The best satay in Singapore is found at hawker stalls such as Pang's Satay and Shi Xiang Satay at Chinatown Complex, Haron Satay 55 at East Coast Lagoon, Kwong Satay in Geylang and the open-air Satay Street at Lau Pa Sat. The guide covers both main styles: sweeter Hainanese and Chinese-style pork and chicken satay (often with pineapple in the peanut sauce), and spice-marinated Malay-style beef, mutton and chicken satay, which is the style to look for if you need a Muslim-owned or MUIS-certified stall. Most hawker satay costs from around $0.60 to $1 a stick, usually with a 10-stick minimum. Sets at Lau Pa Sat and specialist shops cost more. The main clusters are Chinatown Complex (three stalls), East Coast Lagoon, Geylang Serai and Newton. Many stalls only fire up the grill in the late afternoon and close one or two days a week, so check the hours below before you travel.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Pang's Satay
- Shi Xiang Satay
- 168 CMY Satay
- Chye Seng Satay
- Haron Satay 55
- Ahmad Spring Satay & BBQ Chicken Wings
- Original Alhambra Satay
- Chai Ho Satay
- Kwong Satay
- Chomp Chomp Satay
- TKR Satay
- Fang Yuan Satay
- Yusoff Haji Jalal Satay
- Warong Satay Abang Botak
- Yong Seng Satay
- Old Punggol Satay
- Jason's Place
- Satay Street @ Lau Pa Sat
- Opah Satay
The list
Pang's Satay Hainanese-style pork & chicken satay · $
Couple-run Chinatown Complex stall that SethLui picked out in 2026 as Singapore's best-rated satay on Google. It sells handmade pork, chicken and pork belly skewers with a pineapple-studded peanut sauce. Expect waits of around 30 minutes at peak.
- Cuisine: Hainanese-style pork & chicken satay
- Price: $ · From around $3.50 for 5 sticks (pork or chicken); pork belly around $6 for 5
- Must-try: Pork satay, Chicken satay, Pork belly satay
- Where: 335 Smith Street, #02-213, Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre, Singapore 050335
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown (NE4/DT19)
- Hours: Mon, Tue & Fri 5pm-9pm; Sat-Sun 4:30pm-9pm; closed Wed-Thu
- Halal: No
Shi Xiang Satay Hainanese-style pork & chicken satay · $
Old-school charcoal stall that sells only pork and chicken satay. The meat is marinated for at least a day and served with a thick pineapple peanut sauce. It is one of Chinatown Complex's best-known satay stalls.
- Cuisine: Hainanese-style pork & chicken satay
- Price: $ · From around $0.60 a stick (minimum 10 sticks); ketupat around $0.80
- Must-try: Pork satay, Chicken satay
- Where: 335 Smith Street, #02-079, Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre, Singapore 050335
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown (NE4/DT19)
- Hours: Wed-Sun 12:30pm-8:30pm; closed Mon-Tue
- Halal: No
168 CMY Satay Charcoal-grilled pork, chicken & lamb satay · $
MICHELIN Guide-listed stall named after the Chun Man Yuan satay brand. It grills pork, chicken and lamb skewers to order over charcoal and serves them with a pineapple peanut sauce. Unlike most satay stalls, it opens from the morning.
- Cuisine: Charcoal-grilled pork, chicken & lamb satay
- Price: $
- Must-try: Pork satay, Chicken satay, Lamb satay
- Where: 335 Smith Street, #02-168, Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre, Singapore 050335
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown (NE4/DT19)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-7pm; closed Mon
- Halal: No
Chye Seng Satay Old-school handmade pork, chicken & mutton satay · $
Family stall whose roots go back to a 1960 pushcart. It has been at Old Airport Road since 1991 and still makes everything by hand, from the skewers and ketupat to peanuts fried in-house for the pineapple peanut sauce.
- Cuisine: Old-school handmade pork, chicken & mutton satay
- Price: $
- Must-try: Pork satay, Chicken satay, Mutton satay
- Where: 51 Old Airport Road, Old Airport Road Food Centre, Singapore 390051
- Area: Old Airport Road (Mountbatten)
- Nearest MRT: Dakota (CC8)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 5pm-11pm; closed Mon
- Halal: No
Haron Satay 55 Malay-style chicken, beef & mutton satay · $
Seaside satay name founded by Haron Abu Bakar in 1980 and the best-known satay stall at East Coast Lagoon Food Village, famous for lemongrass-marinated skewers. It is Muslim-owned and sells chicken, beef and mutton.
- Cuisine: Malay-style chicken, beef & mutton satay
- Price: $ · From around $1 a stick (minimum order of about 20 sticks)
- Must-try: Chicken satay, Mutton satay, Beef satay
- Where: 1220 East Coast Parkway, #01-55, East Coast Lagoon Food Village, Singapore 468960
- Area: East Coast Park
- Nearest MRT: Bayshore (TE29) or Bedok, then bus/taxi
- Hours: Wed-Sun from 3pm (closing time varies); closed Mon-Tue
- Halal: Muslim-owned
Ahmad Spring Satay & BBQ Chicken Wings Malay-style satay & BBQ wings · $
Satay name that started in Geylang Serai in 1970 before moving to East Coast Lagoon. Besides standard skewers it grills less common beef tripe and liver satay, plus charcoal chicken wings. Muslim-owned.
- Cuisine: Malay-style satay & BBQ wings
- Price: $ · Satay and offal skewers from around $0.90 each; wings from around $1.60
- Must-try: Mutton satay, Beef tripe satay, BBQ chicken wings
- Where: 1220 East Coast Parkway, #01-58, East Coast Lagoon Food Village, Singapore 468960
- Area: East Coast Park
- Nearest MRT: Bayshore (TE29) or Bedok, then bus/taxi
- Hours: Wed-Mon 4pm-11pm; closed Tue
- Halal: Muslim-owned
Original Alhambra Satay Malay-style beef, chicken & mutton satay · $
Described by Eatbook as the last surviving stall from the old Satay Club. The second-generation owner still hand-makes the skewers and grills them over charcoal, and the peanut sauce is made with dried shrimp and chilli. Muslim-owned, with a second stall at Changi Village Hawker Centre (#01-13, Tue-Fri 4pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 2pm-10pm).
- Cuisine: Malay-style beef, chicken & mutton satay
- Price: $ · From around $0.90 a stick
- Must-try: Beef satay, Mutton satay, Chicken satay
- Where: 1 Geylang Serai, #02-145, Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre, Singapore 402001
- Area: Geylang Serai
- Nearest MRT: Paya Lebar (EW8/CC9)
- Hours: Daily 9:30am-7:45pm
- Halal: Muslim-owned
Chai Ho Satay Chinese-style pork & chicken satay · $
Clementi stall known for sweet, almost bak kwa-like charcoal pork satay and a thick roasted-peanut sauce made without pineapple. Weekend queues are common.
- Cuisine: Chinese-style pork & chicken satay
- Price: $
- Must-try: Pork satay, Chicken satay
- Where: 448 Clementi Avenue 3, #01-10, Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, Singapore 120448
- Area: Clementi
- Nearest MRT: Clementi (EW23)
- Hours: Wed-Sun 1pm-8pm; closed Mon-Tue
- Halal: No
Kwong Satay Hainanese-style satay (including pork belly) · $
Hainanese satay business that traces back to a 1960s Katong trishaw. It is best known for fat-striated pork belly skewers, alongside chicken, mutton and pork satay, banana-leaf otah and ketupat, in a Geylang coffeeshop.
- Cuisine: Hainanese-style satay (including pork belly)
- Price: $ · From around $0.80 a stick; pork belly around $1.60 a stick
- Must-try: Pork belly satay, Chicken satay, Mutton satay
- Where: 517 Geylang Road, 27A Eating House (Lorong 27A), Singapore 389473
- Area: Geylang
- Nearest MRT: Aljunied (EW9)
- Hours: Thu-Tue 4:30pm-10:30pm (Sat-Sun from 4pm); closed Wed
- Halal: No
Chomp Chomp Satay Pork, chicken, beef & mutton satay · $
MICHELIN Guide-listed satay stall at Serangoon Gardens' Chomp Chomp Food Centre. It grills tender charcoal skewers served with a sweet pineapple peanut sauce, and it pairs well with the centre's other supper stalls.
- Cuisine: Pork, chicken, beef & mutton satay
- Price: $
- Must-try: Pork satay, Chicken satay
- Where: 20 Kensington Park Road, #01-34, Chomp Chomp Food Centre, Singapore 557269
- Area: Serangoon Gardens
- Nearest MRT: Serangoon (NE12/CC13), about 2km; bus or taxi
- Hours: Mon-Fri 5:30pm-9pm; Sat-Sun 3:30pm-9pm
- Halal: No
TKR Satay Charcoal pork, chicken & mutton satay · $
Newton Food Centre stall that Eatbook praises for juicy charcoal-grilled chicken, mutton and pork skewers with peanut sauce. It runs past midnight, which makes it a good supper option.
- Cuisine: Charcoal pork, chicken & mutton satay
- Price: $ · From around $1 a stick
- Must-try: Chicken satay, Mutton satay, Pork satay
- Where: 500 Clemenceau Avenue North, #01-33, Newton Food Centre, Singapore 229495
- Area: Newton
- Nearest MRT: Newton (NS21/DT11)
- Hours: Wed-Mon 4pm-12:30am; closed Tue
- Halal: No
Fang Yuan Satay Pork & chicken satay · $
Evening stall at Toa Payoh's Lorong 5 food centre that serves pork and chicken skewers with a warm peanut dip and a cold pineapple sauce on the side.
- Cuisine: Pork & chicken satay
- Price: $ · From around $0.80 a stick (minimum 10 sticks)
- Must-try: Chicken satay, Pork satay
- Where: 75 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, #01-25, Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Food Centre, Singapore 310075
- Area: Toa Payoh
- Nearest MRT: Braddell (NS18)
- Hours: Daily 6pm-11pm
- Halal: No
Yusoff Haji Jalal Satay Malay-style satay · $
Heritage stall that started at the old Satay Club on the Esplanade in the 1970s before moving to Pasir Panjang in 1995. It is known for generous, meaty skewers and a peanut sauce with a barbecue edge. Muslim-owned.
- Cuisine: Malay-style satay
- Price: $ · From around $1 a stick (minimum 10 sticks)
- Must-try: Beef satay, Mutton satay, Chicken satay
- Where: 121 Pasir Panjang Road, #01-21, Pasir Panjang Food Centre, Singapore 118543
- Area: Pasir Panjang
- Nearest MRT: Pasir Panjang (CC26)
- Hours: Wed-Sun 6pm-10pm; closed Mon-Tue
- Halal: Muslim-owned
Warong Satay Abang Botak Malay-style satay (including beef tripe) · $
Kampong-style satay spot by Pasir Ris Town Park with late-night hours, grilling chicken, mutton, beef and beef tripe skewers. It also opens for a late-morning session on most days.
- Cuisine: Malay-style satay (including beef tripe)
- Price: $
- Must-try: Mutton satay, Beef satay, Beef tripe satay
- Where: 94 Pasir Ris Central, Singapore 519637 (Pasir Ris Town Park)
- Area: Pasir Ris
- Nearest MRT: Pasir Ris (EW1)
- Hours: Wed-Mon 4pm-2am (also about 9:30am-2pm Thu-Mon); closed Tue
Yong Seng Satay Chinese/Hainanese-style satay · $
Traditional stall known for meatier-than-average pork satay, sticky ketupat and a homemade pineapple-mash peanut sauce. It moved to the Bukit Timah interim market when the old Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre closed for redevelopment in 2024.
- Cuisine: Chinese/Hainanese-style satay
- Price: $
- Must-try: Pork satay, Chicken satay, Mutton satay
- Where: 2A Jalan Seh Chuan, #01-005, Bukit Timah Interim Market & Food Centre, Singapore 599213
- Area: Bukit Timah (Beauty World)
- Nearest MRT: Beauty World (DT5)
- Hours: Thu-Sun 11am-8:30pm; closed Mon-Wed
- Halal: No
Old Punggol Satay Pork, chicken & mutton satay · $
Revived family stall originally from Punggol, now at Alexandra Village Food Centre, serving generously portioned skewers with a pineapple peanut sauce.
- Cuisine: Pork, chicken & mutton satay
- Price: $ · From around $0.80 a stick; pork belly around $1.60
- Must-try: Chicken satay, Pork satay, Pork belly satay
- Where: 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-52, Alexandra Village Food Centre, Singapore 150120
- Area: Alexandra / Bukit Merah
- Nearest MRT: Redhill (EW18), about a 10-minute walk
- Hours: Mon-Fri 4pm-8pm; Sat 12pm-8pm; Sun 12pm-7pm
- Halal: No
Jason's Place Pork, chicken & mutton satay; BBQ wings · $
Changi Village Hawker Centre stall known for caramelised, juicy pork belly satay, plus regular pork, chicken and mutton skewers and BBQ chicken wings.
- Cuisine: Pork, chicken & mutton satay; BBQ wings
- Price: $ · From around $0.70 a stick (minimum 10); pork belly satay from around $1.50 (Eatbook, 2024)
- Must-try: Pork belly satay, Pork satay, BBQ chicken wings
- Where: 2 Changi Village Road, #01-66, Changi Village Hawker Centre, Singapore 500002
- Area: Changi Village
- Nearest MRT: None nearby; bus from Tampines (EW2) or Tanah Merah (EW4)
- Hours: Thu-Tue 12pm-9pm; closed Wed
- Halal: No
Satay Street @ Lau Pa Sat Open-air satay street (multiple stalls) · $$
Each evening Boon Tat Street beside Lau Pa Sat closes to traffic for rows of charcoal satay grills and outdoor tables. Stalls 7 and 8 ('Best Satay') are the most popular. Some stalls are halal and some sell pork, so check each stall's signage.
- Cuisine: Open-air satay street (multiple stalls)
- Price: $$ · From around $0.70 a stick; sets up to about $26
- Must-try: Chicken satay, Mutton satay, Prawn satay
- Where: Boon Tat Street (beside Lau Pa Sat), 18 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048582
- Area: Raffles Place / CBD
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer (DT18) / Raffles Place (EW14/NS26)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 7pm-3am; Sat-Sun 3pm-3am (stalls 7 & 8 usually close around 1am)
- Halal: Mixed (halal and non-halal stalls)
Opah Satay Malay-style satay shop & takeaway · $$
MUIS-certified satay shop in Kampong Glam that also does islandwide delivery, party sets and satay goreng bentos. Its menu includes chicken, beef, mutton, beef tripe and beef lung skewers.
- Cuisine: Malay-style satay shop & takeaway
- Price: $$ · From around $9.90 for 10 sticks; sets from around $65
- Must-try: Chicken satay, Mutton satay, Babat (beef tripe) satay
- Where: 680 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188807
- Area: Kampong Glam
- Nearest MRT: Bugis (EW12/DT14)
- Hours: Daily 10:30am-9:30pm (Fri break 1pm-2pm)
- Halal: MUIS-certified
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pang's Satay | Hainanese-style pork & chicken satay | $ | Chinatown | No |
| Shi Xiang Satay | Hainanese-style pork & chicken satay | $ | Chinatown | No |
| 168 CMY Satay | Charcoal-grilled pork, chicken & lamb satay | $ | Chinatown | No |
| Chye Seng Satay | Old-school handmade pork, chicken & mutton satay | $ | Old Airport Road (Mountbatten) | No |
| Haron Satay 55 | Malay-style chicken, beef & mutton satay | $ | East Coast Park | Muslim-owned |
| Ahmad Spring Satay & BBQ Chicken Wings | Malay-style satay & BBQ wings | $ | East Coast Park | Muslim-owned |
| Original Alhambra Satay | Malay-style beef, chicken & mutton satay | $ | Geylang Serai | Muslim-owned |
| Chai Ho Satay | Chinese-style pork & chicken satay | $ | Clementi | No |
| Kwong Satay | Hainanese-style satay (including pork belly) | $ | Geylang | No |
| Chomp Chomp Satay | Pork, chicken, beef & mutton satay | $ | Serangoon Gardens | No |
| TKR Satay | Charcoal pork, chicken & mutton satay | $ | Newton | No |
| Fang Yuan Satay | Pork & chicken satay | $ | Toa Payoh | No |
| Yusoff Haji Jalal Satay | Malay-style satay | $ | Pasir Panjang | Muslim-owned |
| Warong Satay Abang Botak | Malay-style satay (including beef tripe) | $ | Pasir Ris | — |
| Yong Seng Satay | Chinese/Hainanese-style satay | $ | Bukit Timah (Beauty World) | No |
| Old Punggol Satay | Pork, chicken & mutton satay | $ | Alexandra / Bukit Merah | No |
| Jason's Place | Pork, chicken & mutton satay; BBQ wings | $ | Changi Village | No |
| Satay Street @ Lau Pa Sat | Open-air satay street (multiple stalls) | $$ | Raffles Place / CBD | Mixed (halal and non-halal stalls) |
| Opah Satay | Malay-style satay shop & takeaway | $$ | Kampong Glam | MUIS-certified |
Your questions answered
Where is the best satay in Singapore?
Well-known picks include Pang's Satay, Shi Xiang Satay and MICHELIN-listed 168 CMY Satay at Chinatown Complex, Haron Satay 55 and Ahmad Spring at East Coast Lagoon Food Village, Kwong Satay in Geylang (pork belly), Original Alhambra Satay at Geylang Serai, and Satay Street at Lau Pa Sat for the open-air experience.
How much does satay cost in Singapore?
At hawker stalls, satay costs from around $0.60 to $1 a stick, and most stalls require a minimum of 10 sticks (Haron Satay 55 asks for about 20). Pork belly skewers cost from around $1.50. Sets at Lau Pa Sat's Satay Street run up to about $26, and delivery or party sets from specialist shops cost more.
Where can I find halal satay in Singapore?
Opah Satay in Kampong Glam is listed in the MUIS halal directory. Muslim-owned stalls include Haron Satay 55 and Ahmad Spring at East Coast Lagoon, Original Alhambra Satay (Geylang Serai and Changi Village) and Yusoff Haji Jalal Satay at Pasir Panjang. Satay Street at Lau Pa Sat has both halal and pork stalls, so check each stall's signage.
What time do satay stalls open?
Most satay stalls are evening stalls that open from about 3pm to 6pm and close between 8pm and midnight. Lau Pa Sat's Satay Street runs from 7pm on weekdays and 3pm on weekends until about 3am, and TKR Satay at Newton stays open until 12:30am. 168 CMY Satay and Original Alhambra Satay (Geylang Serai) are open from the morning. Many stalls close one or two days a week, often Monday or Tuesday.
What's the difference between Hainanese and Malay-style satay?
Hainanese or Chinese-style satay is usually sweeter and is often pork or chicken, served with a peanut sauce mixed with pineapple purée. Malay-style satay is marinated with spices such as turmeric, lemongrass, coriander and cumin, uses chicken, beef or mutton (sometimes tripe), and comes with a thicker, spicier peanut sauce. Halal stalls serve Malay-style satay.
Do I need to book or queue for satay?
Hawker satay stalls don't take bookings. You order at the stall, and popular ones such as Pang's Satay can involve waits of around 30 minutes at peak. For groups, Satay Street at Lau Pa Sat has plenty of outdoor seating. Some stalls, such as Haron Satay 55 and Opah Satay, also take advance or delivery orders through online ordering pages.
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