Taking on a cheeky interpretation of Grandma’s home-cooked dishes, Po (at the swanky Warehouse Hotel) serves up elevated local classics like a build-your-own popiah platter, bak kut teh and spicy rendang. Everything is made with fresh ingredients without cutting any corners, as one would expect from their close kin. It’s all about keeping the authenticity of Singapore’s delicious heritage cuisine alive.

Opening hours: Daily 7am-10.30am, 12pm-2.30pm, 6pm-10pm

Have your fill of handmade pastries, piquant kuehs, and traditional cookies at Galicier. The owner uses her grandfather’s recipes, while making slight tweaks just to keep her snacks relevant. This shop gets sporadically crowded with hungry customers after their signature kueh dadar, ondeh-ondeh and tapioca kuehs, so come prepared to brave the queue.

Opening hours: (Tue-Sun) 10am-8.30pm

Ready a solid squad of five to 10 (the more the merrier) to Por Kee, and dine, family-style. You’ll score the advantage of ordering a spread of dishes like homemade beancurd, champagne pork ribs, crispy butter prawns, and more. It’ll be crowded, slightly chaotic, but more importantly — it’s the perfect place to host a celebratory affair.

Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2:30pm and 5:30pm to 11:30pm

Another reputable joint for local zi char, Tian Tian is touted for their fish head steamboat as well as other well-seasoned dishes such as salted egg yolk crab and bamboo clams. While it is always a dinnertime hotspot, the place also opens till 3am, so there’s that option to pop by after a wild night of partying.

Opening hours: Daily 5:00pm-3:30am

We’re not going to sugarcoat it — you’ll be tucking into a plate of hot mess here at Loo’s. A mouthwatering pile of fried pork chops, cabbage, and whatever you deem fancy in their selection, finished with a generous splash of curry. This is where you should be on cheat day.

Opening hours: Daily 8am-2.45pm, closed every alternate Tues