Best Satay – Literally the Best Satay

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One of my favorite local delights is chicken satay (meat skewers), and it has to be the Muslim version. Somehow satay made by the Chinese just don’t seem to taste as good, perhaps due to a different use of spices.

The best place to get good satay is probably Lau Pa Sat, where there is an entire street dedicated to satay stalls! Competition is fierce; satay sellers from the various stalls would actively approach potential customers. There are more than a dozen satay stalls. So which is the best one?

For the past 5 years (at least), I have been a die-hard fan of stalls 7 and 8. They call themselves the “best satay” stall, and I totally agree with them! In fact, an old blog post that I wrote years ago praising their satay is still being displayed prominently on their stall front!

Being an avid satay eater, I have honed my skills in sifting out the good satay from the bad. In my opinion, good satay should have the following:

» tender and moist meat
» decent-sized meat
» rich marinade that penetrates the meat
» meat that slides off the skewer easily
» grilled to perfection
» tasty peanut gravy that is neither too oily nor watered down
» fresh onion and cucumber

Satay

Satay (Meat Skewers)
60 cents per stick

Stalls 7 and 8 exceed all my above expectations! And that’s not all. The sellers are always friendly and obliging, even going the extra mile to provide water and paper napkins for customers to wash their hands afterwards!

In my opinion, they really are the best satay stall around. I try to visit them at least once a week! Look out for the friendly lady boss, ainon. She knows me by my Chinese name “wan ting”. The next time you go there, do help me say hi!

Best Satay (Stalls 7 & 8) (

Halal certified)
Lau Pa Sat
18 Raffles Quay
Singapore 048582
(65) 6741 3109

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A
September 12

Surprising you said their satay is good. Everytime when Im there, I feel extremely intimidated by the aggressive stall owners trying to get you to buy from them. The satay usually turns out dissappointing as well.
Btw, guess who is this? haha…
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Veron
September 12

Oh no, really? They have never failed me once! I guess the aggressive sales tactics would turn people off.
And I know exactly who you are! See you tomorrow!
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Miccheng
September 12

Ha ha… making me miss Satay already lah! Must join me for satay when i’m back in town.
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Miccheng
September 12

The satay sellers can be quite aggressive & pushy. But i guess if you know which one you want to buy from – it should be easier.
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Veron
September 12

Yeah I’ve encountered those pushy sellers. Can’t be helped that they get pushy. There’s simply too much competition already! But each time I know exactly which stall I’m buying from so it doesn’t affect me at all. I simply ignore them and head straight to stalls 7 and 8! lol!
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Knox
September 12

woah making me hungry lah u..
too bad tomorow Muslims start fasting liao..
maybe one day i go try the satay there..
hehe anyway Veron,
can i email u? wanna ask you something lah..
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Veron
September 12

The stalls would always be there, so no worries!
Yeah, do feel free to drop me an email. You know where to find the address.
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py
September 12

I don’t go to Lau Pa Sat very often, but I shall ask my memory to remember stall 7 & 8, so that I could go straight to these two stalls if I were to want to eat satay.
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Veron
September 13

Wow! Thanks for having so much faith in my taste. Heh. Remember to mention my Chinese name (Wan Ting) to the lady boss. She might throw in a free rice cake!
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pkchukiss
September 13

I love to cover everything with a thick layer of peanut sauce before I shovel it into my mouth. Mmmm makes me want to go down to Lau Pat Sat now…
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Veron
September 13

Ahhh… Me too! And I’m saying this even after I’ve already had two roti prata for supper. Damn!
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Joyz
September 13

I’m actually kinda afraid to go to that satay stretch cos there’s so much touting going on. You can see the vendors literally fighting for your attention. After being “pressurized”, we are forced to sit down to really poor quality satay. Wished they spend more time honing their skills than doing so much sales talk. After the few bad experiences, I gave up that place totally. But there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel with your post, so I may drop by stall 7 & 8 and give this stretch of road a one last try!
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Veron
September 13

Don’t get intimidated! I used to feel the same way (that’s how I ended up trying out every stall). Eventually I found my favorite stall and had never looked back since.
Wished they spend more time honing their skills than doing so much sales talk.
Haha how very true!
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Vorts
September 13

If you’re a satay aficionado, you might actually want to try out the satay at KTM (the railway station at Tanjong Pagar). I’m not much of a peanut sauce fan, and even then the satay there has won me over. Big chunks of succulent meat coated in just the right amount of seasoning. Plus, the rice cakes are free. :)
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Veron
September 13

Hey hey, someone told me before about this satay stall near the railway. I didn’t know where it was. But now I think it’s the exact same place you’re talking about!
The free rice cakes sounds like a great deal to me. Thanks! I wanna check it out!
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pkchukiss
September 15

Rice cakes are evil! They distract you from the noble cause of satay eating! Mash them! Mash them! *Runs around deranged*
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Veron
September 15

lol at the tirade.
I tend to not order rice cakes with my satay. They get me too bloated to really appreciate the yumminess of the satay.
But still… free rice cakes! I wouldn’t say no to that.
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CJ CamPO™
October 7

2 thumbs up to the “best satay” stall, guess i share the same experience
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Veron
October 9

Whee! Finally! Someone that agrees with me!
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CJ CamPO™
October 11

i think it’s not only myself but a family agreement tt whenever my family’s there we go for the “best stay”, literally the best!
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