Singaporeans have spoken, and out of the over 120 hawker centres we have on our island, Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre has been chosen as the crowd’s favourite for 2025. This announcement was made at the recent Singapore Hawkers’ Celebration and Awards, held earlier this week. A quick search on Google shows that the food centre, which is a close distance to Sembawang MRT, is popular for its stalls selling nasi lemak, homemade muffins, fishball noodles and wonton mee.
Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre also picked up a second prize that afternoon – the Healthier Dining Hawker Centre Award – given to food centres where a majority of stalls use ingredients like lower-sodium condiments, wholegrain carbs and healthier oils. Last year, Serangoon Garden Market was named the people’s Favourite Hawker Centre, winning with a total of 216 public votes.
This year’s Singapore Hawkers’ Celebration and Awards also gave out prizes to stalls that have contributed to the continuation of Singapore’s hawker culture, which is famously recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Dubbed the Hawker Heritage Award, this honour went to three stalls this year: Warong Pak Sapari at Adam Food Centre, Ghim Moh Chwee Kueh at Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre, and Bahrakath Mutton Soup, also at Adam Food Centre. All three brands have been in operation for more than 50 years and counting.
