Best Carrot Cake (Chai Tow Kway) in Singapore: 16 Best Spots (2026)
Chai tow kway (fried carrot cake) is a Teochew hawker staple made from steamed radish-and-rice-flour cake, wok-fried with egg, garlic and preserved radish (chye poh) in either a savoury "white" style or a sweet-dark-soy "black" style. This guide gathers well-regarded stalls spread across Singapore, from Michelin Bib Gourmand names to long-queue neighbourhood favourites. Hawker stalls change hours and take rest days often, so always confirm timings before making a special trip.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Fried Carrot Cake (Clementi 448)
- Fu Ming Cooked Food
- Chey Sua Carrot Cake
- Unforgettable Carrot Cake
- He Zhong Carrot Cake
- Ghim Moh Carrot Cake
- Hai Sheng Carrot Cake
- Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao
- Hong Heng Teochew Carrot Cake
- Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway
- Yuan Cheng Fried Carrot Cake
- Grandfather Carrot Cake
- Carrot Cake @ Chomp Chomp
- Gui Ji Fried Carrot Cake
- Tian Tian Fa
- Hock Soon Carrot Cake
The list
Fried Carrot Cake (Clementi 448) Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Long-queue Clementi stall featured by both Eatbook and Seth Lui for its black carrot cake; often sells out by early afternoon.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · Black carrot cake S$4/S$5/S$6
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: Blk 448 Clementi Ave 3, #01-45, Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, Singapore 120448
- Area: Clementi
- Nearest MRT: Clementi
- Hours: Tue-Thu 6am-4pm, Sat 6am-3pm, Sun 6:30am-3pm; closed Mon & Fri (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Fu Ming Cooked Food Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed stall in Redhill known for its black chai tow kway.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · From around S$3
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: 85 Redhill Lane, #01-49, Singapore 150085
- Area: Redhill
- Nearest MRT: Redhill
- Hours: Wed-Fri 11am-7:30pm, Sat 12:30pm-8pm, Sun 7:30am-1:30pm (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Chey Sua Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style · $
Michelin Bib Gourmand white carrot cake with a distinctive pan-shaped presentation and long morning queues.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style
- Price: $ · White carrot cake S$3/S$4/S$5
- Must-try: White carrot cake
- Where: Blk 127 Toa Payoh Lorong 1, #02-30, Toa Payoh West Market & Food Court, Singapore 310127
- Area: Toa Payoh
- Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh
- Hours: Wed-Sun 6:30am-1pm; closed Mon-Tue (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Unforgettable Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Michelin Guide-recognised Bukit Merah stall that fries carrot cake using two woks.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$4/S$4.50/S$5
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake
- Where: 115 Bukit Merah View, #01-30, Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre, Singapore 151115
- Area: Bukit Merah
- Nearest MRT: Redhill
- Hours: Daily 6am-2pm (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
He Zhong Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style · $
One-dish white carrot cake specialist in Bukit Timah, often with a 15-minute wait.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style
- Price: $ · White carrot cake S$3.50/S$4.50/S$5.50
- Must-try: White carrot cake
- Where: 2A Jln Seh Chuan, #01-057, Bukit Timah Interim Market & Food Centre, Singapore 599213
- Area: Bukit Timah
- Nearest MRT: Beauty World
- Hours: Tue-Sat 6am-8pm, Sun 8am-8pm; closed Mon (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Ghim Moh Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Handmade black carrot cake with strong wok hei and regular snaking queues at Ghim Moh.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · Black carrot cake S$3.50/S$4/S$5
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: 20 Ghim Moh Road, #01-16, Ghim Moh Road Market & Food Centre, Singapore 270020
- Area: Ghim Moh
- Nearest MRT: Buona Vista
- Hours: Wed-Fri 6:30am-1pm, Sat-Sun 6:30am-2pm; closed Mon-Tue (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Hai Sheng Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Value-priced Bendemeer stall known for generous chye poh; morning-only and prone to selling out.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$2/S$3
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake
- Where: 29 Bendemeer Road, #01-85, Bendemeer Market & Food Centre, Singapore 330029
- Area: Bendemeer
- Nearest MRT: Bendemeer
- Hours: Daily from around 5-6am, closes about 11am and often sells out earlier (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Bedok Interchange stall offering black carrot cake with an optional prawn version.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · S$3.50 plain; S$6 with prawns
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, Prawn carrot cake
- Where: 208B New Upper Changi Road, #01-37, Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre, Singapore 462208
- Area: Bedok
- Nearest MRT: Bedok
- Hours: Mon-Sat 6:30am-8pm (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Hong Heng Teochew Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Long-running Teochew stall in Bedok North serving black, white and mixed carrot cake.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$3/S$4/S$5; yuan yang S$4.50/S$5
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake, Yuan yang (mixed)
- Where: Blk 216 Bedok North Street 1, #01-71, Blk 216 Bedok Food Centre & Market, Singapore 460216
- Area: Bedok
- Nearest MRT: Bedok
- Hours: Tue-Sun 5am-1:30pm; closed Mon (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Zion Riverside stall serving an egg-generous black carrot cake.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · Around S$6
- Must-try: Black carrot cake with egg
- Where: 70 Zion Road, #01-26, Zion Riverside Food Centre, Singapore 247792
- Area: Zion / River Valley
- Nearest MRT: Havelock
- Hours: Wed-Mon 12pm-2:30pm & 4pm-9pm (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Yuan Cheng Fried Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Long-established Telok Blangah stall of 30-plus years, fried with vegetable oil, opening in the pre-dawn hours.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$3.50/S$4/S$5
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake, Yuan yang (mixed)
- Where: 79 Telok Blangah Drive, #01-33, Telok Blangah Food Centre, Singapore 100079
- Area: Telok Blangah
- Nearest MRT: Telok Blangah
- Hours: Fri-Wed 4am-2pm; closed Thu (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Grandfather Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Upper East Coast stall that fries with pork lard for an almost-crackly crust.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$4.50/S$5.50/S$6.50
- Must-try: White carrot cake, Black carrot cake
- Where: 15 Upper East Coast Road, Singapore 455207
- Area: Upper East Coast
- Nearest MRT: Bayshore
- Hours: Tue-Sun 7am-3:30pm; closed Mon (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Carrot Cake @ Chomp Chomp Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Evening-only carrot cake at Chomp Chomp Food Centre in Serangoon Gardens, cooked with prawns.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$3/S$5
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake
- Where: 20 Kensington Park Road, #01-36, Chomp Chomp Food Centre, Singapore 557269
- Area: Serangoon Gardens
- Nearest MRT: Serangoon
- Hours: Wed-Sat 5:30pm-12am, Sun 5:30pm-10pm; closed Mon-Tue (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Gui Ji Fried Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
West Coast Food Centre stall (formerly Soon Lee Heng) serving carrot cake with a hae bee hiam chilli.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$3/S$4; mixed S$4/S$5
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake, Mixed carrot cake
- Where: 726 Clementi West Street 2, #01-180, West Coast Food Centre, Singapore 120726
- Area: West Coast
- Nearest MRT: Clementi
- Hours: Tue-Sun 6:30am-12:30pm; closed Mon (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Tian Tian Fa Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Toa Payoh Lorong 8 stall known for black carrot cake with prominent wok hei.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · S$3/S$4/S$5/S$6
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: 210 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, #01-42, Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Market, Singapore 310210
- Area: Toa Payoh
- Nearest MRT: Braddell
- Hours: Daily 6am-12pm (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
Hock Soon Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Ghim Moh stall serving a spicier black carrot cake alongside rojak; black and white are not mixed.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · S$3.50/S$4/S$5
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake
- Where: 20 Ghim Moh Road, #01-29, Ghim Moh Road Market & Food Centre, Singapore 270020
- Area: Ghim Moh
- Nearest MRT: Buona Vista
- Hours: Mon 6am-12pm, Tue-Sun 6am-7pm (confirm before going)
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried Carrot Cake (Clementi 448) | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Clementi | No |
| Fu Ming Cooked Food | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Redhill | No |
| Chey Sua Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style | $ | Toa Payoh | No |
| Unforgettable Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Bukit Merah | No |
| He Zhong Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style | $ | Bukit Timah | No |
| Ghim Moh Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Ghim Moh | No |
| Hai Sheng Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Bendemeer | No |
| Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Bedok | No |
| Hong Heng Teochew Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Bedok | No |
| Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Zion / River Valley | No |
| Yuan Cheng Fried Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Telok Blangah | No |
| Grandfather Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Upper East Coast | No |
| Carrot Cake @ Chomp Chomp | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Serangoon Gardens | No |
| Gui Ji Fried Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | West Coast | No |
| Tian Tian Fa | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Toa Payoh | No |
| Hock Soon Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Ghim Moh | No |
Your questions answered
Is Singapore carrot cake actually made from carrots?
No. Chai tow kway is made from white radish (daikon) mixed with rice flour and steamed into a cake, then wok-fried. The name comes from the Teochew word for radish; there are no carrots in it.
What is the difference between white and black carrot cake?
White carrot cake is fried with egg, garlic and preserved radish and left savoury without dark sauce. Black carrot cake adds sweet dark soy sauce, giving it a caramelised, sweeter and darker finish. Many stalls offer both, and some offer a mixed 'yuan yang' plate.
Which carrot cake stalls have Michelin recognition?
Several stalls in this guide have appeared in the Michelin Guide Singapore, including Fu Ming Cooked Food and Chey Sua Carrot Cake as Bib Gourmand entries, and Unforgettable Carrot Cake as a Michelin-recognised stall. Michelin listings change year to year, so check the current guide.
Is carrot cake in Singapore halal?
Most traditional chai tow kway stalls are Chinese-run hawker stalls that use egg and preserved radish, and some fry with pork lard, so they are generally not halal and none here are halal-certified. Muslim diners should verify with each stall directly before ordering.
What time should I go to avoid selling out?
Many popular stalls, such as Hai Sheng and the Clementi 448 stall, open early and can sell out before lunch. Going in the morning is safest, but hours and rest days vary, so confirm timings before making a special trip.