Tucked away in the charming Joo Chiat/Katong district at 271 Onan Road, the faded-green Dunman Food Centre is small but packs an outsized reputation, home to roughly 30 cooked-food stalls including several old-school heritage names. From legendary charcoal-grilled rojak and a rare tau kwa pau stall to famously fiery wanton mee and fluffy vadai, it rewards a leisurely wander and an empty stomach. Hawker hours and rest days change often and popular items sell out early, so please confirm timings before you make the trip.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Lau Hong Ser Rojak
- Dunman Road Char Siew Wan Ton Mee
- Say Seng Famous Tau Kwa Pau
- Gina's Vadai
- Dunman Duck Rice
- Joo Chiat Ah Huat Wanton Noodle
- 28 Fried Kway Teow (Stall 28)
- Lin's Braised
- Rong Ji Chicken Rice and Porridge
- Jia Dong Shu Shi Popiah
- OK Mei Shi (OK 美食)
- Fu Xing Mei Shi
- Sheng Xiang Kitchen
- Heng Heng Prawn Mee Soup
- Long Yuan Roasted Meats
The list
Lau Hong Ser Rojak Rojak (local) · $
Long-standing rojak stall whose uncle toasts and grinds his own peanuts and makes his own chilli paste; known for long queues.
- Cuisine: Rojak (local)
- Price: $ · From ~S$3 a plate
- Must-try: Charcoal-grilled rojak, Mixed grill set B (with you tiao and tau pok)
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-14, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Afternoon to late night; closed Sun (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Dunman Road Char Siew Wan Ton Mee Chinese noodles (wanton mee) · $
Second-floor wanton mee stall famous for thick handmade noodles and an intensely spicy chilli.
- Cuisine: Chinese noodles (wanton mee)
- Price: $ · From ~S$3.50
- Must-try: Super spicy wanton mee, Char siew, Handmade noodles
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-19, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 9.30am-7.30pm; closed Thu (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Say Seng Famous Tau Kwa Pau Teochew/Nonya snack · $
Heritage stall serving a now-rare tau kwa pau: fried beancurd stuffed with fish cake, cucumber and egg, dressed in braised gravy and chilli.
- Cuisine: Teochew/Nonya snack
- Price: $ · Around S$2 per piece
- Must-try: Tau kwa pau (beancurd pouch with fillings)
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #01-05, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 7am-4pm; closed Mon (cash only; confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Gina's Vadai Indian fried snack (vadai) · $
Popular vadai stall offering the classic fritter plus twists like prawn and ikan bilis.
- Cuisine: Indian fried snack (vadai)
- Price: $ · From ~S$1.20 per piece
- Must-try: Prawn vadai, Ikan bilis vadai
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #01-06, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 9am-3pm; rest day varies (confirm before visiting)
Dunman Duck Rice Teochew braised duck · $
One of the centre's best-known stalls for herbaceous braised duck rice and kway chap.
- Cuisine: Teochew braised duck
- Price: $ · Duck rice from ~S$4
- Must-try: Braised duck rice, Kway chap, Duck porridge
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #01-10, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Opens morning; rest day varies (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Joo Chiat Ah Huat Wanton Noodle Chinese noodles (wanton mee) · $
Ground-floor wanton mee stall popular for a morning bowl of springy egg noodles with glossy lard-based sauce.
- Cuisine: Chinese noodles (wanton mee)
- Price: $ · From ~S$3.50
- Must-try: Wanton noodles
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #01-04, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 7am-2.45pm; closed Mon (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
28 Fried Kway Teow (Stall 28) Chinese wok-fried · $
Wok-hei-forward stall known simply as '28', with a loyal following for its fried kway teow, carrot cake and oyster omelette.
- Cuisine: Chinese wok-fried
- Price: $ · From ~S$4-6
- Must-try: Fried kway teow, Oyster omelette, Fried Hokkien prawn mee
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-28, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Midday to late; hours vary (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Lin's Braised Taiwanese/Hakka braised · $
Newer stall serving generous Taiwanese-style braised pork rice with a Hakka spin.
- Cuisine: Taiwanese/Hakka braised
- Price: $ · Braised pork rice ~S$6; mains from ~S$5
- Must-try: Hakka braised pork rice (lu rou fan), Braised pig trotter rice
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-29, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 10am-8.30pm; rest day varies (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Rong Ji Chicken Rice and Porridge Chicken rice/porridge · $
Long-running stall for silky chicken porridge and value chicken rice.
- Cuisine: Chicken rice/porridge
- Price: $ · Porridge from ~S$3; chicken rice ~S$3.50
- Must-try: Chicken porridge, Chicken rice
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-13, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 6am-3pm; rest day varies (confirm before visiting)
Jia Dong Shu Shi Popiah Popiah (fresh spring roll) · $
Popiah stall known for freshly rolled popiah with well-stewed jicama filling and rich preserved soybean paste.
- Cuisine: Popiah (fresh spring roll)
- Price: $ · Around S$1.80 per roll
- Must-try: Popiah
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-17, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Around 1pm till sold out; hours not fixed (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
OK Mei Shi (OK 美食) Zi char (steamed fish head) · $$
Zi char stall known for steamed fish head in bean sauce and other steamed-fish preparations.
- Cuisine: Zi char (steamed fish head)
- Price: $$ · Fish head dishes from ~S$15
- Must-try: Bean-sauce steamed fish head, Assorted steamed fish
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-02, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 11am-11.30pm (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Fu Xing Mei Shi Zi char (steamed fish) · $$
Zi char stall whose signature is a steamed fish head coated in a chilli-and-fermented-bean special sauce.
- Cuisine: Zi char (steamed fish)
- Price: $$ · Special sauce steamed fish head ~S$20
- Must-try: Special sauce steamed fish head
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-30, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 11am-11.30pm; rest day varies (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Sheng Xiang Kitchen Sichuan / zi char · $$
Sichuan-leaning zi char stall serving spicy la zi ji, san lou hor fun and fish head dishes.
- Cuisine: Sichuan / zi char
- Price: $$ · Dishes from ~S$4.50
- Must-try: San lou hor fun, La zi ji (spicy chicken), Chopped-pepper fish head
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-16, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 10am-11pm (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Heng Heng Prawn Mee Soup Prawn noodle · $
Prawn noodle stall offering soup and dry versions in a pork-bone broth infused with prawn stock.
- Cuisine: Prawn noodle
- Price: $ · Around S$3
- Must-try: Prawn mee soup, Dry prawn mee
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-12, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 12.30pm-8pm (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
Long Yuan Roasted Meats Chinese roasted meats · $
Roasted-meat stall serving char siew and roasted pork over rice, with an optional curry sauce.
- Cuisine: Chinese roasted meats
- Price: $ · Char siew & roast pork rice ~S$4.50
- Must-try: Char siew rice, Roasted pork rice
- Where: 271 Onan Road, #02-21, Singapore 424768
- Area: Dunman Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Dakota MRT
- Hours: Approx 12pm-9pm (confirm before visiting)
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lau Hong Ser Rojak | Rojak (local) | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Dunman Road Char Siew Wan Ton Mee | Chinese noodles (wanton mee) | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Say Seng Famous Tau Kwa Pau | Teochew/Nonya snack | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Gina's Vadai | Indian fried snack (vadai) | $ | Dunman Food Centre | — |
| Dunman Duck Rice | Teochew braised duck | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Joo Chiat Ah Huat Wanton Noodle | Chinese noodles (wanton mee) | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| 28 Fried Kway Teow (Stall 28) | Chinese wok-fried | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Lin's Braised | Taiwanese/Hakka braised | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Rong Ji Chicken Rice and Porridge | Chicken rice/porridge | $ | Dunman Food Centre | — |
| Jia Dong Shu Shi Popiah | Popiah (fresh spring roll) | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| OK Mei Shi (OK 美食) | Zi char (steamed fish head) | $$ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Fu Xing Mei Shi | Zi char (steamed fish) | $$ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Sheng Xiang Kitchen | Sichuan / zi char | $$ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Heng Heng Prawn Mee Soup | Prawn noodle | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
| Long Yuan Roasted Meats | Chinese roasted meats | $ | Dunman Food Centre | No |
Your questions answered
Where is Dunman Food Centre and how do I get there?
Dunman Food Centre is at 271 Onan Road, Singapore 424768, in the Joo Chiat/Katong area. The nearest MRT is Dakota (Circle Line), roughly a 10-15 minute walk; buses and ride-hailing also serve the area well.
What is Dunman Food Centre best known for?
It is a compact heritage hawker centre known for Lau Hong Ser's charcoal-grilled rojak, a rare tau kwa pau stall (Say Seng), famously spicy wanton mee, Gina's Vadai, duck rice, popiah and zi char steamed fish head.
What are the opening hours of Dunman Food Centre?
Individual stalls set their own hours and rest days, and some run only mornings while others open late into the night. Hours change often and popular dishes can sell out, so always check a stall's latest timing before making a special trip.
Are there halal options at Dunman Food Centre?
Most stalls here serve pork or non-halal dishes and are not halal-certified, so Muslim diners should verify each stall individually before ordering. This guide does not label any stall halal-certified unless it has been verified as such.
Is Dunman Food Centre cash-only?
Many older stalls, such as Say Seng Tau Kwa Pau, prefer or only take cash, though some accept e-payment. It is safest to bring small notes and coins when you visit.