Hawker centers are open-air food courts in Singapore that serve a wide variety of Asian dishes. With little ambience and no airconditioning, Singapore's hawker centers are simple affairs with a surprisingly wide range of culinary choices.
Prices are low ($5 buys you a big meal) and the menu reflects the multicultural mix of the Singaporean populace. Indian biryani stands jostle Western food booths and noodle stalls in most places. At any hawker center, tourists mingle with working stiffs to stuff their faces with Cantonese, Hokkien, Indian, Malay, and "Western" food.