The 12 Most-Recommended Curry Puff Stalls in Singapore
Flaky or crimped, potato or sardine — counted across the lists that named them.
Counted from 4 published lists as of 2026-09-06. 34 curry puff stalls were named in total.
In short: Across 4 independently published Singapore lists of the best curry puff stalls, Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff is named most often — on 4 of them. Fong’s Dee Curry Puff (3) and Isha Curry Puff (3) follow.
We read 4 independently published Singapore food lists for curry puff 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.
Soon Soon Huat Crispy Curry Puff
Named on 3 of the 4 published lists we counted.
| # | Venue | Lists | NEA grade | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff | 3 | — | — |
| 7 | Epok Epok Story | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | Fang Handmade Curry Puff | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Rolina Traditional Hainanese Curry Puff | 2 | — | — |
| 10 | The Baba Curry Puff Cafe | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | Yang’s Epok Epok | 2 | — | — |
| 12 | Yong Kee Curry Puff | 2 | — | — |
About curry puff stalls in Singapore
Curry puffs split on pastry. The spiral, flaky kind is made from two doughs laminated together, producing visible rings and a shatter; the smooth crimped kind is a single short pastry, sturdier and more common. They are close to different snacks, and a stall usually commits to one.
Inside is curried potato with chicken and often half a hard-boiled egg, though sardine and black pepper chicken versions are standard across the island. Whichever you pick, it is a snack whose quality collapses with time — a curry puff four hours out of the fryer is a fundamentally different object.
What to look for
- Buy from a stall that is frying continuously. Warm from the fryer is most of the experience.
- Spiral pastry is harder to make and shows it. If a stall offers it, that is what they are proud of.
- The filling should have discernible curry spice, not just potato and salt. Cheap versions are mostly starch.
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 4 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 curry puff 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 curry puff stalls in Singapore?
Across 4 independently published Singapore lists of the best curry puff stalls, Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff is named most often — on 4 of them. Fong’s Dee Curry Puff (3) and Isha Curry Puff (3) follow.
How is this curry puff stalls ranking put together?
We read 4 independently published Singapore food lists, took only the venue names, and counted how many of them named each venue. 34 distinct venues were named in total; the 12 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 curry puff 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.
What is the difference between the flaky and the smooth curry puff?
The flaky spiral kind uses two laminated doughs, giving visible rings and a crisp shatter — more work, and usually sold by specialists. The smooth crimped kind uses a single short pastry, holds up better to transport and is what most chains sell.
- 13 Best Curry Puff Stalls In Singapore | Eatbook.sg — eatbook.sg
- 15 of Singapore’s best curry puff spots to satisfy those cravings | HungryGoWhere — hungrygowhere.com
- Top 15 Curry Puff Stalls in Singapore to Get Your Curry in a Hurry! — www.misstamchiak.com
- Battle of the curry puffs in Singapore: Who does it best? | Honeycombers — thehoneycombers.com
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.