The best food at Maxwell Food Centre includes Tian Tian and Ah Tai Hainanese chicken rice, Zhen Zhen Porridge, Jin Hua fish soup, Fuzhou oyster cakes, Shanghainese dumplings and newer stalls such as Danlao's scrambled egg rice. The Chinatown hawker centre at 1 Kadayanallur Street mixes Hainanese, Cantonese, Teochew, Fuzhou and Shanghainese classics with Peranakan, Indian, Pakistani, Thai and Turkish stalls. Most dishes cost from around $2.50 to $9, with Hainanese-Western sets and Turkish kebabs higher. Many of the best breakfast stalls (porridge, kueh, peanut soup) close by 1-2pm and stalls keep their own rest days, so check the hours below and go before the 12pm office lunch rush.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
- Ah Tai Hainanese Chicken Rice
- Jin Hua Fish Head Bee Hoon
- Zhen Zhen Porridge
- Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake
- Tong Xin Ju Special Shanghai Tim Sum
- Taste Of Jiang Nan
- Fu Shun Jin Ji Shao La Mian Jia
- Yi Jia Teochew Fish Porridge Fish Soup
- Danlao
- Heng Heng Ondeh-Ondeh & Tapioca Cake
- Mr Appam
- Old Nyonya
- Pakistani Dum Biryani
- Sultan Kebab
- 75 China Street Peanuts Soup
- Ye Lai Xiang Tasty Barbecue
- Hup Kee Wu Xiang Guan Chang
- Fu Ji Fuzhou Fish Ball Wanton Noodles
- Sisaket Thai Food
The list
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice Hainanese chicken rice · $
Maxwell's best-known stall, a long-running Hainanese chicken rice institution with steamed chicken over fragrant rice and a steady queue at lunch.
- Cuisine: Hainanese chicken rice
- Price: $ · Chicken rice from around $5
- Must-try: Hainanese chicken rice
- Where: #01-10/11, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-8pm; closed Mon
- Halal: No
Ah Tai Hainanese Chicken Rice Hainanese chicken rice · $
Hainanese chicken rice stall a few units from Tian Tian, run by Tian Tian's former head cook, and a common alternative when the Tian Tian queue is long.
- Cuisine: Hainanese chicken rice
- Price: $ · Chicken rice from around $5
- Must-try: Hainanese chicken rice
- Where: #01-07, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Wed-Mon 11am-7:30pm; closed Tue
- Halal: No
Jin Hua Fish Head Bee Hoon Cantonese fish soup · $
Cantonese-style fish soup stall serving sliced fish or fish head in broth with bee hoon or rice.
- Cuisine: Cantonese fish soup
- Price: $ · Fish soup from around $5
- Must-try: Fish head bee hoon, Sliced fish soup
- Where: #01-77, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Fri-Wed 11:30am-7:30pm; closed Thu
- Halal: No
Zhen Zhen Porridge Cantonese porridge · $
Early-morning Cantonese porridge stall known for smooth congee with sliced fish, shredded chicken and century egg; it opens before dawn and sells out by early afternoon.
- Cuisine: Cantonese porridge
- Price: $ · Porridge from around $4
- Must-try: Sliced fish, shredded chicken and century egg porridge
- Where: #01-54, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Wed, Fri-Sun 5:30am-2pm
- Halal: No
Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake Fuzhou snacks · $
Old-school stall deep-frying Fuzhou oyster cakes, crisp discs filled with oyster, minced meat and prawn.
- Cuisine: Fuzhou snacks
- Price: $ · Oyster cake from around $2.50
- Must-try: Fuzhou oyster cake
- Where: #01-05, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-8pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Tong Xin Ju Special Shanghai Tim Sum Shanghainese dumplings · $
Shanghainese stall known for pan-fried dumplings (guo tie) with chilli sauce, hot and sour soup and Pei Jing-style noodles or hor fun.
- Cuisine: Shanghainese dumplings
- Price: $ · Dumplings from around $5.60 for eight
- Must-try: Fried dumplings, Hot and sour soup, Pei Jing noodles
- Where: #01-92, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Tue, Thu-Sun 11:30am-8:30pm
- Halal: No
Taste Of Jiang Nan Jiangnan / Shanghainese · $
Stall turning out xiao long bao, chilli-oil wontons with noodles and Din Tai Fung-style egg fried rice at hawker prices.
- Cuisine: Jiangnan / Shanghainese
- Price: $ · Xiao long bao from around $5 for six
- Must-try: Xiao long bao, Pork wanton in chilli oil with noodles, Fried rice
- Where: #01-62, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Sun-Fri 11:30am-8:30pm; closed Sat
- Halal: No
Fu Shun Jin Ji Shao La Mian Jia Cantonese roast meats · $
Roast meat stall serving char siew, siew yoke and roast duck over rice or noodles.
- Cuisine: Cantonese roast meats
- Price: $ · Roast meat rice or noodles from around $4
- Must-try: Char siew, Siew yoke, Roast duck
- Where: #01-71, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-5pm, Sat 11:30am-8pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Yi Jia Teochew Fish Porridge Fish Soup Teochew fish porridge · $
Lunchtime Teochew stall serving fish porridge and fish soup with sliced batang (Spanish mackerel).
- Cuisine: Teochew fish porridge
- Price: $ · Batang fish porridge from around $4
- Must-try: Batang fish porridge, Sliced fish soup
- Where: #01-66, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30am-2:30pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Danlao Scrambled egg rice bowls · $
Newer-generation stall known for silky Hong Kong-style scrambled eggs over rice with toppings such as tomato, luncheon meat, chicken cutlet and char siew.
- Cuisine: Scrambled egg rice bowls
- Price: $ · Rice bowls from around $5
- Must-try: Tomato scrambled egg rice, Char siew scrambled egg rice, Chicken cutlet scrambled egg rice
- Where: #01-73, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-8:30pm, Sun 11am-4pm
- Halal: No
Heng Heng Ondeh-Ondeh & Tapioca Cake Nyonya kueh · $
Morning kueh stall selling gula melaka-filled ondeh-ondeh, tapioca cake and kueh lapis; it closes at 1pm and often sells out earlier.
- Cuisine: Nyonya kueh
- Price: $ · Ondeh-ondeh from around $3.70 for five; tapioca cake from around $0.80 each
- Must-try: Ondeh-ondeh, Tapioca cake, Kueh lapis
- Where: #01-31, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-1pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Mr Appam South Indian appam · $
Appam specialist offering traditional lacy rice-flour pancakes alongside sweet versions with gula melaka, butterfly pea and cempedak.
- Cuisine: South Indian appam
- Price: $ · Appam from around $3.20
- Must-try: Original appam, Princess appam, Butterfly pea gula melaka appam, Cempedak appam
- Where: #01-99, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Wed-Mon 9am-8pm; closed Tue
- Halal: No
Old Nyonya Peranakan / Malay · $
Stall serving Peranakan-leaning plates such as rendang chicken rice, nasi lemak and laksa, open daily from morning to night.
- Cuisine: Peranakan / Malay
- Price: $ · Rice sets from around $7; laksa from around $5
- Must-try: Rendang chicken rice, Nasi lemak, Laksa
- Where: #01-04, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Daily 10am-9pm
- Halal: No
Pakistani Dum Biryani Pakistani biryani · $
Pakistani-style dum biryani or pulao with chicken or mutton, with a half-and-half option. Eatbook (September 2026) lists the stall as halal-certified; look for the MUIS certificate at the stall.
- Cuisine: Pakistani biryani
- Price: $ · Biryani from around $8
- Must-try: Chicken biryani, Mutton biryani, Half-and-half biryani or pulao
- Where: #01-69, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am-8pm; closed Sat-Sun
Sultan Kebab Turkish · $$
Turkish stall that moved to Maxwell in 2023, serving kebab wraps, tombik bread kebabs and kunefe. Eatbook (September 2026) lists it as halal-certified; look for the MUIS certificate at the stall.
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Price: $$ · Kebab wraps from around $9
- Must-try: Kebab wrap, Tombik, Kunefe
- Where: #01-86, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Sat-Thu 10am-9pm; closed Fri
75 China Street Peanuts Soup Chinese dessert soups · $
Morning dessert stall serving warm peanut soup, tau suan and red bean soup, with glutinous rice balls as an add-on.
- Cuisine: Chinese dessert soups
- Price: $ · Dessert soups from around $1.40
- Must-try: Peanut soup, Tau suan, Red bean soup
- Where: #01-57, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Sat 7:30am-2pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Ye Lai Xiang Tasty Barbecue Hainanese-Western · $$
Old-school Hainanese-Western stall grilling meat sets with sides; it opens on weekdays only, for lunch and dinner.
- Cuisine: Hainanese-Western
- Price: $$ · Meat sets from around $10.50
- Must-try: Hainanese-Western meat sets
- Where: #01-94, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-2:30pm, 6pm-9pm; closed Sat-Sun
- Halal: No
Hup Kee Wu Xiang Guan Chang Hokkien ngoh hiang · $
Hokkien ngoh hiang stall where diners pick fried items, including five-spice meat rolls, by the piece.
- Cuisine: Hokkien ngoh hiang
- Price: $ · Ngoh hiang from around $0.50 a piece
- Must-try: Ngoh hiang
- Where: #01-97, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Thu-Tue 12pm-6pm; closed Wed
- Halal: No
Fu Ji Fuzhou Fish Ball Wanton Noodles Fuzhou noodles · $
Fuzhou-style noodle stall serving fishball wanton mee, spinach noodles and meat-filled Fuzhou fishballs in soup.
- Cuisine: Fuzhou noodles
- Price: $ · Noodles from around $5
- Must-try: Fuzhou fishball wanton mee, Spinach mee, Fuzhou fishball rou yan soup
- Where: #01-06, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Sun-Fri 11:30am-9pm; closed Sat
- Halal: No
Sisaket Thai Food Thai · $
Thai stall serving green curry, phad thai, basil stir-fries with rice and Thai-style zi char.
- Cuisine: Thai
- Price: $ · Rice dishes from around $6.50
- Must-try: Green curry with rice, Phad Thai, Basil chicken or beef rice
- Where: #01-85, Maxwell Food Centre, 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
- Area: Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell (TE18) / Tanjong Pagar (EW15)
- Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-8:30pm, Sun from 10am (Eatbook's listed Sunday and Monday hours look inconsistent; check before visiting)
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice | Hainanese chicken rice | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Ah Tai Hainanese Chicken Rice | Hainanese chicken rice | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Jin Hua Fish Head Bee Hoon | Cantonese fish soup | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Zhen Zhen Porridge | Cantonese porridge | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake | Fuzhou snacks | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Tong Xin Ju Special Shanghai Tim Sum | Shanghainese dumplings | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Taste Of Jiang Nan | Jiangnan / Shanghainese | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Fu Shun Jin Ji Shao La Mian Jia | Cantonese roast meats | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Yi Jia Teochew Fish Porridge Fish Soup | Teochew fish porridge | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Danlao | Scrambled egg rice bowls | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Heng Heng Ondeh-Ondeh & Tapioca Cake | Nyonya kueh | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Mr Appam | South Indian appam | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Old Nyonya | Peranakan / Malay | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Pakistani Dum Biryani | Pakistani biryani | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | — |
| Sultan Kebab | Turkish | $$ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | — |
| 75 China Street Peanuts Soup | Chinese dessert soups | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Ye Lai Xiang Tasty Barbecue | Hainanese-Western | $$ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Hup Kee Wu Xiang Guan Chang | Hokkien ngoh hiang | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Fu Ji Fuzhou Fish Ball Wanton Noodles | Fuzhou noodles | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
| Sisaket Thai Food | Thai | $ | Maxwell Food Centre / Chinatown | No |
Your questions answered
What food is Maxwell Food Centre famous for?
Maxwell is best known for Hainanese chicken rice from Tian Tian (#01-10/11) and Ah Tai (#01-07). Other well-known stalls include Zhen Zhen Porridge, Jin Hua Fish Head Bee Hoon, Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake, Tong Xin Ju's Shanghainese dumplings and Danlao's scrambled egg rice.
What are Maxwell Food Centre's opening hours?
Stalls set their own hours. Breakfast stalls such as Zhen Zhen Porridge open from 5:30am, while most lunch and dinner stalls run until about 8-9pm. Many stalls take one or more rest days a week (Tian Tian closes on Mondays, Ah Tai on Tuesdays), so check a stall's hours before a special trip.
How much does food at Maxwell Food Centre cost?
Most dishes cost from around $2.50 to $9. Chicken rice is from around $5, porridge from around $4, oyster cakes from around $2.50 and dessert soups from around $1.40. Western sets, Turkish kebabs and seafood dishes cost more.
Are there halal stalls at Maxwell Food Centre?
Options are limited because many stalls serve pork. Eatbook's September 2026 guide lists Pakistani Dum Biryani (#01-69) and Sultan Kebab (#01-86) as halal-certified. Look for the MUIS certificate displayed at the stall before ordering.
Which is better at Maxwell, Tian Tian or Ah Tai chicken rice?
Both serve Hainanese chicken rice from around $5 and are a few units apart. Tian Tian is the more famous name and usually has the longer queue, so Ah Tai is a practical alternative. Tian Tian closes on Mondays and Ah Tai on Tuesdays.
How do I get to Maxwell Food Centre?
Maxwell Food Centre is at 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184, on the edge of Chinatown. Maxwell MRT (TE18) is a few minutes' walk away, and Tanjong Pagar (EW15) and Chinatown (NE4/DT19) are within walking distance.
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