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Food Republic (Indoor Hawker Stalls) – Singapore

November 28, 2014 by Jennifer Che 4 Comments

Food Republic Singapore

Food Republic Singapore

It’s a new trend that’s becoming more and more popular in Singapore and all around Asia: indoor food court concepts that comprise high quality (and highly sought after) hawker stall fare combined with mini restaurants. Food Republic is a well known chain that has established branded food courts at many of Singapore’s most popular malls and tourist destinations.

The concept has even spread to other countries in the region. Food Republic has locations in Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Food Republic Singapore
It’s not hard to see the appeal, especially in a location where outside temperatures and humidity can quickly become unbearable. Access to a bunch of different hawkers stalls in a comfortable air-conditioned space? Sign me up! Bonus: I can stop by for lunch before or after shopping!
Food Republic Singapore
My local Singaporean friend took me to a Food Republic at Vivo City /Sentosa Station for lunch before the two of us headed out to Sentosa for the afternoon. It was just the two of us, but we still managed to try several different types of food!
Food Republic Singapore
There are many different types of drinks available, many featuring local fruits and ingredients. I decided to try this fun “healthy” drink that consisted of Job’s Tears (a type of barley) in water with just a touch of sugar. It totally reminded me of a similar type of hot barley soup that my mom used to make, except that this one was cold. It was really good!
Food Republic Singapore
My friend Julia was shocked I hadn’t tried Laksa yet, a fragrant noodle soup made with a coconut curry broth and filled with eggs, fried tofu puffs, shrimp, and fish cake. It was warm, satisfying, and gorgeously flavorful. I’m so glad I tried it!
Food Republic Singapore
Another classic Singaporean dish is Bak Kut Teh, a savory pork rib soup made with a variety of Chinese herbs and huge cloves of garlic. It’s the perfect soup to drink if you’re feeling under the weather. The place we went to offered unlimited broth, so we actually asked for a second bowl of it since we were sharing. I liked this soup so much I bought a few packets of the Chinese herb mix so I could make it again at home (which I’ve already done once, with this cold weather coming in!).
Food Republic Singapore
My only food memory from my first visit to Singapore twenty years ago was trying a Po Piah at an outdoor hawker stall. I loved the vibrant jolt of flavors and textures, from the sweet hoisin sauce  and the crispy vegetables to the crunchy peanuts and soft wrapper, I loved it all.

It did not disappoint this second time around. It’s still one of my favorite hawker stall foods.

Finally, we tried a fun little rice cake dessert.
steamed rice cakes

These steamed cakes are made right on the premises, and you can request different fillings. We tried one of each: peanut and coconut. We both preferred the peanut, but it was fun to try both.
Food Republic Singapore
Once they add your filling, they put it in the steamer for like a minute, and then hand it to you.
Food Republic Singapore
Yum!

Food Republic is definitely convenient and I thought the food there was quite good. Some may argue that the best hawker stalls are still in the traditional locations, but overall I found all of the food to be very enjoyable. Definitely consider this as a casual option especially if you are checking out some of the shopping malls anyway.

This is the 18th post in the Malaysia and Singapore! series and the first one covering Singapore. Other posts in this series include Lot 10 Hutong – Kuala Lumpur’s Most Famous Hawker Stalls Under One Roof, LaZat Malaysian Home Cooking, Otak, Otak Fish Dumplings in Banana Leaf, Little Penang Cafe + Visiting the Petronas Twin Towers, Roti Jala – Malaysian Lacy Pancake, Nonya Malaysian Chicken Curry. Bijan, Onde Onde, Jalan Alor -Kuala Lumpur’s Most Famous Food Street, Walking Food Tour of Kuala Lumpur, Mamak – Malaysia’s Indian Muslim restaurants, Hiking the Rainforests in Malaysia (and swimming the waterfalls!) with Open Sky Unlimited, Din Tai Fung, Marina Bay Sands, Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, and Tim Ho Wan.

Filed Under: Asian, Chinese, Cuisine, Restaurant, Review, Singapore, World Travel

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Comments

  1. Caroline says

    November 28, 2014 at 3:58 am

    Fantastic! I will be in Kuala Lumpur in two weeks and there is a Food Republic not too far from our hotel! Can’t wait to go there. On another note, how do you manage to stay in such great shape with all the good food you eat? (you must get this question a lot, sorry!). Do you work out a lot?

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    • Jennifer Che says

      November 29, 2014 at 3:32 am

      Hi Caroline,
      I have gotten pretty good at learning how to control portions! We seldom finish everything we order & we take home lots of leftovers. Bryan and I also walk A LOT whenever we travel. Sometimes like 10 miles a day. 🙂

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  2. Liz says

    December 1, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    The rice cake dessert is Tutu Kueh or Kueh Tutu. If I’m not wrong the name comes from the sound it make while cooking.
    Malays called it Putu Piring and instead of filling it with peanut or coconut, they filled it with Gula Melaka (palm sugar). It’s one of the MUST have when I’m back in Singapore for vacation.

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