Singapore's Best Char Kway Teow & Kway Chap

The origins of this small shop tucked inside a coffee shop in Crawford Lane can be traced all the way back to 1932. It is famous for its classic bak chor mee and pork kway teow noodle soup that comprises a rich broth, as well as fresh and tender meat. The sauce is also pretty special.

Add-on ingredients are also available such as wontons, fluffy cracklings, fried small anchovies, meatballs, thin slices of pork liver, minced meat, and more sliced meat. The stall has always been attracting countless food lovers, with each bowl made to order, so expect a queue especially during lunch and dinner hours.

This stall located at Berseh Food Centre is famous for its unique pig's organ soup and kway chap.

Pig's organ soup is a traditional dish made from the pork's belly and offal, with special brine and spices; and the kway chap is made with smooth ribbon noodles and pork broth. In addition to the pork belly and pork intestines, other tasty items such as pork skin, trotters, marinated eggs, and tofu, are also available. Delicious and affordable, it is no surprise that many local residents and tourists often come by.

Located at the Old Airport Road Food Centre, this stall provides cooked-to-order black or white fried kway teow with varied ingredients such as bean sprouts, egg, Chinese sausage, and cockles. They are stir-fried in a secret soy-based sauce, and the final product is bursting with the wok's aroma or wok hey (breath of the wok). Whether you are a local resident or a tourist, trust that you can enjoy an authentic taste of Singapore here.

This kway teow shop located at Hong Lim Market and Food Centre only serves one type of Char Kway Teow, but it attracts a large number of both locals and tourists everyday.

The highlights of the dish are the unique dark soy sauce and kway teow noodles that are cooked quickly and at a high temperature. The wok hey is strong and more eggs and cockles can be added upon request. The small shop is only open until noon or until they sell out, so come early to enjoy a serving of this famous char kway teow.

If you want a taste of this shop's famous char kway teow, then be prepared to queue because patrons are aplenty and daily business hours are short. Flocked to by old gourmets, the char kway teow here comes with an intense flavour — packed with wok hey, and bursting with ingredients such as shallots, eggs, beansprouts, cockles, sausages, and more.

Famous for its signature dish of Beef Kway Teow that comprises wide, smooth noodles, tender beef, and shallots served in a unique and tangy sauce, other popular items served here include Singaporean favourites such as Prawn Paste Chicken and Sotong (Squid). The restaurant's simplicity and affordability of dishes have attracted both many locals and tourists alike.

Located at the Zion Riverside Food Centre next to the Singapore River, this stall has been flocked to by local diners and has been operating for a long time now. It is famous for the char kway teow, which comes bursting with robust flavours and a hint of spiciness. Each serving is made-to-order, and the owner insists on using cockles, fish, lard, shallots, and other ingredients. With his special and slightly spicy sauce, the noodles are fried to excellence and are fragrant and delicious each and every time.