Finding suitable foods when on a low-carb diet can be challenging, but Singapore provides numerous eateries offering keto-friendly dishes for those adhering to this approach.

Here, we have compiled the best places in Singapore where keto dieters can find food suitable for their keto diets, from hawker centers to restaurants – and everything in between! This guide includes all of these options so you don’t miss any options while trying the diet!

Fish Head Curry

Fish Head Curry is one of Singapore’s signature dishes, symbolizing its multicultural identity and reflecting Singaporean heritage.

Red sea bream’s head is typically steamed before being served in a thick curry with vegetables, making this an increasingly popular dish in restaurants and hawker centers across the city.

Curry dishes typically use coconut milk and tamarind paste, providing an aromatic sour note that pairs perfectly with its other ingredients such as sambal belacan or palm sugar.

Duck Rice

Duck rice is a Singaporean Chinese dish which features braised or roasted duck served over either steamed yam/taro-infused rice, or plain white rice drizzled with braising gravy.

This restaurant-quality meal can be made quickly and easily at home! Tender duck breast meat pairs perfectly with sauteed vegetables and rice, then gets drizzled with an irresistibly flavorful sesame soy butter mix!

This braised duck is tender and lean with a light chew. Its skin boasts a crispy layer of succulent duck fat while its meat boasts rich, meaty sweet salty savoury herbal flavours. Plus it comes complemented by fluffy white rice that has soaked up some of its braising gravy!

Double Boiled Soup

Double-boiled soups are a staple at Cantonese restaurants, as their slow cooking method releases all their nutrients, healing properties, flavour and aroma.

Double-boiled soup is a favorite among local youth. To craft delicious double-boiler soup, use only top quality ingredients and simmer slowly.

Cantonese cuisine utilizes two boiling processes – bou (Bao) and dun (Tun). During bou, stock or soup is heated quickly before turning down to simmer over a lower flame for several hours.

Chinese Herbal Soup

Si Shen Tang (Si Shen Tang), is an excellent example of traditional Chinese medicine’s emphasis on food as medicine (Shiliao). This tonic helps strengthen and preserve body warmth and vitality.

The key to the effectiveness of this soup lies within its herbs, which work together to release their healing powers when consumed. This makes it one of the most potency tonics available – without compromising taste!

Goji berries (Lycium barbarum) provide sweet and nutritious additions to soup, complementing astragalus roots and jujube dates perfectly. Rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, these berries provide powerful immune support.

Bak Kut Teh

Bak Kut Teh is an umami-rich soup made with pork meat and Chinese herbs that is immensely popular throughout Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

At its heart is pork rib tea: a broth-like stew featuring variations based on its local location and served traditionally alongside rice, enoki mushrooms and youtiao (Chinese breadstick). For an enjoyable dining experience.

A traditional Chinese pork ribs dish includes pork ribs, bamboo sugar, salt and peppercorns; garlic cloves, tofu puffs and shiitake mushrooms may also be added for extra flavour.

Oyster Omelette

Oyster Omelette is a beloved Taiwanese dish and an essential staple at many hawker stalls, consisting of an egg-based wrapper filled with oysters and other ingredients such as green onions.

Fried in pork lard, chicken wings are typically enjoyed with a delicious sauce for additional flavor.

Contrary to other omelettes, this one features crunchy bits due to the addition of starch-diluted ingredients.

To create this dish, a batter is created using sweet potato flour (starch) and rice flour, then placed into a pan to cook until translucent with crisp edges.