The best food at Sembawang Hills Food Centre comes from a handful of decades-old Teochew stalls: Jing Ji Fishball Noodle for meatball mee pok, Seng Huat Duck Rice, Five Star Teochew Kway Chap and a chwee kueh stall featured in the 2017 Michelin Guide. The single-storey centre at 590 Upper Thomson Road dates from 1974 and has more than 30 stalls in two rows, mostly old-school Chinese hawker fare plus popiah, curry puffs, Hokkien mee and sugarcane juice. Most dishes cost from around $1.30 to $9, so a full meal here usually comes to under $10. Several of the best-known stalls open only in the morning and rest on Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays, so a Wednesday, Thursday or weekend visit before noon gives the widest choice.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Jing Ji Fishball Noodle Teochew fishball and meatball noodles · $
A generations-old Teochew noodle stall with a legacy of more than 70 years, known for its handmade meatballs and fishballs tossed with mee pok. The meatballs sell out quickly, so it is a stall to visit early.
- Cuisine: Teochew fishball and meatball noodles
- Price: $ · Fishball noodles from around $4; Teochew meatball noodles from around $4.50
- Must-try: Teochew meatball noodles (dry), Fishball mee pok
- Stall: #01-23
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-23, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun 6am-1pm; closed Mon, Tue, Fri
- Halal: No
Seng Huat Duck Rice Teochew braised duck rice · $
A long-running braised duck stall serving braised duck rice with a fragrant soup on the side. It opens for only a short late-morning window four days a week.
- Cuisine: Teochew braised duck rice
- Price: $ · Braised duck rice from around $4
- Must-try: Braised duck rice
- Stall: #01-27
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-27, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun 10am-1pm; closed Mon, Tue, Fri
- Halal: No
Thompson Homemade Shui Kway Teochew chwee kueh (steamed rice cakes) · $
The centre's chwee kueh stall, also known as Sembawang Hills Shui Kueh, was featured in the Michelin Guide in 2017. It steams soft rice cakes and tops them with savoury fried preserved radish, and keeps longer hours than most of the centre's morning stalls.
- Cuisine: Teochew chwee kueh (steamed rice cakes)
- Price: $ · From around $2.20 for four pieces
- Must-try: Chwee kueh with chai poh (preserved radish)
- Stall: #01-16
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-16, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Tue-Sat from 10am or 10:30am to 7pm; closed Mon
Five Star Teochew Kway Chap Teochew kway chap · $
One of the centre's all-day stalls, serving a classic Teochew kway chap set of flat rice sheets in herbal broth with braised pork, intestines, egg and tau pok.
- Cuisine: Teochew kway chap
- Price: $ · Kway chap set from around $5.50
- Must-try: Kway chap set with braised pork, offal, egg and tau pok
- Stall: #01-28
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-28, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Daily 7am-8:30pm
- Halal: No
Changi Village Fried Hokkien Mee Fried Hokkien prawn noodles · $
A wet-style fried Hokkien mee stall that braises yellow noodles and bee hoon in prawn and pork stock, served with sambal and lime. It is open from morning to early evening every day.
- Cuisine: Fried Hokkien prawn noodles
- Price: $ · From around $5 (also $6 and $8 portions)
- Must-try: Fried Hokkien mee with sambal and lime
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30am-7pm; Sun 9am-7pm
- Halal: No
Jia Jia Xing Pig's Organ Soup Teochew pig's organ soup · $
A long-standing soup stall serving peppery pig's organ soup and pig's trotters braised in black vinegar until tender, both popular on rainy days.
- Cuisine: Teochew pig's organ soup
- Price: $ · Pig's trotter with black vinegar from around $7 (larger $9)
- Must-try: Pig's trotter with black vinegar, Pig's organ soup
- Stall: #01-10
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-10, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Daily 10am-7:30pm
- Halal: No
Ping Kee Popiah Fresh popiah · $
A popiah stall that rolls fresh spring rolls to order, filled with braised turnip, egg and crunchy garnishes, and cuts each roll into four. Popiah is one of the dishes the centre is best known for.
- Cuisine: Fresh popiah
- Price: $ · From around $2 per roll
- Must-try: Fresh popiah
- Stall: #01-32
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-32, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri 11:15am-8pm; Thu 10am-5pm; Sat, Sun 11:15am-6pm; closed Mon
Yong Kee Curry puffs · $
A morning snack stall frying curry puffs with potato or chicken fillings. Its recipe placed in the top five of 41 entrants in a 1995 Straits Times curry puff contest.
- Cuisine: Curry puffs
- Price: $ · Potato curry puff from around $1.30; chicken curry puff from around $1.60
- Must-try: Potato curry puff, Chicken curry puff
- Stall: #01-02
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-02, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri-Sun 7am-3pm; closed Mon, Thu
Fried Carrot Cake Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway) · $
An all-day chai tow kway stall frying radish cake with egg and preserved radish, a cheap side to share alongside noodles.
- Cuisine: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway)
- Price: $ · From around $3.50 (also $4 and $5 portions)
- Must-try: Fried carrot cake
- Stall: #01-14
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-14, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Daily 10am-7pm
Jin Men Chicken rice and curry chicken · $
An all-day chicken rice stall that also does curry chicken rice and Thai-style chicken feet, which can sell out.
- Cuisine: Chicken rice and curry chicken
- Price: $ · Curry chicken rice from around $5.50; steamed chicken rice set from around $6
- Must-try: Steamed chicken rice set, Curry chicken rice, Thai-style chicken feet
- Stall: #01-20
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-20, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Daily 9am-8:30pm
Yummy Noodle House Curry meatball noodles · $
A noodle stall known for its curry meatball noodle, a thicker, spicier option next to the centre's clear-soup noodle stalls.
- Cuisine: Curry meatball noodles
- Price: $ · From around $4 (also $5 and $6 portions)
- Must-try: Curry meatball noodle
- Stall: #01-08
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-08, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
- Hours: Thu-Tue 8:30am-3pm; closed Wed
Sugar Cane & Fresh Fruit Sugarcane juice and fresh fruit · $
The drinks stall to visit for freshly pressed sugarcane juice with lime or lemon, which goes well with the centre's rich braised dishes.
- Cuisine: Sugarcane juice and fresh fruit
- Price: $ · From around $2.20
- Must-try: Sugarcane juice with lime, Sugarcane juice with lemon
- Stall: #01-30
- Where: 590 Upper Thomson Road, #01-30, Sembawang Hills Food Centre, Singapore 574419
- Area: Upper Thomson / Sembawang Hills
- Nearest MRT: Mayflower (TE6)
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Stall | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jing Ji Fishball Noodle | Teochew fishball and meatball noodles | $ | #01-23 | No |
| Seng Huat Duck Rice | Teochew braised duck rice | $ | #01-27 | No |
| Thompson Homemade Shui Kway | Teochew chwee kueh (steamed rice cakes) | $ | #01-16 | — |
| Five Star Teochew Kway Chap | Teochew kway chap | $ | #01-28 | No |
| Changi Village Fried Hokkien Mee | Fried Hokkien prawn noodles | $ | — | No |
| Jia Jia Xing Pig's Organ Soup | Teochew pig's organ soup | $ | #01-10 | No |
| Ping Kee Popiah | Fresh popiah | $ | #01-32 | — |
| Yong Kee | Curry puffs | $ | #01-02 | — |
| Fried Carrot Cake | Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway) | $ | #01-14 | — |
| Jin Men | Chicken rice and curry chicken | $ | #01-20 | — |
| Yummy Noodle House | Curry meatball noodles | $ | #01-08 | — |
| Sugar Cane & Fresh Fruit | Sugarcane juice and fresh fruit | $ | #01-30 | — |
Your questions answered
What food is Sembawang Hills Food Centre known for?
It is known for old-school Teochew and Chinese hawker food: Jing Ji Fishball Noodle's handmade meatball and fishball noodles, Seng Huat's braised duck rice, Teochew kway chap, pig's organ soup, and chwee kueh from Thompson Homemade Shui Kway, which was featured in the Michelin Guide in 2017. Popiah, curry puffs, fried Hokkien mee and sugarcane juice are also popular.
What are the opening hours of Sembawang Hills Food Centre?
The centre is listed as open daily from about 6am to 9pm, but each stall keeps its own hours. Jing Ji Fishball Noodle (6am-1pm) and Seng Huat Duck Rice (10am-1pm) open only on Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends, while stalls such as Five Star Teochew Kway Chap, Jia Jia Xing and Jin Men run through to the evening. The centre also closes for a day or more of NEA spring cleaning each quarter (for example on 12 October 2026), so check the schedule before a special trip.
How much does a meal at Sembawang Hills Food Centre cost?
Prices are typical heartland hawker prices. Noodles and rice dishes cost from around $4 to $6, larger portions and pig's trotter go up to about $8-9, snacks such as curry puffs, popiah and chwee kueh cost from around $1.30 to $2.20, and sugarcane juice is from around $2.20. Most people spend under $10 a person.
Is there halal food at Sembawang Hills Food Centre?
None of the stalls in this guide is MUIS-certified. Many of the signature dishes, such as duck rice, kway chap, pig's organ soup and Hokkien mee, contain pork, so Muslim diners should look for a halal certificate at the stall before ordering.
How do I get to Sembawang Hills Food Centre?
It is at 590 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 574419, in the Sembawang Hills estate off Upper Thomson Road (Jalan Leban). The nearest MRT station is Mayflower (TE6) on the Thomson-East Coast Line, and buses along Upper Thomson Road stop close to the centre.
When is the best time to visit Sembawang Hills Food Centre?
Go on a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday morning, ideally before 11am. That is when Jing Ji Fishball Noodle, Seng Huat Duck Rice and Yong Kee's curry puffs are all open, and before the meatballs and duck sell out (Yong Kee is closed on Thursdays). On Mondays several stalls, including the chwee kueh, popiah and curry puff stalls, are closed.
Is there a stall directory for Sembawang Hills Food Centre with unit numbers?
Yes. These are the key stalls and their unit numbers at Sembawang Hills Food Centre, 590 Upper Thomson Road: Yong Kee curry puffs #01-02, Yummy Noodle House #01-08, Jia Jia Xing Pig's Organ Soup #01-10, Fried Carrot Cake #01-14, Thompson Homemade Shui Kway #01-16, Jin Men chicken rice #01-20, Jing Ji Fishball Noodle #01-23, Seng Huat Duck Rice #01-27, Five Star Teochew Kway Chap #01-28, Sugar Cane & Fresh Fruit #01-30 and Ping Kee Popiah #01-32. Changi Village Fried Hokkien Mee is also in the centre.
What is on the menu at Sembawang Hills Food Centre and how much?
The menu at Sembawang Hills Food Centre is mostly old-school Teochew and Chinese hawker food. Typical prices: fishball mee pok at Jing Ji from around $4, Seng Huat braised duck rice from around $4, Five Star kway chap set from around $5.50, Jin Men steamed chicken rice set from around $6, chwee kueh from around $2.20 for four, Ping Kee popiah from around $2 a roll and Yong Kee potato curry puffs from around $1.30. Prices change, so check at the stall.
Is Sembawang Hills Food Centre worth visiting, according to reviews?
Yes, Sembawang Hills Food Centre is worth a trip for its decades-old Teochew stalls. Its chwee kueh stall, Thompson Homemade Shui Kway (#01-16), was featured in the Michelin Guide in 2017, and Yong Kee's curry puff recipe placed in the top five of 41 entrants in a 1995 Straits Times contest. Jing Ji Fishball Noodle (#01-23) has more than 70 years of history. Go before noon on a Wednesday, Thursday or weekend, as several famous stalls open only in the morning.
Where is the best duck rice at Sembawang Hills Food Centre?
For duck rice at Sembawang Hills Food Centre, go to Seng Huat Duck Rice at stall #01-27. This long-running Teochew stall serves braised duck rice with a fragrant soup on the side, from around $4. It opens only from 10am to 1pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, so go late morning before the duck sells out.
Is Sembawang Hills Food Centre actually in Sembawang?
No. Despite the name, Sembawang Hills Food Centre is not in Sembawang town in the north. It is at 590 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 574419, in the Sembawang Hills estate off Upper Thomson Road. The nearest MRT station is Mayflower (TE6) on the Thomson-East Coast Line, not Sembawang MRT. If you are searching for a Sembawang hawker centre near Upper Thomson, this is the one.
Which stalls at Sembawang Hills Food Centre are open in the evening?
Several stalls at Sembawang Hills Food Centre stay open into the evening. Five Star Teochew Kway Chap (#01-28) runs daily until 8:30pm, Jin Men chicken rice (#01-20) daily until 8:30pm, Jia Jia Xing Pig's Organ Soup (#01-10) until 7:30pm, and Fried Carrot Cake (#01-14), Changi Village Fried Hokkien Mee and Thompson Homemade Shui Kway (Tuesday to Saturday) until 7pm. The morning-only noodle and duck rice stalls will be closed by then.
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