Singapore City Restaurants

Hong Lim Complex

#28 of 550 things to do in Singapore City

#651 of 21665 things to do in Asia

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Good for: atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers

Not good for: service

  • Address
    • Cnr South Bridge Rd & Upper Cross St Chinatown
  • Transport
    • Chinatown
  • Hours
    • 08:00-22:30

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Lonely Planet review for Hong Lim Complex

If you're sick of bumping elbows with tourists, head for this pocket of old-time Chinatown, where 'uncles' sit around watching the world go by and foreign faces still draw attention. The food centre is routinely overflowing with people - try the famous Outram Park Fried Kway Teow (Block 531A, 02-18), its Cuppage rival (Block 536, 01-129). If the hawker centre looks too full or intimidating, try Wuhan Food House (01-33).

 

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    It ain't "Asia Lite".

    reynard90 recommends this,

    "Expensive", "predictable", "mundane", "wide range but low depth", "pristine-clean eating environments".

    That's exactly the stereotypes that Hong Lim Complex and its signature stalls go against when one would think about when eating in Singapore. While i'm not disputing it's rank as one of the world's cleanliest cities on the last part, Hong Lim Complex does bring back that raw, edgy, adventurous feel when it comes to dining in Singapore, something long overshadowed and engulfed by the expanding multitude of shopping malls, fast food outlets and brightly renovated food centres. All pleasant but lacking that old world charm and some would say "a sense of culinary adventure" that still exists in other parts of South-east Asia. Well, for Singapore there's always the Hong Lim Complex, away from the tourist crowds.

    This place is so mouth-wateringly good and unpredictable in its offerings (some of the best stalls change from year to year) that I don't even have to put out recommendations here on which stalls to patronize. Its obvious. The anytime-of-the-day queues speak for themselves.

    Good for: atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers

    Not good for: service

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