This joint is headed up by a former MasterChef finalist, and boasts multiple outlets throughout the city-state (this is their original branch). The soft and slippery mee hoon kueh is handmade upon order and has a satisfying chew. You can select their signature dry version, which is smothered in a delectable, slightly smoky sauce, or go for a mala or soup option. Minced meat, pork slivers, juicy pork balls, leafy Chinese greens and ikan bilis round out the dish. Anticipate forking out around $5.

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Warm up on a cold and blustery day with a warming bowl of porridge from this establishment. The best part is that you can accompany it with a side of succulent and crispy boneless fried chicken wings – yes, you read that right – if you wish. The porridge comes with your choice of ingredients, and you can choose from the likes of century egg, pork, chicken and fish. If you’re planning to sample both dishes, you can expect to pay around $5.

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Tuck into a delightful serving of fried carrot cake from Guan Seng Carrot Cake. It makes both white and black versions, with a portion going for upwards of $3. The radish cake is cut into firm, jiggly and chunky cubes, which are fried with the requisite egg and preserved radish and finished with a sprinkle of spring onions. We recommend cutting through the rich flavours with a large spoonful of chilli sauce.

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Edmond Chicken Rice sets itself apart from other chicken rice vendors by being Halal-certified and Muslim-owned. Besides the standard Hainanese chicken rice, which comes with thin slivers of roasted chicken piled on a bed of fragrant and fluffy rice, you also have the choice of chicken noodles or chicken porridge, plus wanton soup with leafy vegetables if you’re feeling particularly peckish. Each dish here will set you back around $5.

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Cheat day calls for a wickedly tasty helping of fried kway teow. If you’re here, do hoof it over to Hai Kee Teochew Cha Kuay Teow, which relocated here from its previous stomping ground of the old Margaret Drive Food Centre. Since it’s a one-man operation, you’ll likely have to wait awhile for your food during peak periods, but you’ll be rewarded with a solid plate filled with cockles, pork lard, fresh beansprouts and egg. Plan to pony up roughly $5.

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If it’s Malay cuisine you’re after, chances are you’ll find what you’re looking for at this stall. The menu runs the gamut from mee rebus and mee siam to soto ayam and nasi lemak, and they also have a large assortment of dishes you can pair with rice, or as an accompaniment to your main dish. The portions are pretty generous, and you can anticipate a meal here to set you back around $4. Wash everything down with an ice-cold kopi or teh tarik.

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Boasting a history of over five decades and counting – and long queues during peak times befitting of its storied tenure – Song Heng Fish Ball Noodle is where you can grab a good bowl of old-fashioned fish ball noodles with fish balls that are homemade from scratch. We like the dry version, which comes with your pick of noodles coated in a delectable sauce that has a punchy vinegary kick, five ping-pong-sized fish balls and some spring onions. Expect to pay roughly $4.

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Specialising in traditional Chinese snacks, Gems Harvest whips up the likes of chwee kueh, glutinous rice and wah kueh. The latter is a large and soft rice cake that’s moulded into the shape of a bowl. Here, it’s served with a savoury-sweet sauce that has some mushroom bits mixed in for that added umami goodness. Their chwee kueh is finished with a hefty amount of preserved radish, and is also worth a try. Each item goes for around $2.

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Kick your standard cai fan order up a notch by trading it for a plate of curry rice. At BB Curry Rice, they roll out a dizzying array of dishes – think assorted vegetables, pork chop and egg – that are gussied up with a generous spoonful of thick and fragrant curry gravy that has a mild spicy taste. You can expect to pay roughly $5 for a meal, depending on your pick of ingredients, and they also have individual dishes such as curry chicken and curry vegetable, both served with rice.

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You can feast on scrumptious nasi lemak ($3 and above) at Noordima Malay Food Stall, which opened in 1985. A portion here comes with aromatic coconut rice, an omelette slice flecked with colourful red and green chilli pieces, fried chicken, cucumber, ikan bilis and roasted peanuts. Do up the spice factor with a dollop of their bright-red fiery sambal. Other items on the menu include soto ayam, mee goreng and lontong.

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