Singapore, November 18, 2012
Judging for the annual Singapore Hawker Masters awards has begun, with the panel of judges starting their rounds of tasting with lontong.
Over the next few weeks, they will sample food from the top stalls in six categories. The finalists were determined by more than 14,000 public votes.
Results will be announced on Nov 28.
The finalists are:
Prawn noodle soup
- The Old Stall Hokkien Street Famous Hokkien Mee, Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, 02-67 Beach Road
- Prawn Noodle House, 370/372 East Coast Road
- Whitley Road Big Prawn Noodle, Old Airport Road Food Centre, 01-98
Indian rojak
- Rojak & Mee Siam, Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre, 02-126
- Siraj Famous Waterloo Street Indian Rojak, Albert Centre Market & Food Centre, 01-120
- Adam's Indian Rojak, Adam Road Food Centre, Stall 5
Carrot cake
- Katong Jago Carrot Cake, 228 East Coast Road
- Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao, Bedok Interchange Food Centre, 01-18
- Yuen Cheng Fried Carrot Cake, 79 Telok Blangah Drive, 01-33
Bak kut teh*
- Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh, Isetan Office Building 593 Havelock Road, 01-01
- Heng Heng Bak Kut Teh, 107 Owen Road
- Founder Bak Kut Teh Restaurant, 347 Balestier Road
- Xin Soon Huat Bak Kut Teh, Block 532 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1,0 01-2495
Yong tau foo*
- Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Foo, Chinatown Complex Food Centre, 02-87/88
- 181 Yong Tau Fu, Commonwealth Crescent Market & Food Centre, 02-94
- Dajie Niang Dou Fu, Block 372 Bukit Batok Street 31, 01-374
- Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu, People's Park Food Centre, 01-1084
Lontong
- Nusa & Tara, ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre, 01-22
- Makmur Restaurant, 218B Changi Road
- Afghanistan Family Restaurant, Block 201E Tampines Street 23, 01-56
* There are four stalls shortlisted in the bak kut teh and yong tau foo categories because of a tie in votes.
You can also vote for your favourite eateries in AsiaOne's People's Choice Awards 2013 here.
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