Street food, or hawker food as they call it in Singapore, is a national treasure, says Ignatius Chan, founder of multi-award-winning restaurant Iggy’s. Here he chooses the best, most authentic local dishes to savour
As you’d expect from a country where eating is the national pastime, Singapore is a wonderful place to eat, whether you’re spending $5 or $500. We’re blessed with some of the best high-end restaurants anywhere, and many of the world’s greatest chefs have set up shop here. However, for my top 10 places I’ve chosen street-food or hawker stalls. Hawker food is a national treasure, but an endangered one, as the well-educated kids of the uncles and aunties who cook these dishes rarely wish to carry on the tradition – there’s just so much hard work involved. The places I’ve picked are anything but posh but you’ll often find chefs and food lovers like us at them seeking pleasure, inspiration and that oh-so addictive umami hit.
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