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Dining · Singapore · 27 Jun 2026 · 04:40 GMT+7

Singapore’s hawker centres draw a new generation of chefs

Fine-dining cooks are trading white tablecloths for the hawker stall, and travellers are taking note.
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By Hugo Bellamy
Dining desk · 27 Jun 2026
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Key takeaways
A wave of classically trained chefs is opening hawker stalls rather than restaurants, reframing Singapore’s street food as a destination in its own right.
For the traveller it is the rare luxury that costs a few dollars.

A wave of classically trained chefs is opening hawker stalls rather than restaurants, reframing Singapore’s street food as a destination in its own right. The move keeps prices low and queues long.

For the traveller it is the rare luxury that costs a few dollars. WorldTravelBrief maps the stalls worth the wait.

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By Hugo Bellamy · WorldTravelBrief
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