may add black soya sauce and pepper on the halve boiled eggs that make it taste even better.

Other may serve different type of breads as follows:

The other famous outlet/bakery selling Coffee Roti kaya toast is known as Ya Kun Kaya Toast since 1944. Their set meal prices are much higher which may costs from $4.50 to $6.00 .
Their shop can be seen in most of the shopping mall in Singapore.
Below is the sample picture of their Coffee roti kaya toast set:

                                            kaya toast set

                                              cheese set

                                   kaya peanut steamed set



Similarly another quite famous outlet/bakery selling Coffee Roti kaya toast is none other than the Toast Box ( A subsidiary of Bread Talk group). Their set meal prices are much higher which may costs from $4.50 to $6.00 .Their shops/outlets can also be seen in most of the shopping mall in Singapore.

At home, you may make your own kaya roti set . Kaya is easily available in most of the Super market such as Fairprice , Giant, Cold storage etc.
Below is a sample of the kaya spread:

I have been wanting to make homemade kaya, or coconut jam, forever. Growing up, kaya was a staple at our weekend breakfast table. My mom would crack open a can of Kaya for me and my sister  — it was the ultimate treat. Most weekends we would spread it on golden brown toast and have it alongside soft boiled eggs, but if we were lucky, my mom would make a kaya sandwich and then french toast the whole thing.

 

The Ingredients

 

Kaya Jam

3 large eggs

3 large egg yolks

1 3/4 plus 2 tablespoons sugar

1 can coconut milk

3 pandan leaves, knotted

2 tablespoons of sugar + 1 tablespoon water

 

Bread Toast

2 slices of thick cut bread

salted butter

kaya

soft boiled eggs, if desired

dark soy sauce and white pepper, to taste if desired

The Method

Kaya Jam
Set up a double boiler over medium heat. While you water is heating up, in the double boiler’s bowl, whisk together the eggs and yolks until well combined. Gradually add the sugar while whisking. When homogeneous, pour in the coconut milk. Add the pandan leaves and place the bowl on the double boiler. The water should be at a gentle boil. Use a spatula to stir every 5 minutes or so.

Around the 45 minute mark, the kaya will start to become thick and slightly brown. Remove the pandan leaves and continue to cook, stirring every so often until the kaya is thick and sticky. At this point, if you coat your spatula with the kaya and run your finger through it and you see a distinct, clear path, the kaya is done.

If the kaya hasn’t become deeply golden brown you can help it along by adding some quick caramel. In a non-stick pan, heat up the 2 tablespoons of sugar over high heat. When melted and golden, add the tablespoon of water and stir. Add the caramel to the kaya a bit at a time until it’s golden caramel-yellow brown in color.

Strain through a fine mesh strainer, cool completely and store in a dry, clean jar in the fridge.

Bread Toast

Make the toast: Your bread choice is important. Get the softest, fluffiest, thickest cut, white bread you can find. I like to use Fourleaf thick white Bread. Toast your bread so it has some color, no light, barely toasted pieces of bread.

Spread on a thick layer of salted butter and top with a generous amount of kaya.

Topple it off with another slice of buttered toast (yes, butter both slices) and dip into a soft boiled egg seasoned with dark soy and white pepper,to taste if desired.

Your home made kaya Roti Toast is ready to be served.