Best Tingkat Deliveries in Singapore for Homely, Healthy Meals Minus the Hassle

PUBLISHED August 4th, 2021 06:15 am | UPDATED August 11th, 2021 02:17 pm

Now that we’re pretty much working and staying at home 24/7, figuring out where to hunt down meals each day is fast becoming a pain. Modern times might just call for an old-school solution – we’re talking about tingkat, of course. Taking the extra thinking out of the equation, tingkat services deliver a weekly menu of fresh-cooked food to your door – typically with healthier options than what you’d find at the hawker centre. Here’s our shortlist of the best tingkat delivery services in Singapore, from classic cai fan to mod-Asian fare.

FattyDaddyFattyMummy

Feeding the whole fam day in, day out can be a hassle – as parents of two Fion and Kedan know. A chef by profession, Kedan transforms family recipes into four-dish tingkat meal plans, running the gamut from Hainanese to Japanese. Folks aiming to eat clean can opt for their Love, Tingkat range – this Healthier Choice-endorsed menu cuts out the MSG and processed stuff. If your culinary ennui sets in fast, Delightful, Tingkat shakes things up with a different cuisine each day of the week. Prices start from S$160.50++ for a ten-day Regular Tingkat Menu for two pax.

Check out FattyDaddyFattyMummy here. 

Tiffin Bicycle Club

For date nights with a dose of retro style, Tiffin Bicycle Club is set to deliver. Chef Desmond Chen – who honed his chops at the Michelin-starred likes of Odette and Whitegrass – dishes up a rotating curation of contemporary Asian fare, artfully arranged in a 4-Layer Tingkat (S$120++). Collaborations with his fellow chef friends are frequent, and the results are droolworthy. Past creations include off-cuts made luxe like Octopus & Thai Fermented Sausage, ikura-crowned Fish ‘Lard’ Donabe, and White Cut Pork Belly spiked with Japanese turnip achar.

Check out Tiffin Bicycle Club here. 

Tingkat by RichFood

This tingkat-focused arm of long-running catering group RichFood is all about healthier eating. Their rotating lineup of classic Chinese dishes come with no added MSG and brown rice options, with a choice of cooling soups to boot. Packed prettily in three-tiered tiffin carriers, you can expect nourishing belly-warmers like Teochew-style steamed fish, winter melon and pork rib soup, and braised pork belly – though they’ve treats like crispy chestnut rolls too. Prices start from S$129.47++ for a ten-day meal package for two pax.

Check out Tingkat by RichFood here. 

Kim Paradise

Calling all picky eaters: whether you like your fish boneless or loathe lady’s fingers in your dishes, Kim Paradise can tailor your tingkat to your tastes. One of Singapore’s largest tingkat suppliers, they’ve been delivering cai fan favourites to doorsteps for over two decades. Think homely indulgences like coffee chicken, tang hoon with minced meat, and silky egg beancurd bathed in crabmeat sauce, dished up in your choice of tiffin carriers or microwave-friendly containers. Prices start from S$160++ for a ten-day package for one pax.

Check out Kim Paradise here. 

Royal Cuisine Group

Need some variety to spice up your life? Royal Cuisine Group serves up ‘international meal’ tingkat packages to keep your week interesting. You could be munching on Japanese classics like pork katsu and chawanmushi one day, then tucking into Thai basil chicken and tom yum soup the next – their lineup spans Western, Korean, and Malay cuisines too. With special add-on carbs for each day – which can span everything from carbonara and chicken rice – this tingkat service boasts one of the most diverse repertoires out there. Prices start from S$100++ for a ten-day Homecook package for two pax.

Check out Royal Cuisine Group here. 

Best Catering

Another option for folks that want to eat healthy, Best Catering serves up both regular and healthier tingkat menus crafted around Chinese soups and dishes. Their Family Tingkat lineup features four dishes of frills-free classics like Hokkien mee and fish in black bean sauce. Meanwhile, their Healthy Tingkat cuts out the MSG and preservatives, drawing on healthier cooking methods. With only two dishes and a soup on offer, choices are more limited but pack a nourishing punch – think salmon fish and steamed chicken with chicken essence. Prices start from S$160++ for a 10-day trial package for two pax.

Check out Best Catering here. 

Hong Choo

With packages for up to six pax, Hong Choo’s tingkat offerings are perfect if you’ve got a larger fam to feed. Founder Kam Thian Teng once ran a mixed vegetable stall, and he’s channeled all his expertise into his own food catering service. Together with his daughter Agnes, he whips up traditional Chinese staples from bak kut teh soup to braised chicken with mushrooms. While each three-dish, one-soup meal is planned and crafted daily with the freshest produce, here’s the caveat: you won’t be able to know what’s on the menu each week before placing your order. Prices start from S$220 for a 20-day package for two pax.

Check out Hong Choo here. 

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