Farrer Road MRT (CC20) on the Circle Line sits at the edge of the leafy Farrer Gardens estate, and its main draw for eaters is the nearby Empress Road Market & Food Centre (also known as Empress Market) — a compact hawker centre with long-running noodle, duck, chicken rice and Malay stalls alongside a newer wave of pastry and coffee makers. A short walk away, around Empress Mall and along Queen's Road at Farrer Garden, you'll also find French-style bakeries and specialty cafes. Most stalls here open for breakfast and lunch and wind down by mid-afternoon, so this is more a daytime eating spot than a late-night one — check individual hours before heading down.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The best places to eat near Farrer Road MRT
Fu Gui Bak Chor Mee Chinese (minced meat noodles) · $
A popular minced-meat noodle stall in Empress Road Market & Food Centre.
- Cuisine: Chinese (minced meat noodles)
- Price: $ · ~$3.50–4.50
- Must-try: Bak chor mee (minced meat noodles), Laksa
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-100, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Sat–Mon 7am–1pm
Ah Wing's Wanton Mee Hong Kong-style wanton noodles · $
Under-the-radar Hong Kong-style wanton mee stall in the food centre.
- Cuisine: Hong Kong-style wanton noodles
- Price: $ · ~$3.50–4.50
- Must-try: Char siew wanton mee, Dumpling soup
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-108, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Tue–Wed, Sat–Sun 8am–2pm
Qi Xing Dim Sum Chinese (dim sum) · $
Morning dim sum stall serving steamed buns and siew mai.
- Cuisine: Chinese (dim sum)
- Price: $ · under ~$8
- Must-try: Char siew pau, Siew mai, Sweet corn pau
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-77, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Tue–Wed, Sat–Sun 6:30am–12:30pm
Farrer Road Chicken Rice Hainanese chicken rice · $
Long-standing chicken rice stall in the food centre.
- Cuisine: Hainanese chicken rice
- Price: $ · ~$5
- Must-try: Roasted chicken rice, Steamed chicken rice
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-98, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Tue–Sat 8:30am–2pm
Bunga Raya Prata Hut Indian-Muslim (prata, biryani) · $
Indian-Muslim prata and biryani stall in the food centre; halal certification not confirmed in sources.
- Cuisine: Indian-Muslim (prata, biryani)
- Price: $ · prata ~$1.20–2.30; mutton biryani ~$6.50
- Must-try: Roti prata, Murtabak, Mutton biryani
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-74, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Tue–Sun 8am–7pm; closed Mon
Sintia's Indonesian Food Indonesian · $
Indonesian home-style dishes and mee rebus; halal certification not confirmed in sources.
- Cuisine: Indonesian
- Price: $ · ~$3.50–5 (mee rebus ~$3.50)
- Must-try: Mee rebus, Nasi sambal goreng
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-101, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Tue–Sun 7am–1:30pm
Heng Heng Nasi Lemak Malay-style nasi lemak · $
Early-morning nasi lemak and breakfast-kueh stall; halal status not verified.
- Cuisine: Malay-style nasi lemak
- Price: $ · under ~$5
- Must-try: Nasi lemak, Chee cheong fun, Chwee kueh
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-83, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Tue–Sun 5:30am–1pm; closed Mon
Happy World Roast Chinese roast meats · $
Roast meat stall serving char siew and roasted pork rice.
- Cuisine: Chinese roast meats
- Price: $ · char siew rice ~$4
- Must-try: Char siew rice, Roast pork belly
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-107, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Daily 10am–4pm
Somerset Fishball Noodle Chinese (fishball noodles) · $
Fishball and minced-meat noodle stall in the food centre.
- Cuisine: Chinese (fishball noodles)
- Price: $ · ~$5
- Must-try: Minced meat fishball noodles
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-89, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Thu–Tue 7am–3pm
Farrer You Tiao Chinese fried dough / snacks · $
Morning stall frying fresh you tiao, one of the cheapest bites in the centre.
- Cuisine: Chinese fried dough / snacks
- Price: $ · you tiao ~$0.80 each
- Must-try: You tiao (fried dough fritter), Ham ching ping
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-99, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Wed–Sat 6:45am–11am
BAKER RST Bakery (muffins, boat pizza) · $
Hawker bakery (opened 18 Jan 2026) by a Le Cordon Bleu graduate, doing locally inspired muffins and boat pizzas.
- Cuisine: Bakery (muffins, boat pizza)
- Price: $ · ~$2.70–3.10
- Must-try: Pandan kaya muffin, Chilli crab boat pizza, Nasi lemak-style boat pizza
- Where: Block 7 Empress Road, Empress Road Market & Food Centre, #01-73, Singapore 260007
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Wed–Sun 8am–2pm; closed Mon–Tue
Bakery Brera & Fine Foods French-style bakery / cafe · $$
Artisanal French-style bakery known for cruffins and croissants; items sell out early. Not halal-certified.
- Cuisine: French-style bakery / cafe
- Price: $$ · cruffins ~$5.50; croissants ~$6–7.80
- Must-try: Cruffin, Artisanal croissant, Croque monsieur
- Where: 8 Empress Road, #01-05, Empress Mall, Singapore 260008
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Empress Road (~6 min walk)
- Hours: Sun–Mon 7:30am–4pm; Tue–Sat 7:30am–6pm
- Halal: No
Coffee Plus Specialty coffee cafe · $$
Hidden specialty coffee cafe at Farrer Garden, a short walk from Empress Road Food Centre; details from a 2020 review, confirm current status before visiting.
- Cuisine: Specialty coffee cafe
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Pour-over coffee, Espresso drinks, Croissants / kouign-amann
- Where: 4 Queen's Road, #02-109 Farrer Garden, Singapore 260004
- Nearest exit: Exit toward Queen's Road / Farrer Garden (~8 min walk)
- Hours: Wed–Sun 8:30am–5:30pm; closed Mon–Tue
At a glance: compare every spot near Farrer Road MRT
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Nearest exit | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Gui Bak Chor Mee | Chinese (minced meat noodles) | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Ah Wing's Wanton Mee | Hong Kong-style wanton noodles | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Qi Xing Dim Sum | Chinese (dim sum) | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Farrer Road Chicken Rice | Hainanese chicken rice | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Bunga Raya Prata Hut | Indian-Muslim (prata, biryani) | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Sintia's Indonesian Food | Indonesian | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Heng Heng Nasi Lemak | Malay-style nasi lemak | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Happy World Roast | Chinese roast meats | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Somerset Fishball Noodle | Chinese (fishball noodles) | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Farrer You Tiao | Chinese fried dough / snacks | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| BAKER RST | Bakery (muffins, boat pizza) | $ | Exit toward Empress Road | — |
| Bakery Brera & Fine Foods | French-style bakery / cafe | $$ | Exit toward Empress Road | No |
| Coffee Plus | Specialty coffee cafe | $$ | Exit toward Queen's Road / Farrer Garden | — |
Farrer Road MRT food: your questions answered
What food is Farrer Road MRT known for?
The area's main food draw is Empress Road Market & Food Centre (Empress Market), a hawker centre with bak chor mee, Hong Kong-style wanton mee, stewed and braised duck, Hainanese chicken rice, roast meats, nasi lemak and Indian-Muslim prata. In and around the adjoining Empress Mall and nearby Farrer Garden you'll also find French-style bakeries (Bakery Brera, CROCO) and specialty coffee (Coffee Plus).
Are there halal options near Farrer Road MRT?
Empress Road Food Centre has Malay- and Muslim-style stalls — Indian-Muslim prata and biryani at Bunga Raya Prata Hut, Indonesian food at Sintia's, and nasi lemak stalls — that many Muslim diners eat at. However, none were confirmed as MUIS halal-certified in our sources, so please check each stall's certification directly before ordering. Note that bakeries such as Bakery Brera are explicitly not halal-certified.
What are the cheapest eats near Farrer Road MRT?
The hawker stalls at Empress Road Food Centre are the most wallet-friendly: you tiao is around $0.80 apiece, nasi lemak starts from about $2.50, and most chicken rice and noodle plates run roughly $3–4.50. New hawker bakery BAKER RST also does muffins from about $2.70.
What's open late near Farrer Road MRT?
Not much — this is mostly a breakfast-and-lunch area. Most Empress Road stalls close between about 1pm and 4pm. A few run later, such as Bunga Raya Prata Hut, which stays open toward around 7pm. There are no confirmed late-night or supper spots right at the station, so plan for a daytime visit and confirm hours first.
Which exit should I use for the main food cluster?
Take the station exit on the Empress Road side — Empress Road Market & Food Centre and Empress Mall (Block 7 and 8 Empress Road) are roughly a 5–7 minute walk from there. Farrer Road MRT sits at the Empress Road junction on the Circle Line; check the in-station exit signage to confirm the Empress Road direction.