If you live in Ang Mo Kio, especially around Avenue 10, you’ll definitely know of Chong Boon Market & Food Centre. The hawker centre, next to a wet market, is quite the popular pick for AMK heartlanders to grab a quick meal. There’s also a huge variety of popular stalls, selling dishes such as fish soup, mee rebus, bak kut teh and plenty more.
Here’s our guide to the best Chong Boon Market food stalls. It’s worth noting that the food centre is best to visit when it’s earlier in the day, as quite a number of the stalls close before dinner.
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Cai Ji Fried Fish Soup is one of the most popular fish soup stalls in Ang Mo Kio. They’re best known for offering generous bowls of Red Grouper Fish Soup, priced at $10. If the price sounds steep to you, the quality and the freshness of the fish are, we assure you, very worth it. Else, get their regular Sliced Fish Soup, which starts at $5, or the Double Taste Fish Soup, from $5.50. The latter includes the parcels of golden-brown fried fish slices, which the stall is known for.
Unit number: #01-10
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10:30am to 2:30pm, 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Tel: 9660 9020
Cai Ji is not a halal-certified eatery.
Rahim Muslim Food boasts one of Singapore’s most time-honoured mee rebus recipes. Run by third-gen hawkers, the stall is still going strong after over six decades. Their signature dish, the Extra Special Mee Rebus, priced at $6, sees a succulent whole chicken thigh dressed with satay sauce—a nutty complement to the rich mee rebus gravy here, which is flavoured with ikan bilis, dried shrimp, and fish curry paste.
Read our Rahim Muslim Food review.
Unit number: #01-01
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12:30pm to 7pm
Tel: 9786 7362
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Rahim Muslim Food is a Muslim-owned eatery.
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Come to Chong Boon Market at dinnertime and you’re bound to see a fair few tables with piping-hot claypots atop. All of these come from Yu Fa Claypot Delights, which serves up a wide variety of claypot dishes, including their bestselling Vinegar Pig Trotters ($8) and their Assam Stringray ($8). Be sure to order some white rice to accompany these mains, and order a few to share.
Unit number: #01-25
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 11:45am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Yu Fa Claypot Delights is not halal-certified eatery.
If you’re in the area and hankering for a bit of char kway teow, visit Tian Tian Lai Cooked Food. You can get a decent, garlicky plate of CKT here for only $3.50, topped with a smattering of crushed pork lard. If you’re not a fan of kway teow, you can have a CKT-style dish cooked with either bee hoon or maggi noodles here for the same price.
Unit number: #01-13
Opening hours: Sun-Fri 12:30pm to 8pm
Tian Tian Lai Cooked Food are not a halal-certified eatery.
$0.80 freshly made soya bean drink isn’t the easiest to come by these days, which makes Lucky Soya Bean Milk even more of a gem. Run by an elderly couple, the stall sells all your usual chin chow, soya bean milk, and mock bird’s nest drink, all for just under $1.50. If you’re taking away, there’s an extra $0.20 charge.
Unit number: #01-26
Opening hours: Mon-Tue 11am to 9:30pm, Wed-Thurs, Sat-Sun 10am to 9:30pm, Fri 7am to 9:30pm
Lucky Soya Bean is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Yong Xin has been around for over a decade now, and they serve up a selection of different bak chor mee options. Long queues are to be expected here, with many patrons queuing up for the signature Famous Noodles ($5), a riff on bak chor mee with a spicy chilli sauce that’s power-packed with shallot oil. Each portion comes with a variety of toppings as well, from sliced pork to fish balls and fish dumplings.
Unit number: #01-39
Opening hours: Wed-Sun 6am to 3pm
Yong Xin is not a halal-certified eatery.
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For affordable satay, swing by Hougang Five Mile Cooked Food. Priced at $0.70 per stick, you get to pick between chicken, pork, or lamb for your satay. Despite the price, each piece is thick and generously portioned, and well marinated before hitting the grill. They sell out by 7pm or 8pm usually, so swing by beforehand to make your order.
Unit number: #01-08
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am to 8pm
Hougang Five Mile Cooked Food is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Seng Kee Bak Kut Teh sells peppery Teochew-style bak kut teh, priced from $6 for a bowl with pork ribs. The broth is light, clear, and not overpoweringly peppery, allowing the natural flavours of the pork itself to shine through. Besides their BKT, you can also get a whole pig’s trotter here for just $10, braised in a savoury dark sauce.
Unit number: #01-31
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 7am to 9pm
Seng Kee Bak Kut Teh is not a halal-certified eatery.
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If you live around Ang Mo Kio, you’ve probably heard about 96 Kwai Luck Cooked Food, the mee siam spot at Chong Boon Market that has been around since 1979. This establishment is run by a dedicated elderly hawker who starts his day at midnight, all in order to prepare the delicious mee siam gravy that has garnered them a loyal fanbase thanks to its spicy, coconutty flavour. Each portion is priced from $3.50. Don’t forget to add their signature sambal!
Read our 96 Kwai Luck review.
Address: 453A Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, #01-20, Chong Boon Market & Food Centre, Singapore 561453
Opening hours: Tue 6:20am to 12pm, Wed-Fri 4am to 1pm, Sat-Sun 4am to 2pm
Tel: 9619 0196
96 Kwai Luck Cook Food is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Wonton mee fans who love old-school char siew wanton mee ought to pay a visit to Hock Thye Noodle House. The nondescript stall serves up portions of char siew wanton mee under $5, each starring QQ mee kia tossed in a spicy, savoury dark sauce. Each portion comes with pieces of red-capped char siew and a bowl of soup with a few silky wontons.
Unit number: #01-05
Opening hours: Mon 9:30am to 4pm, Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun 8am to 8pm, Thurs 8am to 4pm
Hock Thye is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Teck Huat Roti serves up breakfast sets for $3, but it’s not just your usual kaya toast here. You get a wide selection of different toast types: think kaya and butter baguette, open-faced toasts, and brioche buns. Each set comes with either hot kopi or teh, and two soft-boiled eggs. If you’re not big on kaya, they also do butter and sugar!
Unit number: #01-11
Opening hours: Daily 4am to 9pm
Teck Huat Roti is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Lor mee and laksa don’t usually coexist in the same hawker stall, but Ang Mo Kio Loh Mee Laksa is the exception. The stall sports perpetually long queues and has been a Chong Boon Market fave for over ten years now, selling their signature lor mee and laksa. Prices start at $4 here for each dish. The laksa has a lemak, spicy gravy laced with notes of hae bee, and QQ thick bee hoon. As for their lor mee, the gravy is gooey with notes of Chinese spices shining through, as well as the sharp bite of vinegar. Each portion also comes with fried ngoh hiang, pork slices, and beansprouts.
Unit number: #01-17
Opening hours: Thurs-Tue 6am to 2pm
Ang Mo Kio Loh Mee Laksa is not a halal-certified eatery.
Here’s everything you can eat at Chong Boon Market & Food Centre. For more eats in the area, check out our Ang Mo Kio food guide.
Featured image adapted from @george.kooi,@hazeefantaysie and @gudworthfood
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