The 9 Most-Recommended Carrot Cake Stalls in Singapore
Chai tow kway, black and white — ranked by how often each stall is named.
Counted from 3 published lists as of 2026-09-06. 24 fried carrot cake stalls were named in total.
In short: Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best fried carrot cake stalls, Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake, Fu Ming Cooked Food and Ghim Moh Carrot Cake are named most often — each on 3 of them.
We read 3 independently published Singapore food lists for fried carrot cake stalls, took only the venue names, and counted how many named each one. Venues on the same count are tied — shown with a verified NEA licence first, then alphabetically. We have not eaten at these places, we take no payment for placement, and we reproduce none of the sources’ writing. Every list we counted is linked at the foot of this page.
| # | Venue | Lists | NEA grade | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chey Sua Carrot Cake | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Fried Carrot Cake | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | Hai Sheng Carrot Cake | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao | 2 | — | — |
About fried carrot cake stalls in Singapore
There is no carrot in it. Chai tow kway is steamed radish cake, cut into cubes and fried hard with egg, preserved radish and garlic — and the name is a translation accident that Singapore has decided not to fix. The white version is savoury and relies entirely on wok technique; the black version adds sweet dark soy and is more forgiving, which is why more stalls do it well.
It is also a morning dish at heart. A large share of the best-regarded stalls open early and are gone by lunch, which is worth planning around — this is not a category where turning up at 8pm gets you the good version.
What to look for
- White carrot cake is the harder test. Without dark soy to hide behind, you can taste exactly how much wok hei and how much egg crust the cook managed.
- You want crisp edges and a soft interior in the same mouthful. Uniformly soft means it was steamed in the wok rather than fried.
- Chai poh — the preserved radish — should be visible and sharp. It is what stops the dish being one-note.
Why we count instead of ranking
Every food list is one person’s palate on one visit. That is not a flaw — it is what makes food writing worth reading — but it does mean a single list tells you more about the writer than about the field. Counting across 3 of them cancels out individual preference and leaves the venues that different people, eating on different days, arrived at independently.
It is a deliberately narrow claim. This page does not tell you which carrot cake stall is best; it tells you which ones Singapore’s food press keeps returning to, and exactly how many times. Where the count is close, the honest answer is that the field is close — and we would rather show you that than manufacture a ranking to hide it.
What are the best fried carrot cake stalls in Singapore?
Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best fried carrot cake stalls, Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake, Fu Ming Cooked Food and Ghim Moh Carrot Cake are named most often — each on 3 of them.
How is this fried carrot cake stalls ranking put together?
We read 3 independently published Singapore food lists, took only the venue names, and counted how many of them named each venue. 24 distinct venues were named in total; the 9 shown here appeared on at least 2. We do not taste, rank or accept payment for placement, and no source's writing is reproduced — every list we counted is linked below.
Are these fried carrot cake stalls verified as real businesses?
Each venue is cross-checked against NEA's licensed-premises register, but hawker stalls are usually licensed under the operator's own name rather than the stall name, so few match automatically. We show a hygiene grade only where the match is confident, and nothing at all where it is not.
Why is it called carrot cake if there is no carrot?
The dish is made from white radish, which in Hokkien and Teochew is called chai tow — a word that also covers carrot in some usages. The English name is a direct translation of that ambiguity and has simply stuck.
Black or white — which should I order?
White is the older and more technically demanding version, so it is the better way to judge a stall. Black is sweeter, softer and generally the crowd-pleaser. Many stalls serve both and are noticeably better at one.
- 10 Best Black Carrot Cake in Singapore Ranked | Eatbook.sg — eatbook.sg
- 16 Best Carrot Cakes That You Should Not Miss! - Miss Tam Chiak — www.misstamchiak.com
- 10 Best Carrot Cake (Chai Tow Kway) Stalls in Singapore - HawkerPedia — hawkerpedia.com.sg
We counted venue names from these lists and linked back to every one. Their words, photographs, ratings and ordering are their own and are not reproduced here. Hygiene grades and licensed addresses come from NEA’s licensed-premises register via data.gov.sg. Contains information from data.gov.sg and OneMap, Singapore Land Authority.