Haig Road Putu Piring: This Traditional Snack Hawker Was Featured in Netflix’ Street Food Docuseries

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This article is part of the Singapore Food Trip 2025 series. Check out the installments in this series: Allaudin’s Briyani (Biryani Rice) | Delhi Lahori (Indian and Pakistani Food) | Dian Xiao Er (Herbal Roast Duck) | Hawkers’ Street at Tang Plaza (Food Court) | Kek Eng Kee Seafood (Zi Char) | Queic by Olivia (Cheesecake) | The Coconut Club (Nasi Lemak and Malay Food) | Tiong Bahru Market (Hawker Center) | Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice

As a Filipino, I love eating Kakanin, a collective term for glutinous rice cakes. So whenever I’m in Singapore (or Malaysia), I always try to eat its Singaporean counterpart—Kueh. One particular kueh that I’ve always wanted to try is Putu Piring, a round steamed rice cake filled with Gula Melaka or palm sugar and served with freshly grated coconut.

I think the best place to try is at Haig Road Putu Piring. This hawker stall gained international fame when it was featured in Netflix’ Street Food Asia docuseries.

Haig Road Putu Piring at Haig Road Market & Food Centre

Haig Road Putu Piring is run by its second generation owner, Aisha Hashim, who is a pastry chef with training and experience in America. She returned to Singapore when her mother asked for help with their struggling family business. She took over, innovated, and expanded, and the rest is history.

I made sure to visit its outlet in Haig Road Market & Food Centre, since it’s near our hotel.

Like many young hawkers, the hawker stall has gone digital by installing an ordering kiosk.

You’ll immediately notice the aunties steaming and preparing the putu piring. They’re so efficient and harmonious, and it’s amusing to watch!

It’s mesmerizing to watch the aunties prepare the *putu piring*!

To steam the putu piring, you must use a specialized steamer.

Haig Road Putu Piring has innovated and come up with different fillings such as Brown Coconut, Chocolate, Peanut, and even…drumroll…Durian! But in the Haig Road Market & Food Centre outlet, they only offer the original, which is filled with gula melaka. So how do I find it?

*Putu Piring* with *Gula Melaka (4 pcs.: SGD5)*

The original putu piring has a nice rice cake exterior and a rightly sweet palm sugar filling. If you’re a Filipino, you can compare it to a “bready” puto (Filipino rice cake) with a filling. It’s a simple delicacy but it can be addictive!

I’m happy to have finally visited Haig Road Putu Piring. They are among the few establishments in Singapore selling putu piring. So think of them as one of the few guardians of this traditional local delicacy. I highly recommend that you pay it a visit!

Haig Road Putu Piring

Haig Road Market & Food Centre Outlet Address: #01-07 Haig Road Market & Food Centre, 14 Haig Rd., Singapore | Operating Hours: Daily, 10:45AM-9:45PM

For other store locations, check out their Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as their Website.