Which city's hotel cuisine reigns supreme in Southeast Asia?

Find out if Singapore made the cut.

The country’s sumptuous dishes attract wait food-loving travellers from across the world, and cuisine has become a cornerstone of local tourism. But does Singapore’s hotel cuisine live up to travellers’ high expectations?

A report released by Wego and TrustYou revealed that Singapore hotel cuisine won out over regional rivals Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur when it comes to overall food quality. Travellers gave local hotels an overall total quality rating of 86%, with Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta following with extremely decent scores of 83% and 82%, respectively.

Breaking down the reviews, Kuala Lumpur listed highest in the restaurant and bar category at 91.6%, with Singapore and Jakarta tying at 90.7%.

The city that received the most mentions specifically about food was Kuala Lumpur at 82.6%, followed closely by Jakarta at 81.2% and Singapore at 79%.

Jakarta rated highly in the fruit and dessert category at 81.2%, with Singapore’s beef and poultry receiving the most dish mentions rated at 76%.

Kuala Lumpur’s famed fish and seafood rated high at 77.9% and breakfasts were very popular with reviewers, rating 79.1%.

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