There will no doubt be disputes over which stores and restaurants serve the best chicken rice in Singapore (and we will continue to bring other great chicken rice hawkers to you), but frankly, the one available at the humble Kopitiam All Time Favourites in IMM at Jurong East must rank as one of the best, if not the best, chicken rice available country-wide. It is surprisingly not well known, and some have described their signature dish to be slightly salty, but not many can beat the fragrant rice and tender chicken meat served to thousands of customers daily.

The All Time Favourite Kopitiam in IMM can be located on the first floor, among the cluster of food stalls situated near the car park exit. The chicken rice options include the all important white chicken rice, as well as soya sauce chicken rice. Both are just as superb, with the rice being an important feature of the whole dish. It adds to the flavour of the sweet chicken meat, and if you consider how tender the chicken breasts are as well, it all makes for a wonderful gastronomical experience.

Do not forget the essential garlic chilli that must be added to make the best chicken rice in Singapore even more heavenly. It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but in Singapore, eating chicken rice without garlic chilli is like eating char kway teow without soya sauce.

If having the best chicken rice in Singapore isn’t enough for a meal, there are other fantastic dishes on the All Time Favourite Kopitiam in IMM too. Part of their secret is extra tender chickens they have, so if rice is too heavy for you, why not consider one of the best chicken noodles in Singapore as well? Their noodles are done just right, al dente, and coupled with the chicken and yummy stock, the All Time Favourite Kopitiam in IMM has two best Singaporean dishes covered just right! Reminds me so much of the fantastic authentic Japanese ramen I’ve had at Baikohken Singapore.

There’s also prawn dumpling noodles, mee rebus, mee siam, and an assortment of other chicken and pork dishes, from baked chicken rice to pork cutlets. But why waste valuable space in your tummy on them, when the best and most delicious chicken rice in Singapore is waiting for your consumption?

With chicken and rice being a common diet for people from all over the world as well, chicken rice is definitely one of the most popular Singaporean dishes with our foreign guests and expats living here. Most of the chicken rice served in Singapore originates from Chinese cooks and chefs, as it is with the delicious ones from IMM’s All Time Favourites Kopitiam. But our Malay and Indian countrymen have also their own versions of the signature dish, and not any less tasty either. I can still remember the beeline we made for the Malay chicken rice prepared by our pal’s mom when we were students, with the crunchy fried chickens being the best in Singapore, and better than whatever KFC can come up with.

So if ginseng chicken soup from the restaurant in Singapore serving some of the best Korean food might be too potent for your tastebuds, why not stick to the safe, trusted and unforgettable best chicken rice in Singapore? You can hardly go wrong with IMM’s All Time Favourites’ chicken rice. And to prove it, they are always packed during lunch and dinner hours, so be there early to queue up, or they might even run out of chicken meat. It’ll be too late for regrets then!

Having a craving for Korean food for a couple of weeks, I decided to finally head down to Han Fung Korean Restaurant yesterday for an early dinner. Fortunately for me, I arrived on the dot when the place opened for weekday evenings (Mon – Fri : 1130 – 1430, 1730 – 2300, Sat – Sun : 1100 – 2300), and promptly went through the menu. Since I was by myself, there was no way I could try their barbecue dishes, but will be making a trip back soon for that. I have heard quite a fair bit of glowing reviews on those. In the end I had to decide between my favourite SamGyeTang (Ginseng Chicken soup rice), and Seol Lang Tang (Noodles with Ox Bone Soup), and went for the latter. Even I had to admit it was a good choice, after tasting it.

There was obviously no crowd at Han Fung Korean Restaurant at that time since most people would have still been making their way off work, and I enjoyed decent, polite service. After laying out the customary side dishes, of which there were four, I sat waiting for my main dish. The side dishes were not too bad, and personally my first gauge for a good Korean restaurant in Singapore would be their kimchi. Many Korean restaurants in Singapore serve poor kimchi, but Han Fung Korean Restaurant had theirs rather fresh. The anchovies were not the best, but still sweet enough to tickle my tastebuds before I set into the main dish.

The Seol Lang Tang arrived and looked quite enticing. The soup had a milky texture and seemed the right mix of thickness. My first spoonful had me really excited, as it had the balanced creamy thin feel to it. You could also taste the ox/beef bone that the soup must have been cooked in hours with. The only downside to the dish was the low quantity of beef slices it contained – I could count in one hand the number and they were rather small, smaller than a Go playing card. However, I was enjoying the tasty soup and slurped down the noodles before dumping my bowl of rice in it to mix it up. The Han Fung Korean Restaurant lady who served me was also nice enough to suggest adding some salt if I did not find the taste right. There was no need for that, except for my habit of dipping the meat slices with salt and pepper.

So while this review is based solely on their Seol Lang Tang, which was really delicious, it was enough to make me want to go back for the barbecue dishes. My meal set me back about $18, including a drink. The portion was large enough to satisfy my hunger the rest of the day, which is what I expect from eating at Korean restaurants and paying that kind of money, and not many local Korean restaurants can do that for me. I could still taste the soup later that night and have nothing but good things to say about it. It might have been silly of me not to have tried their barbecue meats since it is their specialty, but that cannot be done alone so it will have to wait for now.

For those who also value the look and feel of the restaurant before they are inclined to visit it, there is nothing extra special about Han Fung Korean Restaurant’s setup or decor. It looks like your typical Korean restaurant that you might see anywhere along the streets of Korea, except with a much larger space. You can eat inside if you prefer the air condition and want to watch TV, but the outside sitting area was windy enough for me to enjoy my hot tasty Seol Lang Tang. The Han Fung Korean Restaurant staff were also approachable and polite. This is usually an area which completes my eating experience and fortunately it was quite positive on the first visit.

For those curious enough to make a trip to Han Fung Korean Restaurant, here is their address:

Han Fung Korean Restaurant
16 Cheong Chin Nam Road
Singapore 599740

They are located opposite (the quite empty) Bukit Timah Shopping Centre along the row of eating outlets at Cheong Chin Nam Road. Do take note of their opening hours on weekdays – I was not aware of that when reading about them elsewhere.