Best chicken rice in Singapore

Chicken rice is a dish that can completely change your perception of a seemingly simple combination:  chicken and rice. Any attempt to crown a single stall as “the best” is almost guaranteed to stir up passionate reactions from netizens. Today, we’re sharing our updated ranking of the 10 best chicken rice stalls in Singapore for 2026!

While no top chicken rice list would be complete without some of the country’s heavyweight names, we also decided to spotlight a few lesser-known stalls that have quietly built up cult followings over the years.

The criteria

There are three distinct elements to a good plate of chicken rice: chicken, rice, and chilli. A good serving must perform well across all three components, while also delivering strong value for customers, which represents the relationship between portion size and price. This helps to level the playing field and gives hawker centre chicken rice an equal footing against restaurant versions.

We opted for the steamed chicken rice from each stall, scoring each component out of 10, with chilli rated out of 5. The final rankings were then calculated based on the percentage achieved out of a maximum score of 35 points. 

10. Nan Xiang Chicken Rice