What to eat in Penang and Singapore

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Must-try stuff in Singapore includes:

  1. Curry chicken noodles from Heng Kee
    [Singapore] Best Curry Noodles in Singapore from Heng Kee, Hong Lim Hawker Centre

  2. Hainanese chicken rice. Get them from Tiong Bahru Food Centre, Maxwell Road Food Centre, or Sergeant Chicken Rice at the foodcourts in Wisma Atria or ION Orchard. Some brandnames are worth going to if you happen to be in the neighbourhood - my faves are Boon Tong Kee on Balestier Road (https://www.thebestsingapore.com/best-place/boon-tong-kee/) and Wee Nam Kee at United Square (http://www.vkeong.com/eat/wee-nam-kee-chicken-rice-united-square-singapore/).

  3. Katong laksa from Janggut in Roxy Square (http://www.camemberu.com/2016/07/the-original-katong-laksa-janggut-laksa.html). You can forget about 328 Katong Laksa - their standards have deteriorated horrendously in the past couple of years.

  4. Peking duck (yes, it’s really good) from Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck at the Paragon Orchard. Its dim sum is also among the best in Singapore.(http://www.imperialtreasure.com/restaurant/Imperial%20Treasure%20Super%20Peking%20Duck%20Restaurant-2%20).

  5. Fish-head curry from Ocean, Teluk Ayer Street.
    (http://www.oceancurryfishhead.com.sg/contactus.html)

  6. For Malay-style nasi Padang (rice with a selection of curried dishes), try Warong Nasi Pariaman. Indonesian in origin, but has evolved to tastes which pretty much reflect Singapore-Malay flavours.
    (http://ieatishootipost.sg/warong-nasi-pariaman-sedap-since-1948/)

  7. Singapore-style char koay teow (fried flat rice noodles) from Hill Street Char Koay Teow in Bedok South Market and Food Centre. This is the stall which the late Anthony Bourdain had wanted to bring to New York for his Bourdain Market Place project.
    https://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/hill_street_char_kway_teow/

The founder of Hill Street Char Koay Teow, Ng Chang Siang, had also just passed away this Mar at the age of 71. However, his son, Ng Yeow Kiat, has taken over the business nd cooks as well as his father.

  1. Hill Street Tai Hwa Bak Chor Mee - one of the Michelin-starred hawker stalls in Singapore. It serves springy egg noodles dressed in pork lard, a variety of condiments and sauce, and topped with minced pork, mushrooms, etc. If you can stand a long wait, start queuing at the stall when it opens. Its locatiom is walking distance from Lavender MRT.
    (http://www.asiaone.com/news/soshiok/6-things-know-about-one-michelin-starred-tai-hwa-pork-noodle)

  2. Visit Makansutra Glutton Bay for a taste of Singapore’s hawker food from a row of eateries which are carefully-curated by KF Seetoh, Singapore’s best-known street food expert. Don’t miss the satay from Syifa’ and the coffee-flavoured pork-ribs from Chun Kee.
    http://www.makansutra.com/eateries-home.aspx?mid=1

  3. Nasi lemak (Malay coconut-flavoured rice with condiments) from Selera Rasa stall in Adam Road Food Centre.
    https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/the-story-behind-the-famous-adam-road-nasi-lemak

I shall compile a list of must-tries for Penang shortly and concatenate that here.

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