Mud crab in a semi-thickened sauce of tomato, chilli, garlic and egg, producing a glossy, sweet-savoury gravy. Served with fried mantou buns to mop up the sauce. Sri Lankan mud crab; freshness determines quality.
3 editor picks for Chilli Crab in Singapore, ranked by editorial score. All Singapore signature dishes · Chilli Crab across every city.
Jumbo Seafood (East Coast) ★ 4.4
east-coast · 1206 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 449883
The canonical Singapore address for chilli crab since 1987. Tomato-egg sauce with Sri Lankan mud crabs; long queues every evening at East Coast.
No Signboard Seafood ★ 4.2
east-coast · 414 Geylang Road, Singapore 389392
Originator of white pepper crab, started in the 1970s by Ong Kim Hoi. The Geylang original retains the most atmosphere and the definitive version.
Long Beach Seafood ★ 4.1
east-coast · 1018 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 449877
East Coast flagship for black pepper crab; sauce spicier and more pungent than most rivals. Open-air, sea-facing setting on East Coast Parkway.