Halal seafood in Singapore covers Chinese-style crab restaurants, halal zi char, Malay seafood stalls and Cajun-style seafood buckets. The east has the biggest cluster, with Home of Seafood in Joo Chiat, JUMBO's Mutiara Seafood at Wisma Geylang Serai and Rasa Istimewa in Pasir Ris Park, while the north and the islands offer waterfront and kelong dining. Live crab is usually priced per 100g or by season, so a crab dinner for two or three typically runs well past $100, while hawker seafood stalls and set buckets are far cheaper. Ask for the day's crab price before ordering, and check the MUIS directory because certification is renewed yearly.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Home of Seafood Chinese-style seafood and crab · $$$
Joo Chiat restaurant serving Chinese-style halal seafood, including live crab and lobster cooked in classic zi char styles. The premises, which also house Home of Sushi and Divine, are listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Chinese-style seafood and crab
- Price: $$$ · Crab priced seasonally
- Must-try: Chilli crab, Black pepper crab, Salted egg crab, Bee hoon crab soup
- Where: 1 Joo Chiat Place, #01, Singapore 427739
- Area: Joo Chiat / Eunos
- Nearest MRT: Eunos
- Hours: Daily 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Mutiara Seafood Halal Chinese and Malay seafood (JUMBO Group) · $$$
JUMBO Group's first halal seafood restaurant, opened in 2023, brings JUMBO's signature chilli crab and black pepper crab to a halal kitchen alongside Malay-style grilled seafood. Listed as certified in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Halal Chinese and Malay seafood (JUMBO Group)
- Price: $$$ · Crab priced by weight (mud crab $9.80 per 100g in 2023); grilled prawns $28++ for four
- Must-try: Chilli crab, Udang Bakar Jimbaran, Grilled red tilapia with sambal
- Where: 1 Engku Aman Turn, #01-02 & #02-02/03, Wisma Geylang Serai, Singapore 408528
- Area: Geylang Serai
- Nearest MRT: Paya Lebar
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Rasa Istimewa Restaurant (Pasir Ris) Halal zi char and BBQ seafood · $$
Halal restaurant in a quiet corner of Pasir Ris Park serving chilli crab, nonya curry fish head and barbecued seafood. The group also runs outlets at Woodlands Waterfront and SAFRA Jurong, all listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Halal zi char and BBQ seafood
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Chilli crab, Nonya curry fish head, BBQ seafood
- Where: 201 Pasir Ris Road, #01-03, Singapore 519147
- Area: Pasir Ris
- Nearest MRT: Pasir Ris
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Rasa Istimewa Waterfront Restaurant Halal BBQ seafood by the water · $$
Sits on a jetty at Woodlands Waterfront Park facing the Straits of Johor, serving halal zi char and sambal-coated barbecued seafood. Listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Halal BBQ seafood by the water
- Price: $$ · BBQ Seafood Combo $28++ (stingray, cuttlefish, clams)
- Must-try: BBQ Seafood Combo, Sambal stingray
- Where: 6A Admiralty Road West, Woodlands Waterfront Park, Singapore 757445
- Area: Woodlands
- Hours: Daily 12pm-11:30pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Cajun On Wheels Cajun seafood buckets · $$$
Food-truck-themed Cajun diner serving Louisiana-style seafood buckets with crab, crawfish and lobster in sauces such as Cajun cheesy, salted egg yolk and Thai red curry. The Plaza Singapura outlet is listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Cajun seafood buckets
- Price: $$$ · Build-your-own buckets from $34++; Poseidon Bucket $108++; Lobster Dapster Bucket $126++ (2023)
- Must-try: Build-your-own seafood bucket, Poseidon Bucket
- Where: 68 Orchard Road, #03-92, Plaza Singapura, Singapore 238839
- Area: Dhoby Ghaut
- Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut
- Hours: Daily 11am-10pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Smith Marine Floating Restaurant Kelong seafood · $$$
Singapore's first halal-certified kelong restaurant, a floating fish farm between Changi Point and Pulau Ubin reached by boat, serving seafood from its own farm. Bookings must be made at least three days ahead via WhatsApp or SMS, and it is listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Kelong seafood
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Salted egg sotong, Lala bee hoon, Fresh fish from the farm
- Where: Off Pulau Ubin coastal area (floating kelong, reached by boat)
- Area: Pulau Ubin
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Jiak Modern Tze Char Modern halal zi char · $$
Air-conditioned halal zi char restaurant at HillV2 with a menu of close to 60 dishes, including curry fish head alongside vegetables, meat and noodles. Listed as certified in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Modern halal zi char
- Price: $$ · Weekday set lunch from around $12.80 (main, rice and drink) (2025)
- Must-try: Curry fish head, Salted fish fried rice, Sambal kang kong
- Where: 4 Hillview Rise, #02-04, HillV2, Singapore 667979
- Area: Hillview
- Nearest MRT: Hillview
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-9:30pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Segar Restaurant Halal zi char · $$
Muslim-owned zi char restaurant in Chinatown Point serving seafood staples such as curry assam fish head and oat prawns. It is listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Halal zi char
- Price: $$ · Curry assam fish head $27++; oat prawns $17++ (2024)
- Must-try: Curry assam fish head, Oat prawns, Claypot golden chicken
- Where: 133 New Bridge Road, #B2-39/40/41, Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-9:30pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Makan By The Bay Halal BBQ seafood and zi char (hawker) · $$
Halal seafood zi char stall at Satay by the Bay with a menu built around fish, crab, crayfish, prawns, sotong and lala. Listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Halal BBQ seafood and zi char (hawker)
- Price: $$ · BBQ stingray from around $13; sotong from around $16 (2020)
- Must-try: BBQ sambal stingray, Salted egg yolk crab, Golden Fragrance crayfish
- Where: 18 Marina Gardens Drive, #01-19, Satay by the Bay, Singapore 018953
- Area: Gardens by the Bay
- Nearest MRT: Gardens by the Bay
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Sinar Seafood (Ang Mo Kio) Malay seafood (coffee shop stall) · $
Coffee shop stall serving Malay-style seafood and stir-fries such as fried fish, fried rice and whole fish cooked in several styles. Sinar Seafood stalls in Ang Mo Kio, Yishun, Bukit Batok and Sengkang, and Sinar Malay Seafood in Jurong West, are listed in the MUIS directory.
- Cuisine: Malay seafood (coffee shop stall)
- Price: $
- Must-try: Fried whole fish, Seafood fried rice
- Where: 108 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, #01-74, Kebun Baru Heights (Kedai Kopi 108), Singapore 560108
- Area: Ang Mo Kio
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-10pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Bottle Tree Cafe Restaurant Halal zi char seafood · $$
Restaurant at the Singapore Discovery Centre run by Sembawang Eating House Seafood Restaurant, serving local zi char including chilli crab and BBQ stingray. Listed in the MUIS directory; it reopened on 15 October 2026 after a temporary closure from 1 to 14 October.
- Cuisine: Halal zi char seafood
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Chilli crab, BBQ stingray
- Where: 510 Upper Jurong Road, #01-06-08, Singapore Discovery Centre, Singapore 638365
- Area: Jurong West / Joo Koon
- Halal: MUIS-certified
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home of Seafood | Chinese-style seafood and crab | $$$ | Joo Chiat / Eunos | MUIS-certified |
| Mutiara Seafood | Halal Chinese and Malay seafood (JUMBO Group) | $$$ | Geylang Serai | MUIS-certified |
| Rasa Istimewa Restaurant (Pasir Ris) | Halal zi char and BBQ seafood | $$ | Pasir Ris | MUIS-certified |
| Rasa Istimewa Waterfront Restaurant | Halal BBQ seafood by the water | $$ | Woodlands | MUIS-certified |
| Cajun On Wheels | Cajun seafood buckets | $$$ | Dhoby Ghaut | MUIS-certified |
| Smith Marine Floating Restaurant | Kelong seafood | $$$ | Pulau Ubin | MUIS-certified |
| Jiak Modern Tze Char | Modern halal zi char | $$ | Hillview | MUIS-certified |
| Segar Restaurant | Halal zi char | $$ | Chinatown | MUIS-certified |
| Makan By The Bay | Halal BBQ seafood and zi char (hawker) | $$ | Gardens by the Bay | MUIS-certified |
| Sinar Seafood (Ang Mo Kio) | Malay seafood (coffee shop stall) | $ | Ang Mo Kio | MUIS-certified |
| Bottle Tree Cafe Restaurant | Halal zi char seafood | $$ | Jurong West / Joo Koon | MUIS-certified |
Your questions answered
Where can I eat halal chilli crab in Singapore?
Home of Seafood in Joo Chiat, Mutiara Seafood at Wisma Geylang Serai and Rasa Istimewa in Pasir Ris Park are MUIS-certified and serve chilli crab. Bottle Tree Cafe Restaurant at the Singapore Discovery Centre and Makan By The Bay at Satay by the Bay are other certified options.
How much does halal crab cost?
Restaurants usually price live crab by weight or by season. Mutiara Seafood listed mud crab at $9.80 per 100g in 2023, so a 1kg mud crab at that rate works out to about $98 before other dishes. Ask for the day's price when you order.
Is Mutiara Seafood the same as JUMBO Seafood?
Mutiara Seafood is JUMBO Group's first halal seafood restaurant, opened in 2023 at Wisma Geylang Serai, and it serves JUMBO-style crab dishes such as chilli crab and black pepper crab. Muslim diners should check the halal status of any other JUMBO outlet before visiting rather than assume it is certified.
Do I need to book?
Smith Marine requires an advance booking because guests travel to the kelong by boat. For crab restaurants such as Home of Seafood and Mutiara, booking ahead is wise for dinner and weekends, especially for large groups.
How can I check if a seafood restaurant is halal?
Search the establishment on the MUIS halal directory at halal.muis.gov.sg, or look for the MUIS certificate displayed at the premises. Certificates are renewed yearly, and certification applies to each outlet rather than to a whole brand.
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