Cha chaan teng: a Hong Kong-style cafe selling bakes, mains, and/or drinks. Whether you’re looking to fill up on a hearty breakfast or enjoy the night at a vibrant dinner spot, cha chaan teng is one of the best options to consider. Here’s our guide to the best Hong Kong cafes in Singapore, where you’ll find plenty of affordable offerings.
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Kicking off this list is So Good Char Chaan Teng, which has several locations across Singapore. Fans of this HK cafe love their silky scrambled eggs, which you can get as part of the So Good All Day Breakfast Set ($8.40+) between 9am and 11am. Alternatively, the Promotion BBQ Rice or Noodles ($7+) is a hearty dish, comprising duck, char siew, soya sauce or steamed chicken.
If you’re here for the cha chaan teng classics, go for “Yiding” Instant Noodle with Luncheon Meat & Fried Egg ($6.80+), French Toast ($5.90+), Polo Bun with Butter ($4.90+), and finish with a Hong Kong Style Milk Tea ($3.20+).
Read our So Good Char Chaan Teng review.
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So Good Char Chaan Teng is not a halal-certified eatery.
Champion Bolo Bun claims to be the world’s first bolo bun concept store, where they sell a bunch of buns in different flavours alongside the Champion’s Milk Tea ($6).
The most basic option is the Classic ($5.45), which you can enjoy as is or with a slice of Butter (+$0.60). They also come in 4 Mini Classics ($5.45), or four smalls as an equivalent to one big bun. There’s also Curry Potato ($7.10), and on weekends before noon, Breakfast ($7.65), which sandwiches Spam, cheese, and Japanese cucumber.
Read our Champion Bolo Bun review.
Address: 92 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088513
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am to 7pm, Sat-Sun 8:30am to 7pm
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Champion Bolo Bun is not a halal-certified eatery.
Pay a visit to Friends Cafe HK in Upper Thomson to really feel like you’re in a Kowloon City 冰室 (bing sutt) circa the 1900s. Started by a husband-and-wife team who are native Hongkongers who missed the food back home, you’ll find that the offerings here are wallet-friendly.
Go straight for their Lava Salted Egg French Toast ($7), featuring a fluffy exterior with a rich salted egg filling within. If you’d like something more substantial, though, we recommend the Fatty Charsiew Scrambled Egg Rice ($8), which sees scrambled eggs and char siew slices with a drizzle of house-made sauce.
Read our Friends Cafe feature.
Address: 60 Springside Walk, #01-18, The Brooks I, Singapore 786020
Opening hours: Wed-Mon 11:30am to 9:30pm
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Friends Cafe is not a halal-certified eatery.
Keming Bing Sat opened the first outlet in May 2025 at Plaza Singapura. The chain is said to have sold 3.3 million bowls of their famous char siew rice in just a year! Their opening was the talk of the town as the famous restaurant, which has won multiple awards, has over 140 outlets across Hong Kong and mainland China.
Of course, we went for the Char Siew Rice ($10.90++) first. It featured a bowl of Wuchang rice topped with caramelised char siew and two sunny-side-up eggs. ICYMI: this dish was dubbed the “No. 1 Best-Selling Char Siew Rice in China”, so you know it’s a must-get when you’re there. Round off your meal on a sweet note with the adorable Happiness Lava Egg Waffles ($6.90++ for four), which are essentially egg-shaped waffles packed with a savoury cheese filling.
Read our Keming Bing Sat review.
Plaza Singapura outlet
Address: 68 Orchard Road, #B2-01, Plaza Singapura, Singapore 238839
Opening hours: Daily 10am to 10pm
Funan outlet
Address: 107 North Bridge Road, #B1-29, Singapore 179105
Opening hours: Daily 10am to 10pm
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Keming Bing Sat is not a halal-certified eatery.
With a history that dates back to the 1960s, Tsui Wah is one of the most recognisable names in the cha chaan teng business in Hong Kong. One of their most iconic dishes is Crispy Bun With Condensed Milk ($6++), or go for my favourite, the Kagoshima-Style Braised Pork Cartilage & Wonton in Fish Soup with Mixian ($15.80++).
If you’re a fan of Hong Kong-style scrambled eggs and roast meats, consider ordering BBQ Pork and Scrambled Egg Rice ($17.80++); otherwise, Luncheon Meat & Sunny Side-up Egg with Steamed Rice ($14.80++) redefines comfort food.
Read our Tsui Wah review.
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Tsui Wah is not a halal-certified eatery.
Victoria Bakery is one for the books if you love Hong Kong-style baked goods. Conveniently located at Marina Square and United Sqaure, this cafe slash bakery has dine-in seats where you can take the day slow with some drinks and fresh bakes.
What’s interesting is that there are different kinds of egg tarts here, including Victoria Portugese Egg Tart ($3) and HK Egg Tart ($2.60). The former boasts a caramelised top, while the latter features a crispy and flaky crust. The Coconut Tart ($3) is a happy alternative to the egg tarts if you’d like to try something different.
Read our Victoria Bakery review.
Marina Square outlet
Address: 6 Raffles Boulevard, #02-302/303, Marina Square, Singapore 039594
Opening hours: Daily 9am to 8:30pm
United Square outlet
Address: 101 Thomson Road, #01-K8, United Square Shopping Mall, Singapore 307591
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am to 8:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am to 8:30pm
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Victoria Bakery is not a halal-certified eatery.
Legendary Hong Kong has three outlets at the time of writing—one at Jurong Point, another in Buona Vista, and their flagship store at Tampines Mall.
There are more than 100 items on the menu here, with plenty of rice options to choose from if that’s your favourite form of carbs. Some popular ones include Rice with Roasted Duck ($11.80++) and Rice with BBQ Twin Combo ($13.80++), which gives you two of six meats. There are plenty of sharing dishes, too, including Thick Rice Roll with Deep-fried Shrimp Rolls ($8.80++) and Crispy Chicken Wings with Salted Egg Yolk ($16.80++).
Read our Legendary Hong Kong feature.
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Legendary Hong Kong is not a halal-certified eatery.
Enjoy a variety of Hong Kong-style cha chaan teng fare at Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe, which has six outlets scattered across Singapore at the time of writing.
Expect an extensive menu, ranging from all-day dim sum to rice and noodle dishes. For the former, we recommend pairing the Tender Pork Century Egg Porridge ($4.90++) with a basket of Crystal Har Gao ($4.90++ for three). If you’re there for something more filling, though, consider between the XW Signature Fried Rice ($10.90++) and Braised Beef Brisket Rice with Fried Egg ($12.90++), or better yet, a sizzling plate of Char-grilled Chicken Chop Hotplate ($12.90++).
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Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe is not a halal-certified eatery.
Wan Chai HongKong Tea Room is a fast-casual HK-style eatery, which has outlets in some prominent malls.
You must try their Macau Pork Chop Bun ($6.60) and Crispy Silk Beancurd with Pork Floss ($8.60). While these are great as breakfast options, there are more filling lunch and dinner items too—there’s the signature Cantonese Seafood Hor Fun with Egg ($12.50) as well as Cheese Baked Chicken Portuguese Curry Rice ($14.50). Pair these mains with a drink such as HK Traditional Coffee ($2.50) or HK Yuan Yang ($2.80).
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Wan Chai HongKong Tea Room is not a halal-certified eatery.
Another iconic Hong Kong import is Tai Cheong Bakery, best known for their Egg Tart ($2.40). They’ve got plenty of stores around Singapore, but the only one that’s got a dine-in cha chaan teng option is the branch in Holland Village.
Since most of the outlets operate as a bakery, we recommend getting a bunch of items to try. Besides the popular Egg Tart, there’s Cheese Tart ($3.20) and HK Milk Egg Tart ($2.60), perfect for those who love dairy in their bakes. For something savoury, you can’t go wrong with their Chicken Pie ($3.30) that’s sold fresh out of the oven. Tarts and pies are not all, though, as their indulgent Coconut & Cream Bun ($2.60) also sells like hotcakes.
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Tai Cheong Bakery is not a halal-certified eatery.
Even if you’ve got no plans to visit HK anytime soon, it’s no tall task to pop into one of these Hong Kong cafes and feast on all your cha chaan teng favourites!
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