Singapore’s most scrumptious eats now available to Bangkok gourmands

No visit to Singapore is complete until you brave the queue at renowned restaurant Song Fa to savor its bak kut teh, a pork-rib soup that’s usually served with lots of pepper. Now, you don’t have to wait until your next holiday to visit the Michelin-recognized eatery as Singapore’s most famous bak kut teh has finally made it to Bangkok. Song Fa has been serving its Teochew-style bak kut teh, a dish that comes with a clear broth made with Chinese herbs and roasted Sarawak peppercorn, for 50 years, having started out as a humble food cart in 1969 along Johor Road. Its name comes from its founder, Yeo Eng Song, and the word "fa" which means “to prosper” in Mandarin. All ingredients (except for the meats) are imported from Singapore to guarantee that dishes maintain the original Song Fa taste. Their signature dish (B250) comes with super tender pork loin ribs that you can strip down with your chopsticks. Soup is refilled on the house, so feel free to slurp as much as you can. The menu also includes homemade mee sua noodles (B200) with your choice of meat, as well as boiled rice with minced pork (B120), braised pork with offal (starts at B200), and pork belly (B220), the special dish that is only available in Thailand. You can also add house-made salted vegetables and ground nuts (B100) to your rice for more texture and flavor. And to wash down your meal, Song Fa has fragrant oolong tea (B120). The queues are already incredibly long, so either you come at opening time or brace

Seafood restaurant Jumbo Seafood is a dining must when visiting Singapore. Now ICONSIAM makes it easier for Bangkokians to indulge in tasty seafood by housing the giant restaurant chain. Jumbo is particularly proud of its chili crab, which combines the perfect blend of spicy and sweet flavors. (These crustaceans are worth getting your hands, not to mention your white shirt, dirty.) Other signature dishes include salted egg-crusted fried salmon skin and stir-fried prawn with cereals.

The world’s cheapest Michelin-starred street stall from Singapore has now opened its Bangkok outpost in the tourist-friendly Terminal 21 shopping mall and you don’t have to queue up for hours, well for now.  Having garnered one Michelin star in 2016, the popular Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Rice and Noodles has secured the title of the world’s cheapest Michelin-starred eatery and since then, has caused an unimaginably massive queue at the Singapore’s famous Chinatown Food Complex. Due to popular demand, chef Chan Hong Meng decided to venture out of the canteen and opened two more polished outlets in Singapore and one oversea parlor in Taiwan with the name of Hawker Chan, to make his Cantonese-style eat becomes more accessible.  Now, Hawker Chan has made its way to Bangkok on the 5th floor of Terminal 21 shopping mall and delivers the same dish that make people in Singapore queue up for hours — the signature soy sauce and chicken rice (B88). To our experience, the chicken comes out tender with juicy skin and is paired with rice laden with intense black soy sauce. Also, you can also substitute the chicken with char siu (B100), crispy pork belly (B100) and pork rib (110), or enjoy them in platter (B120 for 2 selections/B180 for 3 selections). 

Boon Tong Kee has been known for serving some of Singapore’s most authentic Hainanese chicken rice since 1979. Franchises have spread throughout Bangkok (there’s one in CentralWorld and another in Piman 49), offering Boon Tong Kee’s tender fragrant chicken with flavorful garlicky rice.