Nyonya Pok Pok Kay

Nyonya Pok Pok Kay is a small Peranakan stall on the second floor of Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre. It keeps a short menu built around chicken, served with blue rice coloured by butterfly pea flowers. The name is a playful nod to the clucking sound a chicken makes.

The stall grew out of Baba Bento, which Leon Sng ran in the basement of Hong Leong Building from 2018. Leon trained as a chef at Shatec. After a two-year break, the family reopened in Pasir Ris in early 2022 under the new name. His daughter, Sarah Sng, took over the cooking.

What to order

There are two main chicken dishes. Ayam curry kapitan is a rich, lemak-style chicken curry with a hint of lemongrass. It is milder than an Indian chicken curry and mixes Malay, Chinese and Indian flavours. Ayam sioh is chicken cooked in a sweet, dark sauce with tamarind and coriander. It tastes sweet and sour with no chilli heat, so it suits anyone who avoids spice.

Each main comes with blue pea rice. Seth Lui's 2024 review also mentions a French loaf as another choice. For a fuller meal, order a set, which adds side dishes. Sides have included chap chye (braised mixed vegetables), a radish omelette, sambal egg and French beans with dried shrimp. The owners also fry and pack their own keropok, or crisp crackers, which make a good snack to take away.

New to Peranakan food?

Peranakan cooking, often called Nyonya food, blends Chinese and Malay styles. It leans on spice pastes, coconut milk, tamarind and fresh herbs. A hawker rice set like this one is an easy, low-cost way to try it. Our Peranakan food guides explain the main dishes. You can also browse more Peranakan restaurants in Singapore to compare a hawker meal with a sit-down one.

Good to know before you go

• Finding the stall: look for unit #02-23 on the upper floor. The stall has a bright yellow signboard with pictures of its chicken dishes.
• The hawker centre: Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre opened in 2018 as the first hawker centre in Pasir Ris. Its second floor has more café-style and international stalls.
• Easy ordering: with only a few dishes, ordering is quick. Pick a main, then decide if you want the set with sides. Our guide on how to order at hawker stalls covers the basics.
• Check the hours: small stalls can sell out or take days off, so check the latest hours on this page before a long trip.

Nearby

Pasir Ris is a quiet residential town in the east of Singapore, far from the city centre. Pair lunch with a walk or cycle in Pasir Ris Park, which runs along the coast. If you want to stay in the area, D'Resort @ Downtown East is in the same part of town. For more ideas, see other restaurants in Pasir Ris and Tampines or our list of hawker favourites.