singapore

I recently was in Singapore. The food there is fantastic and cheap. You go to a hawker stand and a family of four can eat for 30 bucks easy.

the satay there is unlike anything I have had here. I went to one stand that had pork, mutton, fish, and duck satay. They marinate the skewers, and then grill them. they serve them with a peanut sauce that is far different from anything I have had here. It is darker, and seems like the peanuts have been roasted longer. It is savory.

The food in singapore is so diverse, you can't run out of options. The only thing they lack is a good hot dog stand, italian beef and a juicy burger.

pittrader1988 wrote:The only thing they lack is a good hot dog stand, italian beef and a juicy burger.

Perhaps that's a niche market you can look into...

I'd love current Singapore recs. A best friend is going there for two weeks for training (consultant), and I'd like to refer him to this thread if it grows.

Santander wrote:I'd love current Singapore recs. A best friend is going there for two weeks for training (consultant), and I'd like to refer him to this thread if it grows.

your friend could also search LTH, there are some good suggestions, here is a gem not to miss: http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t= ... t=murtabak

I'll actually be in Singapore this Friday for a day then Kuala Lumpur for two.
FWIW, a Singapore friend picked up copies of the Makansutra street/stall eating guides for both Singapore and Malaysia for me. I wasn't able to get copies here in the US. Terrific guides and I would be happy to loan them to fellow LTH'ers who might be going to either/both countries.

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pittrader1988 wrote:I recently was in Singapore. The food there is fantastic and cheap. You go to a hawker stand and a family of four can eat for 30 bucks easy.

the satay there is unlike anything I have had here. I went to one stand that had pork, mutton, fish, and duck satay. They marinate the skewers, and then grill them. they serve them with a peanut sauce that is far different from anything I have had here. It is darker, and seems like the peanuts have been roasted longer. It is savory.

The food in singapore is so diverse, you can't run out of options. The only thing they lack is a good hot dog stand, italian beef and a juicy burger.

I'm in Singapore right now (been here for the last 3-4 weeks), and I don't know too many people who really need hot dogs, italian beef and burgers here - not when there's so much great chicken satay, kebabs and such all over the city.

And yes, the satays here are mindblowing (and staggeringly cheap - I'm not looking forward to the prices in Chicago again) especially at the hawker centres. Did you go to either Newton Circus or Lau Pa Sat (which IMO have the best satays around)?
Found that really great North Indian food is very easy to come by here as well at a lot of different price levels. Ivory Kitchen in Clarke Quay is becoming one of my favourite restaurants, and Jaggi's on Racecourse Road in Little India is terrific value for money as well (in a fun hole-in-the-wall/canteen-ish setting).

Salil
[Eating a little too well in Singapore right now - thankfully I don't live here (just my parents), else I'd be watching my waistline expand too fast ]

Lau Pa has the best satay. Try the duck. It melts in your mouth. I also liked the mutton-but that duck is so good.

The book that you recommend, the Makansutrara is one I had. you can pick one up when you are there.

I generally do not go to restaurants when I am there, the hawkers are so cheap and so good.

I did go to Jade Palace at the Paragon shopping mall, it's almost all the way at the top. It is tremendous Chinese. You just don't get food like that in Chicago. It is a bit pricey, but every restaurant you will go to in Singapore is pricey-especially when you can go to a Hawker and get filled up for around 10 bucks!

I ate one light lunch on Arab street. I can't remember the name of the place, but it was next to the billboard highlighting the historical sights. Had some banana fritters, some other stuff that was very good. The waiter just ordered it all for me.

There is an excellent Chinese place in the Geylang district. This is the red light district in Singapore! But the place makes great food cheap. I apologize, but the name escapes me. All the Chinese, Indian and Arabic names run together in my head.

There are some really good Indian places over in Indian town. My friend took me to a street where they are at. Some of them only serve you food on a banana leaf. I have not eaten at them, but assume they are good. Everything else is good there.

I had some great Teh Terak too. It is a Malaysian tea. Really nice.

Don't forget to try some durian! Then go to Clarke Quay and ride the bungee ride they have there. Slingshot into the air.

pittrader1988 wrote:There is an excellent Chinese place in the Geylang district. This is the red light district in Singapore!

There are three red light districts in Singapore, just don't go expecting something like the RLD in Amsterdam. Lots of dark window bars w/vacant eyed girls, simply walk on by if not your thing. Sex for sale is found in quite a few places in Singapore, even right along the shopping mecca of Orchard Road, but usually not in plain view, not like the pros used to be on North Ave.

pittrader1988 wrote:Lau Pa has the best satay.

for a hawker center or in Singapore overall ?