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There are amazing dining choices at every turn in Singapore. Find out which are the ones that have won our local gastronomes’ hearts. 

KF Seetoh, a street food advocate and expert, and CEO of Makansutra
Ranked as the Best Street Food City in 2013, Singapore can please anyone with $4 to $400 for a meal adventure. Explore the heartlands, off the beaten and eating tracks, that's where true blue local food culture resides.

KF Seetoh

Street food advocate and expert, and CEO of Makansutra
Ignatius Chan, a restaurateur and founder of Iggy's
Hawker fare is my Singapore! They are simply delicious, value for money and a melting pot of culture. Da Dong Prawn Noodle is my favorite and my wish is our hawker heroes will one day be as famous as the great Sushi Masters of Japan.

Ignatius Chan

Restaurateur and Founder of Iggy's
A plate of chicken rice

Chicken Rice

Singapore's 'national' dish.
This delectable dish can be found at almost every dining spot, from humble hawker centres to high-end restaurants.
A plate of chilli crab with tangy chilli gravy

Chilli Crab

Chilli crab hits all the right spots with tangy gravy that seeps into the succulent flesh of the stir-fried crab.
A plate of fish head curry cooked with vegetables and fish head

Fish Head Curry

This spicy dish is a scintillating stew of curry cooked with vegetables and of course, the whole head of a fish.
Fried carrot cake, made from soft fried rice cakes with black soya sauce

Fried Carrot Cake

Contrary to its name, there's nary a tinge of orange in the local fried carrot cake, a flavourful dish that comes in the monochrome colours of black or white.
Hokkien prawn mee, a dish of stir-fried noodles with rich prawn stock

Hokkien Prawn Mee

This simple dish of stir-fried noodles boasts a rich prawn stock that keeps fans coming back for more.
A plate of kaya toast with soft-boiled eggs

Kaya Toast

This simple dish is the ultimate comfort food for those with a sweet tooth, offering the right mix of crunch and sugar rush.
A bowl of laksa with broth made from spices and coconut milk

Laksa

The laksa broth offers the right balance of spice and coconut milk, a distinctive noodle soup that will tickle the tastebuds.
A plate of nasi lemak with fried fish, cucumber, nuts, eggs and sambal chilli

Nasi Lemak

It's the savoury and creamy rice that carries this dish, with spicy sambal to give it that extra zing.
A rojak dish with peanuts, dough fritters, fruits and sticky dark sauce

Rojak

Dark and sticky, the salad may not look very appealing at first; but tuck into this culinary marvel and you’ll be amazed by the delicious mix of sweet and savoury.
A plate of roti prata with curry

Roti Prata

This Indian specialty is pleasing to the palate and the eye. Watch the prata-maker stretch the dough by slapping and swinging it in one skilful motion.

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