Malaysian in Chinatown

Seroja

• ★ 4.7
• 1 MICHELIN star
• Malaysian
• $$$$

Kevin Wong's Michelin-starred and Green Star restaurant in Duo Galleria. 24-seat seafood tasting menu paying tribute to the Malay Archipelago and its produce.

Belimbing

• ★ 4.4
• Malaysian
• $$$

Order The seasonal tasting menu; ask what local ingredients the kitchen is working with that week

Named for a sour starfruit rarely on menus. The kitchen rehabilitates obscure Singapore ingredients into tasting menus that feel genuinely local.

Boon Tong Kee

• ★ 4.4
• Hainanese Chicken Rice
• $

Order Hainanese chicken rice, Steamed fish with ginger, Kai lan with oyster sauce

The Balestier Road flagship of Singapore's most acclaimed chicken rice chain, Michelin Bib Gourmand recognised. The bird is silky-poached and served at room temperature with three dipping sauces; the zi char side menu of steamed fish and vegetables is equally strong. Open since 1983 and the standard to which other chicken rice is compared.

National Kitchen by Violet Oon

• ★ 4.3
• Malaysian
• $$$

Order Ayam buah keluak: chicken braised with the black Indonesian nut that is the soul ingredient of Peranakan.

Violet Oon's flagship inside National Gallery Singapore. Peranakan heritage recipes by Singapore's celebrated food writer in a colonial dining room.

New Ubin Seafood CHIJMES

• ★ 4.3
• Malaysian
• $$$

Order Heart attack fried rice, US Black Angus rib eye, Hokkien mee

New Ubin Seafood began on the island of Pulau Ubin as a kelong restaurant; this CHIJMES incarnation brings its zi char-meets-modern-kitchen philosophy to a striking Gothic Revival building. The US Black Angus rib eye with heart attack fried rice and the Hokkien mee are the non-negotiables.