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The Michelin Guide has added 17 food stalls and two restaurants in Singapore to its Bib Gourmand list this week.
A total of 79 eateries in the city-state were named on the list, up from 67 last year.
The Bib Gourmand category recognizes low-cost eateries, selected by anonymous inspectors, according to a company press release.
The two restaurants added to the 2023 list are Kok Sen, which has been in business for over 50 years and serves local dishes such as chicken with shrimp paste; and The Coconut Club, which has a coconut-themed menu featuring a best-selling nasi lemak set, according to the press release.
The 17 food stands, many of which serve one main course, include:
Beach Road Fish Head Bee Hoon — sliced fish bee hoon (rice vermicelli)Du Du Shou Shi — tu tu kueh (steamed rice cake)Heng Kee — curry broth and custom tofu puffs and fish cakesJi De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice — chicken rice setsKwee Heng — stewed duck bonelessNam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee — hokkien fried mee (egg noodles) with prawnsNo. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow — kway teow noodlesSingapore Fried Hokkien Mee — hokkien meeSoon Huat — “dry” or “soup” noodlesTai Seng Fish Soup — fish soupYoung Chun Wan Ton Noodle — springy egg noodles
At Geylang Bahru Market and Food Center, ribbon noodle stall Hui Wei Chilli Ban Mee, Spinach Soup and Cheok Kee were awarded. The latter is known for its soy-marinated duck dish, according to Michelin.
There are three more stalls in the Adam Food Center: Adam Rd Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle, Bahrakath Mutton Soup and Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari, which is known for its Malaysian noodle dishes according to Michelin.
The full roster of Michelin-starred restaurants in Singapore will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 27.
