Margaret Drive Food Centre

C says:

Queenstown Popiah
I’m extremely annoyed that Sunday Lifestyle’s feature on the best popiah in Singapore didn’t feature the stall in the Margaret Drive Food Centre. There are 2 stalls – the one on the ground floor sells the popiah, and the stall on the second floor is dedicated to making the popiah skins (they also sell kueh pie tee cups).


At just $1 a roll, I think the popiah here is not only a steal, but it’s absolutely delicious as well. The skin is nice and thin, the turnip filling is tasty, and there’s just enough taugeh to give it some crunch. The proportions of garlic, sweet sauce and chilli are just right, and there’s also a very interesting crunchy topping that’s a little like fried breadcrumbs that you don’t get at many other popiah stalls. And the best part about this stall? They don’t add the cursory kng chye (coriander/cilantro) that’s so damn common and irritating in so many popiah joints.

So ignore Teo Pau Lin’s list of 8 of Singapore’s supposed best popiah places and head over to the Queenstown Popiah stall. Another thing to note – for $50, they also do a party set, where they give you all the ingredients you need for a do-it-yourself popiah party at home. They’re extremely generous with their ingredients, and a popiah party is always loads of fun.

Sin Kee Chicken Rice


Since popiah alone isn’t quite enough for a meal, if you’re at the Margaret Drive Food Centre, try the famous chicken rice on the second floor. The chicken is wonderfully moist and tender, even the breast meat that A ordered, and the chilli packs quite a punch as well. I had a side order of chicken livers that were cooked to perfection – wonderfully creamy.

A says:

Popiah rocks cause I like the skins. In fact, I could even eat them on their own.

As for the chicken rice, the last time we came I found it over-rated for someplace so famous. This time though, the chicken was really good. The breast meat sections that I usually have were super tender and flavourful. Must be cause it’s a bit oilier than our other chicken rice places. But while the chicken may be better, the rice lacks that chicken rice oomph! And since I’m more a fan of the rice part in chicken rice, I’d still rather go to Boon Tong Kee or Wee Nam Kee.

Queenstown Popiah
Blk 40A, #01-484
Margaret Drive Food Centre
Tel: 9781-6307
Opening hours: 11 am - 9 pm

Sin Kee Chicken Rice
Blk 40A, #02-548
Margaret Drive Food Centre
Opening hours: 10.30 am - 9 pm (Closed Mondays)