Open-air food court complex in Southeast Asia with $1-$4 stalls. Some Michelin-starred.
Definition: Open-air food court complex in Southeast Asia with $1-$4 stalls. Some Michelin-starred.
Hawker centres are uniquely Singaporean (and Malaysian). Government-built food courts where licensed stalls cook traditional dishes (chicken rice, char kway teow, laksa). Cheap, clean, regulated. The 'Hawker Chan' in Singapore is the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world — $2.50 for soya sauce chicken rice. UNESCO listed Singapore's hawker culture in 2020.