Berseh Food Centre
Explore Berseh Food Centre in Jalan Besar — its stalls, history, Michelin-recognised hawkers, heritage surroundings and visitor information.
📍 Visitor information · plan your visit
Must-try stalls· local favourites
Berseh Food Centre Must-Try Stalls
Signature: UFO-shaped oyster cake with peanuts & ikan bilis
Crispy, thin crust — not greasy. Loaded with minced meat, prawns, fresh oysters. A fast-disappearing Singapore gem.
10:30am – 6pm
·Closed Tuesdays
- Must-try
- Snack
- Heritage
Signature: Traditional Hainanese kopi · kaya butter toast · soft-boiled eggs
Since 1989, brewed using the Hainanese coffee method with butter-roasted robusta beans. A true Singapore kopitiam experience. Breakfast sets from $4.00.
🕒 Tue–Fri: 7am – 9:30am
· Mon, Sat, Sun: 7am – 11am
- ☕ Kopi
- Breakfast
- Heritage
⭐Bib Gourmand
Signature: Teochew kway chap with lighter braising sauce
Michelin Bib Gourmand — pork belly, intestines, pig skin, broad rice sheets. Tender, chewy, satisfying.
🕒 8am – 7pm
·Closed Mondays
- Kway Chap
- Heritage
Signature: Rich curry chicken noodle with friendly uncle
Rich but not overly oily curry soup. Customise chicken part, beansprouts, tau pok. Loaded & satisfying.
🕒 6am – 3:30pm (Tues–Sun)
·Closed Mon
- Curry noodles
Signature: Kway chap · stewed pork offal with rice sheets
One of the best kway chap in Singapore — stewed pork offal with silky rice sheets. A hidden gem at Berseh.
🕒 11:00am – 3:00pm
·Closed Mondays
- Kway Chap
- Heritage
Signature: Fried fish · steamed fish· bitter gourd
30 years of experience — started as a street hawker in the 80s. Cooks in small batches throughout the day to keep food fresh. Fish dishes are most popular. Simple, satisfying, and good value.
🕒 11am – 9:30pm (Tue, Thu, Mon)
·Closed Wed, Sat, Sun
- Economical Rice
- Fish
⭐Michelin Guide Singapore 2022 & 2026
Signature: Turtle soup · herbal soups · sizzling claypot rice
One of few remaining turtle soup stalls in Singapore. Also offers Herbal Black Chicken, Ginseng, Lotus Root soups. Claypot rice is aromatic and crackling.
🕒 11am – 8pm (Sat–Thurs)
·Closed Fri
- Turtle soup
- Claypot
- Herbal
Signature: Mixed fish soup — fried & sliced fish, no milk, egg ribbons
Generous portions, natural cloudy broth. Long queues, no takeaway, and always sold out early.
🕒 11:30am – 2pm
·Closed Sat, Sun, Mon
- Must-try
- Fish soup
- No takeaway
Signature: Creamy Northern Thai Tom Yum with crispy fish & prawns
Cash-only stall — spicy, tangy, packed with fresh herbs. Solo owner-chef. Worth the queue.
🕒 10:30am – 3:30pm
·Closed Mon & Sun
- Spicy
- Thai
Signature: Yong tau foo with legendary sweet-spicy chilli sauce
The chilli sauce is the star — sweet, heat, shiok. Sold out early. Pick fish roll, beancurd, bitter gourd, mushroom.
🕒 7:30am – 11am (Mon–Wed, Sat–Sun)
·Closed Thurs, Fri
- Yong Tau Foo
- Chilli
Signature: Handmade curry puffs · Roti Boyan with sambal
Muslim-owned — crispy sardine puff is a winner. Also try Roti Boyan ($2.50), a larger puff best matched with sambal chilli sauce.
🕒 6am – 2pm (Mon–Sat)
·Closed Sundays
- Halal
- Snack
- Handmade
Berseh Food Centre
📍 Berseh Food Centre
Good Food
Authentic Singaporean hawker fare from 40+ stalls, with recipes passed down through generations since the 1970s.
Explore Nearby Shops
Beyond the food centre, discover traditional shops, hidden gems, and local businesses around Jalan Besar. Take a heritage walk, spot street art, and experience the neighbourhood like a local.
Community & Heritage
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Events & Promotions
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