One of Singaporeโs newer hawker centres, One Punggol Hawker Centre is where you can tuck into the likes of rojak, minced meat noodles, fish porridge and more.
Occupying the second floor of One Punggol Community Club, this is one of the newer hawker centres in the city-state (it threw open its doors in late 2022). As with many other recent openings, One Punggol Hawker Centre scores big in terms of dining ambience โ think high ceilings, a capacious layout and plenty of sunlight flooding through the breezy space.
The food on offer is as varied as it is tasty, with hawkers dishing out the likes of saucy rojak, springy minced meat noodles and comforting fish porridge to warm your bones on a rainy day. Here are some things worth trying when you visit.
One Punggol Food Centre |1 Punggol Drive
This family-run establishment โ which also has an outlet at Our Tampines Hub โ serves simple and hearty bowls of porridge that make for a great breakfast option, especially if you need to warm up on a chilly morning. Choose from flavourful options including century egg and lean meat porridge, cuttlefish and shredded chicken porridge, seafood porridge, sliced fish porridge and minced pork porridge. Prices start at under $4.
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Begin your meal by grazing on a refreshing serving of Penang-style rojak from Lim Bo Rojak. Formerly located at Joo Chiat Place, they relocated to One Punggol Food Centre when it opened and claim to use an authentic Malaysian recipe. For upwards of around $5, youโll receive a plate of tropical fruits, crunchy vegetables and fried dough fritters tossed in a sweet-spicy paste. You can fork out a couple of extra dollars to upsize your portion or add some prawn fritters.
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Helmed by an owner that used to work at Burger & Lobster, No. 25 Minced Meat Noodle doesnโt just dole out your regular bak chor mee. Order the signature minced meat noodles (upwards of $8) and youโll get a bowl brimming with chewy noodles crowned with minced meat and various meatballs in a rich, thick and flavour-packed tonkatsu-style broth thatโs been laboriously brewed for more than eight hours. Other things on the menu include Taiwan meatball soup, seafood abalone noodles and pig liver soup.
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Patrons of Tiong Bahru Food Centre may already be acquainted with The CoCo Rice, which has a stall there selling high-quality nasi lemak served with coconut-infused blue pea rice. Theyโre doing things a little differently at this outlet by making nasi kandar, or Penang curry rice. You can select from a bevy of set meals (around $8 and above), with protein choices including fish, chicken and prawn. Everything is served with vegetables, rice drenched in a fragrant curry gravy, salted egg and crispy papadum.
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This vendor is practically synonymous with crackly, juicy and delectable fried chicken wings, and theyโve been known to sell out before closing time โ so do try and get here early if you can. The goods are cooked in small batches throughout the day, and we suggest making a meal of it by pairing your fried chicken wings with fried noodles and side dishes such as luncheon meat, long beans, cabbage, fried egg and otak. A filling meal will cost you upwards of about $4.
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With its Newton Food Centre outlet having made it to the Michelin Bib Gourmand list, diners will be in for a delicious meal at Kwang Kee Teochew Fish Porridge. The specialty sliced fish porridge (approximately $7 for a small serving) has thick slices of fish, soft rice grains and leafy greens swimming in a clean-tasting broth made with fish bones and dried sole fish. Weโre also partial to the sliced fish soup and fried fish soup, both of which you can get with either rice or noodles.
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Gather up the entire family and head to The Usual Place for a zi char feast. Youโll find a range of crowd-favourite items on the menu: think assorted rice, soup and noodle dishes, sambal stingray, curry fish head, prawn paste chicken, cereal prawns and garlic kang kong. Those who want something a little special can splurge on the live crab dish prepared with your choice of sauce. Anticipate paying upwards of $10 per person, depending on what you order.
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Make your way to 75 Ah Balling Peanut Soup for tasty glutinous rice balls. With many outlets across Singapore and a decades-long legacy, this vendor needs no introduction. Pick your flavour โ they do traditional peanut, sesame, red bean and yam, plus matcha โ and pair it with your desired soup. Kids can go for the peanut soup or almond milk soup, while adults can sample the ginger soup. Anticipate forking out about $3 for six pieces.
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Whether youโre feeling like some Hokkien mee or fried carrot cake, this vendor has the goods youโre after and draws long lines of hungry patrons during peak periods. Hokkien mee fans will be spoilt for choice with the items on offer, which include a regular version and options that come with the addition of roasted pork, clams and large prawns. The black and white fried carrot cake is also worth a try, and a meal here will set you back upwards of approximately $3.
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Boasting multiple stalls around the city-state, Uncle Penyet is arguably one of the most recognisable names when it comes to ayam penyet. The menu here is similar to their other joints. Thereโs the signature smashed fried chicken served with rice, veggies and tons of crispy bits, alongside other crowd-pleasing items such as golden-brown fried fish, saucy grilled chicken and spicy lemongrass chicken (all going for roughly $7). Be sure not to forget the sambal for that all-important sweet heat.
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