Founded by Abdul Kadir in 1908, this century-old eatery remains family-owned to this day. Famed for their 2 signature dishes, no one does it like they do.
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Their rendition features a stretched dough, folded and layered with chicken egg, diced red onions, spices including turmeric, and a choice of meat or fish, such as minced mutton, shredded chicken, tuna fish flakes, sardine fish fillets, minced beef, or minced deer meat.
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Pan-fried till the outside is crisp and golden, while the inside is fluffy tender soft chewy in texture. Has robust smoky bready meaty vegetal eggy salty savoury sweet spice flavour.
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On the side are juicy cucumber slices with vegetal sweet flavour. Served with dhal, fish curry, or chicken curry.
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Murtabak
Singapore Zam Zam Restaurant
@ 697 North Bridge Road
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Opened by S.V. Gunalan in February 2003, this popular chain of eateries is best known for their 'Ultimate' series - modern and creative prata inventions, with 1 new creation every year since the inaugural Singapore Food Festival Ultimate Hawker Fest in October 2012.
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The Mini Ultimate Murtabak (SGD $10.90), created in October 2012, features crispy soft dough folded and loaded with tender chunky marinated spiced tandoori chicken, bouncy portobello mushrooms, wispy chicken egg, and gooey mozzarella cheese. Has smoky bready eggy vegetal earthy meaty savoury sweet salty cheesy flavour.
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The Double Murtaburger (SGD $12), created in October 2013, features crispy soft dough folded and stacked with 2 juicy minced lamb patties, wispy chicken egg, thick black pepper sauce, rich chili sauce, and gooey mozzarella cheese. Resembling a classic Ramly Burger, this carries smoky bready eggy meaty savoury salty cheesy peppery spice flavour.
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Pair with thick chicken curry with sweet savoury salty spice flavour, or thin fish curry with fishy savoury salty spice flavour.
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Springleaf Prata Place
@ 1 Thong Soon Avenue
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Their rendition has distinct use of turmeric, red onions, and chicken egg within the layers of folded dough. Filled with either spiced minced mutton or shredded chicken.
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Has a fluffy soft crispy wispy tender chewy texture, with enticing smoky bready vegetal meaty eggy salty earthy savoury sweet spice flavour.
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Thin slices of juicy cucumber with vegetal sweet flavour are drizzled with thick tomato ketchup on the side.
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New Rezki Restaurant
@ 203 Bedok North Street 1 #01-469
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Founded in March 1994, this humble eatery punches far above its weight with generous portions and consistent quality. A go-to place after working late.
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Their giant rendition has layers of golden fluffy crisp dough folded and layered with wispy chicken egg, crisp red onions, gooey cheddar cheese, and a choice of either tender spiced minced mutton or chewy shredded chicken.
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Incredibly filling, with smoky bready meaty eggy vegetal salty savoury sweet cheesy spice flavour. Served with a thin mild chicken curry for a gentle savoury spice kick.
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Marhaba Murtabak Restaurant
@ 52 Changi Road
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Established in the 1950s and later incorporated in January 1993, this chain of stalls is known for making their dishes from scratch daily. The brand is family owned, run by brothers Ramanan Subramaniam and Ravindran Subramaniam, sister Thenmozhi Subramaniam.
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Famed for their rendition, which has a crispy light crunchy pan-fried dough which shatters beautifully when bit. Folded and layered with wispy chicken egg, crisp red onion, bouncy button mushrooms, and gooey cheddar cheese, along with a choice of spiced meat or fish.
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The most popular are tender turmeric spiced minced mutton, chewy shredded chicken, or soft sardine fish. Carries smoky bready meaty eggy vegetal salty savoury spice earthy tangy zesty sour cheesy flavour.
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They also offer unique renditions, including a vegetarian option with cabbage.
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Casuarina Curry
@ 136 Casuarina Road
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A rare example of a rendition that has only gotten better, improving with time.
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As long as a forearm, the thick chunky rendition has thin crisp pan-fried dough folded and layered with a generous helping of ingredients. Love that it's non-greasy.
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Includes wispy chicken egg, crisp red onions, and a choice of either tender turmeric spiced minced mutton, or chewy shredded chicken.
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Has addictive smoky bready eggy meaty vegetal salty savoury spice flavour. Wholesome sides of fresh lettuce and crisp cucumber, both with vegetal sweet flavour.
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Al-Ameen Eating House
@ 4 Cheong Chin Nam Road
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Founded in February 2024, this stall is popular for their generous portions, suitable for sharing.
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Their rendition has thin chewy pan-fried dough, folded and layered with wispy chicken egg, crisp red onions, and a choice of spiced meat or fish - tender minced mutton, chewy shredded chicken, flaky tuna fish, or soft sardine fish, seasoned with turmeric and cumin.
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Has a moist look, carrying smoky meaty bready eggy vegetal salty savoury spice flavour. Served with a thin fish curry that lends fishy savoury spice flavour.
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Al Yusra Muslim Food
@ Buangkok Hawker Centre, 70 Compassvale Bow #02-K02
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Established since November 2007, this stall is praised for their well-executed renditions, generous portions, and wide range of fillings.
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The pan-fried dough is crispy, fluffy, golden, and light, folded and filled with wispy chicken egg, crisp red onions, and your choice of spiced meat or fish - tender minced mutton, chewy shredded chicken, flaky tuna fish, or soft sardine fish, generally spiced with turmeric and curry powder.
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Has lovely smoky meaty bready eggy vegetal salty savoury spice flavour. Served with a side of fish curry or chicken curry for added salty savoury spicy kick.
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Al Falah Barakah Restaurant / Har Yassin Restaurant
@ 363 Joo Chiat Road
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Established in May 2022, this stall attracts a queue throughout the day for their well-executed plates of fried noodles.
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Their version tends towards the sweeter side, with the soft wide flat rice noodles and chewy long cylindrical yellow wheat noodles tossed with dark sweet soy sauce, chewy lup cheong / dried cured pork sausage, bouncy fish cake, crunchy bean sprouts, gooey beaten chicken egg, juicy blood cockles, and crunchy pork lard. The wok hei / breath of the wok is present but not pronounced.
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Has a balanced texture, not overly greasy, with enticing smoky savoury sweet salty flavour. A bit of red chili lends a spicy kick. Best eaten quickly when served hot!.
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Char Kway Teow
@ 309 Hougang Avenue 5 #01-285
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The Sapari family has been running this stall since 1973, now in the hands of 3-generation hawker Sumadi Sapari.
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Their warm and lovely soup / broth is more complex, with chicken bones simmered with 21 different ingredients, thick and cloudy, robust with meaty savoury earthy salty herbal spice flavour.
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The chewy yellow egg noodles, crisp bean sprouts, crisp coriander, tender boneless marinated shredded chicken, and soft fried shallots, lend grainy sweet vegetal herbal meaty savoury earthy salty spice flavour.
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Add on soft tender begedil / fried potato patty with starchy earthy salty sweet spice flavour.
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Mee Soto And Soto Ayam
Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari
@ Adam Road Food Centre, 2 Adam Road #01-09
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Their beloved rendition features a warm thin clear soup / broth, infused with chicken, turmeric, lemongrass, galangal, and other herbs and spices, stewed over hours.
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The layered and robust meaty savoury sweet earthy herbal salty spice flavour of the soup / broth is wholesome and nuanced.
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The base of chewy yellow egg noodles, crisp bean sprouts, tender boneless shredded chicken, and crisp coriander, carry grainy sweet vegetal herbal meaty savoury flavour.
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The 2 unique additions are the crisp fried anchovies with fishy salty savoury flavour, and the thin vinegared chili with bright sour spicy flavour.
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Extra begedil / fried potato patty on the side, soft and tender with starchy earthy bitter savoury spice sweet flavour.
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Mee Soto And Soto Ayam
Queenstown Lontong
@ Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, 38A Margaret Drive #01-27
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Established sometime around the 1960s, this stall has attained a Michelin Guide recommendation, on the strength of their variety of dishes which are consistently well executed.
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Their rendition has a full-flavoured chicken soup / broth, thick and cloudy, resplendent with turmeric, carrying meaty salty savoury spice flavour.
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Garnished with chewy yellow egg noodles, crisp bean sprouts, tender bone-in and boneless with light and dark chicken meat, crisp coriander, and soy chili. Has combined grainy sweet vegetal earthy herbal meaty savoury salty spice flavour.
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Plus a chunky soft begedil / fried potato patty with starchy salty spice earthy savoury flavour.
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Mee Soto And Soto Ayam
Pondok Makan Indonesia
@ Albert Centre Market And Food Centre, 270 Queen Street #01-123
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