Best Chicken Rice in Singapore 2026: 10 Stalls and Restaurants
19 October 2026 · By the Eventful team
The three chicken rice stalls to try first in Singapore are Tian Tian at Maxwell Food Centre, Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice at Tiong Bahru Market, and Ji De Lai in Yishun, all 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmands. For a sit-down meal, go to Chatterbox, Boon Tong Kee or Five Star. All 10 are below with address, MRT and hours.
Top photo: Tian Tian chicken rice at Maxwell. Photo: Orderinchaos on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, Maxwell Food Centre #01-10/11, 1 Kadayanallur Street. Maxwell MRT is at the door. Michelin lists it among the 17 places that kept the Bib Gourmand through all ten Singapore editions. The famous one, which means the queue is the famous one too. Hours: check their socials. Maxwell shuts for NEA cleaning on 14 December 2026, see our hawker centre guide.
Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice, Tiong Bahru Market #02-82, 30 Seng Poh Road, 10 minutes from Tiong Bahru MRT. Another all-ten-editions Bib. Boneless means you eat, not pick. Its Takashimaya branch (B2-36A) launched a $10 dish promotion on 21 September 2026, covered in our Perfect 10 write-up.
Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice, Chong Pang Market and Food Centre #01-152, 105 Yishun Ring Road. About 13 minutes on foot from Yishun MRT. A 2026 Bib Gourmand, and the reason to go north for chicken rice. Hours: check their socials.
Margaret Drive Sin Kee Chicken Rice, Blk 40 Holland Drive #01-39, near Buona Vista MRT. A 2026 Bib Gourmand that, by Michelin's account, opened on Margaret Drive. Good if you are already in Holland V. Hours: check their socials.
More Michelin-listed hawkers in the west
Zi Jing Cheng Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice, Alexandra Village Food Centre #01-15, Blk 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1. It is about 20 to 25 minutes on foot from Redhill MRT, or a bus. Listed in the 2026 Michelin Guide. Pair it with a laksa from the same centre, our laksa list explains which. Hours: check their socials.
Heng Long BBQ Chicken Rice, Mei Ling Market & Food Centre #02-42, Blk 159 Mei Chin Road, near Queenstown MRT. Michelin Selected in 2026 and the one to pick if you prefer roast chicken and char siew over poached. Hours: check their socials.
Sit-down chicken rice restaurants
Chatterbox, Hilton Singapore Orchard #05-03, 333 Orchard Road, near Somerset MRT. Chatterbox dates its flavours to 1971. Lunch Monday to Friday 11.30am to 4.30pm; dinner Monday to Thursday 5.30pm to 10.30pm, Friday, Saturday and public holidays to 11pm. The pick for out-of-town guests and expense accounts. Not cheap, and it does not pretend to be.
Boon Tong Kee, 399, 401 and 403 Balestier Road. The restaurant itself says to take bus 145 from Toa Payoh MRT. Hours differ by branch and are listed on its site. Other branches include Whampoa West (beside Boon Keng MRT Exit B) and 425 River Valley Road. Order the chicken with a zi char side, it is a family meal place.
Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice, 342 Balestier Road, a few doors from Boon Tong Kee. Loy Kee traces its recipe to 1953 at Raymond Market and has been at this address since 1994. Open 9.30am to 9.30pm by its site. Do the Balestier double if you are serious.
Five Star Hainanese Kampung Chicken Rice, 191 East Coast Road, about 10 minutes from Marine Parade MRT. It uses kampung chicken, which is leaner and firmer than the usual bird. Open daily 10am to 2am, so it doubles as supper. Other outlets: 7 Cheong Chin Nam Road (opposite Beauty World, 10.30am to midnight) and 419 River Valley Road. More nearby in our Joo Chiat and Katong guide.
Good to know
· Order the rice first and taste it plain. Good chicken rice is about the rice as much as the bird.
· Ask for breast or thigh by name. Thigh is juicier, breast is what most stalls give by default.
· Hawker stalls sell out and rest one day a week. If you are crossing the island for one, check its socials that morning.
FAQs
Which chicken rice in Singapore has a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2026?
Tian Tian at Maxwell, Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless at Tiong Bahru Market, Ji De Lai in Yishun and Margaret Drive Sin Kee at Holland Drive are 2026 Bib Gourmands.
Where can I eat chicken rice late at night?
Five Star Hainanese Kampung Chicken Rice at 191 East Coast Road opens daily from 10am to 2am.
Is Tian Tian chicken rice worth the queue?
It has kept a Michelin Bib Gourmand through all ten Singapore editions.
Where can I get chicken rice in Orchard?
Chatterbox at Hilton Singapore Orchard, #05-03, for a sit-down meal, or Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless at Takashimaya B2-36A.
