Best BBQ Seafood in Singapore: 13 Best Spots (2026)
In Singapore, "BBQ seafood" almost always means the hawker-centre genre built around sambal stingray grilled on banana leaf, alongside chargrilled sotong, sambal cockles, BBQ chicken wings and sambal kang kong. The best versions are found not in fancy restaurants but at neighbourhood food centres from Alexandra Village and Bedok 85 to Chomp Chomp, Newton and the seaside East Coast Lagoon, most firing up their charcoal only in the evenings. Prices are wallet-friendly (a whole stingray typically runs $10-$20), so the real differences come down to the freshness of the fish and the balance of each stall's house-made sambal.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Star Yong Kwang BBQ Seafood BBQ seafood / zi char · $-$$
One of the most acclaimed BBQ seafood stalls in Singapore, known for smoky sambal stingray and a house sambal made with quality dried shrimp.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / zi char
- Price: $-$$ · BBQ sambal stingray from around $18; salted-egg prawns and add-ons push a group meal higher
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray, Salted egg prawns
- Where: 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-04, Alexandra Village Food Centre, Singapore 150120
- Area: Alexandra / Bukit Merah
- Nearest MRT: Redhill / Labrador Park
- Hours: Daily 3pm-9:45pm
- Halal: No
Chan BBQ BBQ seafood / sambal stingray · $
A late-night Bedok 85 institution famous for spicy, nutty house-made sambal on thick-cut stingray.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / sambal stingray
- Price: $ · Sambal stingray about $12/$15/$20 by size
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray, BBQ chicken wings
- Where: 85 Bedok North Street 4, #01-24, Fengshan Market & Food Centre (Bedok 85), Singapore 460085
- Area: Bedok
- Nearest MRT: Bedok
- Hours: Daily 5pm-1am
- Halal: No
Hai Wei Yuan BBQ BBQ seafood / sambal stingray · $
A go-to sambal stingray stall at Serangoon Gardens' Chomp Chomp Food Centre, cooked for tender, evenly grilled fish.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / sambal stingray
- Price: $ · Stingray from around $12
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray
- Where: 20 Kensington Park Road, #01-01, Chomp Chomp Food Centre, Singapore 557269
- Area: Serangoon Gardens
- Nearest MRT: Serangoon (about 2km; buses recommended)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 5:30pm-12am
- Halal: No
B.B.Q Seafood BBQ seafood / sambal stingray · $
Widely regarded as Taman Jurong's best BBQ stingray, with a rich, zesty sambal and a standout BBQ solefish.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / sambal stingray
- Price: $ · Sambal stingray about $12-$16; BBQ solefish around $19; sambal sotong around $15
- Must-try: Sambal stingray, BBQ solefish, Sambal sotong
- Where: 3 Yung Sheng Road, #03-178, Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre, Singapore 618499
- Area: Taman Jurong
- Nearest MRT: Lakeside
- Hours: Mon-Fri 3pm-8pm; Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm (hours vary)
- Halal: No
Stingray Forever BBQ Seafood BBQ seafood · $-$$
A seaside East Coast Lagoon stall running since 1997, serving thick, generous sambal stingray plus non-spicy butter-garlic and salmon options.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood
- Price: $-$$ · Stingray from about $12 up to around $18; also grilled salmon (~$12)
- Must-try: Sambal stingray, Butter garlic stingray, Grilled salmon
- Where: 1220 East Coast Parkway, #01-43, East Coast Lagoon Food Village, Singapore 468960
- Area: East Coast
- Hours: Roughly 4pm-11:30pm; some days closed (hours vary by source)
- Halal: No
31 Heng Heng BBQ BBQ seafood / sambal stingray · $
A central-city option at Newton Food Centre, serving juicy, well-charred stingray with a lime-lifted sambal.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / sambal stingray
- Price: $ · Sambal stingray around $18
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray
- Where: 500 Clemenceau Avenue North, #01-31, Newton Food Centre, Singapore 229495
- Area: Newton
- Nearest MRT: Newton
- Hours: Daily 12pm-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Stingray Goh Chew Kee Seafood BBQ seafood / sambal stingray · $
A Newton Food Centre stall with a belacan-heavy, fiery sambal; cited by Eatbook as halal-certified, so confirm the current certificate on-site before you go.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / sambal stingray
- Price: $ · Sambal stingray from around $13
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray
- Where: 500 Clemenceau Avenue North, #01-19, Newton Food Centre, Singapore 229495
- Area: Newton
- Nearest MRT: Newton
- Hours: Sun-Thu 4:30pm-11:30pm; Fri-Sat 4:30pm-1:30am
Tokyo Seafood BBQ BBQ seafood / sambal stingray · $
A West Coast favourite at Ayer Rajah Food Centre, known for thick stingray cuts under a dense sambal coating.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / sambal stingray
- Price: $ · Stingray around $18
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray
- Where: 503 West Coast Drive, #01-07, Ayer Rajah Food Centre, Singapore 120503
- Area: West Coast
- Nearest MRT: Clementi / Dover (about 1.5km)
- Hours: Daily 6pm-11:30pm
- Halal: No
Chomp Chomp BBQ BBQ seafood / zi char · $
A late-opening Bedok 85 stall (despite the name, not at Serangoon's Chomp Chomp) offering 50-plus BBQ seafood and zi char dishes.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / zi char
- Price: $ · Sambal stingray about $12-$20; over 50 seafood and zi char dishes
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray, Zi char seafood
- Where: 85 Bedok North Street 4, #01-44, Fengshan Market & Food Centre (Bedok 85), Singapore 460085
- Area: Bedok
- Nearest MRT: Bedok
- Hours: Daily 5pm-12:30am
- Halal: No
Xin Fu Ji Seafood BBQ seafood / sambal stingray · $
A Pasir Panjang Food Centre stall serving a tangy, fresh sambal with a subtler heat on freshly grilled stingray.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / sambal stingray
- Price: $ · Sambal stingray from around $12
- Must-try: Sambal BBQ stingray
- Where: 121 Pasir Panjang Road, #01-17, Pasir Panjang Food Centre, Singapore 118543
- Area: Pasir Panjang
- Nearest MRT: Pasir Panjang
- Hours: Tue-Sun 5:30pm-11:30pm
- Halal: No
Jiao Cai Hotplate BBQ BBQ seafood / hotplate · $
A north-side pick at Yishun Park Hawker Centre serving thick sambal stingray sizzling on a hotplate, with value rice sets.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / hotplate
- Price: $ · Sambal stingray from around $12; rice set about $7.80
- Must-try: Hotplate sambal stingray
- Where: 51 Yishun Avenue 11, #01-39, Yishun Park Hawker Centre, Singapore 768867
- Area: Yishun
- Nearest MRT: Khatib / Yishun
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-10pm
- Halal: No
Toa Payoh Hot Plate BBQ Fish BBQ seafood / hotplate · $
A Toa Payoh stall making small-batch house sambal, with a well-regarded grilled sotong alongside the stingray.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / hotplate
- Price: $ · Grilled stingray from around $10
- Must-try: Hotplate BBQ stingray, Sambal sotong
- Where: 75 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, #01-27, Singapore 310075
- Area: Toa Payoh
- Nearest MRT: Braddell / Toa Payoh
- Hours: Tue-Sun 4:30pm-10:30pm
- Halal: No
526 Hotplate BBQ BBQ seafood / hotplate · $
A value-focused Jurong West heartland stall with a dried-shrimp-forward house sambal and low prices.
- Cuisine: BBQ seafood / hotplate
- Price: $ · Stingray from around $8 (among the cheapest on this list)
- Must-try: Hotplate sambal stingray
- Where: Block 526 Jurong West Street 52, Singapore 640526
- Area: Jurong West
- Nearest MRT: Boon Lay / Lakeside (bus onwards)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 4pm-11pm
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Yong Kwang BBQ Seafood | BBQ seafood / zi char | $-$$ | Alexandra / Bukit Merah | No |
| Chan BBQ | BBQ seafood / sambal stingray | $ | Bedok | No |
| Hai Wei Yuan BBQ | BBQ seafood / sambal stingray | $ | Serangoon Gardens | No |
| B.B.Q Seafood | BBQ seafood / sambal stingray | $ | Taman Jurong | No |
| Stingray Forever BBQ Seafood | BBQ seafood | $-$$ | East Coast | No |
| 31 Heng Heng BBQ | BBQ seafood / sambal stingray | $ | Newton | No |
| Stingray Goh Chew Kee Seafood | BBQ seafood / sambal stingray | $ | Newton | — |
| Tokyo Seafood BBQ | BBQ seafood / sambal stingray | $ | West Coast | No |
| Chomp Chomp BBQ | BBQ seafood / zi char | $ | Bedok | No |
| Xin Fu Ji Seafood | BBQ seafood / sambal stingray | $ | Pasir Panjang | No |
| Jiao Cai Hotplate BBQ | BBQ seafood / hotplate | $ | Yishun | No |
| Toa Payoh Hot Plate BBQ Fish | BBQ seafood / hotplate | $ | Toa Payoh | No |
| 526 Hotplate BBQ | BBQ seafood / hotplate | $ | Jurong West | No |
Your questions answered
What exactly is BBQ seafood in Singapore, and what should I order?
It's a hawker-centre style of charcoal- or hotplate-grilled seafood. The signature dish is sambal stingray grilled on a banana leaf, and stalls typically also do grilled sotong (squid), sambal cockles, BBQ chicken wings and sambal kang kong. Order a whole stingray to share, then add a couple of sides.
How much does BBQ seafood cost?
It's affordable hawker food. A whole sambal stingray usually runs about $10-$20 depending on size, and grilled sotong or sides are a few dollars each. A shared meal often works out to roughly $15-$30 per person, though seaside spots like East Coast Lagoon can trend higher.
Are there halal BBQ seafood options?
Most sambal stingray stalls are Chinese-run and are not halal-certified, and some serve pork dishes. A few stalls are cited as halal-certified or Muslim-friendly, but certifications can lapse, so always look for the current halal certificate displayed at the stall and confirm before ordering.
Which areas are best for BBQ seafood, and when should I go?
Strong clusters include Alexandra Village, Bedok 85 (Fengshan), Chomp Chomp Food Centre in Serangoon Gardens, Newton Food Centre and the seaside East Coast Lagoon Food Village. Most stalls only fire up their grills in the evening, so go from around dinner time, and follow the queue and the smoke.
Do I need to reserve, and how bad are the queues?
Hawker stalls don't take reservations. Popular stalls can have long waits on weekends and public holidays, and the best stingray can sell out later in the night. Go early, be prepared to wait, and confirm the stall's opening days and hours before heading down, as they change often.