5 Best Satay in Singapore for Your Skewered Meat Fix

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best-satay-singapore
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Listed at number 14 on the World’s 50 most delicious foods, compiled by CNNGo in 2011, satay is a must-try dish in Singapore. The satay dish includes skewers of grilled meat, sliced cucumbers, sliced onions, and pressed rice cakes, served with thick, sweet, and hot peanut sauce on the side.

And herein are the 5 best satay places in Singapore which are highly recommended by local foodies.

1. Lau Pa Sat Satay

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  • Prices
    From 60 cents/stick
  • Address
    18 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048582
  • Phone
    +65 6220 2138
  • Opening hours
    Daily from 19:00 till late (Lau Pa Sat satay street)
    24/7 (Lau Pa Sat Festival Market)
  • What people like:

    • The satay street of Singapore with more than 10 satay stalls: Lau Pa Sat satay street, an outdoor dining area belonging to Lau Pa Sat Festival Market, is the only satay street in Singapore. It only wakes up after dark, from 19:00 onwards, and lives energetically until the leave of the last diners. Its satay stalls provide diners with skewers of chicken, lamb, beef, and pork from Chinese to Muslim style. Among those, stalls # 7, # 8 and # 10 are the standouts.
    • Lively street dining experience: As the city lights up, the bustling atmosphere is started with swift setups of folding tables, plastic chairs, and the starting of charcoal fires. The barbecue smoke carrying the irresistible aroma of the satay reveals the readiness of Singapore style barbeque party. Enthusiastic crowds will quickly fill up the place to make this nightspot one of Singapore’s most exciting street dining places to savor the best satay with cold beer.
    • Convenient location: Lau Pa Sat is located right at the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District and within walking distance from Raffles Place MRT station.

    2. Chomp Chomp Satay

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    chom-chom-satay
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  • Price
    From 50 cents/stick
  • Address
    20 Kensington Park Road 557269
  • Opening hours
    Daily from 17:30 till late
  • What people like:

    • The satay is well marinated and juicy, and the peanut sauce is thick, sweet, and not too spicy.
    • Besides satay, diners can enjoy other yummy Singapore street food like Hokkien mee, fried oyster, carrot cake, and BBQ stingray.
    • A good place for late dining

    3. Chuan Kee Satay

    chuan-kee-satay
    chuan-kee-satay
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  • Price
    From 40 cents/stick
  • Address
    Old Airport Road Food Centre, Stall #01-85
    Block 51 Old Airport Road, Singapore 390051
  • Opening hours
    Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 18.30 - 23:00
    Sunday 13:00 - 23:00
  • What people like:

    • Its pork satay, a nice combination of succulent pork meat and fat, flavorful spices, and tasty peanut and pineapple gravy
    • Chuan Kee Satay is well located at the famous Old Airport Road food centre.
    • Reasonable prices

    4. Kwong Satay

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    kwong-satay
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  • Price
    From 40 cents/stick
  • Address
    Sing Lian Eating House, 549 Geylang Road, Lorong 29
    Singapore 389504
  • Phone
    +65 6565 0002 / 9755 2771
  • Opening hours
    Daily 17:00 to 23:00
    Closed on alternative Wednesdays
  • What people like:

    • The mouth-watering pork belly satay
    • Peranakan Satay sauce style
    • Lively and vibrant surroundings

    5. Haron Satay

    Haron Satay
    Haron Satay
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  • Price
    From 60 cents/stick
  • Address
    Stall 55, East Coast Lagoon Food Village
    1220 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 468960
  • Phone
    +65 6441 0495 / 9362 3707
  • Opening hours
    Tue to Fri 14:00 - 23:00
    Sat & Sun: 11:00 - 00:00
  • What people like:

    • Consistent satay quality
    • Efficient staff and fast service
    • Surrounded by a long sandy beach and greenery trees to provide diners pleasurable and enjoyable ambience
    • Generous amount of meat in each satay stick

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