Singapore

Singapore has a well-deserved reputation for some of the best “food courts” in Asia. These indoor hawker markets bear little relation to the Western concept of food courts, which involve mostly nationwide fast-food outlets. The Singaporeans have been successful at bringing most of the independent hawkers from the streets and organizing them into more sanitary environments while maintaining the authentic characteristics of street food. Each stall still has a specialty that its owners have mastered. The hawker centers have also evolved into syndicated business ventures at über-chic malls like Vivo City’s Food Republic.