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5 Best Restaurants in Singapore to Try Authentic Chilli Crab

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Spicy, tangy, sweet, savoury, delicious, and absolutely magical - Chilli Crab is a popular Singapore-an seafood dish. This supremely satisfying food is considered as the king of all crab dishes. It is the national dish of Singapore and ranks at 35 on CNN’s list of 'World's 50 Best Food’. Whether you’re visiting Singapore for the first time or a local who love to explore local delights, here are the best restaurants to taste this iconic local dish.

1. Momma’s Kong - 34 Mosque Street, Singapore 059512. Phone: 6225-2722

Momma’s Kong is known to provide the best crab experience in Singapore. It is one of the best places to eat in Singapore if you are looking for refined Singaporean cuisine, a family-friendly environment, a good selection of alcoholic beverages, and exemplary service. The Chilli Crab dish served by Momma’s Kong has been recognised by Lonely Planet (a travel guide website) as “the island's best chilli crab. Other signature crab dishes available here are butter crab, black pepper crab, crab pao fan, grilled crab, golden fragrance crab, and crab bee hoon soup.

Price: S$58

Restaurant Review: “Go for the red chilli crab with fried rice & fried buns... the best crab I've ever had!” says Josh Risbey

2. Jumbo Seafood

Jumbo Seafood is a restaurant chain that started its humble beginnings from its first outlet with East Coast Seafood Centre. It is known to offer the best seafood cuisine to diners. Its award-winning Chilli Crab is a real delight for your taste buds. Jumbo Seafood’s crab dish is created by cooking live crabs in chef-curated sauce and 10 different Southeast Asian spices. With a blend of spiciness, tanginess, sweet sourness, and eggy fragrance, this dish epitomises the unique culinary richness of Singapore. Jumbo Seafood has multiple outlets including Riverside Point, The Riverwalk. Dempsey Hill, ION Orchard, and JEWEL Changi Airport.

Price: S$50 per pax

Restaurant review: “Delicious food especially the fresh crab, helpful staff and very attentive ser-vice,” says Danielle Le

3. TungLok Seafood - 181 Orchard Rd, Orchard Central, #11-05, Singapore. Phone: +65 6834 4888

TungLok is known as one of the top places to eat in Singapore for seafood lovers. It provides you the freshest catch and Singaporean-style seafood cuisine. It offers sumptuous Chilli Crab in thick, flavourful gravy infused with tomato sauce and orange juice. Another must-try dish at TungLok Seafood is its Black Pepper Crab.

Price:  SG$6.80 per 100g

Restaurant Review: “Delicious food and superb serving! Highly recommending the Dungeness chili crab!” - Yanni Chuah

4. Crab at Bay Seafood Restaurant - 548 MacPherson Rd, Singapore 368227. Phone: +65 6743 8366

Crab at Bay restaurant should be your go-to place when your crab craving kicks in. It specializes in Asian Chinese culinary prepared by high-skilled chefs. Their signature Chilli Crab dish will fill your appetite. You will love to come back to Crab at Bay again and again for their mouth-watering crab dishes.

Price: S$

Restaurant Review: “The service is very good. The owner is very devoted to the customers. Rec-ommended place to eat crab food,” says Quang, a local guide

5. Blue Lotus Eating House - 31 Ocean Way, #01 - 13, Singapore 098375. Phone: +65 6339 0880

Located in an idyllic location at Quayside Isle at Sentosa Cove, Blue Lotus offers traditional Chinese dishes with contemporary spins. Its signature dish is Chilli Pomelo Crab, prepared with aromatic herbs and spices like lemongrass, curry leaves, and chillis.

Price: S$9.2/100gm

Restaurant Review: “Must try their signature pomelo chili crab! So so so good! Guaranteed mantou-licking good!” Says Suu Chan

Chilli Crab is loved by locals and international visitors because of its hearty, thick combination of spices and sweet and savory tomatoes gravy. The aforementioned restaurants are the best places in Singapore to eat the iconic chilli crab.

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