Breakfast at Berseh Food Centre: 4 Morning Stalls to Try
Berseh Food Centre starts early.
From around 6am, stalls begin serving everything from curry noodles and traditional kopi to kaya toast and yong tau foo. If you are planning a morning visit, the easiest way to decide where to eat is by knowing what opens when.
Here are four breakfast and late-morning stalls at Berseh Food Centre, arranged by opening time.
1. Sheng Kee Curry Chicken Noodle (#02-45)
Opens at 6:00am
For an early and filling breakfast, Sheng Kee Curry Chicken Noodle is one of the first stalls to start serving.
The bowl comes with chicken, bean sprouts, potato, tau pok and fishcake in an aromatic curry broth. Compared with some heavier curry noodles, Sheng Kee’s version is relatively light and easy to eat in the morning while still having plenty of flavour.
Customers can choose their preferred chicken cut and request small adjustments to the bowl, such as more bean sprouts or tau pok.
It is a straightforward, satisfying breakfast for anyone who prefers noodles over toast in the morning.
What to order:
Curry chicken noodles
Opening Hours:
Tuesday–Sunday: 6:00am–3:30pm
Closed Monday
2. Tong Heng Coffee Shop (#02-65)
Opens from 6:30am, for the classic Singapore breakfast of kopi, toast and soft-boiled eggs, head upstairs to Tong Heng Coffee Shop at #02-65.
Tong Heng has operated at Berseh Food Centre since 1989, making it one of the centre’s longstanding businesses.
The stall serves traditional local coffee together with several kaya-and-butter bread options. Its kaya and peanut butter spreads are homemade, and the bread is prepared fresh for the morning crowd.
A typical breakfast here is simple: a cup of kopi or teh, two soft-boiled eggs with soy sauce and pepper, and your choice of toast or bun.
Tong Heng Breakfast Sets
| Set | Bread | Includes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | Traditional Kaya Butter Toast | Toast + 2 Soft-Boiled Eggs + Kopi/Teh | S$4.00 |
| Set 2 | Sandwich Kaya Butter Toast | Toast + 2 Soft-Boiled Eggs + Kopi/Teh | S$4.00 |
| Set 3 | Kaya Butter Bun | Bun + 2 Soft-Boiled Eggs + Kopi/Teh | S$4.00 |
| Set 4 | Kaya Butter Milk Bun | Milk Bun + 2 Soft-Boiled Eggs + Kopi/Teh | S$4.00 |
The bread item on its own is S$1.60.
What to order:
Kopi, Traditional Kaya Butter Toast and soft-boiled eggs
Opening Hours:
Tuesday–Friday: 6:30am–9:30am
Saturday, Sunday & Monday: 6:30am–1:00pm
The weekday opening window is short, so it is worth coming early if Tong Heng is the main reason for your visit.
3. Special Chilli Yong Tau Foo (#01-17)
Opens at around 7:30am
If you prefer something warm and savoury for breakfast, Special Chilli Yong Tau Foo is another morning option at Berseh Food Centre.
Customers can choose from ingredients such as fishballs, fish rolls, beancurd, bitter gourd, mushrooms and ngoh hiang before having them served with a light savoury broth.
The feature that distinguishes this stall is its sweet-spicy chilli sauce.
Rather than being an afterthought, the chilli is a big part of the meal. It works both as a dipping sauce and mixed directly into the bowl, adding sweetness and heat to the otherwise light soup.
What to order:
Yong tau foo with chilli sauce
Opening Hours:
Monday–Wednesday: approximately 7:30am–11:00am
Saturday–Sunday: approximately 7:30am–11:00am
Closed Thursday and Friday
As hawker operating hours can change, visitors coming specifically for this stall may want to check before travelling.
4. Fu Zhou Poh Hwa Oyster Cake (#02-34)
Opens at 10:30am
Fu Zhou Poh Hwa opens later than the other stalls on this list, so it is better thought of as a late-morning stop rather than an early breakfast.
The stall is known for its traditional Fuzhou oyster cakes, recognisable by their round shape and raised centre.
The family history behind the stall goes back much further than Berseh Food Centre itself.
Poh Hwa learnt to make oyster cakes from her grandmother, who sold them near Queen Street in the 1950s. After the original family business stopped, Poh Hwa later revived the recipe and opened her own stall at Sam Leong Road in 1986, before eventually moving to Berseh Food Centre.
Each oyster cake contains a mixture of ingredients including minced pork, prawns, oysters, peanuts and dried whitebait, surrounded by batter and fried until crisp.
The outside is crunchy while the centre remains soft and savoury, with the peanuts and seafood adding texture and flavour.
Because the cakes are prepared individually, there may be a wait during busy periods.
What to order:
Traditional Fuzhou oyster cake
Opening Hours:
Monday, Wednesday–Sunday: 10:30am–6:00pm
Closed Tuesday
Berseh Food Centre Breakfast at a Glance
| Opening Time | Unit | Stall | What to Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00am | #02-45 | Sheng Kee Curry Chicken Noodle | Curry chicken noodles |
| 6:30am | #02-65 | Tong Heng Coffee Shop | Kopi, kaya toast & soft-boiled eggs |
| 7:30am | #01-17 | Special Chilli Yong Tau Foo | Yong tau foo with chilli sauce |
| 10:30am | #02-34 | Fu Zhou Poh Hwa Oyster Cake | Fuzhou oyster cake |
What Time Should You Visit Berseh Food Centre for Breakfast?
For most visitors, between 7am and 9am is a good time to arrive.
By then, Sheng Kee and Tong Heng are already serving, while Special Chilli Yong Tau Foo begins operating around 7:30am.
If you arrive very early:
6:00am — Start with curry chicken noodles at Sheng Kee.
6:30am onwards — Head upstairs for kopi, kaya toast and soft-boiled eggs at Tong Heng.
From around 7:30am — Special Chilli Yong Tau Foo becomes another option.
If you are still around after 10:30am, finish your visit with a Fuzhou oyster cake from Fu Zhou Poh Hwa.
A Traditional Singapore Breakfast at Tong Heng
For visitors specifically looking for a traditional local breakfast, Tong Heng is the most obvious stop on this list.
The familiar combination of kopi, kaya butter toast and soft-boiled eggs is part of Singapore’s long-running coffee-shop breakfast culture.
At Berseh, the experience also comes with a sense of continuity. Tong Heng has been operating here since 1989, serving generations of customers from Jalan Besar and the surrounding neighbourhood.
For first-time visitors, Set 1 is the simplest place to start:
Traditional Kaya Butter Toast + 2 Soft-Boiled Eggs + Kopi/Teh — S$4.00
Why Visit Berseh Food Centre in the Morning?
Morning shows a different side of Berseh Food Centre.
Before the lunch crowd arrives, regular customers stop by for coffee, stallholders prepare for the day, and tables gradually fill with people having breakfast before work or catching up with friends.
Berseh Food Centre itself has served the Jalan Besar area since 1975, while several businesses operating within it have histories stretching back decades.
The breakfast selection is also broader than just kopi and toast.
Within the same food centre, you can start the day with curry noodles, traditional coffee, kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs or yong tau foo — and stay slightly later for a Fuzhou oyster cake.
Planning a Morning Visit
If you only have around an hour, 7am to 8am gives you the best balance between arriving early and having several stalls available.
If your priority is Tong Heng, visit before its short weekday service ends at 9:30am.
If Fu Zhou Poh Hwa is also on your list, plan a longer visit because it only opens from 10:30am.
Suggested Morning Route
6:30am
Traditional breakfast at Tong Heng
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7:30am
Try Special Chilli Yong Tau Foo
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Walk around Jalan Besar or explore the food centre
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10:30am
Return for a Fu Zhou oyster cake
You do not need to eat at every stall in one visit — the opening-time guide is mainly there to help you plan around the stalls you are most interested in.
Visit Berseh Food Centre
Berseh Food Centre
166 Jalan Besar
Singapore 208877
Individual stall operating hours vary and may change from time to time.
For directions, nearby MRT stations and transport information, see our Visit Berseh Food Centre guide.
You can also browse the Berseh Food Centre Stall Directory to discover more stalls across the food centre.