Hainanese curry rice, also called scissors-cut curry rice, is a plate of rice drenched in curry gravy and braising sauce. It is topped with deep-fried pork chop, braised pork belly (kong bak), cabbage and a fried egg, with the meat snipped into pieces using scissors. Most plates cost $4 to $7, priced by the dishes you pick. The old-school stalls are around Tiong Bahru, Bukit Merah and Jalan Besar, and several late-night spots in Geylang and Kovan stay open past 2am. Because the dish relies on pork, almost no Hainanese curry rice stall is halal. The famous morning stalls often run out of pork chop by early afternoon, so go before lunch.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Loo's Hainanese Curry Rice
- Beach Road Scissors Cut Curry Rice (Jalan Besar)
- Sin Chie Toke Huan
- Eleven Fingers (Eu Kee) Scissors Curry Rice
- Havelock Hainanese Curry Rice
- Hainan Gor
- Sin Hock Heng Scissors Cut Curry Rice
- Tian Tian Hainanese Curry Rice
- Golden Mile Curry Rice
- 2ThumbsUp Hainanese Curry Rice
- Hill Street Hainanese Curry Rice
- Legend Scissors Cut Curry Rice
- CHOMP!
The list
Loo's Hainanese Curry Rice Hawker Hainanese curry rice · $
Loo's is a Tiong Bahru Market stall that has served Hainanese curry rice since 1946. It is known for its pork chop, which is coated in biscuit crumbs, along with sambal sotong and meatballs.
- Cuisine: Hawker Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $ · Rice from around $0.80; pork chop and braised pork from around $2 each
- Must-try: Pork chop, Sambal sotong, Meatballs
- Where: 30 Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru Market, Singapore 168898
- Area: Tiong Bahru
- Nearest MRT: Tiong Bahru
- Hours: Fri-Wed 8:30am-2:45pm (closed Thu)
- Halal: No
Beach Road Scissors Cut Curry Rice (Jalan Besar) Late-night scissors-cut curry rice · $
Beach Road Scissors Cut Curry Rice is one of Singapore's best-known names for the dish. Its original Jalan Besar shop stays open until 3:30am, and the brand has offshoots in Upper Thomson, Bishan, VivoCity and ION Orchard.
- Cuisine: Late-night scissors-cut curry rice
- Price: $ · Pork chop or chicken cutlet from around $2 per item
- Must-try: Pork chop, Chicken cutlet, Prawn fritter
- Where: 229 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208905
- Area: Jalan Besar
- Nearest MRT: Farrer Park
- Hours: Daily 11am-3:30am
- Halal: No
Sin Chie Toke Huan Supper Hainanese curry rice · $
Sin Chie Toke Huan is a supper-only Hainanese curry rice shop in Kovan. Its curry is mild, with a curry leaf aroma, and queues form soon after it opens at 5pm. Her World ranked it first in its 2022 scissors-cut curry rice taste test.
- Cuisine: Supper Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $
- Must-try: Braised cabbage, Prawn paste chicken, Sliced pork
- Where: 1018 Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 534756
- Area: Kovan
- Nearest MRT: Kovan
- Hours: Daily 5pm-2:30am
- Halal: No
Eleven Fingers (Eu Kee) Scissors Curry Rice Hawker scissors-cut curry rice · $
Eleven Fingers (Eu Kee) is a scissors-cut curry rice stall on Queen Street, near Bugis. A typical plate is pork chop, chap chye and egg under curry gravy.
- Cuisine: Hawker scissors-cut curry rice
- Price: $ · Pork chop, chap chye and egg plate from around $5.30
- Must-try: Pork chop with chap chye and egg, Chicken wing and pork belly combo
- Where: 269B Queen Street, #01-235, Singapore 180269
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm; Sat-Sun 11am-6:30pm
- Halal: No
Havelock Hainanese Curry Rice Late-night Hainanese curry rice · $
Havelock Hainanese Curry Rice at Sims Vista Market & Food Centre opens from 6:30am to 3:30am, so it covers breakfast through supper.
- Cuisine: Late-night Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $ · Standard plate (1 meat, 1 vegetable, egg) from around $4.50
- Must-try: Pork chop, Sotong
- Where: 49 Sims Place, Sims Vista Market & Food Centre, Singapore 380049
- Area: Aljunied
- Nearest MRT: Aljunied
- Hours: Tue-Sun 6:30am-3:30am (closed Mon)
- Halal: No
Hainan Gor Hawker Hainanese curry rice · $
Hainan Gor is a newer Chinatown Complex stall run by a former private-hire driver, who learned the trade at his friend's family curry rice shop. It is known for braised pork and golf ball-sized house-made meatballs.
- Cuisine: Hawker Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $ · Sets from around $4.50; Signature 4 Treasure Set around $6.50
- Must-try: Signature 4 Treasure Set, House-made meatballs
- Where: 335 Smith Street, Chinatown Complex, Singapore 050335
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown
- Hours: Thu-Tue 10:30am-4pm (closed Wed)
- Halal: No
Sin Hock Heng Scissors Cut Curry Rice Late-night scissors-cut curry rice · $
Sin Hock Heng took over the Geylang Road space of New Scissor-Cut Curry Rice, which closed in May 2025, and opened in July 2025. It has a spread of nearly 20 dishes and opens until 3:30am.
- Cuisine: Late-night scissors-cut curry rice
- Price: $ · Sets from around $4.80; 3-meat "Flush" set around $8.80
- Must-try: Pork chop set, Do Re Mi set (2 meats, 1 vegetable)
- Where: 669 Geylang Road, Singapore 389596
- Area: Geylang
- Hours: Daily 10am-3:30am
- Halal: No
Tian Tian Hainanese Curry Rice Hawker Hainanese curry rice · $
Tian Tian is a Bukit Merah View stall that serves pork chop, curry chicken and sotong plates with Hainanese curry gravy.
- Cuisine: Hawker Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $ · Pork chop and vegetable from around $4.50
- Must-try: Pork chop and vegetable, Curry chicken and vegetable
- Where: 116 Bukit Merah View, #01-253, Singapore 151116
- Area: Bukit Merah
- Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-9pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: No
Golden Mile Curry Rice Hawker Hainanese curry rice · $
Golden Mile Curry Rice is a budget stall at Golden Mile Food Centre, with braised pork, pork chop and chicken cutlet sets from $3.90.
- Cuisine: Hawker Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $ · Sets from around $3.90
- Must-try: Braised pork rice set, Pork chop rice set
- Where: 505 Beach Road, Golden Mile Food Centre, Singapore 199583
- Area: Beach Road
- Nearest MRT: Nicoll Highway
- Hours: Mon 10am-8pm; Tue-Sun 11am-8pm
- Halal: No
2ThumbsUp Hainanese Curry Rice Mall Hainanese curry rice sets · $
2ThumbsUp serves Hainanese curry rice as numbered sets in the basement of Anchorpoint, including a curry mutton option.
- Cuisine: Mall Hainanese curry rice sets
- Price: $ · 15 sets from around $6.90
- Must-try: Set 1 (pork chop, chap chye, fried egg), Set 8 (curry mutton and potatoes)
- Where: 370 Alexandra Road, #B1-47 Anchorpoint, Singapore 159953
- Area: Alexandra
- Hours: Daily 10:30am-9pm
- Halal: No
Hill Street Hainanese Curry Rice Hawker Hainanese curry rice · $
Hill Street Hainanese Curry Rice serves pork chop curry rice with chap chye at Hawkers' Street in Bukit Panjang Plaza.
- Cuisine: Hawker Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $ · Pork chop curry rice from around $6
- Must-try: Pork chop curry rice, Chap chye
- Where: 1 Jelebu Road, Hawkers' Street @ Bukit Panjang Plaza, Singapore 677743
- Area: Bukit Panjang
- Nearest MRT: Bukit Panjang
- Hours: Daily 8:30am-9pm
- Halal: No
Legend Scissors Cut Curry Rice Hawker scissors-cut curry rice · $
Legend Scissors Cut Curry Rice is a Yishun stall known for a light, subtly sweet curry and garlicky cabbage.
- Cuisine: Hawker scissors-cut curry rice
- Price: $ · Sets from around $4.50
- Must-try: Set D (pork chop or chicken cutlet), Garlicky cabbage
- Where: 732 Yishun Avenue 5, #01-380, Singapore 760732
- Area: Yishun
- Hours: Thu-Tue 10:30am-7:30pm; Wed 10am-7:30pm
- Halal: No
CHOMP! Modern Hainanese curry rice · $
CHOMP! is a Sengkang eatery that serves Hainanese curry rice with free-flow curry. Its menu also has curry-themed sides such as curry toast benedict. It is not halal-certified.
- Cuisine: Modern Hainanese curry rice
- Price: $ · Supreme Chicken Cutlet Curry Rice from around $6.90 (2024 price)
- Must-try: Supreme Chicken Cutlet Curry Rice, Curry Toast Benedict
- Where: 118 Rivervale Drive, #01-38 Rivervale Plaza, Singapore 540118
- Area: Sengkang
- Nearest MRT: Sengkang
- Hours: Daily 7:30am-9pm
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loo's Hainanese Curry Rice | Hawker Hainanese curry rice | $ | Tiong Bahru | No |
| Beach Road Scissors Cut Curry Rice (Jalan Besar) | Late-night scissors-cut curry rice | $ | Jalan Besar | No |
| Sin Chie Toke Huan | Supper Hainanese curry rice | $ | Kovan | No |
| Eleven Fingers (Eu Kee) Scissors Curry Rice | Hawker scissors-cut curry rice | $ | Bugis | No |
| Havelock Hainanese Curry Rice | Late-night Hainanese curry rice | $ | Aljunied | No |
| Hainan Gor | Hawker Hainanese curry rice | $ | Chinatown | No |
| Sin Hock Heng Scissors Cut Curry Rice | Late-night scissors-cut curry rice | $ | Geylang | No |
| Tian Tian Hainanese Curry Rice | Hawker Hainanese curry rice | $ | Bukit Merah | No |
| Golden Mile Curry Rice | Hawker Hainanese curry rice | $ | Beach Road | No |
| 2ThumbsUp Hainanese Curry Rice | Mall Hainanese curry rice sets | $ | Alexandra | No |
| Hill Street Hainanese Curry Rice | Hawker Hainanese curry rice | $ | Bukit Panjang | No |
| Legend Scissors Cut Curry Rice | Hawker scissors-cut curry rice | $ | Yishun | No |
| CHOMP! | Modern Hainanese curry rice | $ | Sengkang | — |
Your questions answered
What is Hainanese curry rice?
It is a plate of white rice topped with dishes such as breaded pork chop, braised pork belly, cabbage and fried egg, then drenched in curry gravy and dark braising sauce. It is often called scissors-cut curry rice because the hawker snips the meat into pieces with scissors.
How much does Hainanese curry rice cost?
Most plates cost $4 to $7 at hawker centres, with each dish priced separately, usually $1 to $2.50 per item. Mall or set-meal versions, such as 2ThumbsUp at Anchorpoint, run $6.90 to $13.90.
Is Hainanese curry rice halal?
Generally no. The signature toppings are pork chop and braised pork belly, and most stalls in this guide serve pork. Muslim diners should look for halal-certified economy rice or nasi padang stalls instead.
Where can I eat Hainanese curry rice late at night?
Beach Road Scissors Cut Curry Rice on Jalan Besar and Sin Hock Heng on Geylang Road open until 3:30am. Havelock Hainanese Curry Rice at Sims Vista also runs until 3:30am, and Sin Chie Toke Huan in Kovan serves from 5pm to 2:30am.
When is the best time to go?
Morning stalls like Loo's at Tiong Bahru Market close by mid-afternoon, and popular items like pork chop can sell out before then. Arrive before the noon lunch rush for the full spread, or go to a supper stall at night.
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