The BEST Foodie Layover in Singapore - My Old Home!
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- Singapore is a country that I love and once called home for 3 years and I always jump at any opportunity to go back even if it's a long layover. While there are only so many "touristy" things you can do while visiting this small island country, there are endless food options for you to choose from.
As a former expat that lived and worked in Singapore, this video covers some of the things (mainly food) I personally would recommend to anyone planning to visit Singapore in the future whether it is a long layover or if you're only visiting for a few days.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Arrival
02:48 Great Nanyang Cafe
07:08 Maxwell Food Center
13:29 Chinatown
15:05 Gong He Guan
16:48 Merlion Park
18:39 CoNutInk Esplanade
20:40 Bak Kut Teh
24:45 Outro
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• Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe
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• Maxwell Food Center
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• Tian Tian Haiananese Chicken Rice
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• Gong He Guan Chinatown
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• Co+Nut+Ink (Esplanade By The Bay)
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• Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh (Rangoon Road)
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• Changi Airport Lounge
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• Jewel Changi Airport
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• Chinatown Heritage Center
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Are you currently living in Singapore or have you been there? If so, drop a comment and share some of your most favorite foodie spots and things to do!
P.S. Not all of the places I ate at during my long layover will be fan favorites for some people and I totally respect that. Food is subjective and not everyone's tastebuds are the same. Just share where you would go so that viewers watching / reading can get some value from it if they are planning a trip out here!
Chicken rice, boo tong Kee (Balestier)
Satay BeeHoon (Redhill, Tiong Bahru,
Claypot rice(Chinatown food centre, Geylang)
Hainanese Curry rice (scissors,Redhill 3stalls, maxwell, Geylang lor 40, Bugis coffee shop, poh seng rd)
Laksa (janggut original, Sungei original Katong)
Rojak Chinese (Toa Payoh hub)
Rojak Indian (west coast,)
Hockien noodles Soup( Adam road, old airport, blanco court)
Satay Malay (satay club, Lau pa sat,)
Satay Chinese (Chinatown complex Hainanese, Hougang satay)
Fried Hockien noddles ( charcoal Geylang lor 11 and 29, old airport Nam seng, Aljunied Kim’s)
Zi Char - baby powder pork chops (Commonwealth close)
Beef Hor fun (Geylang 19)
Nasi lemak (chong Pang, Lee -chicken wing otak)
Mee rebus (Google)
Longtong (Google)
Char kway Teow (Outram Hong Lim , Zion road)
Curry noddles (Hong Lim)
Chai Tow kway or carrot cake (Zion rd, Pek Kio)
Egg Tarts traditional (Tong Heng - shophouse near maxwell)
Bean curd tarts (Le cafe - Pek Kio & other branches Google)
Lor Mee or braised noodle (old airport 3 shops all good, Google )
Yong tau foo (bai Nian waterloo, Ghim Moh mkt, )
Bak Kut Teh teochew white ( Ng Ah Sio, ya Hua,song fa, founder , Lau ah tee)
Bak Kut teh hockien black ( Maxwell food ctr recipes dated to early 1920s, Bukit merah formally HDB hub)
Chwee kway (bedok, Tiong Bahru, Redhill Google)
Teochew porridge (Ye Shanghai Henderson rd, ban heng, Google pretty standard quality)
Darcy rice( YU Kee, bona vista, Geylang lor 40, )
Wan tan noodle Cantonese(Fei Zai Xiang Redhill - order more char siew, old airport see quene
Wanton noddles traditional ( Clementi hawker ctr, Tanjong Rhu, Kok Kee, old airport, Google)
Crystal Bao,(ALexandra village hawker ctr)
Bak chang or rice dumplings (Kim Choo, duan, eastern)
Bao Tim sum take away (Hoo Kee, Bedok, wan dou SEK, Google)
Salt bake chicken (now pretty rare, lam’s no choice, you can try basement Bishan juntion 8 duan dumping)
Ang ku kway ( Google, Alexandra village near KEK seafood)
Chilli crab (roland-supposed created by his mother-can ask for original recipes bring your own French loaf, mellben, Uncle Sam,Kek ,Don, house of crab, expensive cat- jumbo ,小红楼, Tung Lok, paradise
Cold crab teochew (Google- better call to confirm if available)
Patong curry rice (Indonesia) ( Boon Lay hawker:Google)
Nasi lemak (power -boon lay, Changi)
San Lou fish beehoon ( 2 version gravy and soup, Google holland)
Paper wrap chicken (Union- Google )
Golden Pillow- (Google, they deliver,call to order, )
Tulang (Adam rd, golden mile food ctr- many good food watch for queue)
Soy chicken rice (Original Chew Kee- take note there are 2 chew Kee ,they spilt both are similar quality , Hawer chan, go only to main stall,.)
Bak Chor Mee soup (Bedok food ctr)
Bak Chor Mee ( go only to 2 main Tai Wah,franchisee no quality avoid, Redhill, lor Tua Tao, Google ,tips the best are at old hawer ctr)
BBQ stingray, squid, seafood fried rice( Boon Lay No5 hawker, Alexandra village see queue)
Deserts Mango pomelo sago/shaved ice cream (Mei Heong Yuen Dessert opposite lucky Chinatown )
Deserts Ah baling
I miss Sg food! Can't wait to be back in July. Will definitely visit Tiong Bahru where I spent the first six years of life, and enjoy a nice bowl of prawn noodles which I grew up eating almost every weekend.
I loved Singapore I stayed for one month, and loved all their specialty dishes, especially the chili crab and they’re steam chicken over rice was their signature dish and the Ramen noodles and the homemade steamed dumplings. Everything was delicious. I took a boat ride up the canal at the Quay and shopped at all the little shops, and went to Chimes to Sunday Mass there, such beautiful church very special place. I can’t wait to go back.
That’s awesome and sounds like you had a wonderful time! People often say you don’t need more than 3 days in Singapore if you’re visiting. If you’re a foodie though, you can stay way longer than that and still wish you had more time 😀
You packed in a lot of food stops for just a short layover! Agree with you 1000% - there’s something special about Singapore’s Hainanese chicken and rice! So good!
At the airport we were dead tired 🤣
Daughter is a champ following you guys around!
Absolutely. World traveler and foodie in training 😉
Thank you for a great video showcasing our local
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The pleasure was mine and thank you for watching. I know I just scratched the surface and there are many more foods I’ve yet to cover. More videos in the future 😀
lol I love how fascinated tourists are about our very regular everyday food. It’s mind boggling
Wait and see in my next video 😜
Man you are making me hungry!
Spoken like a true foodie lol
Welcome back! Good to know you had a good time here when you last lived & worked here. Bon voyage!
Thank you! I should have never left! 😅
@@fomoyolotravel Better that you did before than never, and I presume some attractive opportunities took you to where you are now. Plus, you never know what tomorrow may bring. All the best!
This is a good video and I love the way you introduced Duxton Hill and Tanjong Pagar, Maxwell hawker Centre and Chinatown area because I just went to explore that area last 2 weeks and ate at the Great Nanyang Cafe too. Food was delicious!
Wish you and your family had a great time. Stay safe and have fun! ❤
Thank you for watching and for the nice words! 🙏🏻
It’s always a treat for me to come back to Singapore. The other food options on the menu at Great Nanyang looked delicious too!
You made a good video, thank you! Thanks for dropping by too.
Thank you! The pleasure was all mine :)
A hankering for guai ling gou is how you can tell someone is Cantonese. 😂 I’m Team Roast Chicken rice too. Can’t beat the roastiness, savoriness, and umami of a good roast chicken rice !!
Thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏻
Thats the right way to eat young coconut and durian ( always take a mouth full, the taste will spread in your mouth)
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Great food tour, thank you for the interesting video 😊
You have a great choice of local food. You are true blue connoisseur of singapore Street food!
Thank you so much for watching. I know I only just scratched the surface
Love your video bro!! Man.. you can speak a lot there!! Didn't realise you were that chatty when you were sitting next to me while at work!!
Tian Tian is more popular amongst the tourists. Majority in the queue are tourists as there are many more good chicken rice options and cheaper than Tian Tian.😊 You have actually packed quite a lot in your stopover.
Haha yea, you only live once 🤣. I always enjoy coming back
@@fomoyolotravelTian Tian is too commercialised now due to their busy business. They have cut off supply for garlic ginger sauce, dark soy sauce and chicken soup which are the soul of chicken rice. I prefer Ah Cai Chicken rice which is few stores away next to Tian Tian. The boss is the ex-chef from Tian Tian.
@@siewchankong1319 Thank you for sharing that information for a little more backstory for others reading. I will add Ah Cai to the list for a trip in the future. I did wonder why there was no soup! At the end of the day, I'm happy for their success which I'll assume is a product of their great food during perhaps their glory days. Personally, I had to try it since I never made it out there and I did truly enjoy the food (minus no soup).
Totally agree with siewchankong
@@fomoyolotravel its ah tai... tian tian is overrated
One of best, so far about Singapore
Thank you :)
Love your video🎉😊
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it! I get excited for releasing each new video but found myself super pumped up for this one 😅
Watching this video, make me hungry 😊
Haha! Yes!
Great job!! ❤🎉😊
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You should do a longer show on Singapore. Maybe a few shows. I love your show. Keep it up. 😊
Thank you! I have at least one more coming on Singapore 😉
Can eat chicken rice and laksa everyday. Very exciting.
Welcome home 😊
Thank you for watching. Love the country!
Welcome home haha!
Love Singapore!
My fav. place forlunch🎉is at a small Indonesia stall at basement of the the World Plaza? I've forgotten the name but this plaza is at Orchard rd next to a small cafe which is next to the Bee Chiang sweet pork squares. This plaza is just before the Singapore plaza which is next to the MRT.
The small stall serves home- cooked Malay food. Its right at the end of the small food Court and it has its own Kopitiam with tables and chairs for customers of the Indonesian stall. 🎉
It amazes me how there are so many well known as well as so many gems still to be discovered. Thank you for sharing that. I miss a good Nasa Lemak speaking of Malaysian food!
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Good. Next time stay in Singapore. Give your family maybe 4-5 days and explore from Jurong town and tampines and to explore the heartlands amd some popular touristy spots away from downtown
Thanks for watching. I haven’t spent enough time out in those areas when I lived there. Would definitely keep that in mind. Any specific spots in Tampines and Jurong you recommend?
Just tampines central near mrt stn and Jurong east mrt where the masses are. Good enough
@@kelvgan thank you!
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Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻
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Hi, fyi, the white Hainanese chicken 🐔 rice is poached in water, not steamed over water.
Yes I don’t know why I kept calling it steamed. Actually corrected that in my other video just released a couple of days ago. Make sure to watch it 😄
You have to tries Boon Tong Kee chicken rice some other times.
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Jeff why did u leave! Well perhaps for the cool weather 😅 come back again soon n have a meet n greet for fans ! I stay in Katong!!
Thank you! Absolutely will be back some day!
If you put it in the refrigerator, and wait till a layer of gelatin is formed under the chicken skin it takes the enjoyment to another level.
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They aren't design to resemble the durian. It just happen to be associated by the visitors as such. The design concept of the esplanade is that of a 60s mic that 's ben slice into half as a roof for each of the building
erm no, it was designed to resemble the durian.
Another viewer previously mentioned the same thing you did so thank you for confirming. Beautiful structures either way and would personally enjoy watching a music venue there some day
Hainan chicken (white version) is poached, slowly simmered in its own broth with ginger, scallion, lemongrass and other seasonings. Not steamed.
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@@fomoyolotravel Sorry, my comment is not a critcism, just a correction. I enjoyed yr vdo very much, well done. You packed a lot of great eats and scenic spots in a short layover. Hope you and family will return for a longer stay. I love Singapore too, happy memories.
@@minniec.9127 no it’s ok and you’re absolutely right in that it is poached. I corrected that in a more recent video. I do appreciate you watching the video as well
Do try Holy Crab next time you’re in Singapore .
Just checked their reviews on Google. Looks amazing!
Everyone got their go to chicken rice.
Totally agree 👍🏼
Need to order premium prime rib. The meat much tender.
Yup! Next time. Thank you for watching all the way to the end 😀
Officially, the Esplanade is designed after an old styled microphone
Interesting and I did not know that. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏼
Any time to explore foods in Malaysia?!
Any specific cities and areas you’d recommend. I’ve only ever been to KL and JB back in the day
@@fomoyolotravelFun fact: U'll tend to see that sourgrape country fly into all singapore related posts & they'll tell u they're better country than Sg or ask u to go malaysia instead🤭😆
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Credit card & debit cards are accepted on trains & buses.
If you want to try a good chicken rice tian tian is not the one .
It tasted pretty darn good to me. But food taste is all subjective so each to their own opinion
@@fomoyolotravel try B1-35 golden mile food centre chicken rice if you ever have another chance. A good chicken rice needs to have skin czcams.com/video/Vj6XwimK1CE/video.htmlsi=CZ_83KVgXTpA_uL9
Its funny I always see comments like this but whenever tourists eat tian tian, they claim its superb
@@KeoNz I think it’s just a matter of opinion. For me, it was superb and a place I always wanted to try! I don’t mind when people offer an opinion but then if someone is going to say it’s “not the one”, then suggest an alternative to viewers reading the comment then (i.e. Katong Chicken Rice, Wee Nam Kee, etc)
@@bensgoodeats1493 wrote it down for next time! 👍🏼
You're not supposed to say Singapore has nice food btw. It's a taboo and will turn all the Malaysians against you.
Interesting taboo. I'll take my chances but thank you for watching
I've tried both malaysian & singapore chicken rice. Singapore hainan chicken seriously top the list, the juicy meat & rice aroma lingers in your head whenever you think if it.
Way too closed to the equator..
Definitely warm & humid there. My body never got used to it, the mind just learned to tolerate it
LoL for someone who lived there for 3 years, you just end up mostly going to tourist traps
I try to be fair and squeeze in a bit of both touristy and local things to do as there are plenty of viewers out there who are researching and can appreciate both in their planning.
If you actually watched my entire video, you would probably realize that but you most likely didn’t and jumped at the first opportunity of a touristy place in my content to be a “keyboard warrior”. I do love comments like this though because it just boosts my video rankings 😉
Ba siêu gầy trơ xương nhất thế giới
Changed your life for the worse or better? Probably worse. The food you ate in Singapore is so unhealthy.
❤You lovely Family are Welcome to Singapore 🇸🇬 😊
Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻
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Thank you for watching!
thanks for the recommendation and hope u enjoy your stay in Singapore@@fomoyolotravel