It’s difficult to dislike a dish like fried carrot cake. Period. It’s got everything you could want in a dish. It’s an inexpensive hawker staple and a mad flavourful dish that’s wok-fried with egg, garlic, preserved radish and—depending on your preference—sweet black sauce.
Most people have it for breakfast, but it’s just as good as a supper snack! E specially if you’re just had some drinks and the craving for fried food hits hard. Craving for fried carrot cake? Here is a list of stalls that operate until late.
1. Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake – Been around for six decades
Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake is an esteemed neighbourhood gem in the Bukit Merah area. It boasts bona fide, delicious fried carrot cake and over 60 years of family heritage. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper; these folks operate two shifts a day from as early as 7:30 AM till as late as 1:30 AM daily.
Like any good fried carrot cake, theirs comes loaded with generous amounts of fried egg, chopped scallions, chye poh (preserved radish), garlic and if you opt for the sweet black version, copious amounts of sweet black sauce.
Address: 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre, 115 Bukit Merah View, #01-37, Singapore 151115
Opening Hours: 7.30AM – 1.30PM, 4.30PM – 1.30AM (Daily)
Contact: +65 9691 2628
2. Carrot Cake @ Chomp Chomp – Order their black carrot cake
There are a quite a few stalls within Chomp Chomp Food Centre that sell fried carrot cake and frankly they all fair pretty decently in terms of taste. But if it’s sweet black carrot cake you’re hankering after, stall 36’s is undisputedly the best in that regard. They’re generous with their sweet sauce so the result is often a sticky-sweet, caramelised and incredibly savoury amalgamation of fried egg, carrot cake and pickled radish.
Address: #01-36, Chomp Chomp Food Centre, 20 Kensington Park Road, Singapore 557269
Opening Hours: 6PM – 11.30PM (Daily)
3. Fried Carrot Cake – Opens at 6AM, great for post-clubbing nights
These folks may not open till late or for a long duration for that matter, but they do open their shutters early. By 6 AM in the morning, they’re already up and running, frying up plate after plate of their signature fried carrot cake.
Savoury and fragrant, what people love about their fried carrot cake is how generous they are with their eggs, garlic and their preserved radish (chye poh). The result? A deliciously fragrant end product thats fluffy, savoury and packed with plenty of wok hei. Just the sort of pick-me-up you’ll need after a rough night out partying and boozing.
Address: Blk, 448 Clementi Ave 3, #01-45, Singapore 120448
Opening Hours: 6AM – 12PM, Closed on Mondays
Nearest MRT Station: Clementi
4. Fu Ming Cooked Food – Opens till 1AM Daily
Having recently been awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand, Fu Ming Cooked Food has come under the radar of many curious foodies. But according to folks who frequent Redhill, this husband-and-wife duo has long been commanding a crowd way before acquiring the accolade.
Although we found their fried carrot cake a tad oily for our liking, we can see why people like it. It’s crispy from edge to edge, boasts a generous amount of egg and brims with a savoury wok-hei aroma.
Address: 85 Redhill Ln, #01-49, Singapore 150085
Opening Hours: 5PM – 1AM (Mon to Sat), 6PM – 1AM (Sun)
Contact: +65 9641 0565
5. Heng Carrot Cake – Michelin Bib Gourmand Award
Some label Newton Food Centre as a tourist trap, while others see it as a hawker food heaven blessed with a wide array of local delicacies. Whichever tribe you belong to, one can’t deny that although some stalls’ prices are cut-throat, the quality of their food is justifiable. One such stall is Heng Carrot Cake. Priced at S$4, S$5, S$6 and S$8 (depending on which size you get), a portion sees a generous addition of crispy fried egg and prawns. The prawns provide a delicate crunch which complements the soft, chewy bits of carrot cake.
Address: Newton Food Centre, 500 Clemenceau Ave N, #01-28, Singapore 229495
Opening Hours: 5PM – 1AM (Daily)
Read our guide to late-night hokkien mee in Singapore.
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