Telok Blangah is an old-school HDB heartland, and its food scene is built around wallet-friendly hawker centres rather than trendy restaurants. The main cluster is Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre (Blk 11), a short walk from the station, backed up by stalls in nearby coffee shops and the Telok Blangah Rise, Drive and Heights food centres, serving classics like char kway teow, prawn noodles, mee hoon kway, Teochew porridge and cheap kopi. Many stalls keep short or irregular hours and sell out early, so it is worth confirming opening days and times before you go.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The best places to eat near Telok Blangah MRT
Jiak Song Mee Hoon Kway Chinese noodles (mee hoon kway) · $
Made-to-order mee hoon kway from an ex-MasterChef Singapore contestant; known to draw queues and sell out early.
- Cuisine: Chinese noodles (mee hoon kway)
- Price: $ · ~$3.50
- Must-try: Signature mee hoon kway with handmade shrimp balls, meatballs and fish slices
- Where: 11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-108, Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre, Singapore 090011
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~7 min walk)
- Hours: Tue-Fri from 9am till sold out; Sat-Sun from 8am till sold out
- Halal: No
Seng Huat Prawn Noodles Chinese prawn noodles (prawn mee) · $
Old-school prawn mee (also known as Cheng Fa) with a well-regarded soup; opens few days a week and closes when sold out.
- Cuisine: Chinese prawn noodles (prawn mee)
- Price: $ · ~$3.50-4
- Must-try: Dry prawn noodles (mee pok or mee kia), Soup prawn noodles
- Where: 79 Telok Blangah Drive, #01-38, Telok Blangah Drive Food Centre, Singapore 100079
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~14 min walk)
- Hours: Fri-Mon 6am-1:30pm (or till sold out)
- Halal: No
Hai Yan Fried Kway Teow Mee Chinese hawker (fried kway teow / bee hoon) · $
Husband-and-wife stall frying kway teow with plenty of wok hei; a cheaper, cockle-free style of the dish.
- Cuisine: Chinese hawker (fried kway teow / bee hoon)
- Price: $ · ~$3-5
- Must-try: Fried kway teow (no cockles; with Chinese sausage, fish cake and pork lard), Fried bee hoon
- Where: 36 Telok Blangah Rise, #01-38, Telok Blangah Rise Market & Food Centre, Singapore 090036
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~12 min walk)
- Hours: Thu-Sun 10am-8pm
- Halal: No
China Street Fritters Hokkien ngoh hiang (five-spice rolls) · $$
Long-running Hokkien ngoh hiang specialist (formerly at Maxwell) plating meat rolls, liver rolls and fritter sets.
- Cuisine: Hokkien ngoh hiang (five-spice rolls)
- Price: $$ · ~$4.30-10.30
- Must-try: Ngoh hiang meat roll, Liver roll, Hokkien-style sausage set
- Where: Blk 61 Telok Blangah Heights, #01-121, Singapore 100061
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~15 min walk)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am-7:30pm
- Halal: No
Old Habits Cafe Western cafe (pasta, sandwiches, rice bowls) · $$$
Retro-themed sit-down cafe run by a husband-and-wife team, serving pasta, sandwiches and rice bowls up to wagyu steak.
- Cuisine: Western cafe (pasta, sandwiches, rice bowls)
- Price: $$$ · ~$9.90-33.90
- Must-try: Chunky beef bolognese, Clam vongole spaghetti, Wagyu beef rice bowl
- Where: 2 Telok Blangah Way, #01-04, SAFRA Mount Faber, Singapore 098803
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~16 min walk)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-9pm
- Halal: No
Soon Huat Coffee Stall Kopitiam drinks (kopi/teh) · $
Traditional coffee stall with some of the cheapest kopi around, from about $0.70; uses no pork or lard but is not halal-certified.
- Cuisine: Kopitiam drinks (kopi/teh)
- Price: $ · ~$0.70-1.50
- Must-try: Kopi O, Kopi C, Iced Milo
- Where: 11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-06, Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre, Singapore 090011
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~7 min walk)
- Hours: Tue 7:30am-2pm; Wed-Sat 9am-2pm
- Halal: No
Su Yuan Vegetarian Chinese vegetarian · $
Budget vegetarian stall in the food centre doing economical vegetarian bee hoon and mixed dishes.
- Cuisine: Chinese vegetarian
- Price: $ · ~$3.50
- Must-try: Vegetarian bee hoon
- Where: 11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-113, Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre, Singapore 090011
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~7 min walk)
- Hours: Tue-Wed, Fri-Sat 7:30am-2pm
- Halal: No
Guan Seng Carrot Cake Chinese hawker (carrot cake) · $
Early-morning stall frying white carrot cake, a breakfast staple in the food centre.
- Cuisine: Chinese hawker (carrot cake)
- Price: $ · ~$3
- Must-try: White (fried) carrot cake
- Where: 11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-81, Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre, Singapore 090011
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~7 min walk)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 5:30am-2pm
- Halal: No
Ah Boon Handmade Fishcake Chinese (handmade fishcake, otah) · $
Morning stall selling handmade fishcakes, chicken rolls, fried tau kwa and otah by the piece.
- Cuisine: Chinese (handmade fishcake, otah)
- Price: $ · ~$0.50-1
- Must-try: Handmade fishcakes, Chicken rolls, Otah
- Where: 11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-125, Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre, Singapore 090011
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~7 min walk)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 7:30am-12pm
- Halal: No
Fei Lou Porridge Chinese porridge (dinner) · $
Evening porridge stall known for cuttlefish porridge and boneless chicken wings.
- Cuisine: Chinese porridge (dinner)
- Price: $ · ~$1.40-4
- Must-try: Cuttlefish porridge, Boneless chicken wing
- Where: 11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-116, Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre, Singapore 090011
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~7 min walk)
- Hours: Mon-Tue, Fri 6:30pm-9:30pm; Sat-Sun 5:45pm-9:30pm
- Halal: No
Xiang Ji Porridge Chinese porridge · $
Daytime Cantonese-style porridge stall, with century egg and minced pork congee as a mainstay.
- Cuisine: Chinese porridge
- Price: $ · ~$4.50
- Must-try: Century egg and minced pork porridge
- Where: 11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-98, Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre, Singapore 090011
- Nearest exit: Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) (~7 min walk)
- Hours: Tue-Sat 6:30am-2pm
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot near Telok Blangah MRT
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Nearest exit | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiak Song Mee Hoon Kway | Chinese noodles (mee hoon kway) | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Seng Huat Prawn Noodles | Chinese prawn noodles (prawn mee) | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Hai Yan Fried Kway Teow Mee | Chinese hawker (fried kway teow / bee hoon) | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| China Street Fritters | Hokkien ngoh hiang (five-spice rolls) | $$ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Old Habits Cafe | Western cafe (pasta, sandwiches, rice bowls) | $$$ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Soon Huat Coffee Stall | Kopitiam drinks (kopi/teh) | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Su Yuan Vegetarian | Chinese vegetarian | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Guan Seng Carrot Cake | Chinese hawker (carrot cake) | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Ah Boon Handmade Fishcake | Chinese (handmade fishcake, otah) | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Fei Lou Porridge | Chinese porridge (dinner) | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
| Xiang Ji Porridge | Chinese porridge | $ | Exit A (Telok Blangah Rd, overhead bridge) | No |
Telok Blangah MRT food: your questions answered
What food is Telok Blangah known for?
Old-school heartland hawker fare rather than restaurants: char kway teow, fishball noodles, mee hoon kway, Teochew and Cantonese porridge, Hokkien ngoh hiang, prawn noodles and very cheap kopi. Most of it is concentrated at Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre (Blk 11) and nearby coffee shops and food centres.
Are there halal options near Telok Blangah MRT?
Dedicated halal-certified stalls right by the station are limited, and the specific stalls in this guide are not halal-certified, so Muslim diners should check certification stall-by-stall before ordering. For a wider range of halal-certified choices, it is one MRT stop to HarbourFront/VivoCity, which has many certified eateries.
Where are the cheapest eats near Telok Blangah MRT?
The food centres are very affordable: kopi from about $0.70-0.90 at Soon Huat Coffee Stall, white carrot cake around $3, vegetarian bee hoon around $3.50, fried kway teow from $3, mee hoon kway around $3.50, and handmade fishcakes and otah sold by the piece from about $0.50-1. Prices are indicative and worth confirming on the day.
What's open late near Telok Blangah MRT?
Most day stalls close by early or mid-afternoon and often sell out, so mornings are safest. The latest options include Old Habits Cafe (until 9pm, Tue-Sun), while Fei Lou Porridge opens specifically for dinner into the evening.
Which exit do I use for the main food cluster?
Telok Blangah MRT has a single exit, Exit A, on Telok Blangah Road via an overhead bridge. From Exit A it is a short walk to the main cluster at Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre (Blk 11) and the BGAIN10 eating house at Blk 10; the Telok Blangah Rise, Drive and Heights food centres are a longer 12-16 minute walk.
What to eat at Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre?
At Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre (Blk 11), about 7 minutes from Telok Blangah MRT Exit A, try Jiak Song Mee Hoon Kway (#01-108) for made-to-order mee hoon kway. Other picks are Guan Seng's white carrot cake (#01-81), Ah Boon's handmade fishcakes and otah (#01-125), and Xiang Ji's century egg porridge (#01-98). Fei Lou Porridge (#01-116) does cuttlefish porridge for dinner. Soon Huat Coffee Stall sells kopi from about S$0.70.
What food is there at Telok Blangah Heights?
At Blk 61 Telok Blangah Heights, China Street Fritters (#01-121) is the stop to make. This long-running Hokkien ngoh hiang specialist, formerly at Maxwell, serves meat rolls, liver rolls and fritter sets from about S$4.30 to S$10.30. It opens Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30am to 7:30pm. It is roughly a 15-minute walk from Telok Blangah MRT Exit A, so check hours before you make the trip.
What to eat at Telok Blangah Rise and Telok Blangah Drive food centres?
At Telok Blangah Rise Market & Food Centre (Blk 36), Hai Yan Fried Kway Teow Mee (#01-38) fries cockle-free kway teow with plenty of wok hei from about S$3. It opens Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm. At Telok Blangah Drive Food Centre (Blk 79), Seng Huat Prawn Noodles (#01-38) serves old-school prawn mee from Friday to Monday, 6am to 1:30pm or until sold out. Both are a 12-14 minute walk from Exit A.
Is there vegetarian food near Telok Blangah MRT?
Yes. Su Yuan Vegetarian at Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre (11 Telok Blangah Crescent, #01-113) is a budget Chinese vegetarian stall about a 7-minute walk from Exit A. Its vegetarian bee hoon costs about S$3.50, and it also does mixed dishes. It opens only Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30am to 2pm, so go in the morning and check before visiting.
Is there a cafe or sit-down restaurant near Telok Blangah MRT?
Old Habits Cafe at SAFRA Mount Faber (2 Telok Blangah Way, #01-04) is the main sit-down option. It is a retro-themed cafe run by a husband-and-wife team, serving pasta, sandwiches and rice bowls from about S$9.90 up to S$33.90 for wagyu. It opens Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 9pm, about a 16-minute walk from Exit A. Otherwise, the area's food is mostly hawker stalls.