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The Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre in Singapore is a food lover’s paradise, with a dizzying array of delicious stalls. It’s home to some of Singapore’s one-Michelin-starred affordable eats and numerous top-rated local delicacies. Each visit feels like a treasure hunt.
Cheng Ji’s Sauce Steamed Pine Fish Head is a favorite of mine, having visited over 20 times. Both my grandmother and I love it and often bring friends along. The fish head is fresh and tender, perfectly complemented by their signature sweet and sour bean sauce. Their dry-fried prawns are also a must-order.
Maria’s Virgin Chicken requires advance booking for the whole chicken due to my grandmother’s age. Zhao Ji’s Hainanese Chicken Rice is quite good, with both the yellow and white chicken being very tender. I usually go for the yellow chicken leg rice, and my friend had one of the best chicken rice experiences here.
An Zhen’s Thin Pancakes are recommended by Michelin. The pancakes are slightly sweet, but you can ask them to reduce the sugar. Their little golden cups are a must-try.
Xi Jie’s Fried Kway Teow has a 20-minute wait, and while it’s quite tasty, it’s not the best I’ve had. Jia Ji’s zongzi (rice dumplings) are quite famous, especially the mung bean and salted egg zongzi, which can rank in the top three. The regular salted egg and pork zongzi must be thoroughly steamed to be delicious.
Quan Neng Qiao Ma Ma’s Laksa has a great flavor, and their Bak Kut Teh (pork rib soup) has a very rich broth. There’s also a video from my visit in 2022. That day, I ate at Yue Lai, one of the best claypot cooking restaurants in Singapore. Mr. Jerald Chua has visited twice, and every dish there is a masterpiece.

We love our hawker food {Part II}. Braved through the beer-drinking crowds for these plump and meaty morsels that is so worth checking out for its affordable price and legit native Chinese fare! The handmade xiao long bao with slightly thicker skin boasts an impossibly flavourful broth and juicy meat that we just can’t get enough of.

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I didn’t realised this Malay food stall at Hong Lim Food Centre has been here for very long since 2002, Dapur F. Faiz serving variety Malay cuisines.

Decided to try this stall after so many years working in Chinatown. I came late lunch time and only a few options left, which mee soto still available.

Their price is consider affordable for now. Their mee soto comes with slices of shredded chicken and noodles. Tasty and enjoyable.

Hide at a corner of this food centre, this dessert stall is popular for their beancurd desserts.

There’s soya drink or beancurds with different ingredients available here.

I definitely would go for my favourite black sesame sauce with their beancurd. Sweet enough even I go with normal sugar level.

I cannot resist ordering Xlb when there is one on the menu. Got mine immediately after placing the order. Each dumpling is packed with a spoonful of soup. Lovely when eaten hot but I find the skin a little thick.

These chili crab pan fried buns are a must order!!!
Despite it being tabao-ed, the bottom of the bun was still very crispy. The top of the bun is soft and fluffy and it burst with juice when you bite into it. Lots of crab meat inside but eat with care as there were some shells in mine. Definitely handmade!

Lucky day for me as the queue was not too long!
Noodles are slightly thinner than those from well known restaurants but texture was good and goes well with the soup which was really nice to drink. Beef was a bit too vein-y and tough though. Can’t complain for this price point

Went on a sat but pandan beancurd was not avail. Their normal beancurd is very smooth. They used white sugar syrup and soya milk to sweeten the beancurd. It was not too sweet at normal sugar level. The taro balls came in diff flavours - chestnut, taro, sweet potato and sesame. It was chewy but abit bland. Overall, a good bowl of beancurd.

Although this stall is not located at the actual S-11, but it is within the same blok at another coffee shop all the way till the end at the corner under Kou Wei Eating House.

Some of you may hear some news about this stall called the Cuppage Fried Guo Tiao recently as the owner retired. Thankfully the owner found someone to continue the legacy at this coffee shop.

Wok hey taste of fried kway teow to savour during lunch time with fish cake and cockles.

Price increased over the years, taste dipped slightly but still delicious. Don't forget to add the chilli, it makes a world of difference to the curry.

Took the coffee. Indeed nice, with a unique and powerful flavour. Too sweet tho. Need to ask for less sugar. The tea is ordinary.

The Peranakan food stall has long gone, which I still miss it so much till these days.

And just very recently, the formers stall has been taken over by this new Nasi Padang stall.

Nasi Padang Beach Road said to have another stall along Beach Road, which I couldn’t identify which one of it.

But their new stall here serves pretty decent dishes with their Nasi Padang.

Love their Ayam Rempah here with the prawn cracker.