Cheap Eats in Tampines: 16 Best Spots (2026)
Tampines is one of the east's densest food towns, and its cheapest, most reliable meals cluster in a few walkable spots: the Round Market & Food Centre (Blk 137 Tampines St 11), the hawker centre at Our Tampines Hub, and the older HDB blocks around Tampines St 21 and 81. Expect classic hawker fare — bak chor mee, porridge, chicken rice, min jiang kueh — with most mains landing under S$10. Prices and opening hours change often at hawker stalls, so treat the figures below as indicative and confirm before you go, especially for halal certification.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Fu Yuan Teochew Bak Chor Mee
- Chai Chee Pork Porridge
- Mui Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice
- Yummy Sarawak Kolo Mee
- Old World Bakuteh
- Botak Cantonese Porridge
- Nasi Lemak Specialist
- Al Mahboob Indian Rojak
- Munchi Pancakes
- The Only Burger
- Ho Yun Tim Sum
- Teo Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle
- Xing Ji Wanton Mee
- Gong Yuan Ma La Tang
- JIN Kimchi Express
- Ippon Fusion Bowl
The list
Fu Yuan Teochew Bak Chor Mee Teochew noodles (bak chor mee) · $
Well-loved morning bak chor mee stall with handmade dumplings, a bowl for around $4.50.
- Cuisine: Teochew noodles (bak chor mee)
- Price: $ · ~$4.50
- Must-try: Bak Chor Mee with handmade dumplings
- Where: 201C Tampines Street 21, Singapore 523201
- Area: Tampines Street 21
- Nearest MRT: Tampines East (DTL)
- Hours: Thu–Tue 5:30am–1:30pm (closed Wed)
- Halal: No
Chai Chee Pork Porridge Cantonese/Teochew porridge · $
Smooth breakfast pork porridge at the Round Market, mains around $4–5.
- Cuisine: Cantonese/Teochew porridge
- Price: $ · ~$4–5
- Must-try: Pork Porridge, Cuttlefish Porridge
- Where: 137 Tampines Street 11, #01-39, Round Market & Food Centre, Singapore 521137
- Area: Round Market & Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Tampines West (DTL)
- Hours: Sun–Fri 6am–1:30pm, Sat 6:30am–1:30pm
- Halal: No
Mui Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice Hainanese chicken rice · $
Neighbourhood chicken rice stall with plates from around $4.
- Cuisine: Hainanese chicken rice
- Price: $ · ~$4–5
- Must-try: Chicken Rice, Char Siew Rice
- Where: 264 Tampines Street 21, Singapore 520264
- Area: Tampines Street 21
- Nearest MRT: Tampines East (DTL)
- Hours: Thu–Tue 9am–3pm (closed Wed)
- Halal: No
Yummy Sarawak Kolo Mee Sarawak noodles · $
One of the few Sarawak kolo mee specialists in the east, sets from around $5.50.
- Cuisine: Sarawak noodles
- Price: $ · from ~$5.50
- Must-try: Signature Sarawak Kolo Mee Set
- Where: 137 Tampines Street 11, #01-45, Round Market & Food Centre, Singapore 521137
- Area: Round Market & Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Tampines West (DTL)
- Hours: Daily 6am–2pm
- Halal: No
Old World Bakuteh Teochew pork ribs soup · $
Peppery Teochew bak kut teh at T-Space in Tampines North, bowls around $6–7.50.
- Cuisine: Teochew pork ribs soup
- Price: $ · ~$6–7.50
- Must-try: Pork Ribs Soup, Mixed Pig's Organ Fried Porridge
- Where: 1 Tampines North Drive, #01-34, T-Space, Singapore 528559
- Area: Tampines North (T-Space)
- Hours: Tue–Thu 9:30am–8pm, Fri–Sun 9:30am–8:30pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: No
Botak Cantonese Porridge Cantonese porridge · $
Long-hours Cantonese congee at Our Tampines Hub, bowls from around $4.
- Cuisine: Cantonese porridge
- Price: $ · ~$4–6.50
- Must-try: Minced Pork Century Egg Porridge, Seafood Porridge
- Where: 1 Tampines Walk, #01-65, Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, Singapore 528523
- Area: Our Tampines Hub
- Nearest MRT: Tampines (EWL/DTL)
- Hours: Daily 7:30am–9pm
- Halal: No
Nasi Lemak Specialist Malay · $
Muslim-owned nasi lemak and lontong stall at the Round Market, plates from around $3.50.
- Cuisine: Malay
- Price: $ · ~$3.50–5.50
- Must-try: Nasi Lemak, Lontong, Mee Rebus
- Where: 137 Tampines Street 11, #01-14, Round Market & Food Centre, Singapore 521137
- Area: Round Market & Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Tampines West (DTL)
- Hours: Tue–Sat 7:30am–1pm, Sun 7:30am–12pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: Muslim-owned (not halal-certified per Eatbook; confirm at stall)
Al Mahboob Indian Rojak Indian rojak · $
Muslim-owned Indian rojak where you pay by the piece from around $3.50.
- Cuisine: Indian rojak
- Price: $ · ~$3.50–10
- Must-try: Indian Rojak with handmade dough balls
- Where: 300 Tampines Avenue 5, #01-02, NTUC Income @ Tampines Junction, Singapore 529653
- Area: Tampines Junction
- Nearest MRT: Tampines (EWL/DTL)
- Hours: Daily 11am–8pm
- Halal: Muslim-owned (not halal-certified per Eatbook; confirm at stall)
Munchi Pancakes Min jiang kueh (pancakes) · $
Popular min jiang kueh chain outlet, pancakes from around $1.60 and reported halal-certified.
- Cuisine: Min jiang kueh (pancakes)
- Price: $ · ~$1.60–2.50
- Must-try: Peanut pancake, Coconut pancake, Biscoff pancake
- Where: 1 Tampines Walk, #01-67, Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, Singapore 528523
- Area: Our Tampines Hub
- Nearest MRT: Tampines (EWL/DTL)
- Hours: Daily 8am–8:30pm
- Halal: Halal-certified (per Eatbook, corroborated on two pages; confirm cert at stall)
The Only Burger Burgers · $$
Muslim-owned smash-style burger stall at Happy Hawkers, burgers from around $9.
- Cuisine: Burgers
- Price: $$ · ~$8.80–12.50
- Must-try: Oklahoma Beef Burger, Spicy Chicken Burger
- Where: 602B Tampines Avenue 9, #01-01, Happy Hawkers, Singapore 522602
- Area: Tampines Avenue 9 (Happy Hawkers)
- Nearest MRT: Tampines West (DTL)
- Hours: Daily 11am–9pm
- Halal: Muslim-owned (not halal-certified per Eatbook; confirm at stall)
Ho Yun Tim Sum Dim sum · $
Cheap heartland dim sum from early morning, items from around $1.
- Cuisine: Dim sum
- Price: $ · ~$1–3.50
- Must-try: Prawn Chee Cheong Fun, Century Egg Lean Pork Porridge
- Where: Blk 419 Tampines Street 41, #01-80, Singapore 520419
- Area: Tampines Street 41
- Hours: Tue–Sun 5:30am–3:30pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: No
Teo Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle Chinese noodles (mee pok) · $
Mushroom minced meat noodles at the Round Market, bowls around $4–6.
- Cuisine: Chinese noodles (mee pok)
- Price: $ · ~$4–6
- Must-try: Mushroom Minced Meat Noodles, Pork Ribs Noodles
- Where: 137 Tampines Street 11, #01-05, Round Market & Food Centre, Singapore 521137
- Area: Round Market & Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Tampines West (DTL)
- Hours: Wed–Sun 6am–2pm
- Halal: No
Xing Ji Wanton Mee Chinese noodles · $
Wanton mee and curry chicken noodle at the Round Market, from around $5.
- Cuisine: Chinese noodles
- Price: $ · from ~$5
- Must-try: Wanton Mee, Curry Chicken Noodle
- Where: 137 Tampines Street 11, #01-35, Round Market & Food Centre, Singapore 521137
- Area: Round Market & Food Centre
- Nearest MRT: Tampines West (DTL)
- Hours: Thu–Sat 6am–1pm, Mon 6am–10:30am
- Halal: No
Gong Yuan Ma La Tang Mala tang (customisable) · $
Pick-your-own mala tang at Our Tampines Hub, bowls around $4.90–6.60.
- Cuisine: Mala tang (customisable)
- Price: $ · ~$4.90–6.60
- Must-try: Mala soup, Hot and Sour Pork Bone, Chicken Cabbage Dumplings
- Where: 1 Tampines Walk, #01-96/97, Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, Singapore 528523
- Area: Our Tampines Hub
- Nearest MRT: Tampines (EWL/DTL)
- Hours: Daily 11am–9:30pm
- Halal: No
JIN Kimchi Express Korean · $
Budget Korean stall-food sets in a Tampines coffeeshop, from around $6.
- Cuisine: Korean
- Price: $ · ~$6–8.80
- Must-try: Kimchi Stew Set, Kimchi Fried Rice, Icy Mul Naengmyeon
- Where: 878C Tampines Avenue 8, #01-66, Kopitiam Corner, Singapore 523878
- Area: Tampines Avenue 8
- Hours: Daily 11am–8:30pm
- Halal: No
Ippon Fusion Bowl Japanese fusion (donburi/noodles) · $
Affordable Japanese-style rice and noodle bowls at Our Tampines Hub, from around $6.30.
- Cuisine: Japanese fusion (donburi/noodles)
- Price: $ · ~$6.30–7.50
- Must-try: Ippon Chicken Rice, Ippon Dry Ramen
- Where: 1 Tampines Walk, #01-72, Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, Singapore 528523
- Area: Our Tampines Hub
- Nearest MRT: Tampines (EWL/DTL)
- Hours: Thu–Tue 11:20am–2:30pm, 5pm–8pm
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Yuan Teochew Bak Chor Mee | Teochew noodles (bak chor mee) | $ | Tampines Street 21 | No |
| Chai Chee Pork Porridge | Cantonese/Teochew porridge | $ | Round Market & Food Centre | No |
| Mui Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice | Hainanese chicken rice | $ | Tampines Street 21 | No |
| Yummy Sarawak Kolo Mee | Sarawak noodles | $ | Round Market & Food Centre | No |
| Old World Bakuteh | Teochew pork ribs soup | $ | Tampines North (T-Space) | No |
| Botak Cantonese Porridge | Cantonese porridge | $ | Our Tampines Hub | No |
| Nasi Lemak Specialist | Malay | $ | Round Market & Food Centre | Muslim-owned (not halal-certified per Eatbook; confirm at stall) |
| Al Mahboob Indian Rojak | Indian rojak | $ | Tampines Junction | Muslim-owned (not halal-certified per Eatbook; confirm at stall) |
| Munchi Pancakes | Min jiang kueh (pancakes) | $ | Our Tampines Hub | Halal-certified (per Eatbook, corroborated on two pages; confirm cert at stall) |
| The Only Burger | Burgers | $$ | Tampines Avenue 9 (Happy Hawkers) | Muslim-owned (not halal-certified per Eatbook; confirm at stall) |
| Ho Yun Tim Sum | Dim sum | $ | Tampines Street 41 | No |
| Teo Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodle | Chinese noodles (mee pok) | $ | Round Market & Food Centre | No |
| Xing Ji Wanton Mee | Chinese noodles | $ | Round Market & Food Centre | No |
| Gong Yuan Ma La Tang | Mala tang (customisable) | $ | Our Tampines Hub | No |
| JIN Kimchi Express | Korean | $ | Tampines Avenue 8 | No |
| Ippon Fusion Bowl | Japanese fusion (donburi/noodles) | $ | Our Tampines Hub | No |
Your questions answered
Where are the cheapest places to eat in Tampines?
The best-value clusters are the Round Market & Food Centre (Blk 137 Tampines St 11) and the hawker centre at Our Tampines Hub, plus older HDB coffeeshops around Tampines Streets 21, 41 and 81. Most mains at these hawker stalls are under S$10, and many breakfast items are S$2–5.
Which MRT station should I use?
Central Tampines is served by Tampines MRT (East-West and Downtown lines), with Tampines West and Tampines East on the Downtown Line covering the surrounding blocks. Our Tampines Hub is a short walk from Tampines MRT; the Round Market is closest to Tampines West. Some stalls (e.g. in Tampines North) are not near an MRT, so check the address before travelling.
Are there halal cheap eats in Tampines?
Yes — this guide includes Muslim-owned stalls such as Nasi Lemak Specialist and Al Mahboob Indian Rojak, and Munchi Pancakes is reported to be halal-certified. Because certification and ownership can change, look for a displayed MUIS certificate or ask the stall directly before ordering.
How much should I budget per meal?
For hawker fare in Tampines, budget roughly S$4–8 for a main such as porridge, noodles or chicken rice. A few items go higher (burgers or larger sets closer to S$10–12), while snacks like min jiang kueh and dim sum can be S$1–3.
Are the prices and opening hours reliable?
Treat every price and time here as indicative. Hawker stalls frequently adjust prices, take unscheduled days off, or sell out early, and several close by early afternoon. Confirm on the stall's own channels or a recent Google listing before making a special trip.