Where to Go Eating and Drinking in Singapore

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Every vacation is about enjoyment, relaxation, and lots of good food. The best thing about going on vacation to Singapore is that you get to sample different kinds of food from Malay, Chinese, Indian, and Western flavors. There are so many interesting places where you can go eating and drinking in Singapore that you would probably have a hard time deciding which food specialty to try first. To enjoy your gastronomic adventures to the fullest, be sure to try Singapore’s most popular dishes.

Nasi lemak is a Malay dish that is eaten for breakfast. It is a simple serving of anchovies, coconut milk-cooked rice, peanuts, and chili. Sometimes it is eaten with a slice of chicken or fish. Chili crab is a sample from the Peranakan cuisine, which is a mix of Chinese and Malay influences. It is a large crab cooked in rich chili sauce. It is best not to eat this dish when you are wearing a white top, or you might find your clothes decorated with chili sauce after eating. Satay with peanut sauce, another Peranakan food, is one of the most popular dishes in Singapore.

Fish head curry is an Indian food specialty. You can find many restaurants in Little India that serve this tasty dish. Finally, when you go eating and drinking in Singapore, don’t forget to try authentic Chinese or Cantonese food. Hokkien mee is fried noodles cooked in seafood stock, whose flavor deliciously penetrates every noodle strand. Char kway teow is another dish of fried noodles covered in brown sauce. It is often served with small slices of Chinese sausage, shrimp, vegetables, and fish cake.

A vacation in Singapore will not be complete if you don’t get to taste their famous hawker food. Old Airport Road Food Centre is known to have the best hawkers in the city. Here, you will find lots of hawker stalls selling all kinds of food from Chinese dimsum to fried noodles to satay to duck soup. This hawker center will give you a taste of the best foods in Singapore at affordable prices. Most stalls open in the late afternoon and close at 9:00pm or when their food is sold out.

Singapore has numerous shopping malls, and almost all of them have their own food courts. You can have a decent meal or snack in any food court, with the food prices being just slightly higher than those in hawker centers. These are convenient places to eat especially if you get hungry while shopping. There are also affordable restaurants in Singapore. An average meal will cost around $20 to 30. You will find many restaurants in Orchard Road, Little India, Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Esplanade Park. Some of the best seafood restaurants are situated in East Coast.

For a fancier experience of eating and drinking in Singapore, head off to the Jewel Box in Mount Faber and dine in any of its four elegant restaurants. More upmarket restaurants can be found in Marina Bay Sands. For more privacy, you can go to the private dining areas in Sentosa Island.

If you want a taste of the explosive Lion City night life, your experience of eating and drinking in Singapore will not be complete without a visit to the city’s pulsating bars and clubs: the Zouk, Clarke Quay, and St. James Power Station.