The 10 Most-Recommended Mee Rebus Stalls in Singapore
Thick sweet potato gravy, egg and lime — counted across the lists that named them.
Counted from 3 published lists as of 2026-09-06. 18 mee rebus stalls were named in total.
In short: Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best mee rebus stalls, Afandi Hawa & Family Mee Rebus, HJ Waliti HJ Mazuki and Inspirasi are named most often — each on 3 of them.
We read 3 independently published Singapore food lists for mee rebus 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 | Yunos N Family | 3 | — | — |
| 7 | Delicious 美味 Mee Rebus, Mee Siam, Lontong | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | Queenstown Lontong | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari | 2 | — | — |
| 10 | Siti Nur Liyana Nasi Lemak | 2 | — | — |
About mee rebus stalls in Singapore
Mee rebus is a gravy dish disguised as a noodle dish. The kuah is built on sweet potato — that is what gives it the body and the faint sweetness — with dried shrimp, taucheo and spices behind it, and it is thickened until it coats rather than pools. Yellow noodles go under; hard-boiled egg, tau pok, green chilli and a lime wedge go on top.
It is a Javanese-Malay dish that has been in Singapore long enough to be entirely local, and it is one of the few hawker plates where the vegetarian components carry the flavour rather than accompanying it.
What to look for
- Squeeze the lime. The gravy is rich and slightly sweet, and the acid is what makes the second half of the plate as good as the first.
- Real sweet-potato thickening tastes different from cornflour — rounder, less claggy. A gravy that grips the noodles in a solid sheet has been over-starched.
- Green chilli slices are standard and are there for heat you control. Ask for more if you want it.
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 mee rebus 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 mee rebus stalls in Singapore?
Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best mee rebus stalls, Afandi Hawa & Family Mee Rebus, HJ Waliti HJ Mazuki and Inspirasi are named most often — each on 3 of them.
How is this mee rebus 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. 18 distinct venues were named in total; the 10 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 mee rebus 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 mee rebus gravy made from?
Traditionally sweet potato, which provides both the thickness and the characteristic mild sweetness, built out with dried shrimp, fermented soybean paste and spices. Cheaper versions lean on cornflour instead, which reads as gluey rather than velvety.
- The Best, Most Luscious Mee Rebus In Singapore | The Singapore Women's Weekly — www.womensweekly.com.sg
- 14 Mee Rebus In Singapore, Including A 65 Year-Old Recipe Passed Through Generations — eatbook.sg
- Where To Get The Most Luscious Mee Rebus In Singapore | Her World Singapore — www.herworld.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.