Ji Ji Wanton Noodle 📍 Hong Lim Market & Food Centre 基记面家 ☎ 6532 2886

Ji Ji Wanton Noodle Specialist 基记面家 📍 531A Upper Cross St, stall #02-48/49 Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, Singapore 051531 🚅 5 minute walk from Chinatown station ☎ 6532 2886 ⏰ 9:30 am - 3 pm | 5pm - 7 pm (Thurs off)

Ji Ji Noodle House really doesn't need any more introduction. The wanton noodle stall has been in the Hong Lim area since 1965 and in the Singapore Michelin Guide since its inaugural edition in 2016.

Hi Coffee @ Hong Lim Hawker Centre • Everyone Order Matcha Latte leh 🐘

Hi Coffee 🐘  | 531A Upper Cross St, Hong Lim Hawker Centre, stall #02-41, Singapore 051531 🚅 5 minutes walk from Chinatown station ⏰ 8:30am - 3:45pm

Simi tai chi? What's going on? 😮

Stalking Hong Lim Hawker Centre..... . Eh..? What is this new stall with such a long queue? 🤔

The signboard says Hi Coffee.

Hong Lim Tanglin Curry Puff #02-34 vs Tanglin Curry Puff Original #02-36

Buddy Peter spotted two curry puff stalls at Hong Lim Complex with almost the same name and type of curry puff. Curious, he bought one from stall each for us to try.

Stall name: Hong Lim Tanglin Curry Puff & Tanglin Curry Puff Original

Address: Hong Lim Complex, 531A Upper Cross Street, #02-34 & #02-36, Singapore 051531

Nearest MRT: At Chinatown station

Tel: 84183937 (stall #02-34) ☎ 9740 8408 (stall #02-36)

Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm (stall #02-34 Sun off)

Chai Kee Fish Soup @ Hong Lim Hawker Centre · Unheralded Old School Gem 財记

My buddies know I am a regular in Hong Lim food centre but how did I miss this unheralded gem all these years? 😮 

Today, I tried out a media famous stall at Hong Lim but it didn't inspire me to write anything. Wandering around looking for something else to salvage my wasted calories, I stumbled upon Chai Kee, noticing its long queue.

Stall name: Chai Kee 財记

Address: 538 Upper Cross Street, stall #01-69 in Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, Singapore 050538

Nearest MRT: Chinatown station

Hours: 10:00am - till sold out (usually before 1pm)

Ah Heng Duck Rice @ Hong Lim · Thong Chai Heritage Braised Duck Trilogy 同濟前阿興鴨飯

This is part three of a Singapore lor ark trilogy, successors of the legendary braised duck stall at the Old Thong Chai Medical Institute. Ah Heng Duck Rice has three successor stalls - a disciple at Heng Gi in Tekka Market, brother-in-law at Hup Seng in Sin Ming Estate, and this stall Ah Heng in Hong Lim Market.

Stall name: Ah Heng Duck Rice 同濟前阿興鴨飯

Address: 531A Upper Cross St, stall #02-64, Singapore 050538 (inside Hong Lim Market & Food Centre)

Nearest MRT: Chinatown

Hours: 6:30am - 4:00pm (Mon off)

Where to Get Rabbit Fish During Chinese New Year · Mama Bay 馬媽媽 in Toa Payoh & Teo Heng @ Hong Lim

Eleventh day of Chinese New Year, we went on a rabbitfish trail this morning. No lah..., we just went to our usual places for rabbitfish pilgrimage. (If you know of other good rabbitfish places, please share with us in the comments 🙏 )

Eating rabbitfish is a must do tradition for Chinese New Year even though I am not Teochew (am Cantonese). For more on why Teochew people eat rabbitfish during Chinese New Year 👈 click

Fried Bee Hoon by Hong Lim Outram Park Fried Kway Teow

This morning got up early and chiong (dash) to Hong Lim hawker centre for Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee stall but ordered char bee hoon instead 🤔

Restaurant name: Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee 欧南園炒粿麺

Address:  531A Upper Cross Street, #02-17 Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, Singapore

Nearest MRT: Doorstep of Chinatown station

Hours:  6:30am to 3:30pm (Sundays and public holidays off)

Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh @ Hong Lim Food Centre • Menu & Food Review 福建街肉骨茶

Singapore bak kut teh is synonymous with the cloudy-clear, peppery soup type commonly called Teochew bak kut teh. There are a handful of Hokkien bak kut teh stalls which sport a dark soup of herbs and black soy sauce but these are the last remnants from the Hokkien BKT heyday of 1960s Singapore.

Stall name: Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh 福建街肉骨茶

Address: 531A Upper Cross Street, stall #01-66, Singapore 051531 (inside Hong Lim Food Centre)

Hours: 8:00am - 7:00pm

Hong Lim Crayfish Hor Fun by Tuck Kee Ipoh Sah Hor Fun 德记怡保沙河粉

I've long set my sights on Tuck Kee's famous crayfish hor fun 

but I was always either too early or too late at the stall. So, its quite ironic that it's only during Singapore's Covid-19 Phase 2 Heightened Alert that I finally checked it off my Must Try list. Today, buddy Paul kindly dabao-ed for me. Thanks so much 🙏

Stall name: Tuck Kee Ipoh Sah Hor Fun 德记怡保沙河粉

Address: Hong Lim Food Centre, #02-40, 531A Upper Cross Street, Singapore 051531  

Hours: 11:00am - 2:45pm (Sun off)

Hong Xing Handmade Fishball Meatball Noodle @ Hong LIm F C. Breakfast in Chinatown

Popular early breakfast option at Hong Lim Food Centre serving traditional Teochew handmade fishball and meatball with spicy noodles.

Stall name: Hong Xing Handmade Fishball Meatball Noodle 鴻興手工魚圓 . 肉圓麵

Address: Hong Lim Food Centre, #02-30, 531A Upper Cross Street, Singapore 051531  

Hours: 7:00am - 2:00pm (Weds off)

Wing Liao Lor! Nasi Lemak, Mee Siam, Lontong @ Hong Lim Hawker Centre 🍳 A Great Way to Fry ✈️

If you are a regular at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, you may notice a new stall Wing Liao Lor! serving nasi lemak, mee siam, lontong, fried chicken cutlet, etc. Tried it today - it's a promising new player to add to the impressive list of good food stalls here.

Stall name: Wing Liao Lor!

Address: 531A Upper Cross Street, stall #02-28, Singapore 051531 (Hong Lim Market & Food Centre)

Tel: 8468 2188

Hours: 8:30am - 6:00pm (Sun off)

Honest Review Ah Sing Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle @ Hong Lim Hawker Food Centre. Is the New Kid on the Block a Chip Off the Old Block?

By now, most fans of the legendary Ah Kow bak chor mee would know that he has retired. His stall unit at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre has been taken over by Ah Sing Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle 亚诚潮州肉脞面.

Singapore River to Chinatown Heritage Food Trail 到大坡走走,找美食

This self guided walking food trail takes you through historic sites from Singapore River to Chinatown with two delicious hawker centre food stops (plus an optional traditional pastry shopping stop).

The walk aims to give you a deeper appreciation of our heritage hawker culture by tracing its roots from the time of Raffles to today. The trail can be completed within an hour or 2 - 3 hours including meals.

Pro Tips on What to Eat @ Hong Lim Hawker Food Centre Singapore

There are over 60 food stalls over 2 storeys at the popular Hong Lim Market & Food Centre in Chinatown. Eating here for decades, these are the stalls I took the most calories from. Tell us what are your favourites too 😋

Hwee Kee Kway Chap & Teochew Pork Jelly Aspic. Singapore River Hawker @ Hong Lim Food Centre 辉记

I am looking for the old hawker stalls of Singapore River and was tipped off about Hwee Kee kuey chap at Hong Lim Food Centre. I like the taste of Hwee Kee's kway chap and pork aspic - the stall is a little under the social media radar even though it has a loyal following of long time regulars.

What the Fish! Teo Heng Teochew Porridge @ Hong Lim Food Centre

This was the 3rd meal of our makan outing because the first 2, though nice didn't quite inspire enough. I suggested walking over to Hong Lim Food Centre for the famous Teo Heng Teochew porridge because it's a light meal that can fit into our precious last remaining stomach space. We were glad we did as we were all mind blown by the boiled rabbit fish 白肚鱼 🐟 Teo Heng is always a safe bet but this pak tor herr fish was beyond my expectation. 

Best Chicken Curry Noodles Mee in Hong Lim Hawker Centre Singapore

Chicken curry mee is a unique dish found in Singapore and Malaysia (former British Malaya) which is a fusion of Malay, Indian and Chinese elements. I still remember the awe and delight of my first smell and taste of chicken curry that my primary school classmate's mum made for our class excursion. Have gone through countless chicken curry since then but always looking for one that gives me that unforgettable feeling.

Cantonese Delights. Hong Lim Hawker Centre Curry Chicken Mee Champion 广东家乡小吃

I have been wanting to try Cantonese Delights at Hong Lim hawker centre for years but was always put off by the long queue. I finally tried it today because l was early and had some time till my next meeting.

Dong Fang Hong Sotong Ball Seafood Soup • Best Food @ Hong Lim Food Centre 东方红墨鱼什锦汤 CLOSED

This is an exceptionally addictive soup with no equal in my experience. It's from Dong Fang Hong Sotong Ball Seafood Soup 东方红墨鱼什锦汤 in Hong Lim Food Centre, Singapore.

(Stall closed in Jul 2025. Owners retired due to age and health.)

No Michelin Star Tai Wah Pork Noodles at Hong Lim FC 大华肉脞面 ⭐⭐⭐

This is the other 大华 bak chor mee, without the Michelin Star and sans the insane queue. Otherwise, in most other aspects, this Hong Lim Tai Wah and the other Tai Hwa at Crawford Lane are almost identical. Both have their die-hard fans.