Chee cheong fun, or rice rolls, are popular for breakfast or dim sum. The dish is made with milled rice that is mixed into a batter and then steamed and rolled. From here, there are many options to go. The Hong Kong-style will call for stuffings such as char siew (roasted pork) or prawns before a drizzle of soy sauce-based dressing while the Malaysian type calls for rich sauces that are black and red in colour or curry and laksa in nature. Here, we tell you where to get the best of both kinds of chee cheong fun in Singapore.
Located within Chinatown Complex, this chee cheong fun store is opened by Leung Tsz Cham, a former Raffles Hotel chef that specialised in dim sum for almost three decades. The Hong Konger runs the stall with his family, serving up hand-milled and hand-rolled chee cheong fun with flavours such as prawn, char siew, pork and tuna. Prices start at $2.80.
335 Smith St, #02-096 Chinatown Complex, Singapore 050335
Chef Wei HK Cheong Fun is another brand helmed by a former restaurant chef, this time being Thoo Chang Wei who previously was the ex-head dim sum chef at Peach Garden Hotel. Flavours available are plain, char siew, mushroom and prawn. Prices start from $3.
Chef Wei HK Cheong Fun has multiple locations in Singapore
As the name implies, Freshly Made Chee Cheong Fun prides itself on creating fresh rice rolls onsite upon order. Run by two sisters, flavours here include mushroom, BBQ pork, prawn as well as unique options such as otah, century egg, turnip and scallops. Prices start at $2.50.
51 Old Airport Rd, #01-155 Old Airport Road Food Centre, Singapore 390051
Fei Chang Hao was founded by a millennial husband and wife duo Andy Lok and Veronica Lim. Andy was previously employed at Ding Tai Fung before moving to Tim Ho Wan for seven years. He left the chef position at the end of 2020 to start Fei Chang Hao with flavours such as prawn, spinach, lettuce & egg, char siew and you tiao. Prices start at $3.
5 Upper Boon Keng Rd, #01-22 Food Haven Coffeeshop, Singapore 380005
Pin Wei is a family-run hawker stall started in the 1950s that is now helmed by second-generation owner Eddy Tan. While other brands sell porridge and other foods, Pin Wei only sells chee cheong fun, showing just how proud they are of their creations with flavours of plain, char siew, prawn and scallops. Prices start at $3.
41A Cambridge Rd, #01-25 Pek Kio Market & Food Centre, Singapore 211041
Rice & Roll was founded by Benjamin Tong and Jackie Jiang, both of whom are gymnastics coaches who wanted to try their hand at making and selling a dish they love. Here, the rice is milled in-house with stone mills every morning before they are steamed and topped with options such as egg, chives, char siew, prawn and scallop. Prices start at $3.
Ang Mo Kio Ave 4, Food Loft, Block 107, Singapore 560107
A short walk from Buona Vista MRT, Da Chang Jin is the place to get unique flavours of chee cheong fun. While they have the classics like char siew and prawn, you will also find mushroom, smoked salmon and liver sausage flavours as well. Prices start at $2.50.
44 Holland Drive, #02-33 Holland Drive Market and Food Centre, Singapore 270044
Xiang Gang Xin Kou Wei is headed by Hong Kong chef Lo Cheuk Hang, who started the stall in 2006 after cutting his teeth as the head of the dim sum section at a former Chinese restaurant. Flavours here include prawn, char siew, shredded chicken, squid and even XO durian. Prices start at $1.50.
117 Aljunied Ave 2, #01-26 Geylang East Food Centre, Singapore 380117
Anson Town is a restaurant that celebrates Malaysian cuisine. As such, you won’t find the usual stuffings for chee cheong fun here, but instead find offerings such as curry chicken, curry pig skin and mushroom minced meat instead.
324P Changi Rd, Singapore 419799 and 7 Gambas Cres, #01-07 Ark @ Gambas, Singapore 757087
Located in the ever-popular Maxwell Food Centre, Chee Cheong Fun Club is another stall that sells Malaysian-style chee cheong fun. It was founded by Ah Hui who had previously worked in the banking industry as she missed the Kuala Lumpur-style dish she grew up with. Black sauce, red sauce, sesame sauce, curry and laksa are among the flavours you can get. Prices start from $2.50.
1 Kadayanallur St, #01-38 Maxwell Food Centre, Singapore 069184
This article was first published in Singapore Women’s Weekly.