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What are the hard truths of running a hawker stall that nobody tells you before you start?
I keep seeing young people quit corporate to open a hawker stall selling artisanal this an…
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Food & Hawker
Best hawker stalls, restaurants, and food finds.
16 questions · 57 real answers · 656 followers
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Best time to go hawker centre to avoid the queue and food not sold out?
I keep either kena the crazy lunch crowd or reach late and my favourite stalls already sol…
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Why is it that hawker food keeps getting more expensive lah?
Used to be 3 dollars for chicken rice, now easily 5 or 6 in many places. What's actually d…
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What's it really like trying to run a hawker stall in Singapore as a young person today?
I'm 28, quite good at cooking, keep toying with the romantic idea of opening my own hawker…
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What's it like running a hawker stall in Singapore?
Dreaming of quitting my desk job to open a hawker stall. Everyone romanticises hawker cult…
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Best value atas restaurant for anniversary dinner, budget around 150 for two?
Want to bring my partner somewhere nice but not blow the bank. 150 for two ideally, someth…
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What's it actually like running a hawker stall in Singapore today? The hidden costs nobody warns you about.
I'm a 38-year-old office worker dreaming of quitting to open a hawker stall selling my fam…
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What actually makes a chicken rice stall worth queueing for?
Everyone claims their neighbourhood stall is the best chicken rice. But what really separa…
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Thinking of opening a hawker stall, is it still worth it in 2026?
Retrenched from corporate, always dreamed of running a hawker stall selling my grandma rec…
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How to tell a genuinely good hawker stall from a hyped/tourist trap?
New-ish to exploring hawker centres beyond my usual. So many stalls have long queues or Mi…
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Eating out every day getting too expensive, how do you all cut food costs?
Single, staying alone, cooking feels like a hassle so I cai png / food court every meal. A…
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Where can you still get a proper hawker meal under $5 in 2026?
Everything at hawker centres seems to have crept past 5 dollars now. I'm on a tight budget…
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Hawker food is getting so expensive, how do you all still eat cheap?
Chicken rice used to be 3.50, now some stalls charge 5.50+. Cai png with two veg one meat …
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Best way to find a good hawker stall that isn't just Instagram hype?
Tired of queueing an hour for viral stalls that turn out mediocre. I want to find the real…
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Taking over a hawker stall as a career, is it as romantic as it sounds?
I'm seriously considering leaving my office job to take over or start a hawker stall, I lo…
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How do you find the good hawker stalls without queueing for tourist traps?
I love hawker food but some famous stalls have 45-minute queues and are honestly just okay…
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