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Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainan Restaurant

Financial District, Singapore

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Ranked #6 for Hainanese chicken rice in Singapore
"This is the best Chicken Rice in Singapore :)"(7 Tips)
"Succulent strips of chicken with fragrant rice."(5 Tips)
"tender steamed chicken featured in the dish"(2 Tips)
"The place is very crowded but the line is really fast."(2 Tips)

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HongjaiMay 14, 2017
$5 for a plate of chicken rice. Flavoursome rice-make sure you taste it first unadulterated. Chicken is tender n succulent. Sauce is spicy, perhaps a bit overwhelming,takes away from that awesome rice
Upvoted 2 weeks ago
LiuSeptember 5, 2017
Very nice! Ordering separately tasted much better. We had half mixed chicken, rice and bean spout. Will definitely come again!
Torzin SApril 11, 2015
Really good chicken rice, the chicken meat is juicy, the rice is fragrance, the gravy source is flavorful with chicken stock, the dipping is full with garlic and chilli. A combination of good things!!
Upvoted 3 weeks ago
Sawit K.September 5, 2019
$5 is this. Rice is very delicious, al dente and fragrance. Chicken is very tender. Sauce is soy based with small hint of garlic. Sauce well round spicy, sourness and garlic. Yummy!!! 😋
Sawit K.September 5, 2019
Make sure to be here early to avoid crazy queuing, 11:00am is good. Order and Pay on the right, Pick up on the left. Queuing is going around to the back of hawker.
Chris LeeApril 22, 2018
The difference of $5 (extra few pieces of meat) and $3 portion of chicken rice. If you do not mention that you want $3, automatically the lady boss will served you the $5. Take note 🤓
TingAugust 19, 2017
Famous thus long queue and very popular with tourists. Luckily it lives up to its reputation. The rice here is the highlight. Not too greasy and very fragrant. $12 for half a chicken or $24 for whole.
Steven WakuuMay 3, 2018
Ordering Tip: Comes in 3 sizes - small, medium and large. Small is rice & chicken & sauce all on one plate. If you want the chicken and sauce separate from the rice, order the medium or large!
George OetomoNovember 20, 2016
Of course chicken rice one of the best in Singapore lah!! Come early, 10.30 am to avoid the long queue. I only queue 3 people in front of me.
Choo Yao Chuen Yao ChuenNovember 27, 2014
This is IMO the best chicken rice you can find in Singapore. The chicken is very tender (and juicy) coupled with tasty sauce. Their rice is a BOMB....very fragrant. Side dishes are also good.
Chris LeeApril 22, 2018
$5 for this plate of hainanese chicken rice. Gizzard is $3. Chicken is smooth, rice is very fragrant as per Anthony Bourdain commented.. Be prepare to queue for 20-30min.
ZJanuary 4, 2017
The chicken was cooked to the right tenderness. It's not bad, a good introduction to SG's chicken rice scene to foreigners. But well, for locals, there are surely nicer and cheaper options out there.
Johnny WangOctober 25, 2018
(3/5) Hawker stall serving up chilled Hainan chicken with bone and skin intact. Both the chicken and rice have good texture and flavor (more so the latter), but neither are particularly memorable.
Silas CheungSeptember 6, 2017
The best and authentic hainanese chicken ever! Their "black & white" (fried skin & plain) chicken is a must try!
Sikander LhoteFebruary 9, 2020
While the tender steamed chicken featured in the dish is certainly delectable, this establishment’s chicken rice is most famous for its fragrant rice and complex, spicy chilli sauce
SteveFebruary 1, 2016
As featured by Anthony Bourdain, the hainanese chicken rice is great. Is there better? Probably. Is there cheaper? Yes. But is there anything bad about this one? No.
Evan ChenJuly 19, 2023
This is probably one of the best Hainanese Chicken Rice I had, no frills. It’s cash only and there’s always a queue.
高手놀리밑™March 28, 2016
One of the best chicken rice in Singapore. The meat is so good. Brush up on your mandarin when ordering (singlish also can lah)
Merlina KasmanNovember 21, 2016
Of course the chicken rice lah.. 😄 and the gizzard. One of the best indeed..
Cheen The CuriousMarch 22, 2022
Been here 5+ times
Side order of braised egg. It’s not listed on their menu but they offer whole eggs braised in soy sauce
R U S SApril 10, 2016
Queue's always long so you need to be extra patient – food's great & definitely worth the wait.
Terence OJuly 22, 2013
One of the best places for chicken rice in Singapore and this stall's version has beaten Gordon Ramsay's version of chicken rice in the SingTel Hawker Heroes contest.
Rafa LarrañagaFebruary 10, 2017
Nice plate of chicken. The place is very crowded but the line is really fast. Is good but nothing to die for, I had better meals on the other Chinatown complex food center.
Sawit K.December 5, 2019
Half chicken $12 rice $1.6 (0.8each). Yummy chicken, especially fragrance rice, so good
National Geographic Traveller (UK)September 30, 2014
...Her favourite is served at Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, in the Maxwell Food Centre. “But go early,” Pamela adds. “Sometimes you have to wait for two hours.”... Read more
H KSeptember 13, 2015
No other stall has a queue. Bourdain has done it. Perhaps indication it is one the best? I enjoyed medium sized Hainan chicken rice ;)
Chris LiewNovember 6, 2014
The chicken rice itself is delicious but not uncommon but what makes it deserve all its good reputation is the chicken. Really tender and flavoursome👍
M. Silver AssociatesMarch 27, 2012
Chicken rice: Chicken is steamed or boiled until it is just cooked & still a little bit pink near the bone. It's served with oily rice that's made with chicken broth & slices of cucumber on the side.
Travel + LeisureMarch 7, 2014
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice There is always a line outside this popular stand at Maxwell Road, but it’s worth the wait.
Melon LAugust 26, 2018
I could eat this every day. I want to bathe in the sauce and dive into a vat of the rice. This is divine.
Marcel BAugust 21, 2016
Nice tender chicken, worth the wait. The crowd moves fast, waiting time was circa 20 mins.
JackNovember 24, 2016
Extremely good chicken rice costing S$5. Sometimes queues gets quite big, but they serve people very fast so that isn't a problem.
Yohanes AntonioFebruary 3, 2016
Recommended! Best hainanese chicken rice i've ever eat in Singapore! 👍
Evon Mew💕January 12, 2015
Long queue but worth to try it. The Chili sauce is spicy not recommend for those who can't take spicy
Keith TanOctober 5, 2014
In my top 5 chicken rice in singapore list. Plus Anthony Bourdain says it's awesome too.
Kris ConcepcionOctober 20, 2015
Obviously go for the chicken rice, but be prepared for a wait. The market its in is also not the cleanest.
juicy jellyAugust 20, 2014
the line for ordering and paying are different, make sure you stand in the right line http://food.juicyjelly.net/2014/01/bites-tian-tian-hainanese-chicken.html
Andrew ChenApril 13, 2018
Their chicken rice is made famous by Lonely Planet and you see these tourists flocking to the shop. Actually the flavor of the chicken and the rice is average.
Jonathan LimMarch 26, 2016
Been here 5+ times
One of the best chicken rice in Singapore!
Helen ZhangMarch 13, 2016
Honestly probably my least favorite of the 3-4 chicken rices I've tried in Singapore (the others were random walk ins)
MACDecember 2, 2015
Pay first on the right hand stall & collect on the left. Least crowded time for dinner is 6pm.
Roger MaNovember 23, 2013
The best joint inside Maxwell! Half a chicken will be enough grub for 2-3 people!
Kit&kafoodleJune 20, 2017
Still really good chicken rice. Prices going up slowly over the years, but the queues still tell the truth.
Ofir WeinstockJanuary 20, 2020
Tender and with just the right amount of sauce. Might have a long but goes rather quickly
大白鲨January 1, 2018
I will give 7/10 for the chicken rice. Fyi, their chili sauce is spicy!!
Johnny LeeMarch 7, 2013
A national dish and where better than at Tian Tian Chicken Rice. It’s open-air, non-air condtioned, so be prepared.
Wen WongMarch 17, 2015
Arrive before 11:30. Ask for breast meat and off the bone if you hate bones like me. And ask for dark soy sauce on the side!
Charles Ryan TeoFebruary 28, 2013
One of the best chicken rice stalls in Singapore. If you want the real deal, this is the one.
Mira SOctober 8, 2019
Been here 5+ times
Never say no to this super delicious chicken rice, especially the chicken is the best
Kevin SOctober 6, 2014
Overrated. Most of the stalls in the city can make the chicken. It is the rice and the black sauce make the difference. Tho I like the thickness of the sauce but found both rice and the sauce bland.

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