Hajah Maimunah

Really really good Malay food. In general, westerners are a little grossed out by restaurants where the food is out in front of you, mainly due to connotations of the bad cafeteria food at we ate school. Not really sure about the pricing, but I ordered two mains and rice, and I think it cost around $ 4.The tofu with green beans and chili sauce and the chicken dish I had were both awesome. In general the sauces that Malays cook with are awesome: a REALLY good balance of spicy, sweet, and salty. Note that a lot of the people here were big on ordering the whole cooked fish
This place is off a side road in Kampong Glam, Singapore’s old Malay hub (I could be wrong, but it’s a bit more of a tourist spot than anything else now). It was pretty close to my hostel, so I don’t know how far it is from the MRT– maybe a 10 or 15 minute walk from Bugis station?
This place gets crackin for lunch, so if there’s no seating in the main room, have a look at the dining area next door.