The BEST Foodie Layover in Singapore - My Old Home!

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  • @fomoyolotravel
    @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +14

    Are you currently living in Singapore or have you been there? If so, drop a comment and share some of your most favorite foodie spots and things to do!
    P.S. Not all of the places I ate at during my long layover will be fan favorites for some people and I totally respect that. Food is subjective and not everyone's tastebuds are the same. Just share where you would go so that viewers watching / reading can get some value from it if they are planning a trip out here!

    • @shaunsim3188
      @shaunsim3188 10 місяців тому

      Chicken rice, boo tong Kee (Balestier)
      Satay BeeHoon (Redhill, Tiong Bahru,
      Claypot rice(Chinatown food centre, Geylang)
      Hainanese Curry rice (scissors,Redhill 3stalls, maxwell, Geylang lor 40, Bugis coffee shop, poh seng rd)
      Laksa (janggut original, Sungei original Katong)
      Rojak Chinese (Toa Payoh hub)
      Rojak Indian (west coast,)
      Hockien noodles Soup( Adam road, old airport, blanco court)
      Satay Malay (satay club, Lau pa sat,)
      Satay Chinese (Chinatown complex Hainanese, Hougang satay)
      Fried Hockien noddles ( charcoal Geylang lor 11 and 29, old airport Nam seng, Aljunied Kim’s)
      Zi Char - baby powder pork chops (Commonwealth close)
      Beef Hor fun (Geylang 19)
      Nasi lemak (chong Pang, Lee -chicken wing otak)
      Mee rebus (Google)
      Longtong (Google)
      Char kway Teow (Outram Hong Lim , Zion road)
      Curry noddles (Hong Lim)
      Chai Tow kway or carrot cake (Zion rd, Pek Kio)
      Egg Tarts traditional (Tong Heng - shophouse near maxwell)
      Bean curd tarts (Le cafe - Pek Kio & other branches Google)
      Lor Mee or braised noodle (old airport 3 shops all good, Google )
      Yong tau foo (bai Nian waterloo, Ghim Moh mkt, )
      Bak Kut Teh teochew white ( Ng Ah Sio, ya Hua,song fa, founder , Lau ah tee)
      Bak Kut teh hockien black ( Maxwell food ctr recipes dated to early 1920s, Bukit merah formally HDB hub)
      Chwee kway (bedok, Tiong Bahru, Redhill Google)
      Teochew porridge (Ye Shanghai Henderson rd, ban heng, Google pretty standard quality)
      Darcy rice( YU Kee, bona vista, Geylang lor 40, )
      Wan tan noodle Cantonese(Fei Zai Xiang Redhill - order more char siew, old airport see quene
      Wanton noddles traditional ( Clementi hawker ctr, Tanjong Rhu, Kok Kee, old airport, Google)
      Crystal Bao,(ALexandra village hawker ctr)
      Bak chang or rice dumplings (Kim Choo, duan, eastern)
      Bao Tim sum take away (Hoo Kee, Bedok, wan dou SEK, Google)
      Salt bake chicken (now pretty rare, lam’s no choice, you can try basement Bishan juntion 8 duan dumping)
      Ang ku kway ( Google, Alexandra village near KEK seafood)
      Chilli crab (roland-supposed created by his mother-can ask for original recipes bring your own French loaf, mellben, Uncle Sam,Kek ,Don, house of crab, expensive cat- jumbo ,小红楼, Tung Lok, paradise
      Cold crab teochew (Google- better call to confirm if available)
      Patong curry rice (Indonesia) ( Boon Lay hawker:Google)
      Nasi lemak (power -boon lay, Changi)
      San Lou fish beehoon ( 2 version gravy and soup, Google holland)
      Paper wrap chicken (Union- Google )
      Golden Pillow- (Google, they deliver,call to order, )
      Tulang (Adam rd, golden mile food ctr- many good food watch for queue)
      Soy chicken rice (Original Chew Kee- take note there are 2 chew Kee ,they spilt both are similar quality , Hawer chan, go only to main stall,.)
      Bak Chor Mee soup (Bedok food ctr)
      Bak Chor Mee ( go only to 2 main Tai Wah,franchisee no quality avoid, Redhill, lor Tua Tao, Google ,tips the best are at old hawer ctr)
      BBQ stingray, squid, seafood fried rice( Boon Lay No5 hawker, Alexandra village see queue)
      Deserts Mango pomelo sago/shaved ice cream (Mei Heong Yuen Dessert opposite lucky Chinatown )
      Deserts Ah baling

    • @lynlyncc
      @lynlyncc 10 місяців тому +1

      I miss Sg food! Can't wait to be back in July. Will definitely visit Tiong Bahru where I spent the first six years of life, and enjoy a nice bowl of prawn noodles which I grew up eating almost every weekend.

  • @LuckiePig
    @LuckiePig 10 місяців тому +17

    You packed in a lot of food stops for just a short layover! Agree with you 1000% - there’s something special about Singapore’s Hainanese chicken and rice! So good!

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +3

      At the airport we were dead tired 🤣

  • @NancyHowlett
    @NancyHowlett 8 місяців тому +7

    I loved Singapore I stayed for one month, and loved all their specialty dishes, especially the chili crab and they’re steam chicken over rice was their signature dish and the Ramen noodles and the homemade steamed dumplings. Everything was delicious. I took a boat ride up the canal at the Quay and shopped at all the little shops, and went to Chimes to Sunday Mass there, such beautiful church very special place. I can’t wait to go back.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  8 місяців тому +1

      That’s awesome and sounds like you had a wonderful time! People often say you don’t need more than 3 days in Singapore if you’re visiting. If you’re a foodie though, you can stay way longer than that and still wish you had more time 😀

  • @kosanmr2
    @kosanmr2 10 місяців тому +14

    Daughter is a champ following you guys around!

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely. World traveler and foodie in training 😉

  • @CliffC226
    @CliffC226 10 місяців тому +15

    Man you are making me hungry!

  • @sgedit-r
    @sgedit-r 10 місяців тому +7

    Thank you for a great video showcasing our local
    Food.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      The pleasure was mine and thank you for watching. I know I just scratched the surface and there are many more foods I’ve yet to cover. More videos in the future 😀

  • @crosbyong
    @crosbyong 10 місяців тому +9

    Welcome back! Good to know you had a good time here when you last lived & worked here. Bon voyage!

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +2

      Thank you! I should have never left! 😅

    • @crosbyong
      @crosbyong 10 місяців тому +1

      @@fomoyolotravel Better that you did before than never, and I presume some attractive opportunities took you to where you are now. Plus, you never know what tomorrow may bring. All the best!

  • @melongoh1909
    @melongoh1909 10 місяців тому +13

    This is a good video and I love the way you introduced Duxton Hill and Tanjong Pagar, Maxwell hawker Centre and Chinatown area because I just went to explore that area last 2 weeks and ate at the Great Nanyang Cafe too. Food was delicious!
    Wish you and your family had a great time. Stay safe and have fun! ❤

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thank you for watching and for the nice words! 🙏🏻
      It’s always a treat for me to come back to Singapore. The other food options on the menu at Great Nanyang looked delicious too!

  • @chew-ki4rx
    @chew-ki4rx 10 місяців тому +3

    One of best, so far about Singapore

  • @matthewong1953
    @matthewong1953 10 місяців тому +8

    You have a great choice of local food. You are true blue connoisseur of singapore Street food!

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much for watching. I know I only just scratched the surface

  • @jemchan
    @jemchan 10 місяців тому +4

    lol I love how fascinated tourists are about our very regular everyday food. It’s mind boggling

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +2

      Wait and see in my next video 😜

  • @su-chinglim7416
    @su-chinglim7416 10 місяців тому +6

    You made a good video, thank you! Thanks for dropping by too.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thank you! The pleasure was all mine :)

  • @whatajoke8497
    @whatajoke8497 2 місяці тому +2

    BBQ stingray. Have yet to view a youtube video of a tourist eating this dish which is one of my favourite.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  2 місяці тому

      I've had it plenty of times in the past and it's absolutely delicious. The meat is so silky smooth. Maybe someday on a return trip I'll cover it in a different video

  • @leesiangchang5944
    @leesiangchang5944 10 місяців тому +4

    Great food tour, thank you for the interesting video 😊

  • @patcharinctam8478
    @patcharinctam8478 10 місяців тому +8

    Great job!! ❤🎉😊

  • @quakespr
    @quakespr 10 місяців тому +6

    Welcome home 😊

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thank you for watching. Love the country!

  • @user-jk5um1om8l
    @user-jk5um1om8l 10 місяців тому +6

    A hankering for guai ling gou is how you can tell someone is Cantonese. 😂 I’m Team Roast Chicken rice too. Can’t beat the roastiness, savoriness, and umami of a good roast chicken rice !!

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏻

  • @audreygiamlayhoon
    @audreygiamlayhoon 6 місяців тому +1

    Awesome video, welcome back❤

  • @simplyme3306
    @simplyme3306 10 місяців тому +11

    Tian Tian is more popular amongst the tourists. Majority in the queue are tourists as there are many more good chicken rice options and cheaper than Tian Tian.😊 You have actually packed quite a lot in your stopover.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +2

      Haha yea, you only live once 🤣. I always enjoy coming back

    • @siewchankong1319
      @siewchankong1319 10 місяців тому +5

      @@fomoyolotravelTian Tian is too commercialised now due to their busy business. They have cut off supply for garlic ginger sauce, dark soy sauce and chicken soup which are the soul of chicken rice. I prefer Ah Cai Chicken rice which is few stores away next to Tian Tian. The boss is the ex-chef from Tian Tian.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +1

      @@siewchankong1319 Thank you for sharing that information for a little more backstory for others reading. I will add Ah Cai to the list for a trip in the future. I did wonder why there was no soup! At the end of the day, I'm happy for their success which I'll assume is a product of their great food during perhaps their glory days. Personally, I had to try it since I never made it out there and I did truly enjoy the food (minus no soup).

    • @mandy_145
      @mandy_145 10 місяців тому

      Totally agree with siewchankong

    • @caocaoman
      @caocaoman 10 місяців тому +1

      @@fomoyolotravel its ah tai... tian tian is overrated

  • @taipangwong356
    @taipangwong356 10 місяців тому +3

    Can eat chicken rice and laksa everyday. Very exciting.

  • @leesiangchang5944
    @leesiangchang5944 10 місяців тому +2

    Watching this video, make me hungry 😊

  • @margaretlee3062
    @margaretlee3062 11 днів тому

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @yibfishing
    @yibfishing 10 місяців тому +5

    Thats the right way to eat young coconut and durian ( always take a mouth full, the taste will spread in your mouth)

  • @John-n9j4v
    @John-n9j4v 10 місяців тому +2

    You should do a longer show on Singapore. Maybe a few shows. I love your show. Keep it up. 😊

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thank you! I have at least one more coming on Singapore 😉

  • @maywang2472
    @maywang2472 10 місяців тому +4

    Love your video🎉😊

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it! I get excited for releasing each new video but found myself super pumped up for this one 😅

  • @ganeshp7881
    @ganeshp7881 9 місяців тому

    Love your video bro!! Man.. you can speak a lot there!! Didn't realise you were that chatty when you were sitting next to me while at work!!

  • @kelvgan
    @kelvgan 10 місяців тому +7

    Good. Next time stay in Singapore. Give your family maybe 4-5 days and explore from Jurong town and tampines and to explore the heartlands amd some popular touristy spots away from downtown

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching. I haven’t spent enough time out in those areas when I lived there. Would definitely keep that in mind. Any specific spots in Tampines and Jurong you recommend?

    • @kelvgan
      @kelvgan 10 місяців тому +1

      Just tampines central near mrt stn and Jurong east mrt where the masses are. Good enough

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      @@kelvgan thank you!

  • @yananneteoh9818
    @yananneteoh9818 10 місяців тому +2

    My fav. place forlunch🎉is at a small Indonesia stall at basement of the the World Plaza? I've forgotten the name but this plaza is at Orchard rd next to a small cafe which is next to the Bee Chiang sweet pork squares. This plaza is just before the Singapore plaza which is next to the MRT.
    The small stall serves home- cooked Malay food. Its right at the end of the small food Court and it has its own Kopitiam with tables and chairs for customers of the Indonesian stall. 🎉

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      It amazes me how there are so many well known as well as so many gems still to be discovered. Thank you for sharing that. I miss a good Nasa Lemak speaking of Malaysian food!

  • @xz-se6br
    @xz-se6br 10 місяців тому +1

    Hi, fyi, the white Hainanese chicken 🐔 rice is poached in water, not steamed over water.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +1

      Yes I don’t know why I kept calling it steamed. Actually corrected that in my other video just released a couple of days ago. Make sure to watch it 😄

  • @derrviel
    @derrviel 4 місяці тому +2

    I’ve tried these dishes in so many restaurants in NA and not a single one of them could replicate them 😭

  • @hiroyukishinichi9873
    @hiroyukishinichi9873 10 місяців тому +2

    Welcome home haha!

  • @ndy1689
    @ndy1689 4 місяці тому +1

    Where is the small bowl of soup which use to be a set with chicken rice 😊

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  4 місяці тому

      From some of the others’ feedback / comments, Tian Tian got rid of it a while back. Regardless, the chicken and rice was really good but having the soup to compliment would have been nice for sure but not a showstopper for me nor something I would complain about 😉

  • @kokboontan3895
    @kokboontan3895 10 місяців тому +4

    👍👍👍

  • @travelsnapper5619
    @travelsnapper5619 10 місяців тому +1

    They aren't design to resemble the durian. It just happen to be associated by the visitors as such. The design concept of the esplanade is that of a 60s mic that 's ben slice into half as a roof for each of the building

    • @kaiyin3842
      @kaiyin3842 10 місяців тому +2

      erm no, it was designed to resemble the durian.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +1

      Another viewer previously mentioned the same thing you did so thank you for confirming. Beautiful structures either way and would personally enjoy watching a music venue there some day

  • @steventay5834
    @steventay5834 6 місяців тому

    You should try Clayfish Hor Fun at Hong Lim Complex

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  6 місяців тому

      Sounds delicious. Thanks for the tip!

  • @DennisKoh-x1c
    @DennisKoh-x1c 9 місяців тому

    You have to tries Boon Tong Kee chicken rice some other times.

  • @doriskong1151
    @doriskong1151 10 місяців тому +2

    👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @upsized
    @upsized 9 місяців тому

    Jeff why did u leave! Well perhaps for the cool weather 😅 come back again soon n have a meet n greet for fans ! I stay in Katong!!

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  9 місяців тому

      Thank you! Absolutely will be back some day!

  • @minniec.9127
    @minniec.9127 10 місяців тому

    Hainan chicken (white version) is poached, slowly simmered in its own broth with ginger, scallion, lemongrass and other seasonings. Not steamed.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Ok…

    • @minniec.9127
      @minniec.9127 10 місяців тому +1

      @@fomoyolotravel Sorry, my comment is not a critcism, just a correction. I enjoyed yr vdo very much, well done. You packed a lot of great eats and scenic spots in a short layover. Hope you and family will return for a longer stay. I love Singapore too, happy memories.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      @@minniec.9127 no it’s ok and you’re absolutely right in that it is poached. I corrected that in a more recent video. I do appreciate you watching the video as well

  • @Ryn0Saurus702
    @Ryn0Saurus702 10 місяців тому +5

    🎉Ryan

  • @huggybear441
    @huggybear441 10 місяців тому +1

    If you put it in the refrigerator, and wait till a layer of gelatin is formed under the chicken skin it takes the enjoyment to another level.

  • @amyg1073
    @amyg1073 10 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @andychia9682
    @andychia9682 10 місяців тому

    👍👍👍👍👍

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for watching!

    • @andychia9682
      @andychia9682 10 місяців тому

      thanks for the recommendation and hope u enjoy your stay in Singapore​@@fomoyolotravel

  • @junemagdalenetan1213
    @junemagdalenetan1213 9 місяців тому

    Do try Holy Crab next time you’re in Singapore .

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  9 місяців тому

      Just checked their reviews on Google. Looks amazing!

  • @annieteo7169
    @annieteo7169 10 місяців тому +1

    Need to order premium prime rib. The meat much tender.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Yup! Next time. Thank you for watching all the way to the end 😀

  • @kosanmr2
    @kosanmr2 10 місяців тому +1

    Any time to explore foods in Malaysia?!

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Any specific cities and areas you’d recommend. I’ve only ever been to KL and JB back in the day

    • @monalisaaltenburg4879
      @monalisaaltenburg4879 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@fomoyolotravelFun fact: U'll tend to see that sourgrape country fly into all singapore related posts & they'll tell u they're better country than Sg or ask u to go malaysia instead🤭😆

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  9 місяців тому +2

      @@monalisaaltenburg4879 🤣

  • @shaunsim3188
    @shaunsim3188 10 місяців тому +2

    Everyone got their go to chicken rice.

  • @yawTM
    @yawTM 10 місяців тому +1

    Officially, the Esplanade is designed after an old styled microphone

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Interesting and I did not know that. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏼

  • @bensgoodeats1493
    @bensgoodeats1493 10 місяців тому +3

    If you want to try a good chicken rice tian tian is not the one .

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      It tasted pretty darn good to me. But food taste is all subjective so each to their own opinion

    • @bensgoodeats1493
      @bensgoodeats1493 10 місяців тому +1

      @@fomoyolotravel try B1-35 golden mile food centre chicken rice if you ever have another chance. A good chicken rice needs to have skin ua-cam.com/video/Vj6XwimK1CE/v-deo.htmlsi=CZ_83KVgXTpA_uL9

    • @KeoNz
      @KeoNz 10 місяців тому +1

      Its funny I always see comments like this but whenever tourists eat tian tian, they claim its superb

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      @@KeoNz I think it’s just a matter of opinion. For me, it was superb and a place I always wanted to try! I don’t mind when people offer an opinion but then if someone is going to say it’s “not the one”, then suggest an alternative to viewers reading the comment then (i.e. Katong Chicken Rice, Wee Nam Kee, etc)

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      @@bensgoodeats1493 wrote it down for next time! 👍🏼

  • @m1xxified
    @m1xxified 10 місяців тому +7

    You're not supposed to say Singapore has nice food btw. It's a taboo and will turn all the Malaysians against you.

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +4

      Interesting taboo. I'll take my chances but thank you for watching

    • @EricK-mj7kr
      @EricK-mj7kr 10 місяців тому +7

      I've tried both malaysian & singapore chicken rice. Singapore hainan chicken seriously top the list, the juicy meat & rice aroma lingers in your head whenever you think if it.

  • @thinkwisely7584
    @thinkwisely7584 10 місяців тому +2

    ❤You lovely Family are Welcome to Singapore 🇸🇬 😊

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻

  • @EricK-mj7kr
    @EricK-mj7kr 10 місяців тому

    Credit card & debit cards are accepted on trains & buses.

  • @ilovepennyflame
    @ilovepennyflame 10 місяців тому

    LoL for someone who lived there for 3 years, you just end up mostly going to tourist traps

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  10 місяців тому +1

      I try to be fair and squeeze in a bit of both touristy and local things to do as there are plenty of viewers out there who are researching and can appreciate both in their planning.
      If you actually watched my entire video, you would probably realize that but you most likely didn’t and jumped at the first opportunity of a touristy place in my content to be a “keyboard warrior”. I do love comments like this though because it just boosts my video rankings 😉

  • @winglo1697
    @winglo1697 9 місяців тому

    Way too closed to the equator..

    • @fomoyolotravel
      @fomoyolotravel  8 місяців тому

      Definitely warm & humid there. My body never got used to it, the mind just learned to tolerate it

  • @user-vietnam5
    @user-vietnam5 8 місяців тому

    Ba siêu gầy trơ xương nhất thế giới

  • @michaelshih8163
    @michaelshih8163 9 місяців тому

    Changed your life for the worse or better? Probably worse. The food you ate in Singapore is so unhealthy.