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Chin Chin Eating House

19 Purvis Street, Singapore, Singapore (Downtown Core)
6337 4640
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Ranked #393 of 2,742 restaurants in Singapore
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
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New Zealand
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

We visited Chin Chin Eating House during our recent trip to Singapore. It was bustling and full of local people as well as a few scattered tourists. We ordered the pork chop, steamed chicken rice and vegetable clay pot curry. The food was very good value for money but wasn't what we were expecting. The pork chop was more like... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

Chin Chin specialty is chicken rice and pork chop. I say the chicken rice is good, but the pork chop is just ordinary. Order the chicken rice and enjoy yourself like a singaporean in this small and crowded restaurant !

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2013

Simple, tasty, good value and staff are friendly. The chicken was amazing. The waiter gave helpful suggestions about specialties. Nothing to fault. Just great food.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2012

Another old timer for chicken rice and pork chops. Old styled restaurant just like Yet Con. But the chicken rice is slightly better while the pork chops are far from Yet Con's standard

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2012

It's as Singaporian as it gets. A very local joint with very local food. The service was good. The food was good. The price was WELL worth the food.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 August 2012

The place is always hot and busy, but you get a menu and also a waiter is coming, no self-service. Many options, pepper beef on hot plate was great. I am always impressed how they manage the crowd, go there and see the real life!

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Sydney, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2012

Despite being just around the corner from the salubrious Raffles Hotel, Chin Chin is a wonderful piece of old Singapore; an extensive menu of delicious Chinese food (the chicken rice is superb!) served in down-to-earth shop-house style. Doctors, lawyers, bricklayers and bus drivers all share the throng at this hugely atmospheric and incredibly cheap restaurant.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2012

My friend and I wanted to try another restau, but then the queue was very loong. So instead, we walked further down Purvis and decided to have dindin at Chin Chin Eating House. Apparently, the restaurant has been around since 1950s. It does feel like it. Hehe! It reminds me of those very old Chinese restaus back in Manila that... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012

Enjoyed the traditional chicken rice and mee goreng at Chin Chin. We went during the midweek lunch rush and service was prompt and friendly. The chicken rice was delicious.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

Good local Chinese food, lots of locals eat here so I'm sure that's a tell tale sign!

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