Tony's first 24-hour layover lands him in Singapore, a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities that all come together over a national obsession with food. Tony's friends take him on a tour of the hyper-modern ...
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Tiong Bahru Market
Tony and K.F. Seetoh enjoy an inexpensive meal of steamed rice cakes and preserved pickles at an indoor food stand.
Tiong Bahru District, 83 Seng Poh Rd., Singapore
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Tony Also Recommends: Tanglin Halt Hawker Center
Tony suggests the original "peanut pancake" at the Tanglin Halt Hawker Center. Tony says, "These guys are famous for handpicking, roasting and grinding their own peanuts … something most other operations take a shortcut on."
1 Commonwealth Drive, Singapore 141001
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Chin Chin Eating House
Tony and his friend, TV producer Yin Pua, meet at this Hainanese restaurant for chicken rice, a famous dish that Tony discovered on his last visit to Singapore.
Colonial District, 19 Purvis St., Singapore
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Tony Also Recommends: Kilo in Kallang
"People say nice things about Kilo. It's Italian-Japanese along the Kallang River. Younger, hipper, which kind of leaves me out of it."
66 Kampong Bugis, Singapore 338987
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Tony Also Recommends: Candlenut Kitchen
"It's a blend of Chinese and Malay, with spice blends and flavors from the whole China straits -- Indonesian, Malay -- and unique to this part of the world."
25 Neil Rd., Singapore 088816
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