13 Stalls to Check Out at Kebun Baru Market & Food Centre

It’s rare that you see beef noodles and laksa sold together, but that’s exactly what you get at Hong Heng. While it sells unique variations like mixed beef in laksa, their dry beef noodles is also a reliable go-to, served with juicy beef slices, beef balls, tendons and garnished with chopped greens. The gravy leans more toward the watery side unlike some gooey sauces, but it still has robust flavours, piquant with a squeeze of lime.

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-16, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 7:30 AM–3:30 PM Tues to Thurs, Sat & Sun. Closed on Mon & Fri

Compared to other ban mian stalls with various combinations of toppings, this stall has a straightforward choice of Mee Hoon Kway and Sheng Mian, both available in soup and dry versions. The dry version features an umami and savoury sauce, along with fried shallots and crispy ikan bilis for added texture, while the soup version is light but flavourful. The stall attracts a constant queue and seems to be especially popular with the elderly!

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-07, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 6 AM–2:30 PM Sat to Thurs. Closed on Fri

With over 30 years of history, Hock Kee serves old-school wanton noodles with springy noodles, thin slices of char siew and blanched veggies. Crispy pork lard is also added for an extra touch of flavour and texture. However, the star of the show here is the wantons which are hand-wrapped everyday. They are well-seasoned with peppery notes and make for a delightful simple meal.

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-05, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 5:30 AM–12:30 PM Wed to Mon. Closed on Tues

Fragrant rice, tender chicken and a well-balanced chilli sauce, Chye Ji Hainanese Chicken Rice checks all the boxes for what makes good chicken rice. If you’re here with an appetite, get their Roasted or Steamed Chicken Rice Set includes rice, chicken, vegetables and a braised egg!

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-10, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 5:30 AM–12:30 PM Wed to Mon. Closed on Tues

Teck Kee Cooked Food has a seemingly neverending queue of customers hungry their unique rendition of sheng mian. Nicknamed “Singapore ramen”, what makes their noodles so special is the rich, full-bodied broth that is reminiscent of Japanese tonkotsu broth. It’s also comes with a good variety of ingredients such as fish balls, minced meat, pig liver, fishcake slices, lettuce and pork lard. It also comes in a dry version that is tossed in a savoury sauce mix!

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-23, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 6 AM–1:30 PM Fri to Wed. Closed on Thurs

The owner of Huang Fu Duck Rice only uses ducks that are 2.7-2.8kg for the perfect meat texture. If the duck is too heavy, the meat will be tough. And if it is too skinny, there will not be enough fats. Each duck is braised with over 10 herbs including star anise, dang gui and cinnamon. Apart from duck rice, you can also get kway chap and porridge here!

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-20, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 7:30 AM–2 PM Mon to Sat. Closed on Sun

Helmed by an ex-Mariott chef, Guangdong Claypot Rice serves a wide variety of cheap and good claypot dishes. Some popular options include the Claypot Chicken Rice and Claypot Pork Ribs Rice. Expect to wait as each one is made to order, but the wait is well worth it with its dark sauce mix, smoky aroma, and crusted burned rice!

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-26, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 12–7:30 pm Thurs to Tues. Closed on Wed

For a hearty tze char meal, head on over to Pin’s Kitchen. Their signature dish is the Curry Fish Head which features a whole fish head swimming in a smooth, fiery gravy along with eggplant, long beans, onions and tau kee. The gravy is creamy and simply perfect with a bowl of white rice. If you’re not feeling curry, the stall also has other dishes such as sweet and sour pork, kung pao chicken, mee goreng and many more!

Address: 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-26, Singapore 568226
Opening Hours: 11 am–1:30 pm, 5–9:30 pm Wed to Mon. Closed on Tues

The name of this stall translates to “unique fragrance” in English, and true enough, their noodles are real fragrant. Qi Xiang always has a queue whether it’s the weekdays or weekends. Apart from their fried bee hoon, they also serve bee tai bak and kway teow that are both great options too and has a fragrant wok hei. If you are lucky, you might even be able to get a taste of their fried chicken and fish with Thai sauce!

Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-29, Singapore 568226
Opening hours: 7 am–2 pm Fri to Wed. Closed on Thurs

If what you’re after is a snack, head to Huang Jin You Tiao for fresh you tiao, red bean bun, butterfly and curry puff that are handmade every day. They are fried in small batches so as to ensure utmost freshness!

Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-07, Singapore 568226
Opening hours: 6 am–1:30 pm Tues to Sun. Closed on Mon

Specialising in kueh and small bites, you’ll have to get up really early for the soon kueh here as a line starts forming as early as 7am. You’ll also find other items on the menu such as pumpkin kueh, fried carrot cake and fried bee hoon. While it might look plain at first glance, the bee hoon is actually very well-seasoned and delicious!

Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-22, Singapore 568226
Opening hours: 7 am–12 pm Tues to Sun. Closed on Mon

Ru Lai Vegetarian Food gives you options of noodles with a standard mix of ingredients. Take your pick from mee pok, you mian, kway teow and bee hoon that comes with ingredients such as mushrooms, vegetables, as well as braised and fried beancurd skin. While the dishes might be simple, they also keep loyal customers returning.

Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-108, Singapore 568226
Opening hours: 5:30 am–10 pm daily

Every hawker centre has at least one dessert stall selling old-school desserts such as ice kachang and red bean soup, and Gao Yuan Dessert is the one at Kebun Baru Food Centre. Beside desserts, you can also get drinks such as sour plum, soursop and ice lemon tea here!

Address: Blk 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22, #01-108, Singapore 568226
Opening hours: 11 am–7 pm Tues to Sun. Closed on Mon