Best Places to Eat on a Budget in Singapore

Here's a list of Best Places to Eat on a Budget in Singapore recommended by our experts:

Food isn’t taken lightly in Singapore. Singapore is the food capital of Asia. It’s no secret, in fact, that food is a national pastime and obsession here – mentioned frequently in Singaporean literature. A melting pot of Chinese, Malay and Indian cultures, Singaporean cuisine reflects this ethnic diversity in many (highly delicious) ways and has attracted food lovers for long. History tells us about Singapore as a seaport with a large immigrant population. Some of the other Influences include cuisines that derive from Indonesian, Thai, Middle Eastern, Peranakan and Eurasian traditions. This country is one of the richest in Southeast Asia, oozing luxury, sophistication and modernity. This does not mean, however, that you can't find affordable and delicious food in Singapore.Locals and people from different communities often interact and eat together. Food is a unifying thread in Singapore and it explains the cheap street food flourish since the 1800s, when Singapore started to really thrive. Singapore’s famed chili crabs and other tasty crustaceans tend to come with a hefty price tag at many of the restaurants, however, and so they tend to be avoided by visitors on a tight budget. Lip smacking yet affordable Hainanese Chicken, chicken rice, kaya toast, char kway teow, bak chor mee, and a vibrant plethora of delicious hawker street fare are your bet for the best value-for-money meals in Singapore. Discover the many innovative but affordable dishes found everywhere from hawker stands to upscale restaurants. Chinatown Food Street creates the perfect backdrop for a keepsake photograph and is also a great place for families to chat over a meal of barbecued seafood. The more popular dishes here include fishball noodles and Char Kway Teow (a noodle dish fried with fresh cockles. Whet your appetite with a cheap mouth-watering meal at any of these restaurants:

Nana Original Thai Food

Nana Original Thai Food

Restaurant in Singapore
Thai

Nana Thai at Golden Mile Complex has it all. And the best part The food is authentic and very affordable. Something tells me that I will be a regular at this...

Maki-san

Maki-san

Restaurant in Singapore
AsianJapanese

Japanese Restaurant : This Japanese restaurant is decorated cross-sections of sushi rolls mounted on the wall, the artwork in styles reminiscent of ‘Monocleâ...

Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant

Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant

Restaurant in Singapore
Chinese

Swee Choon Dim Sum Restaurant is a well-known and an established local restaurant where people from all walks of life have come to enjoy Dim Sum for almost 50 ...

Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe

Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe

Restaurant in Singapore

Saizeriya specializes . They sells unique yet tasty cuisine that is bound to satisfy cravings.

Astons

Astons

Restaurant in Singapore
Western

ASTONS SPECIALITIES had its humble beginnings in a coffeeshop along East Coast Road. Before long, it gathered a loyal following (and a fair share of media ...

Saveur

Saveur

Restaurant in Singapore
French

Saveur is the brainchild of two young and enterprising friends who decided to pursue their dreams. After stints at various fine diners like Guy Savoy, Fifty ...

Selfish Gene

Selfish Gene

Restaurant in Singapore
Continental

Gene has always been rather selfish when it comes to food. It is not that he will never share his food, but rather he will not serve anyone food that he would ...

Hajah Maimunah Restaurant

Hajah Maimunah Restaurant

Restaurant in Singapore
Family

Get reacquainted with traditional Malay cuisine at Hajah Maimunah Restaurant, located in Kampong Glam, famous for its restaurants serving Nasi Padang. With over...

Timbre

Timbre

Pub in Singapore

Timbre, 1 Old Parliament Lane #01-04 (The Annex at The Old Parliament House), ☎ +65-63363386, [34]. Daily 6 PM-1 AM. In a beautifully renovated colonial ...

Tamoya-sanuki Udon

Tamoya-sanuki Udon

Restaurant in Singapore
Japanese

Tamoya was established in the home of udon, Sanuki (now known as Kagawa) prefecture in 1996 by Sanuki udon champion, Tamotsu Kurokawa. Brought all the way from ...