Boon Tong Kee (balestier Road)

Before I traveled to Singapore, I did a little survey with my friends who had been there before to see which restaurant has the best Hainan Chicken. I got about 50/50 vote for Tian Tian and Boon Tong Kee. And I tried both Boon Tong Kee won by miles. Hainan Chicken Rice: I was blown away by the taste of their chicken. It 's super soft yet tender hard to explain , super moist, and with strong chicken smell meaning it doesn 't have a frozen smell sometimes you may experience if the chicken isn 't well prepared . You have to try it in person to understand how it felt. The rice, although it looks like regular steam rice, it has a strong chicken taste; not very moist but if you eat with the chicken it will be the best combination. 馬拉盞 Belacan Vege: another great dish. The chef cooked it very well; fresh vege and nice smell similar to shrimp paste. Very good to go with rice. Coffee Ribs: I heard it is a famous cooking method although it was the first time I tried. Very unique; it does have a strong coffee smell. Personally I like coffee a lot so this dish was another wonderful one. Crab Meat Fish Stomach Soup: pretty amazing again; a lot of crab meat and fish stomach, the soup itself can make you full. Well cooked. Definitely Boon Tong Kee is the restaurant I look forward to the most when I go Singapore again. It is a chain store with 4 5 restaurants; did a bit of map research and this location is probably the easiest accessible one for tourists staying in downtown. Right next to subway station, and Singapore Subway map is pretty self explanatory too. I can 't wait to go again!

Crab meat fish maw soup: awesome! Flavorful. Add some vinegar and white pepper powder for more taste. Chicken: Rice is delicious not too oily. Chicken is smooth and not fatty. Fresh slices of cucumber. Chilli sauce has just the right combi of chilli lime and ginger. Pretty pricey since this is a sit down restaurant. You can get their chilli to go in a glass bottle for $3.50. Expires in a year.

One of the best Hainanese chicken rice that I have ever had at Singapore. The restaurant is very crowded, but the service is friendly. Chicken rice: The chicken meat is amazingly moist, tender and tasty. The chicken skin looks semi transparent with a layer of chicken broth jelly. The chicken rice that goes with it has this bold tasty flavor. The rice is not very moist for me, but it's tasty. It's an excellent dish. Fish filet: The fish is fresh and crispy. The sauce that goes with the fish is tasty and fresh. Again, there is spiciness in the sauce, yet you can still taste every single herbs and the freshness of the fish in the dish. Coffee pork ribs: The pork ribs were crispy and tasty. The coffee aroma woke up all your senses. Fried bean curd: It was an amazing simple dish. The bean curd was medium firm, the flour coat was crispy, but the bean curd melt in your mouth when you take the first bite. You can almost taste the tofu maker get up in the midnight and he/she put the soaked soy bean into the grinder, followed by broiling and straining dry the beans. That's how fresh it is. Seafood spinach: The seafood broth is thick, fresh and sweet. It goes perfectly with fresh greens. Mr. Q and I were surprised by the most traditional Singapore food here, the dishes were tasty, but yet it didn't make you feel thirsty at all. If you have a short Singapore trip, but you still want to try the best local Hainanese chicken. Save your time searching, this is the place. I highly recommend this place to all my Yelpers.

Flavorful moist chicken rice with excellent ginger, soy, and chili dipping sauces. Chicken was deboned, tender, and room temp as expected. Almost served at every table in the restaurant. This was the star dish of our table. With air conditioning, this is a nicer environment to relax and enjoy the chicken rice compared to the open air hawker stalls which also have great food offerings. Indoor restaurant standard by which other chicken rice indoor vendors should be compared.

They have the best chicken rice I've had. All the dishes we've tried were delicious. If you want to taste dishes from the heart of Singapore, you gotta try this place out