10 Places In Singapore To Indulge In Taiwanese Street Food
To most, Taiwan is known as the land of night markets, deep-fried goodies and shopping districts. Boasting such a vast selection of edible delights to feast on, it’s definitely hard to cope with the nagging cravings.
Should you find yourself missing any one of their iconic street snacks, here’s a list of 10 places in Singapore to indulge in Taiwanese street food. From the classic lu rou fan, crispy Taiwanese fried chicken to a slew of Taiwanese dessert and milk tea delights, you can just as easily satisfy your cravings here in Singapore without having to book an air ticket.
5 LITTLE BEARS
Conveniently located in the basement of Paya Lebar Square is 5 Little Bears, serving up classic Taiwanese street food such as Lu Rou Fan and fried chicken for less than S$10. The lantern decorations have menu items written on them for you to choose from before ordering, but as the shop size is rather small, the seats are filled up rather easily.
60 Paya Lebar Road
#B1-09 Paya Lebar Square
Singapore 409051
Daily: 11.30am – 9.30pm
Nearest Station: Paya Lebar
8 DEGREES TAIWANESE BISTRO
8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro’s menu features many of the Taiwanese well-loved street food, classics, desserts and beer, making it a good spot for a fix of salted crispy chicken, pork belly rice, bubble tea, and more. As it’s inspired by singer Jay Chou, the ambience is heavily based off his music style, making it a perfect eatery to catch up with friends at.
37 Teck Chye Terrace
Singapore 545734
Mon To Fri: 12pm – 3pm, 5pm – 10pm
Sat & Sun: 12pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Serangoon
BLACKBALL
With Singapore’s assailing heat, a cool refreshing dessert is the best respite possible. As Taiwan’s number 1 grass jelly dessert chain, their grass jelly is indeed extremely smooth and refreshing and is definitely something that can’t be replicated from any mere hawker or supermarket produce.
311 New Upper Changi Road
#01-03 Bedok Mall
Singapore 467360*
Daily: 10.30am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Bedok
Multiple locations islandwide.
Eat 3 Bowls does their utmost best to replicate the flavours of Taiwan in this dishes. While both their intestine mee sua and lu rou fan are firm favourites, their best selling dish has to be their fried chicken. All their portions are extremely sizeable for the price offered, and is a definite must-have if you’re craving Taiwanese food.
They currently have another outlet at Blk 462, Crawford Lane.
4 Seah Im Road
Singapore 099115
(Closed on Sundays)
Mon to Sat: 8.30am – 7.30pm
Nearest Station: Harbourfront
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HOT STAR LARGE FRIED CHICKEN
True to their name, Hot Star Large Fried Chicken serves up really, really large fried chicken. There’s no other fried chicken theirs. Unlike the usual Taiwan fried chicken, they serve their’s whole and uncut for you to hold and tear apart with your teeth, and to suck the bones clean at the end of the snack.
302 Tiong Bahru Road
#B1-K2 Tiong Bahru Plaza
Singapore 168732
Daily: 11am – 9.45pm
Nearest Station: Tiong Bahru
Multiple locations islandwide.
Tucked away on the second floor of Oxley Tower is a Lu Ding Ji, a humble eatery that serves up tasty and affordable Taiwanese-style braised delights. Their speciality lies in their assorted braised meat and vegetable dishes and is one lunch spot that will surely leave your tummy filled and your wallet happy.
138 Robinson Road, #02 – 37/38
Singapore 068906
(Closed on Saturdays & Sundays)
Mon to Fri: 11am – 4.30pm
Nearest Station: Raffles Place
NAN TAI EATING HOUSE
Located between Whampoa Hawker Centre and Shaw Plaza, Nan Tai Eating House offers a quiet retreat to enjoy real-deal streetside comfort food, the way they do in Taiwan. Their menu selection is small yet good enough as it covers all the grounds of popular Taiwanese street food. Despite the humble price, the serving portions were extremely generous, perfect for sharing.
18 Kim Keat Road
#01-01
Singapore 328846
(Closed on Sundays)
Mon to Sat: 12pm – 10pm
NINE FRESH
One of the best ways to keep cool is definitely through a bowl of icy delights. Reminiscent of Jiufen in Taiwan, the bowls are generously filled for their price. Apart from Taiwan flavours, they also mix in a few Local favourites such as Chendol and Cheng Teng.
520 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
#01-50
Singapore 310520*
Daily: 11am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Toa Payoh
Multiple locations islandwide.
SHILIN TAIWAN STREET SNACKS
Perhaps one of the most popular go-to for Taiwanese street snacks has to be Shilin Taiwan Street Snacks. They serve almost every one of the classic dishes meant to settle all your cravings, from mee sua to sweet potato fries, tempura enoki mushrooms and fried chicken, you name it, they have it.
313 Orchard Rd
313 Somerset #B3-50A
Singapore 238895
Daily: 11.30am – 9.30pm
Nearest Station: Somerset
Multiple locations islandwide.
Beyond just the usual familiar Taiwan snacks of Braised Pork Belly, Braised Pig Intestines, The Salted Plum offers other interesting options such as Taiwanese Sausage Patties, Salted Pork and Oyster Steamed Egg. Just like what you’d expect of Taiwan street food, the prices here are very much affordable too.
10 Circular Road
Singapore 049366
(Closed on Sundays)
Mon to Sat: 11.30am – 3pm, 6pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Clarke Quay
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