11 Best Char Kway Teow In Singapore That Are Worth The Calories
Hawker delicacies are aplenty in Singapore, and perhaps one of the most popular local dishes is Char Kway Teow, and for a very good reason too. The combination of dark sweet sauce, pork lard and the fragrant and flavourful wok hei make this dish delightfully sinful yet satisfying.
Apart from the usual artery-clogging dish we all know and love, another variation is its Penang counterpart. It comes without sweet sauce and is considerably lighter in flavour yet just as delicious.
There are many styles, variations and interpretations of this iconic dish but we love them all just the same. Char Kway Teow is available in pretty much every hawker centre and food court nowadays, but here is our list of the 11 Best Char Kway Teow In Singapore.
786 CHAR KWAY TEOW
The store is singular and focused on Char Kway Teow, keeping it simple and traditional. The dish is easy to eat without being too heavy. The chilli is homemade and packs a punch alongside the savoury dish. The best part is, you can enjoy it with your Muslim friends as 786 Char Kway Teow is halal-certified!
115 Bukit Merah View
#01-28 Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre
Singapore 151115
(Closed on Thursdays)
Fri to Wed: 2.30pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Tiong Bahru
91 FRIED KWAY TEOW MEE
Perfect for the health-conscious diner, this shop serves a healthier version of the well-loved dish to leave you feeling less guilty at the end of your meal. Rather than lap cheong and lard, the dish is served with a good heaping mound of vegetables and ikan bilis and is also considerably less oily than many other char kway teow dishes elsewhere.
505 Beach Road
#01-91 Golden Mile Food Centre
Singapore 199583
(Closed on Mondays)
Tues to Sun: 10am – 7pm
Nearest Station: Nicoll Highway
CHOMP CHOMP FRIED KWAY TEOW MEE
Over at popular dinner spot Chomp Chomp Food Centre is Chomp Chomp Fried Kway Teow Mee. Their dish contains everything you could ever want out of a good char kway teow: sweet, savoury, generous portions of ingredients and a perfect balance of both mee and kway teow.
Chomp Chomp Food Centre (Stall 35 )
20 Kensington Park Road
Singapore 557269
(Closed on alternate Tuesdays)
Mon to Sun: 4pm – 12am
Nearest Station: Lorong Chuan
Cooked in small batches, every plate of their char kway teow brims with a heady, wok hei note that just begs to be devoured upon being served. It comes with generous slivers of fish cake, Chinese sausage, bean sprouts, egg and beautifully fried rice noodles, boasting a nice smoky aroma making it more savoury than the usual.
51 Old Airport Road,
Singapore 390051
Daily: 8am – 2pm
Nearest Station: Dakota
FRIED KWAY TEOW. FRIED OYSTER
Just adjacent to Tiong Bahru Char Kway Teow is the humble Fried Kway Teow. Fried Oyster. The noodles are mildly spicy, with plenty of fish cake and vegetables to cut through the greasiness. Despite the seemingly small portion size, the flavour definitely makes up for that.
30 Seng Poh Road
#02-08 Tiong Bahru Market
Singapore 168898
(Closed on Mondays)
Tues to Sun: 10am – 9pm
Nearest Station: Tiong Bahru
GREEN SKY FRIED KWAY TEOW
Another halal certified Char Kway Teow stall, Green Sky Fried Kway Teow serves theirs with whole fresh prawns. The bean sprouts are delightfully crunchy and add texture to the dish. They also offer a choice between Cockles Kway Teow and Seafood Kway Teow should you desire something a little different.
No. 1 Bedok Road
#01-14 Bedok Food Centre
Singapore 469572
(Closed on Tuesdays)
Wed to Mon: 11am – 9.30pm
Nearest Station: Tanah Merah
Photo Credit: Island Penang Kitchen
ISLAND PENANG KITCHEN
If the usual heart attack on a plate isn’t your thing, perhaps the cleaner yet equally flavourful Penang version might be right up your alley. Island Penang Kitchen’s Penang Fried Kway Teow is both spicy and savoury, with crushed peanuts offering both a crunch and an interesting flavour to the noodles.
721 Clementi West ST 2
120721 Singapore
(Closed on Tuesdays)
Mon to Fri: 11am – 2.30pm, 5pm – 9.30pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 9.30pm
Nearest Station: Clementi
LAI HENG FRIED KWAY TEOW
Perhaps an unusual pairing of Otah and Kway Teow, this is definitely not to be overlooked. The noodles are moist and flavourful and served with a generous portion of eggs and cockles. The Otah is a must to add-on as the char from the Otah complements the Kway Teow very well. Even though it’s generally cooked with vegetable oil, feel free to request for pork lard instead.
320 Shunfu Road
#02-20 Shunfu Mart
Singapore 570320
(Closed on Mondays)
Tues to Sun: 11am – 8pm
Nearest Station: Marymount
OUTRAM PARK FRIED KWAY TEOW MEE
Their generous use of egg gives the noodles the signature wet and creamy dish the shop is known and loved for. Even with the big pieces of pork lard, the dish isn’t overly oily. It was also recently awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand, adding on to the already long queue but fear not, the queue moves much faster than expected.
531A Upper Cross Street
#02-17 Hong Lim Market & Food Centre
Singapore 051531
(Closed on Sundays)
Mon to Sat: 6am – 3.30pm
The flat rice noodles are springy and chewy with plenty of wok hei. Just like the ones in Penang, their Char Kway Teow is as authentic as it gets. In fact, it’s not too oily and the prawns have a nice crunch to them. They also offer a special version including crab meat and salted egg for those who want to have it fancy.
232 Tanjong Katong Road
Singapore 437020
Tel: +65 6384 6833
Daily: 11am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Paya Lebar
NO.18 ZION ROAD CHAR KWAY TEOW
Their Char Kway Teow toes the line between sweet and savoury, without being overpoweringly sweet. The generous portion is filled with plenty of cockles, lap cheong and fishcakes, more enough to share around the table with your friends. As the chef cooks each plate individually, do head down earlier or expect a slightly longer waiting time.
70 Zion Road
Singapore 247792
Daily: 12.30pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Tiong Bahru
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