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Hawker food

Finding Joy

Without chilli, food just isn’t the same

Chilli may well be Singapore’s most indispensable and omnipresent culinary ingredient. It can be a make-or-break, says the writer.
Chilli may well be Singapore’s most indispensable and omnipresent culinary ingredient. It can be a make-or-break, says the writer.

Video of ex-actor Huang Yiliang’s hawker stall assistant posted online, she considers quitting job

Former actor Huang Yiliang says he will continue running his stall even if his stall assistant quits.
Former actor Huang Yiliang says he will continue running his stall even if his stall assistant quits.

Former actor Huang Yiliang taken to hospital after being assaulted at Circuit Road hawker stall

Huang Yiliang claimed to have been hit on his right ear from behind after tensions flared between him and the neighbouring stall owner.
Huang Yiliang claimed to have been hit on his right ear from behind after tensions flared between him and the neighbouring stall owner.

‘He slandered me’: Female hawker demands apology from ex-actor Huang Yiliang after viral argument

SM20260507-CheeYQ01/ 徐颖荃/ 张曦予/ huang yiliang quarreling [circuit rd hawker]
SM20260507-CheeYQ01/ 徐颖荃/ 张曦予/ huang yiliang quarreling [circuit rd hawker]

Food Picks

Savour off-menu items at Makansutra’s new hawker omakase collaborations

Makansutra's hawker omakase collabs start with Dulukala Peranakan and Chef Chik.
Makansutra's hawker omakase collabs start with Dulukala Peranakan and Chef Chik.

Finding Joy

I was a chicken rice lover. Going pescatarian was surprisingly liberating 

Food became less of an indulgence and more about nourishment, says the writer.
Food became less of an indulgence and more about nourishment, says the writer.

Tastemakers

Hawker trio built curry puffs into a $500,000 business in a year

From left: Mr Brandon Lim and his brother, Mr Lim Yuan Ming, co-owners of What The Puff.
From left: Mr Brandon Lim and his brother, Mr Lim Yuan Ming, co-owners of What The Puff.

Tastemakers

Former fine-dining chef Daniel Bong cooks Malaysian-style nasi lemak with heart in Tanjong Pagar

Mr Daniel Bong operates 108 The Nasi Lemak Shop in Tanjong Pagar.
Mr Daniel Bong operates 108 The Nasi Lemak Shop in Tanjong Pagar.

Tastemakers

‘I’m an ordinary person. I can’t be more ordinary’: Ex-actor Huang Yiliang now a fishmonger, hawker

Former actor Huang Yiliang has opened a hawker stall selling seafood dishes, including crab.
Former actor Huang Yiliang has opened a hawker stall selling seafood dishes, including crab.

Foreign-born hawkers spicing up S’pore’s hawker scene with flavours from home countries

Mr Yahiaoui El-Hani (left)at his stall MareMyst, which serves North African dishes. Mr Omar Alnaimi is the owner of hawker-style Pete's Mediterranean Grill, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in November.
Mr Yahiaoui El-Hani (left)at his stall MareMyst, which serves North African dishes. Mr Omar Alnaimi is the owner of hawker-style Pete's Mediterranean Grill, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in November.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.