City Hall MRT Station is right smack in the middle of the East-West Line and North-South Line, making it one of the more convenient places to meet up with friends. Peppered with malls, there is no shortage of City Hall food places to choose from. Look below for our round-up of food gems to check out when in the area.
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The Masses is a popular French-Asian restaurant that recently moved to Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski. We recommend starting with the Steak Tartare ($26.90++), a gorgeous combination of Wagyu beef, wasabi, mustard, sour cream, charred onion, and pickled chye sim. It’s finished with caviar, fried garlic chips, and fried shallot chips, and paired with some kuih loyang, better known as rose crackers, on the side. Then dig into their Dug Leg Confit ($24.90++), an incredibly delicious, wok hei-infused kway teow topped with peas, mushrooms, house-cured egg yolk, and a confit duck leg.
Read our The Masses review.
Address: 15 Stamford Road, #01-84, Capitol Singapore, The Arcade, Singapore 178905
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am to 10:30pm, Sun 11:30am to 10pm
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The Masses is not a halal-certified eatery.
This one’s for fans of Japanese fare: Omote at Raffles City has a variety of wallet-friendly chirashi don for you to try. There’s the classic Omote Chirashi ($17.80++), Salmon Booster Chirashi ($25.80++), and Tamago Mentai Chirashi ($21.80++). If you love salmon, we’re sure you’ll enjoy the Salmon Booster Chirashi as the fresh sashimi has a good meat-to-fat ratio. For those getting the mentai chirashi don, here’s a tip: mix the mentaiko sauce with all the ingredients in your bowl to make it creamier!
Read our Omote review.
Address: 252 North Bridge Road, #B1-44C, Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore 179103
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2pm, 5:30pm to 9pm
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The Masses is not a halal-certified eatery.
The opening of Casa Vostra at Raffles City in 2024 was the talk of the town—there was a snaking long queue for weeks, with diners eager to try the Italian restaurant’s handmade pasta and pizza. Here, the pizzas are grouped into categories of Newpolitan Red, Newpolitan White, and Doublecrunch. The Gamberi ($28++) is part of the Newpolitan Red series, and comes topped with fresh, plump Argentinian prawns. Get this alongside their Crab Tagliatelle ($26++), Casa Vostra’s signature pasta. It features tender crab flesh, tomato confit, and a sauce made using olive oil, garlic, and butter.
Read our Casa Vostra review.
Address: 252 North Bridge Road, #01-49/50/51, Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore 179103
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 10pm
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Casa Vostra is not a halal-certified eatery.
Sometimes you’re so famished that you just want to dig into a huge plate of food, caveman/woman-style. At Sotpot, you can do just that, because an entire feast is served in an XXL cypress wood steamer. This traditional Korean dish is known as sotbab, which translates to cauldron rice. The box contains fragrant rice cooked with no less than 20 ingredients, such as meat slices, pumpkin, mushrooms, corn, and lotus root—imparting heaps of flavour and aroma.
Read our Sotpot review.
Address: 3 Temasek Boulevard, #03-304, Suntec City, Singapore 038983
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to 3:30pm, 5:30pm to 9pm, Sat-Sun 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 9pm
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Sotpot is not a halal-certified eatery.
Gong Yuan Ma La Tang at Funan is a popular spot for DIY mala tang. The eatery has over 30 ingredients available, at a flat rate of $3.18 per 100g. These include squid, mussels, crab stick, sliced beef, chicken, and pork, and mala staples like beancurd, taupok, and glass noodles. Enjoy them in soup bases like mala, pickled vegetable, hot and sour pork bone, and tangy tomato. Alternatively, you can get it stir-fried in mala or sesame dressing—the latter is great for folks who can’t take spice.
Address: 107 North Bridge Road, #B2-09, Funan, Singapore 179105
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 9:30pm
Tel: 9105 1455
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Gong Yuan Ma La Tang is not a halal-certified eatery.
Supreme Pork Chop Rice is a true food gem hidden a stone’s throw away from City Hall MRT Station. For days leading up to payday, get a plate of their old-school Taiwanese-style pork chop and rice at only $6. Seasoned with black pepper and a delightful layer of fried batter, each mouthful of the pork chop is delicious and moreish.
Read our Supreme Pork Chop Rice feature.
Address: 67 Beach Road, #B1-01, Bulkhaul House, Singapore 189688
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9:30am to 7:45pm
Tel: 9680 9606
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Supreme Pork Chop Rice is not a halal-certified eatery.
With close to 2,000 outlets in its home country of South Korea, you can bet that BHC Chicken’s offerings are legit. They have several outlets islandwide, including one in the City Hall area, at Marina Square. Their signature Bburinkle Chicken (from $18.90++) is tossed in a mix of cheese, garlic, and onion seasoning, resulting in a sharp explosion of flavours. For those who need a dose of heat with their fried chicken, get the Macho King (from $18.90++), doused in a spicy marinade of red and green chilli peppers.
Read our BHC chicken review.
Address: 6 Raffles Boulevard, #02-332A, Marina Square, Singapore 039594
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
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BHC Chicken is not a halal-certified eatery.
Cafe Kitsune is a French-Japanese chain from Paris with outlets across Europe, and in Tokyo, Seoul, Indonesia, Bangkok, and Manila. It opened its first local outlet at Capitol Singapore at the end of 2022. We can now enjoy their signature dainty pastries like the Genmaicha Financier ($5++), Matcha Tiramisu ($13++), and Strawberry Shortcake ($13++) for a tea time treat. They also have savoury dishes, such as the Croque Monsieur ($19++) and Sourdough Grilled Cheese With Tomato Dip ($14++).
Read our Cafe Kitsune review.
Address: 13 Stamford Road, #01-11, Capitol Singapore, Singapore 178905
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am to 10pm, Sat 9am to 10pm, Sun 9am to 7pm
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Café Kitsuné is not a halal-certified eatery.
We love a quirky themed bar, like the TCM-themed gastro-bar called Synthesis at Suntec City. Founded by the owner behind the retro mama shop-inspired Mama Diam, Synthesis is a great option for an after-work drink in City Hall. Pre-game on Modern Singapore bar grub the likes of True Carbonara “Suan Pan Zi” ($18++), featuring house-made yam abacus seed, shimeji mushroom, cream sauce, and burdock root, and the Apple Wood Smoked Guinness Glazed Iberico Pork ($34++). End your meal on a sweet note with their Purple Sweet Potato Mousse Cake ($10++), which comes with sweet potato, vanilla curd, and spiced cookie.
Check out our Synthesis review.
Address: 3 Temasek Boulevard, #01-643, Suntec City, Singapore 038983
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2:30pm, 4pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 9727 4649
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Synthesis is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’re a fan of Nasty Cookie’s big, stuffed cookies, you can try even more of their sweet treats at Nasty Bakehouse. The cafe serves a wide range of dessert pastries such as the Durian Crescent ($6.80) and Banoffee Danish ($6), and even savoury bakes like the Mentaiko Turkey Quiche ($6.50) to offset your sugar rush. Of course, you can’t go home without snagging some cookies as well, and they have outlet-exclusive packs of Mini Cookies priced from $5.80 for 100g.
Read our Nasty Bakehouse feature.
Address: 6 Raffles Boulevard, #02-271, Marina Square, Singapore 039594
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 8:30pm, Sat-Sun 12pm to 9:30pm
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Nasty Bakehouse is not a halal-certified eatery.
Steak lovers with various budgets can get a satisfying meal at BIZEN Okayama Wagyu Steakhouse. They offer a whopping 20 different cuts of steak, from the standard Sirloin, Ribeye, and Tenderloin to less common choices like Flank, Knuckle, Flap, and Rib Finger. Prices range from $20.50++ to $52.50++, inclusive of two side dishes. Their options for sides include Sauteed Trio Mushrooms, Wakame Udon, and Spaghetti Salad.
Address: 107 North Bridge Road, #B2-22, Funan, Singapore 179105
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 10pm
Tel: 6970 0481
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BIZEN Okayama Wagyu Steakhouse is not a halal-certified eatery.
The 90-minute Korean tteokbokki buffet ($20.80++ per person) at Dookki lets you craft your very own soup base for hot pot. The buffet spread also comes with a selection of eight different rice cakes with various shapes, textures, and flavours such as sweet potato, cheese-filled tteok, and even heart-shaped tteok.
Check out our Dookki review!
Address: 3 Temasek Boulevard, #B1-107, Suntec City, Singapore 038984
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 11:30am to 10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am to 10:30pm
Tel: 6266 2425
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Dookki is not a halal-certified eatery but uses no pork or lard.
The Oyster Bank’s popularity can be seen by the snaking queues that wrap around the restaurant. People flock here for their $2++ per oyster happy hour promo, taking place till 8pm on weekdays and all day on weekends. Purists will love the Naked Oysters which are usually priced at $3.95++ each, served with Tabasco and lemon wedges. To spice things up, you can try Flavoured Oysters dressed in ginger lime, kimchi cucumber, and grapefruit ponzu sauces for $4.75++ each.
Read our The Oyster Bank feature.
Address: 107 North Bridge Road, #02-32, Funan, Singapore 179105
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am to 3pm, 4:30pm to 9:30pm, Fri 11:30am to 3pm, 4:30pm to 10pm, Sat 11:30am to 10pm, Sun 11:30am to 9:30pm
Tel: 6970 0487
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The Oyster Bank is not a halal-certified eatery.
Ever crave a piping hot bowl of seafood soup or pao fan, but wish it were more dabao-friendly and easy to eat on the go? Enter SoupCup, opened by Masterchef Singapore finalist, Sharon Gonzago. The kiosk at Suntec City serves comforting cups of fish soup from $7.50, with the option to add on thick bee hoon or Japanese rice for $1. They also have Signature Seafood Paofan ($14.50), with ingredients including clams, fish, pork, prawns, and squid.
Read our SoupCup feature.
Address: 3 Temasek Boulevard, #B1-K10, Suntec City, Singapore 039593
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 8pm, Sat-Sun 11am to 9pm
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SoupCup is not a halal-certified eatery.
Almost Famous is a craft beer bar at CHIJMES, but their selection of munchies makes it well worth a visit even if you’re a teetotaller. They have tacos (from $8.90++ each) filled with proteins including chorizo, shrimp, snapper fillet, and battered oysters, as well as a vegetarian taco with grilled mushrooms priced at $7.90++ each. To go with your tacos, they also have Savoury Churro Fries ($12.90++), Mexican Hot Wings ($15.90++) and more.
Address: 30 Victoria Street, #01-06, CHIJMES, Singapore 187996
Opening hours: Mon 5pm to 10pm, Tue-Thurs 5pm to 11pm, Fri 5pm to 12am, Sat 12pm to 12am, Sun 12pm to 10pm
Tel: 9772 1787
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Almost Famous is not a halal-certified eatery.
There’s somewhere to dine at for every occasion at City Hall. The next time you’re looking for a central spot to gather with your friends, look no further than the many mall and eatery options within walking distance from City Hall MRT Station.
If you’re in the area, check out our Suntec City food guide. Another mall that is connected via the MRT station is Funan, with no lack of Funan cafes and restaurants for you to explore.
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