Hainanese Chicken Rice (海南鸡饭): rice, typical price S$5–9, best known at Maxwell Food Centre. On map.com's Singapore Starter 12 — a curated list, not an official ranking.
Singapore's unofficial national dish: rice cooked in chicken fat and stock with ginger and pandan, served with poached or roasted chicken, chilli sauce, ginger paste and dark soy. Tian Tian at Maxwell Food Centre (since 1986) is the most famous stall — expect a lunch queue; it is closed on Mondays. Wee Nam Kee on Thomson Road and Boon Tong Kee on River Valley Road are sit-down restaurant versions.
On the map: all 56 places — 4 well-known (gold ring) + 52 name-matched
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Singapore's unofficial national dish: rice cooked in chicken fat and stock with ginger and pandan, served with poached or roasted chicken, chilli sauce, ginger paste and dark soy.
In Singapore, the classic place to eat it is Maxwell Food Centre, in Chinatown; places on the map include Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, Maxwell Food Centre (Kim Hua Market), Wee Nam Kee.
Typical price: S$5–9 (2026 public listings — check the board in store).
Shop details come from OpenStreetMap contributors and data.gov.sg open data; check hours and prices with the shop. Directions open Google Maps.