Well, we're nearly half-way there (through the Circuit Breaker at least), and if like us, you're missing the quick, delicious food of your hawker centre, or the smells of your neighbourhood bakery, look through this handy guide for so many of the "outside food" we wish we could buy now and get a bite of. Most of them do their own deliveries, and are not found on major food delivery platforms like Grab, Deliveroo and Food Panda, and you'll need to Whatsapp or Facebook Message them to get some right to your doorstep.  

1. Handmade Kueh

Mini Peng Kueh, 5 pcs, Sweet black sauce and chilli included. Picture: Traditional Handmade Kueh

• Traditional Handmade Kueh

Before the circuit breaker period, you might have seen a booth selling traditional handmade kueh at Novena and Raffles. Well, now they are offering delivery of sticky, colourful smaller versions of the kuehs we love. Whatsapp to order, number below; extra delivery fee for West-side deliveries.

1 set $3.50 , 3 sets $10 

• Mini Soon Kueh 5 pcs, sweet black sauce and chilli included 
• Mini Peng Kueh 5 pcs, sweet black sauce and chilli included 
• Sweet Potato Ondeh-ondeh 6 pcs, gula melaka filling
• Rainbow Lapis 3 pcs
• Kueh Salat 3 pcs 
• Kueh Ubi 3 pcs 
• Glutinous Rice 3 pcs 
• Rempah Udang 3 pcs, hae bee hiam or spicy dried shrimp filling 
• Everton Park Ang Ku Kueh (peanut, sweet bean, yam, salty bean, coconut, sweet corn) 2 pcs, $2.60, 6 pcs, $7.20, 10 pcs, $12 
• Steam Yam Cake, 3 pcs, sweet black sauce and chilli included  

Order: Whatsapp - 83380081

Delivery Notes: At least $40 for free delivery, Below $40, $10 delivery fee. West area, an additional charge of $5 for delivery.

Location: 26 Defu Lane

Chewy jelly rectangles of gula melaka, or brown palm sugar Kueh Kosui. Picture: Kueh Ho Jiak

• Kueh Ho Jiak 

This original kampung food-cart selling kueh is now recognised as a UNESCO heritage hawker. How amazing is that? People love the oval colourful sticky kuehs, or Ang Ku Kueh. Besides the old-school flavours, they also make Durian Ang Ku Kueh, and Sweet Potato Skin Ang Ku Kueh. But there are other delights too, like a cold Peranakan classic, Gula Melaka Kueh Kosui (pictured above) that's typically dusted with sweet shredded coconut. And, if you like high tea at home, they offer kueh platters at $22.40 for 2-3 pax. 

Right now, they're offering 30% off all products, with deliveries available. 

• Gula Melaka Kueh Kosui, 8 pieces for $4.00, now $2.80 (Vegan)
• Gula Melaka Sweet Potato Chinese Muffins, $2 per piece, now $1.40 per piece 
• Kueh Platter, $32, now $22.40 - Yam Cake 4pcs, Hae Bee Hiam Ang Ku Kueh 4pcs, Peanut Ang Ku Kueh 4pcs, Sweet Potatoes Ondeh 8pcs, Sago Kueh 4pcs 

More kueh, and delivery details at their website.

2. Pushcart Ice-Cream

Slicing a block of ice-cream at Lao Chuan Tong Traditional Ice-Cream pushcart. Photo: Lao Chuan Tong Traditional Ice-Cream 

• Lao Chuan Tong Traditional Ice Cream (Halal-Certified)

If you're like us and miss grabbing a cheap biscuit-sandwiched ice-cream around the neighbourhood, you might not resist this temptation of ordering one direct to your doorstep. Your go-to flavours are all still on the menu, but you've got to order more than 1 whole slab though, and cut it up yourself.

Island-wide delivery with min. purchase of 3 slabs at $8 each

Flavours: 

• Green Tea
• Sweet Corn
• Vanilla
• Raspberry Ripple
• Peppermint Chocolate Chip
• Durian 
• Yam
• Blueberry Ripple
• Mango 
• Chocolate
• Chocolate Chip 
• Red Bean

Order: Fill in form here, contact 88779902 for urgent enquires

Delivery Notes: For orders before 12PM, next day delivery; For orders after 12PM, following day delivery.

• Happiness on Wheels

A mother-child team selling similar ice-cream blocks, but with added flavours like old-school Attap Seed and Nata de Coco. But you might have to go without waffle biscuits as their Malaysian supplier has run out. Though, rainbow bread, the colourful fluffy ice-cream companion is still available, at a limited quantity. Similar to Lao Chuan Tong Traditional Ice Cream, their ice cream slabs are going for $8 per slab. 

Flavours: 

• Sweet Corn
• Vanilla
• Raspberry Ripple
• Peppermint Chocolate Chip
• Durian 
• Yam
• Blueberry Ripple
• Mango 
• Chocolate
• Chocolate Chip 
• Red Bean
• Green Tea
• Attap Seed
• Nata de Coco

Order: Facebook message Happiness On Wheels

Delivery Notes: More details on their Facebook page, deliveries within 3 days.

3. Hawker Centre Snacks

A selection of deep-fried nibbles at 359 Bukit Gombak Ngoh Hiang Prawn Fritters. Photo: 359 Bukit Gombak Ngoh Hiang Prawn Fritters

• 359 Bukit Gombak Ngoh Hiang Prawn Fritters

Hit by a sudden deep-fried urge? Get all sorts of glorious fried spiced nibbles delivered to you, from fish ball, bee hoon, luncheon meat and a few crackling dried prawn crisps. 

More on their Facebook page, selected food items here: 

• Fish ball - $0.50
• Sotong ball - $0.50
• Luncheon meat - $1.00
• Fish fillet - $1.00
• Water chestnut cake - $1.00
• Beancurd $1.00
• Taiwan sausage - $1.30
• Ngoh hiang roll - $1.30
• Chicken cutlet - $1.50
• Prawn cracker - $1.50
• Sotong You tiao - $2.00
• Liver roll - $2.00
• Cuttle Fish - $3.00
• Bee Hoon - $1.00

Order: Whatsapp - 87826563 with order and address, Facebook

Delivery Notes: Delivery timing from 1pm-7pm, free delivery for orders above $30, $5 delivery fee for orders below $30. 

Deep-fried banana fritters at Kee's Crispy Goreng Pisang. Photo: Kee's Crispy Goreng Pisang

• Kee's Crispy Goreng Pisang

Golden Mile Food Centre is a hotbed of great local food, and one of them includes a golden Deep-Fried Banana Stall, or Kee's Goreng Pisang that's been selling that sweet fruit for over 15 years now. Choose from 4 sizes: king, large, medium and bite-size (subject to availability). Not just bananas though, there's sweet potato, yam, tapioca cake, caramelised glutinous rice cake, chempedak and more. 

More at their Facebook page, selected deep-fried delights here:

• Banana
• Sweet Potato 
• Yam
• Tapioca Cake
• Sweet Glutinous Rice Cake, or Nian Gao
• Chempadak
• Enoki Mushroom
• Greenbean Cake

Order: Whatsapp Malvis - 82129698, wait for response typically after 5pm. If you don't hear from them, it means they are not able to accept your orders. 

Delivery Notes: Minimum $10 order, delivery fee of $10 for <10km and $15 for distance above 10km, islandwide. 

4. Neighbourhood Bread and Buns

Organic Charcoal Belgium Chocolate Bun with Chocolate Chips, Photo: Guru Nice Bakery 

• Guru Nice Bakery

If you looking to try a hot-selling devilishily chocolate organic bread and other nutty bready favourites, here's a neighbourhood bakery at Blk 45 Sims Drive that delivers it to you. Their breads are touted as preservative-free, using purely Anchor butter and without use of shortening or vegetable oil. 

More on Facebook; Selected bread types here at 1 pc 250g; 1 for $6.50 and 4 for $22: 

• Healthy Organic Multigrain
• Healthy Organic Black Sesame Walnut
• French Cranberry Bread
• Walnut Bread
• Organic Charcoal Chocolate Bread (pictured above)

Order: Facebook message here

Delivery Notes: From $5 - $10 depending on location

Floss bun. Photo: Breadstory Singapore

• Breadstory, Singapore

Thinking of a basic meat floss bread? Breadstory's an inexpensive local bakery with bread buns like that that range from just 70 cents to $1.60, and a whole range of typical kuehs, tarts and cakes.

More on their Facebook, selected menu here: 

• Buns - $0.70 - $1.60
• 6 in 1 Bread - $1.80 - $2.50
• Kueh - $0.70 - $1.00
• Tarts - $0.50 - $1.60
• Cakes - $3.00 - $5.00

Order: Whatsapp 97281375, 97281273, 98415289; Facebook page here

Delivery Notes: Delivery within 45 minutes, no minimum order, $8 per trip for islandwide, order a day in advance, $3 per trip for Telok Blangah area. Daily from 10am - 5pm.

5. Kopi and Teh

A selection of Iced Kopi and Teh from Coffee Break. Photo: Coffee Break

• Coffee Break

Miss waking up to a kopi and toast breakfast? Well Coffee Break that's located at Amoy and Hong Lim Food Centres offer iced kopi and teh deliveries, as well as more classic cool beverages. 

More on their Facebook, selection of menu here: 

• Kopi/Kopi-O/Kopi-C - $2.10
• Teh/Teh-O/Teh-C - $2.30
• Yuan-Yang/Yuan-Yang-O/Yuan-Yang-C - $2.30
• Latte/Mocha/Chocolate (Black Sesame, Roasted Almond, Hazelnut and more) - $4.50
• Tea Latte (Chai, Chrysanthemum, Genmaicha and more) - $5.30

Order: Whatsapp 81006218, Facebook page here

Delivery Notes: Iced-beverage only, Island-wide delivery, allow about 2.5 hours for delivery to reach you. 

Iced Kopi. Photo: Kopi Fellas

• Kopi Fellas

Kopi Fellas is another go-to kopi place for many in the CBD area. Now, you can get them right at home island-wide, in a sharing portion too. They also offer noodles, toast and mains to make it a meal. 

More on their website, selected menu here: 

• Kopi Fellas Pack - From $24
• Teh Fellas Pack - From $24
• Yuan-Yang Fellas Pack - From $28
• Toast (Butter-Sugar/Kaya Butter/Peanut Butter and more) - From $2.30

Order: Place orders on their website. 

Delivery Notes: Delivery charge $5 flat rate island-wide, min. order $15.

6. Meat Baos and Dim Sum

Ipoh Vegetable Curry Chee Cheong Fan. Photo: Man Man Chi

• Man Man Chi 

Direct from Ipoh recipes like Ipoh Curry Chee Cheong Fun and Ipoh Soon Kueh are what this Hougang Avenue 9 hawker stall do best. The hawker couple started business here in 2019, turning their Ipoh family recipes into delightful dim sums for us. 

More on their Facebook post, selected menu here: 

• Chee Cheong Fun (Ipoh Curry Veg Chee Cheong Fun/Chicken Mushroom Chee Cheong Fun/Sweet Sauce Chee Cheong Fun) - From $2
• Glutinous Rice - $2.50 (Per portion)
• Soon Kueh - $1.00 (1 pc) (only max. 2 allowed per order) 
• Yam Cake (Steamed/Fried) - $1.00 (1 pc)

Order: WhatsApp Jermaine - 97654927, minimum order of $10, wait for order confirmation before making payment, order at least 1 day in advance before 10am.

Delivery Notes: $5 delivery fee, selected areas only. Contactless doorstep delivery between 10am-2pm.

• Nian Nian Fa

Get a full dim sum breakfast with Fried Carrot Cake, Sesame Ball snacks and Yam Cakes. Want more satisfying? They offer soup and rice bowls like Ginseng Chicken Soup, a nourishing Black Chicken Soup and more. 

Order: Contact - 97788746 for menu and order

Delivery Notes: Selected delivery locations. Deliveries are made in the evening for steamed dimsum and soup/rice items, minimum order of $35, delivery fee $3. Free delivery for orders over $60.

7. Traditional Chinese Desserts

Walnut Soup, the stall's top seller. Photo: Yatkayan

• Yatkayan 

Like most of the stalls here, this one's too, a family-run dessert stall at Middle Road's Fortune Centre. Among the various sweet Chinese soups, the top seller, a bowl of creamy Walnut Paste, is viewed as healthier than other sweet soups, and worth a try. 

More on Facebook, selected menu here: 

• Walnut Paste - $4
• Black Sesame Paste - $3.50 
• Barley Beancurd - $3
• Red Bean with Lotus Seed - $3
• 3 Tang Yuan in Ginger Soup - $2.80 
• Green Bean Soup - $1

Order: Whatsapp - 96312359 and indicate date and time of delivery, your contact number, delivery address, order and any special remarks; Facebook page here.

Delivery Notes: Free delivery island-wide with minimum order of $15. 

Red bean with lotus sweet soup. Photo: Mei Heong Yuen Dessert

• Mei Heong Yuen Dessert

You've heard of Mei Heong Yuen Dessert, the 20-year-old dessert brand serving comforting sweet dessert soups and shaved iced desserts. Now, its Bugis branch is providing island-wide delivery. Get 10% off your bill, more details on their Facebook page here. 

More on their Facebook, selected menu here: 

• Almond with Egg White - $5.50
• Herbal Jelly - $3.50 
• Lemongrass Jelly - $5
• Red Bean Lotus - $3
• Peanut/Almond/Walnut Paste - $3.50

Order: Whatsapp - 87256308 with your delivery date, name, order and address. Once an order number and bill is sent to you, make payment. Facebook page here.

Delivery Notes: Free delivery for order above $40, under $40 orders - delivery fee of $6 - $18. Delivery between 12.30pm - 11pm, everyday. Expect deliveries with 45 - 90 mins from order. 

8. Local Cookies, Tarts and Other Bakes

Sharing Durian dessert platters. Photo: Royal Durian

Even through a pandemic, durians from Royal Durian doesn't seem to be going out of season. Order pastries, cakes and whole durian fruits, with desserts enjoying free island-wide delivery. 

Order and delivery details here

A box of Korean Fatcaron. Photo: Nanatang

• Nanatang

The Fatcaron, or Korean Macaron bake trend might have come and went last year. But in this bakery, Nanatang, it seems to be still enjoying its moment. The Fatcaron is, as the name suggests, a more cream-filled and bigger version of the macaron and offers a more satisfying bite for some. Nanatang conducts online classes on how to make selected bakes, including teaching cake designs too. 

More on Facebook, selected menu here: 

• Korean Fatcaron
• Durian Pastries (Swissroll, Mochi etc)
• Brownies
• Cupcakes

Order: Whatsapp - 91998928, minimum 1-day before. 

Delivery Notes: Check their Facebook for more details. 

Lemon Tart. Photo: South Union Park

• South Union Park

If you're looking for tangy, full-lemony flavoured Lemon Tart, lots of good things have been said about South Union Park cafe's lemon tarts. They say it's also personally delivered by the chef-owner Terence Chuah. Get some along with drinks, mains and more desserts, yum!

Prices and Menu on Facebook. 

Order: Whatsapp or call- 82189639, Facebook page here

Delivery Notes: Standard delivery charge is at $8, orders above $80 delivery is free. 

Have an eatery, bakery or a hawker stall you love doing their own deliveries now? Comment below and we might feature it!