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Amoy Street Food Centre

Maxwell, Singapore

4.5 (0)

Overview

Food centre within Singapore's Central Business District. It sits within Singapore's compact, walkable island, reachable by MRT in well under an hour from almost anywhere in the city.

Why visit: Singapore's real dining rooms — open-air food courts where Michelin-listed stalls sell lunch for a few dollars.

Things to do

›Queue at the stall with the longest line — it's the local verdict
›Try chicken rice, laksa and char kway teow
›Grab a seat first and 'chope' it with a tissue packet
›Finish with kopi or sugarcane juice

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round; go at 11:30 AM or after 8 PM to miss the office rush

Weather

Equatorial and consistent all year — 25–33°C, humid, with a downpour most afternoons. The wetter northeast monsoon runs November to January; nothing here counts as a cool season.

Entry fee

Free to enter; dishes roughly ₹250 – 600

Hours

Most stalls 8 AM – 9 PM; individual stalls close on their own rest days

Est. budget

₹400 – ₹1,200 per meal

Duration

1 – 2 hours

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