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Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese chicken rice (~S$5–7)
- Maxwell MRT (TE18)
- S$5–10
- Non-halal
- Area
- Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur St
- Getting there
- Maxwell MRT (TE18) on the Thomson–East Coast Line from Woodlands North; Tanjong Pagar (EW15) also nearby
- Hours
- Closed Mondays; go before noon
- Price
- S$5–10
- Halal status
- No
Why go
The world's most famous chicken rice queue — Bourdain and Ramsay ate here. ~S$5–7 a plate at Maxwell Food Centre; Michelin Bib Gourmand in recent guides including 2025.
Go before noon, and note it's closed on Mondays.
A quality-watch note
One Jan-2026 review grumbles about a quality dip. It's still the benchmark name — we list it with eyes open.
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