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Pretty Good Muffins: Simple muffins with chocolate & Biscoff from $1.50 & special banana pudding matcha lattes

Chinatown Affordable (≤$25) Dessert

15 Sep 2026

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Claire Chua

The Asian Makanstall: Katong-style laksa from $4.50 in Chinatown by senior couple

Chinatown Affordable (≤$25) Laksa

2 Sep 2026

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Claire Chua

Ah Seng (Hai Nam) Coffee: 51 y.o. charcoal-grilled traditional toast in Maxwell

Chinatown Affordable (≤$25) Coffee

10 Aug 2026

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Claire Chua

Xiang Jiang Claypot Rice: Gingery claypot sesame chicken & claypot rice with salted meat at Lakeside

Jurong Affordable (≤$25) Chinese (Pan-regional)

9 Aug 2026

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Claire Chua

We tried Singapore’s highest-rated Hakka lei cha

Paya Lebar Affordable (≤$25) Thunder Tea / Lei Cha

7 Aug 2026

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El Brasa: Halal-friendly hawker Samyang pasta, charcoal burgers w juicy pulled beef & crispy mentaiko fries

Bukit Batok Affordable (≤$25) Hawker / Coffeeshop

7 Aug 2026

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Xie Jia Chinese Prata: Chinese hawkers sell thick prata & flavourful Chinese-style chicken curry with free refills

Jurong Affordable (≤$25)

27 Jul 2026

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Claire Chua

42 Pasta is the Answer: Ex-prof’s humble handmade pasta with sweet potato, curry leaves & brown butter

Thomson Affordable (≤$25) Italian

26 Jul 2026

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Claire Chua

Ghim Moh Fried Carrot Cake Showdown: Hock Soon vs Ghim Moh Carrot Cake

Buona Vista Affordable (≤$25) Carrot Cake

25 Jul 2026

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Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak: 55-year-old stall open till 3.30am

Boon Lay Affordable (≤$25) Nasi Lemak

1 Jul 2026

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Claire Chua

168 Neapolitan Style Pizza: Family-run handmade pizza hawker sells special flavours

Jurong Affordable (≤$25) Pizza

21 Jun 2026

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Claire Chua

Cai (財): Rumoured $5 hor fun with the richest wok hei in the West

Jurong Affordable (≤$25) Chinese (Pan-regional)

6 Feb 2026

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Claire Chua

Amma’s Appom: Cheap mini b’fast sets with thosai, idli, halwa & fluffy appam

Jurong Affordable (≤$25) Indian

4 Feb 2026

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Claire Chua

He Ji Braised Duck: Long queues for braised duck rice & kway chap in West Coast Market Square

West Coast Affordable (≤$25) Singaporean

5 Jan 2026

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Claire Chua

Ho Huat Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee: Popular ’70s stall ‘deserves’ higher rating?

Boon Lay Affordable (≤$25) Singaporean

4 Jan 2026

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Claire Chua

The Houson Duck: Award-winning Teochew duck rice from my childhood

Jurong Affordable (≤$25)

31 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

Yong Kee Claypot Bak Kut Teh: Secret Michelin Guide hawker serves herbal & pepper pork bone soup

Jurong Affordable (≤$25) Hawker / Coffeeshop

29 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

Hawker Chan: Ex-Michelin soya sauce chicken rice still worth the Star?

Chinatown Affordable (≤$25) Chicken Rice

29 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

CCK Chee Cheong Fun: Wrinkled steamed rice rolls at 4am with bouncy prawns, egg & minced meat

Choa Chu Kang Affordable (≤$25) Chinese (Pan-regional)

29 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

Soh Kee Cooked Food: $3.50 Michelin Bib chicken & fish porridge

Jurong Affordable (≤$25) Chinese (Pan-regional)

27 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

Liu Lang Mian Noodle Bar: Lor bak chilli soba, grilled duck & more SG-Japanese fusion

Queenstown Mid-Range ($26-60) Casual Dining

26 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

Lucky Cat: Fusion cafe hidden in C.C. serves konjac sashimi & meatless unagi maki

Hougang Mid-Range ($26-60) Unagi

26 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

Tai Wah Cooked Food: $1 pandan butterfly fritters & red bean buns at ‘90s Chinatown stall

Chinatown Affordable (≤$25) Chinese (Pan-regional)

13 Dec 2025

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Claire Chua

11 best places at Fusionopolis to feast in the cosmopolis of One-north

Buona Vista Mid-Range ($26-60) Food Guides

3 Jun 2025

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Claire Chua

About the Author

Claire Chua

romanticising life. and food. oh, and cats. I love cats.

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Singapore Buffet

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2 Oct 2026

Ducoo: New hawker gourmet pasta from S$6 in Lavender

Lavender Affordable (≤$25) Pasta

2 Oct 2026

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Johor Bahru Style & Beauty

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Punggol Affordable (≤$25) Street Food

2 Oct 2026

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1 Oct 2026