The best carrot cake (chai tow kway) in Singapore comes from hawker stalls such as Michelin Bib Gourmand picks Chey Sua Carrot Cake in Toa Payoh, Fu Ming Cooked Food in Redhill and Heng Carrot Cake at Newton, along with long-queue favourites like the Clementi 448 stall, 618 Sim in Yishun and Hai Sheng in Bendemeer. Chai tow kway is steamed radish-and-rice-flour cake wok-fried with egg, garlic and preserved radish (chye poh), either savoury "white" or sweet with dark soy ("black"), and most plates cost from around $3 to $6. Ghim Moh Market and Bukit Merah View each have two well-known stalls. Most stalls are morning-only and sell out early, so go before 11am; Heng and Chomp Chomp are the main evening options.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Fried Carrot Cake (Clementi 448)
- Chey Sua Carrot Cake
- Fu Ming Cooked Food
- Heng Carrot Cake
- 618 Sim Carrot Cake
- Unforgettable Carrot Cake
- Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake
- He Zhong Carrot Cake
- Ghim Moh Carrot Cake
- Hock Soon Carrot Cake
- Hai Sheng Carrot Cake
- Tian Tian Fa
- Long Kee Carrot Cake
- Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao
- Hong Heng Teochew Carrot Cake
- Grandfather Carrot Cake
- Carrot Cake @ Chomp Chomp
- Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway
- Yuan Cheng Fried Carrot Cake
- Gui Ji Fried Carrot Cake
The list
Fried Carrot Cake (Clementi 448) Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Long-queue stall at Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, ranked first in Eatbook's 2026 black carrot cake list; it often sells out by early afternoon.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · From around $4
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: 448 Clementi Avenue 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
- Halal: No
Chey Sua Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style · $
Michelin Bib Gourmand white carrot cake (on the 2026 list, and listed since 2016) at Toa Payoh West, made from radish cake steamed in aluminium tins; it sells only the white version, and waits can reach 40 minutes.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style
- Price: $ · From around $3
- Must-try: White carrot cake
- Where: 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
- Halal: No
Fu Ming Cooked Food Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Michelin Bib Gourmand stall (on the 2026 list) at Redhill Food Centre, nicknamed the 'Mickey Mouse' stall, known for black carrot cake with strong wok hei; ranked second in Eatbook's 2026 black carrot cake list.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · From around $3
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: 85 Redhill Lane, #01-49, Redhill Food Centre, Singapore 150085
- Area: Redhill
- Nearest MRT: Redhill
- Hours: Wed-Fri 11am-7:30pm; Sat 12:30pm-8pm; Sun 7:30am-1:30pm; closed Mon & Tue
- Halal: No
Heng Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Newton Food Centre stall making carrot cake since 1971, with prawns in the white version; listed as Heng (Newton Food Centre) on the Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026 list and open only in the evening.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $5; mixed plate around $8
- Must-try: White carrot cake with prawns, Black carrot cake, Oyster omelette
- Where: 500 Clemenceau Avenue North, #01-28, Newton Food Centre, Singapore 229495
- Area: Newton
- Nearest MRT: Newton
- Hours: Wed-Mon 6pm-11pm; closed Tue
- Halal: No
618 Sim Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style · $
Yishun stall that Seth Lui headlines as Singapore's highest-rated carrot cake, citing its Google reviews; it serves only white carrot cake, with chye poh on the side, and Sunday waits have been reported at over an hour.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style
- Price: $ · From around $4; large with prawns around $8
- Must-try: White carrot cake with prawns
- Where: 618 Yishun Ring Road, #01-3232, Singapore 760618
- Area: Yishun
- Hours: Thu-Mon 6:30am-2pm; closed Tue & Wed
- Halal: No
Unforgettable Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Bukit Merah View stall that fries black and white carrot cake in separate woks (no mixing); it was listed in the 2023 Michelin Guide Singapore.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $4
- 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
- Halal: No
Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Family-run stall a few units from Unforgettable in the same hawker centre, around since the 1950s and known for its black version; ranked fourth in Eatbook's 2026 black carrot cake list.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $3.50
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: 115 Bukit Merah View, #01-37, Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre, Singapore 151115
- Area: Bukit Merah
- Nearest MRT: Redhill
- Hours: Daily 6am-2pm & 4pm-8pm
- Halal: No
He Zhong Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style · $
One-dish white carrot cake specialist at Bukit Timah Interim Market; expect a wait of at least 15 minutes, and phone orders are accepted.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style
- Price: $ · From around $3.50
- Must-try: White carrot cake
- Where: 2A Jalan 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
- Halal: No
Ghim Moh Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Ghim Moh stall with handmade carrot cake fried with dark soy for a black version with strong wok hei; white is also available, and it draws a constant queue.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $3.50
- 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
- Halal: No
Hock Soon Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
The other Ghim Moh carrot cake stall, with a spicier black version and rojak on the side; black and white are not mixed, and it stays open into the evening.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $3.50
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake, Rojak
- 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
- Halal: No
Hai Sheng Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
One of the cheapest plates in Singapore at Bendemeer Market, known for generous chye poh; morning-only, with queues from about 7:30am and frequent early sell-outs.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $2
- 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 to 11am (often sells out earlier)
- Halal: No
Tian Tian Fa Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Toa Payoh Lorong 8 stall known for smoky black carrot cake with strong wok hei, open mornings only.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · From around $3
- 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
- Halal: No
Long Kee Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style · $
42-year-old Ang Mo Kio stall run single-handedly by its elderly owner, frying only white carrot cake with chilli, egg and spring onion; queues form in the morning.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style
- Price: $ · From around $3
- Must-try: White carrot cake
- Where: 409 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, #01-19, 409 AMK Market & Food Centre, Singapore 560409
- Area: Ang Mo Kio
- Hours: Daily 8am-12pm
- Halal: No
Song Zhou Luo Bo Gao Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Bedok Interchange stall serving black carrot cake with strong wok hei and chilli, with an optional prawn upgrade, and open all day.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · From around $3.50; with prawns around $6
- 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; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Hong Heng Teochew Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Teochew stall of over 40 years at Bedok 216 Food Centre, serving black, white and a mixed yuan yang plate from 5am.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $3; yuan yang from around $4.50
- Must-try: Black carrot cake, White carrot cake, Yuan yang (mixed)
- Where: 216 Bedok North Street 1, #01-71, Bedok 216 Food Centre & Market, Singapore 460216
- Area: Bedok
- Nearest MRT: Bedok
- Hours: Tue-Sun 5am-1:30pm; closed Mon
- Halal: No
Grandfather Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Coffeeshop stall on Upper East Coast Road (Soy Eu Tua) with a crisp-edged carrot cake; pork lard is added on request.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $4.50
- 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
- Halal: No
Carrot Cake @ Chomp Chomp Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Evening-only stall near the entrance of Chomp Chomp Food Centre in Serangoon Gardens, adding prawns to its carrot cake; black and white are not mixed.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $3
- Must-try: White carrot cake, Black 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
- Halal: No
Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style · $
Zion Riverside Food Centre stall run by a husband-and-wife team, frying a black carrot cake with crispy egg; open for lunch and dinner.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style
- Price: $ · From around $6
- Must-try: Black carrot cake
- Where: 70 Zion Road, #01-26, Zion Riverside Food Centre, Singapore 247792
- Area: River Valley
- Nearest MRT: Havelock
- Hours: Wed-Mon 12pm-2:30pm & 4pm-9pm; closed Tue
- Halal: No
Yuan Cheng Fried Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white · $
Telok Blangah stall of more than three decades that fries in vegetable oil and opens at 4am, among the earliest in Singapore.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $3.50
- 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
- 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 Carrot Cake) selling black, white or mixed carrot cake with a house-made hae bee hiam chilli.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white
- Price: $ · From around $3; mixed from around $4
- 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
- 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 |
| Chey Sua Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style | $ | Toa Payoh | No |
| Fu Ming Cooked Food | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Redhill | No |
| Heng Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Newton | No |
| 618 Sim Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style | $ | Yishun | No |
| Unforgettable Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Bukit Merah | No |
| Bukit Merah View 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 and white | $ | Ghim Moh | No |
| Hock Soon Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Ghim Moh | No |
| Hai Sheng Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Bendemeer | No |
| Tian Tian Fa | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | Toa Payoh | No |
| Long Kee Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), white style | $ | Ang Mo Kio | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black style | $ | River Valley | No |
| Yuan Cheng Fried Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | Telok Blangah | No |
| Gui Ji Fried Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway), black and white | $ | West Coast | No |
Your questions answered
Where is the best carrot cake in Singapore?
Michelin Bib Gourmand stalls Chey Sua Carrot Cake (Toa Payoh West, white), Fu Ming Cooked Food (Redhill) and Heng Carrot Cake (Newton Food Centre) are the best-known names. Other widely recommended stalls include the Clementi 448 Fried Carrot Cake (black), 618 Sim Carrot Cake in Yishun (white), Hai Sheng in Bendemeer and the two stalls each at Ghim Moh Market and Bukit Merah View.
How much does carrot cake cost in Singapore?
Most hawker plates cost from around $3 to $6, depending on size. Hai Sheng at Bendemeer starts from around $2, while plates with prawns, such as 618 Sim's large prawn plate or Heng's mixed plate, are around $8.
What is the difference between white and black carrot cake?
White carrot cake is fried with egg, garlic and chye poh and stays savoury, often with a crisp crust. Black carrot cake adds sweet dark soy sauce for a sticky, caramelised finish. Many stalls sell both, and some offer a mixed yuan yang plate; Chey Sua, 618 Sim, He Zhong and Long Kee sell only white.
Which carrot cake stalls are on the Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026 list?
Chey Sua Carrot Cake, Fu Ming Cooked Food and Heng (Heng Carrot Cake at Newton Food Centre) appear on the Michelin Guide Singapore 2026 Bib Gourmand list. Unforgettable Carrot Cake at Bukit Merah View was listed in the 2023 Michelin Guide.
Is carrot cake in Singapore halal?
None of the stalls in this guide are halal-certified. Traditional chai tow kway stalls are Chinese-run, and some fry with pork lard (Grandfather Carrot Cake adds lard on request). Muslim diners should look for a MUIS halal certificate at the stall or check the MUIS halal directory.
What time do carrot cake stalls open, and is there carrot cake at night?
Most stalls open between 4am and 7am and close by early afternoon; Yuan Cheng opens at 4am and Hai Sheng closes around 11am. For dinner or supper, Heng at Newton Food Centre opens 6pm-11pm (closed Tuesday) and Carrot Cake @ Chomp Chomp opens from 5:30pm, Wednesday to Sunday. Hock Soon at Ghim Moh and Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake also stay open into the evening.
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