From now until September 21, 2025, Raffles Hotel Singapore's Raffles Courtyard is showcasing rotating regional hawker talents from the region, in partnership with Makansutra, a Singapore-based company that promotes street food culture Kansi—a hearty Filipino soup made from beef shank and the batwan fruit; ayam panggang— a Javanese dish of whole kampung chicken poached in spiced coconut milk before being grilled over wood-fire; belimbing ikan telor— a wild starfruit fish egg curry originating from the Peranakan Indians— these regional dishes are typically hard to come by pretty much anywhere in the world. But from now until September 21, 2025, Raffles Hotel Singapore’s alfresco bar and lounge Raffles Courtyard and Makansutra, a local company advocating for street food culture, will be showcasing a roster of regional hawkers hailing from different parts of Southeast Asia—Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia— for their “Return of the Regional Hawker Showcase.” “The Hawker series at Raffles Courtyard represents our mission to honor, spotlight and support these remarkable hawker talents who are keeping their cultural heritage alive through their food, and we are thrilled to be able to bring back this series for a second edition together with long-time collaborator, Makansutra,” said Christian Westbeld, Managing Director, Raffles Hotel Singapore, in a statement.
Each of the featured hawker installments, who will be showcasing specialty dishes rooted in the.