I love eating at Hawkers. My 1st foodie encounter was at the Makansutra Gluttons Bay Hawkers center. In our first weekend at SG, I took hubby and kids there too and they loved it as well.
Hawkers are open-air food complexes that houses a variety of stalls selling inexpensive food. They are strategically located near housing estates or transportation hubs.
Our home in SG is 10-minutes away from one of the biggest Hawkers Center at the red dot -- the Newton Circus Hawkers center, at Clemenceau Avenue. Circus, being the English word for round-abouts (rotonda for us Pinoys), the Newton Hawkers makes good use of a spacious piece of land in the middle of busy Newton district of Singapore.
Kevin and Kyla's favorite is the BBQ Chicken Wings.
While our favorite is the famous Singapore Chili Crab. Price is marked per 100 grams. We ordered the medium crab. This is good enough for 2-3 persons.
I googled the history of Hawkers in Singapore and found out that Hawkers sprung in the 1950s and 1960s and used to have a reputation for unhygienic food preparation. The government of Singapore upgraded the Hawker centers by implementing strict licensing requirements and enforcing hygiene standards. At the same time, Hawker centers were constructed around the island and equipped with sanitary facilities.
Hawker centers have now become not only a popular dining place for the locals, but also a must-try for the tourists and expats in Singapore!
Hawkers are open-air food complexes that houses a variety of stalls selling inexpensive food. They are strategically located near housing estates or transportation hubs.
Our home in SG is 10-minutes away from one of the biggest Hawkers Center at the red dot -- the Newton Circus Hawkers center, at Clemenceau Avenue. Circus, being the English word for round-abouts (rotonda for us Pinoys), the Newton Hawkers makes good use of a spacious piece of land in the middle of busy Newton district of Singapore.
We arrived at 6:30 pm and the Newton center is already in full swing.
They have more stalls and spacious, covered dining area. The tables have plastic chips with numbers. When ordering, just tell them your table number and they will surely be able to find you.
Kevin and Kyla's favorite is the BBQ Chicken Wings.
While our favorite is the famous Singapore Chili Crab. Price is marked per 100 grams. We ordered the medium crab. This is good enough for 2-3 persons.
The Cereal Prawn (leff) is another staple favorite. You can order prawns in many different ways-- there is buttered prawn, salt and pepper prawn, stir fried with veggies, shelled variety etc.
I googled the history of Hawkers in Singapore and found out that Hawkers sprung in the 1950s and 1960s and used to have a reputation for unhygienic food preparation. The government of Singapore upgraded the Hawker centers by implementing strict licensing requirements and enforcing hygiene standards. At the same time, Hawker centers were constructed around the island and equipped with sanitary facilities.
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