Maxwell Food Centre
Famous for the Hainanese chicken rice stalls that have been serving the masses since 1986, the food centre draws a crowd of locals and tourists. There are three rows of food stalls, plenty of which have been awarded a Michelin star or recognised with a Bib Gourmand sticker. Bring a twenty-dollar bill and dine like a king—a bowl of laksa costs around S$3, while ondesh ondesh (glutinous rice balls coated with shredded coconut) and cheong fun (steamed rice rolls) will set you back around S$2. Must-orders are the Tian Tian chicken rice, Zhong Xing Fu fish balls, and lor mee (noodles in a thick gravy).
Open all day and bustling well into night time, Maxwell Food Centre is a convenient, internationally known place to try street food, a melting pot where you see an intermingling of Indian, Chinese, Malaysian, and even Middle-Eastern cooking in one place.
Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184 | (+65) 6225 5632