Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Fish And Chips

Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Fish And Chips

Fish And Chips

Nothing was sponsored, we visited as regular paying customers. Photos in this post were taken between 2000 and 2023 (across 23 years!), as such, the quality of photos varies drastically due to advances in camera technology. Mobile smartphones were in their infancy and had yet to become widespread.

Also Known As:
Fish And Chips, Battered Fish And Chips, Fish Supper, Fish 'N' Chips

Average Price Per Serving:
SGD $6 - $29

List in alphabetical order - click the links to jump to entry

1. Apollo Western Food
2. Big Fish Small Fish
3. Boomarang Bistro & Bar
4. Fish & Co. Restaurants
5. iSteaks Diner
6. JWS Grille Factory
7. NUDE Seafood
8. Smiths
9. Yummy Western
~~Escoffier's Western Food~~
~~Ottimo Pasta & Grill~~
~~Tanglin Halt Western Food~~
~~Western Barbeque~~

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Description:
The Fish And Chips is a Singaporean English dish that consists of boneless fillets of white fish, battered then deep-fried, served with British English potato chips or French fries, sometimes accompanied by at least 1 other side dish. Also known as Battered Fish And Chips, Fish Supper, or Fish 'N' Chips, the Fish And Chips dish is usually priced around SGD $6 to $29 per serving. It's a fairly common dish, popular with children and adults alike, and is usually eaten throughout the day, for breakfast, brunch, lunch, tea, dinner, or supper.

The type of white fish used in Fish And Chips varies widely from stall to stall. For most Singapore hawkers, they use affordable and easily sourced options like sutchi / cream dory fish, basa catfish, barramundi fish, sea bass fish, or tilapia fish. Premium options may use john dory fish, haddock fish, Atlantic cod fish, ling cod fish, Alaskan pollock fish, red snapper fish, monkfish, hake fish, hoki fish, or halibut fish. The white fish is fully deboned and filleted, then coated in the stall's batter, seasoned with salt, and deep-fried. Type of batter also differs depending on the stall, such as a simple flour batter, bread crumb batter, spice batter, beer batter, or even tempura batter.

The resulting cooked fish in Fish And Chips will have a light crisp crunch to the exterior, while the interior remains moist, tender, and flaky, with mild sweet savoury salty flavour. It's usually paired with a sauce, the traditional option is salt and malt vinegar (which lends a salty tangy sour flavour), but the most common option these days is creamy tartar sauce and a lemon wedge with milky sour zesty tangy sweet herbal flavours. A side dish of medium-cut British English potato chips or thin-cut French shoestring potato fries are deep-fried, seasoned with salt, and served alongside. The chips or fries should be slightly crisp outside, slightly fluffy inside, with robust starchy salty sweet flavour.

A typical Fish And Chips will also include at least 1 other side dish. By far the most common is chilled coleslaw, with shredded cabbage, carrots, purple cabbage, white vinegar, and mayonnaise mixed together, having a bright crunch with vegetal sweet sour flavour. Other side dishes for Fish And Chips include gooey mushy peas with vegetal sweet flavour, warm soft baked beans in tomato sauce with vegetal earthy sweet flavour, fresh juicy cucumbers and tomatoes and lettuce with vegetal sweet notes, or crisp toasted white bread with bready sweet flavour. Beyond these options, some stalls offer even more varied choices of side dishes to pair with Fish And Chips, as the possibilities are endless.

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1. Apollo Western Food
@ Hougang Hainanese Village Centre, 105 Hougang Avenue 1 #02-32
Opening Hours: Wed - Sun 12pm – 9pm, Closed Mon - Tue

Taken in 2012

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Fish And Chips (SGD $6) @ Apollo Western Food.

Old-school British Hainanese rendition.

The boneless basa catfish is beautifully crumb battered, crunching lightly to reveal the soft moist flaky fish within, carrying mild sweet savoury flavour.

Hot crinkle cut potato chips, fluffy and crisp with starchy salty savoury flavour. Warm soft baked beans in tomato sauce with bright vegetal earthy sweet savoury notes.

Fresh juicy cucumber with vegetal sweet flavour. Nicely toasted bun and smooth butter, with bready sweet buttery salty flavour.

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2. Big Fish Small Fish
@ Punggol East Container Park, 50 Punggol East #01-K35
Opening Hours: Daily 12pm – 9:30pm

@ Bugis Junction, 200 Victoria Street #04-05
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 9pm

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Fish And Chips (SGD $18.80) @ Big Fish Small Fish.

This brand is known for its variety of fish, and their unique range of accompanying dipping sauces.

Choose from a variety of fresh fish, including cream dory, hoki, sea bass, halibut, snow cod, and more. I typically go for halibut, for its lean meaty firm texture and light savoury sweet flavour. The fish is nicely battered, crisp and not overly greasy.

The coleslaw of white cabbage and purple cabbage is lightly crunchy, with refreshing vegetal sweet milky flavour. The medium cut shoestring potato chips are fluffy and light, carrying starchy salty savoury notes.

Besides tartar sauce, the unique dipping sauces include a salted egg yolk sauce, a shrimpy XO sauce, and a nacho cheese sauce.

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3. Boomarang Bistro & Bar
@ The Quayside, 60 Robertson Quay #01-15
Opening Hours: Daily 6am – 10:30pm

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Fish And Chips (SGD $27) @ Boomarang Bistro & Bar.

This gastrobar serves fresh, authentic Australian fare, in a casual setting surrounded by ample greenery.

Their rendition has a medium large fillet of deboned barramundi fish, lean tender flaky with sweet savoury flavour, coated in a crunchy golden beer batter which holds mild grainy salty notes.

A fresh salad (lettuce, carrots, red onions) lend crunch and vegetal sweet flavour, while fluffy thick cut potato chips carry starchy salty savoury flavour.

Completed with a lemon wedge and tartar sauce, yum.

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4. Fish & Co. Restaurants
@ Novena Square, 238 Thomson Road #03-11
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 9:30pm

@ AMK Hub, 53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 #02-02
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 9:30pm

@ Paragon, 290 Orchard Road #B1-35
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 9:30pm

Multiple Other Branches Across Singapore

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Fish And Chips (SGD $25.95) @ Fish & Co. Restaurants.

These days, this casual, family-friendly halal chain is a reliable mid-range dining option.

The cod fish and chips is only available on their specialities menu, which also happens to be in their up-market restaurants that tend to have better quality ingredients and cooking techniques.

The cod fish is delicately light moist flaky, with pleasant sweet savoury flavour. Coated in the house batter, which is thin and crispy, lending salty savoury notes.

The medium cut potato chips are crisp and fluffy, with nice starchy salty savoury flavour. Accompanied with a lemon wedge, tartar sauce, and a yummy garlic butter sauce.

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5. iSteaks Diner
@ myVillage, 1 Maju Avenue #02-03
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 11pm

@ The Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green #01-42
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 10pm

@ Tampines 1, 10 Tampines Central 1 #04-05
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 10pm

Multiple Other Branches Across Singapore

Taken in 2015

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Fish And Chips (SGD $14) @ iSteaks Diner.

This chain of fast casual western food is among the better options around.

Their rendition features a large basa catfish fillet, soft moist flaky in texture, coated in a crisp golden batter. Has lovely sweet salty savoury flavour.

Complements of crunchy fresh coleslaw with vegetal milky sweet notes, and crisp long thin cut potato shoestring chips with starchy salty savoury flavour.

A simple and straightfoward rendition that's well executed.

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6. JWS Grille Factory
@ 265 Bukit Batok East Avenue 4 #01-405
Opening Hours: Daily 10:30am – 10pm

@ 46 Holland Drive #01-359
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 10pm

@ 524 Hougang Avenue 6 #01-125
Opening Hours: Daily 10:30am – 10pm

Multiple Other Branches Across Singapore

Taken in 2019

Taken in 2023

Taken in 2023

Fish And Chips (SGD $10.50) @ JWS Grille Factory.

The large cream dory fish is crumb battered, which holds the soft flaky moist fish meat together well. Has pleasant sweet savoury flavour.

The crunchy coleslaw is refreshing with vegetal sweet notes, while the thin crisp shoestring potato chips hold nice starchy salty savoury flavour.

Generous portion and tasty.

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7. NUDE Seafood
@ Marina One East Tower, 5 Straits View #01-23
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun 11:30am – 1:30pm, 6pm – 8pm, Mon 11:30am – 1:30pm

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Fish And Chips (SGD $25.90) @ NUDE Seafood.

Established in December 2014, this modern casual diner is named for their philosophy - to source fresh gourmet seafood and cook them simply, letting the natural flavours shine.

Their rendition features a large deboned fillet of ling cod fish, coated in a crisp golden crumb batter. Within, the fish is moist and flaky, with lovely sweet savoury flavour.

Accompanied by medium thick and fluffy steak-cut potato chips, with starchy salty savoury flavour. Also juicy crunchy ponzu vinaigrette cucumber topped with almonds, with bright vegetal sour sweet salty earthy nutty flavour.

Served with tartar and chili sauce.

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8. Smiths
@ Balmoral Plaza, 271 Bukit Timah Road #01-02
Opening Hours: Daily 12pm – 9pm

Taken in 2014

Taken in 2014

Taken in 2014

Taken in 2020

Taken in 2020

Taken in 2020

Taken in 2020

Taken in 2023

Taken in 2023

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Taken in 2023

Fish And Chips (SGD $28) @ Smiths.

This casual gastropub still serves among the best classic British English renditions around.

Choose from a range of fresh deboned white fish, including haddock, cream dory, or cod. Coated in a thin crisp batter, the fish within remains moist and flaky, with sweet salty flavour.

The thick cut potato chips are fluffy with a dense bite, and carry starchy savoury notes. The warm mashed mushy peas have lovely vegetal earthy grassy sweet flavour.

I like to add a dash of sea salt and a splash of malt vinegar, for an added salty sour kick.

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9. Yummy Western
@ 409 AMK Market And Food Centre, 409 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 #01-29
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun 12pm – 10pm, Closed Mon

Taken in 2017

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Taken in 2022

Fish And Chips (SGD $6.80) @ Yummy Western.

A reliable old-school western food hawker.

This features a large crumb battered fillet of deboned king fish, crisp lean flaky in texture with mild sweet savoury grainy flavour.

They're generous with the sides; there's crisp crinkle cut potato chips with starchy salty flavour, and crunchy coleslaw with refreshing vegetal milky sweet flavour.

Also warm toasted buttered bread with smoky buttery bready sweet notes, and soft baked beans in tomato sauce with vegetal sweet savoury earthy flavour.