Best cheap buffets in Singapore
We recently wrote about the best buffets in Singapore, but as someone who’s constantly on the lookout for good deals, I sought to find more wallet-friendly buffet options. Rather than breaking the bank on a single buffet, I have managed to collate 15 cheap buffets in Singapore that are priced under $40++ a person. There’s a mix of sweet and savoury options, as well as different cuisines, so there’s something for different tastes.
1. Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot
Lovers of K-BBQ should be familiar with Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot, as they’ve got a couple of outlets peppered around Singapore. Their buffet lunch and dinner, priced from $18.90++ per person, draws many to their restaurants. You’ll find a slew of meaty offerings, including beef bulgogi, honey chicken, ribeye beef, and black pepper chicken, all drenched in flavourful marinades.Â
The best part is they’re halal-certified, so your Muslim friends can also head down and eat to their heart’s content. Also, don’t forget to leave some room for their ready-to-eat Korean delights, such as tteokbokki, japchae, and yangnyeom chicken.Â
Check out our Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot review!
Website | Full list of outlets
Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot is a halal-certified eatery.
2. Crystal Café
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To fulfil your comfort food cravings during gloomy rainy days, head down to Orchard Grand Court’s Crystal Café and dig into their famed Taiwan Porridge Buffet, which starts from $20.80++ per person.
The spread is sumptuous; complement your bowls of sweet potato porridge with homely accompaniments such as braised duck and pork trotters, salted eggs and veggies, and ikan bilis with peanuts. Feel free to browse their a la carte menu for more dishes to supplement your meal, as they’ve also got western fare including Fish and Chips ($16++) and Beef Ribeye ($26.80++), if the porridge is not too filling.Â
Address: 131 Killiney Road, Singapore 239571
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 7am to 10:30am, 12pm to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 9pm, Fri-Sun 7am to 10:30am, 12pm to 1:30pm, 1:45pm to 3:15pm, 5:30pm to 7pm, 7:15pm to 8:45pm
Tel: 6830 2020
Website
Crystal Café is not a halal-certified eatery.
3. Irodori Restaurant
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If you’re constantly worried about shelling out a pretty penny whenever you’re headed out for Japanese cuisine, then Irodori Restaurant’s a la carte buffet will set your mind and wallet at ease. There are over 90 items on their menu, ranging from nigiri sushi and hand rolls, to teppanyaki and deep-fried offerings including tempura to really whet your appetite.Â
You’ll want to pig out on their free-flow sashimi too; they’re known for dishing out generous, thick cuts of fresh salmon, tuna, swordfish, and even octopus. While the buffet is priced at $41.70++ on paper, should you use DBS PayLah, PayNow, or NETS during their lunch buffet, you can get 15% off, bringing the cost well below $40++.
Address: 382 Havelock Road, #03-01, Four Points by Sheraton Singapore, Singapore 169629
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2:30pm, 6pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6737 2002
Website
Irodori Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
4. Armoury Steaks
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Voracious carnivores can make a beeline to Armoury Steaks to gorge on their Steak Buffet happening on Mondays, Tuesdays, and weekends. For $35++ per person, you get to indulge in their sinful selection of meats including ribeye and sirloin, all served with a splatter of black pepper sauce and cooked to medium rare.Â
Before the food coma sets in, stuff yourself with other bites such as onion rings, fries, grilled pork belly and shabu beef too. There’s also unlimited servings of greens and buttered corn, in case you find the need to balance out your feast.Â
Address: 181 Orchard Road, #11-03/04 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Opening hours: Sun-Tue 11:30am to 10pm, Wed-Thu 11:30am to 10:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am to 11pm
Tel: 8845 6205
Website
Armoury Steaks is not a halal-certified eatery.
5. Annalakshmi
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Located in the CBD area, Annalakshmi is a popular Indian vegetarian restaurant. Their motto is to serve the community with nutritious food and to give generously. Hence, they encourage their diners to pay as they wish. However, as with all kindness, it’s best not to take advantage of it, and for diners to be considerate of the business too.
Serving up a wide range of vegetarian Northern Indian dishes, this restaurant lets you have your fill of vegetable curry with chapati and bhatoora, AKA deep-fried leavened bread. You will also get to try dishes such as red pumpkin sambar and bhindi masala here.Â
Do note that reservations are currently not available.
Address: 6A Shenton Way, #01-03, Downtown Gallery, Singapore 068815
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm
Tel: 6339 9993
Website
Annalakshmi is not a halal-certified eatery but uses no pork or lard.
6. Al Jasra Restaurant
If all the places in our prata guide are not enough to satiate your cravings, Al Jasra Restaurant’s prata buffet, priced at only $7.90, might just do the trick. You can also choose to pair your prata with a beverage of your choice for $2; your options include Blueberry Ice and Orange Ice drinks.Â
They have an extensive variety of 16 prata options, but skip the usual flavours and dive straight into unique flavours such as Masala Prata and Honey Prata. The Masala Prata is stuffed with a fragrant masala curry filling, which has an aromatic curry flavour without being overly spicy, while the Honey Prata takes the usual sugar prata up a notch. Familiar flavours such as Cheese & Mushroom are also available if you’d rather stick to the usual options.
Read our Al Jasra Restaurant review.
Address: 459 Changi Road, Singapore 419882
Opening hours: Daily 24 hours
Tel: 6742 5786
Website
Al Jasra is a Muslim-owned eatery.Â
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7. A.K Zai Lok Lok
You won’t have to cross borders to get your lok lok fix anymore, when you can just swing by A.K Zai Lok Lok. Their main draw is undeniably their lok lok buffet, which will set you back just $19.90++ during lunch hours, and $23.90++ for dinner. It’s all-you-can-eat, so fill up your plates with skewers of fishballs, bacon-wrapped enoki mushrooms, chicken nuggets, plus seafood options including scallops and crab claws.Â
Choose to either dunk your skewers in soup bases including Tom Yum, Curry, Mala, Laksa, and Pork Broth, or have them deep-fried for an extra crunch. Once you’ve had your fill, head to their new cat cafe that’s one level above their restaurant, and you’ll get 15 minutes of playtime with their felines if you dine anytime from Mondays to Thursdays.
Check out our A.K Zai Lok Lok review!
Address: 14 Smith Street, Singapore 058928
Opening hours: Daily 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 12am
Tel: 8626 1439
Website
A.K Zai Lok Lok is not a halal-certified eatery.
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8. MiMi Korean BBQ
Tanjong Pagar is known as the place to visit for Korean cuisine, but rather than heading to your typical restaurants such as O.BBa Jjajang, check out MiMi Korean BBQ for their affordable buffet. For just $32.50+, you get to enjoy a 90-minute BBQ buffet from Mondays to Thursdays, with seven types of meats, including beef short plate, beef bulgogi, soya chicken galbi and more. Alongside these, you’ll also get side dishes, vegetables, and Korean barley tea.
Check out our MiMi Korean BBQ review!Â
Address: 2 Peck Seah Street, #01-01, Air View Building, Singapore 079305
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 9114 9510
Website
MiMi Korean BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.Â
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9. Family Mookata
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I remember a time when mookata was all the rage in Singapore. Though it seems like we’re past that phase, you’ll want to check out Family Mookata because they have a cheap mookata Protein Buffet, priced at just $14.90 per person. There’s a variety of marinated meats including Garlic Pork Slice, Thai Marinated Pork Slice, and Honey Tomato Chicken Thigh.Â
The buffet also comes with vegetables, mushrooms, and carbs to help cut through the heavy meat flavours. The house-made chilli dip here is really popular as well, so be sure to get that alongside your meats!
Address: 6 Yishun Industrial Street 1, Northview Bizhub, Singapore 768090
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 3pm to 11pm, Sat-Sun 1pm to 11pm
Tel: 8692 9722
Website
Family Mookata is not a halal-certified eatery.Â
10. Hao Lai Wu Steamboat BBQ
There’s endless options to choose from when you crave hotpot, but one you should check out is Hao Lai Wu Steamboat & BBQ’s steamboat buffet. The 90-minute hotpot buffets here are priced from $27.80++; pick a single or double pot, with your choice of soup bases including Chongqing Mala, Thai Tom Yum, and Secret Recipe Pork Bone. They also have cuts of meat such as Sliced Pork Belly, USA Sliced Beef, and Beef Omasum. Otherwise, if you prefer seafood, there’s fresh Prawns, Mussels, and Bamboo Clams.Â
Do note that this buffet deal is valid from Monday to Thursday, otherwise, it’s priced at $29.80++ for the rest of the week and on public holidays. Â
Bencoolen Street
Address: 175 Bencoolen Street, #01-57, Burlington Square, Singapore 189649
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 3am
Tel: 6732 0816
Smith Street
Address: 37 Smith Street, Singapore 058950
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 3am
Tel: 6221 0065
Website
Hao Lai Wu Steamboat & BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.Â
11. Beng Hiang Restaurant
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To quell those lazy Sunday dim sum cravings, look no further than Beng Hiang Restaurant’s dim sum buffet. It’s going for $26.80++ per person on weekdays and $30.80++ on weekends. There are over 30 varieties of house-made dim sum to gobble up, which includes classics such as siew mai, har gau, pork ribs, carrot cake, and an assortment of buns. They’ve also got a couple of zi char dishes, such as Sweet And Sour Chicken Chop for something more substantial.Â
Unlike other dim sum haunts that open for business at the break of dawn, their buffet runs from 11.30am to 2.30pm, so you can afford to sleep in without missing out on their sumptuous spread.
Check out our Beng Hiang Restaurant review!Â
Address: 135 Jurong Gateway Road, #02-337, Singapore 600135
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am to 2:30pm, 6pm to 9:30pm
Tel: 6221 6695
Website
Beng Hiang is not a halal-certified eatery.Â
12. Yum Cha
Yum Cha also has an affordable yet excellent dim sum buffet to check out. With prices starting from $32.80++, you can get 60-over dishes to stuff your face with. These include the likes of Custard Bun with Salted Egg Yolk, Xiao Long Bao, Baked Mini Egg Tart and more. The custard bun in particular is great, thanks to its perfect balance of sweetness and savouriness, aas well as its pillowy bun. If you’d like more than dim sum, the restaurant also offers a wide range of a la carte dishes!
Read our Yum Cha review.
Address: 20 Trengganu Street, #02-01, Singapore 058479
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am to 10:30pm, Sat-Sun & PH 9am to 10.30pm
Tel: 6372 1717
Website |Â Full list of outlets
Yum Cha is not a halal restaurant.
13. Swensen’s Unlimited
Popular franchise Swensen’s has its own buffet, titled Swensen’s Unlimited. Available at their Changi Terminal 2 and VivoCity outlets, this buffet offers free-flow seafood on ice, with fresh tiger prawns, flower crabs, and mussels, along with their famous ice cream and many more. The cheapest time to visit is lunch on Monday to Friday, where the buffet goes for just $35++ per person. If you’re here for dinner from Monday to Thursday, it’s $38++ instead.
VivoCity
Address: 1 HarbourFront Walk, #02-117, VivoCity, Singapore 098585
Opening hours: TBD
Website
Swensen’s Unlimited is a halal-certified eatery.
Changi Airport
Address: Changi Airport Terminal 2, #01-03, Singapore 819643
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 11pm
Website
Swensen’s Unlimited is a halal-certified eatery.
14. Teng Sheng
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Located within ITE College Central, a short bus ride from Ang Mo Kio MRT Station, Teng Sheng offers a Korean BBQ buffet for just $18 per person for weekday lunch! The barbecue buffet offers a generous selection of unlimited seafood, including prawns, squid, and fish. You’ll also find a wide array of marinated meats to enjoy, such as pork belly, beef short ribs, and spicy chicken. For a flavourful bite, grill your meat to perfection, dip it in Korean chilli sauce, and wrap it with fresh lettuce and kimchi.
Check out our Teng Sheng feature!
Address: 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Block F, #02-09, AMK ITE Central, Singapore 567720
Opening hours: Daily 10am to 10pm
Tel: 6555 1696
Website
Teng Sheng is not a halal-certified eatery.
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15. Marina Food Hall
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Marina Food Hall is a pop-up in Marina Bay that offers an exciting yet cheap seafood buffet. Lunch prices start from just $20.90++ per person on weekdays, allowing you to feast on a selection of salmon sashimi, teppanyaki meats, prawns, and various shabu-shabu options. We hear that the salmon sashimi, as well as most of the other seafood options here, are relatively fresh and delectable. Best of all, you can have as many of them as you want here. If you’re not into sashimi, there’s also an impressive range of sushi to choose from, all of which are freshly prepared by a dedicated sushi chef.
Read our Marina Food Hall feature.
Address: 5 Straits View, #02-04/05/06, Marina One, Singapore 018935
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm to 3 pm, 5:30pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm
Tel: 8876 0098
Website
Marina Food Hall is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Head down to one of these buffets for your next group gathering, and leave with a satisfied belly. For more buffets, read our guide to unique buffets in Singapore with high tea and zi char! Alternatively, check out our guide to the best hotel buffets in Singapore.
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