Laksa — Photo: Alpha from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Make it at home

Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

Rice noodles (thick laksa noodles)
Coconut milk
Dried shrimp
Belacan (shrimp paste)
Lemongrass
Galangal
Candlenut
Cockles
Fishcake
Tofu puffs
Laksa leaves (Vietnamese mint)
Red chillies
Dried chillies

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Tip from the editors. For Katong-style laksa, pre-cut noodles into 3 to 4 cm lengths so the bowl can be eaten entirely with a spoon.

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Where to eat laksa

Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed laksa shop at the eastern end of the Katong heritage strip, serving the short-cut rice noodle version of laksa that defines the Katong style. The thick coconut-milk broth is served with cockles, fishcake and laksa leaves; the noodles are pre-cut so the whole bowl is eaten with a spoon. Made famous internationally after Gordon Ramsay reportedly could not identify the recipe.

TipOpen daily 9am to 9pm. Walk-ins only. The East Coast Road branch is the original. Budget S$6 to S$10 per person including a drink.

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Sungei Road Laksa ★ 4.3

$ CafeLittle India

Sungei Road Laksa is located in a residential coffee shop in jalan besar, far from the tourist hawker centres, with no english-language promotion.

Why locals goLocated in a residential coffee shop in Jalan Besar, far from the tourist hawker centres, with no English-language promotion.

TipOpen Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm; closed Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Arrive by 11am to avoid sell-out.

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Mustard Seed ★ 4.6

$$$$ Japanese sushiEast Coast

A 12-seat counter in a quiet Serangoon residential neighbourhood where chef Gan Ming Kiat reimagines Singapore's national dishes through a Japanese omakase lens. The 8-course menu changes every two months, turning laksa, rojak and chilli crab into something both familiar and surprising. One of the hardest reservations in Singapore.

Order8-course omakase (full menu), Laksa course, Singapore sling dessert

TipReservations open on the 1st of each month at 10am for the following month and sell out in minutes. Single-diner spots available on select days.

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Ingredients

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