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Where to Eat Near Kallang MRT

Where to eat near Kallang MRT: halal prata and cafes first, then prawn mee, Cantonese, frog porridge, skewers and vegetarian, ranked by walk.

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Amir Wahab
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A diverse group sharing prata and curry at outdoor tables on a neon-lit Geylang shophouse street near Kallang MRT, with HDB blocks behindAI image by LocalRank

Kallang MRT sits where Sims Avenue meets Geylang Road, so the closest food is the Lorong 1 to 3 stretch of Geylang, the Jalan Ayer corner and the Kallang Heights coffee shops on Upper Boon Keng Road. It is a late-night neighbourhood, and many places here keep hours well past midnight. Halal options come first, then the rest grouped by cuisine, each ordered by walk from the station. Halal status is checked against the official MUIS register.

Halal

Imam Banana Leaf Restaurant

Muslim-owned · not MUIS-certified

The nearest full meal to the station and a 24-hour Indian-Muslim kitchen. Prata is the anchor order, and the menu also runs to nasi kandar rice plates and a large fish head curry that is meant for sharing. Expect it to be busy at lunch and again after midnight. There is also a small prayer room on site. Muslim-owned; not MUIS-certified.

Lorong 1 Geylang · ~2 min walk
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Chops! Grill & Sides

✓ MUIS halal-certified

A casual western grill tucked into the ground floor of a residential block just off Sims Avenue. Grilled chicken and steak platters, pastas and baked sides are the mainstay, served in generous portions with plenty of outdoor seating. It is a useful evening option when you want something that is not noodles or rice. It opens late afternoon rather than for lunch. MUIS halal-certified.

Studio8, 8 Jalan Ayer · ~3 min walk
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$5 Western

✓ MUIS halal-certified

A budget western stall in the Kallang Heights coffee shop, a few minutes from the station exit. Chicken chop, fried fish and burger-style plates are its calling card, and reviewers keep noting that the plates look modest but eat generously. The coffee shop around it is quiet and simple, so this suits a low-fuss lunch or early dinner. MUIS halal-certified.

WuFu Coffee Shop, 5 Upper Boon Keng Road · ~3 min walk
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Lola Faye Cafe

Muslim-owned · not MUIS-certified

A dessert cafe that reopened on Geylang Road in mid-2026 with a fuller menu. Shokupan toasts and layered sundae cakes lead the sweet side, while rice bowls, pastas and sandwiches cover savoury cravings. Opening hours run from mid-afternoon into the small hours, which makes it a natural stop after dinner nearby. Muslim-owned; not MUIS-certified.

71/73 Geylang Road · ~3 min walk
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Carnival Bakery

✓ MUIS halal-certified

A neighbourhood bakery on the ground floor of an HDB block, selling traditional buns, oatmeal loaves, muffins and fresh-cream cakes. The red bean bun draws repeat mentions in recent reviews. It is a takeaway stop for breakfast or a snack rather than a sit-down meal, and payment is reportedly cash only, so bring notes. MUIS halal-certified.

Boon Keng Ville, 18 Upper Boon Keng Road · ~6 min walk
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Geylang Food Corner

✓ MUIS halal-certified

An Indian-Muslim restaurant in the Geylang conservation shophouses, open around the clock. Egg prata arrives with several curries to try, and reviewers single out the dhal as home-style and not heavy on oil. It is the furthest entry here, so treat it as a walk along Geylang Road rather than a quick step from the gantry. MUIS halal-certified.

269 Geylang Road · ~12 min walk
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Chinese

Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee

A long-running prawn noodle stall just around the corner from the station, and a Bib Gourmand entry in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore. The soup version with tender pork ribs is the crowd favourite, while the dry bowl comes tossed in sambal with fried shallots. It opens for breakfast and lunch only, closes early afternoon and is cash only. Not halal-certified.

2 Jalan Ayer, Lorong 1 Geylang · ~3 min walk
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Tampoi Ah B Wanton Noodles

A Singapore branch of a Johor wanton mee brand, set in the Kallang Heights coffee shop. Egg noodles come with a choice of dark or light seasoning, char siew and fried or soup wontons, with a crunchy pork lard topping a recurring reviewer favourite. It takes over the unit that once housed a different wanton mee stall, so ignore older listings. Not halal-certified.

Food Haven Coffeeshop, 5 Upper Boon Keng Road · ~3 min walk
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Tonny Restaurant

A Cantonese restaurant led by a Hong Kong chef, with an unassuming old shophouse frontage that gives little away. Reviewers write about steamed fish, roast dishes and creative plates such as crispy yam with truffle oil. Groups often order set menus for a celebration. It opens for lunch and dinner, and booking ahead is sensible for larger tables. Not halal-certified.

10 Lorong 3 Geylang · ~6 min walk
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G7 Live Seafood & Frog Porridge

One of Geylang's better-known zi char stops since the late 1990s. Frog leg porridge is the signature, cooked in a claypot with ginger, and the kitchen also handles chilli crab and other seafood dishes. It opens from the afternoon until the early hours, so it works as a late supper as much as a dinner. Reservations are available through Chope. Not halal-certified.

163 Geylang Road, Lorong 3 Geylang · ~6 min walk
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BBQ Box

A Chinese-style skewer restaurant where the tabletop hotplates keep each round hot while you work through lamb, chicken wings, seafood and vegetable sticks. The industrial-style dining room has some outdoor tables, and it is a common late-night group choice. Doors open from the afternoon and close in the early hours, and reviewers often mention buy-one-get-one promotions. Not halal-certified.

182 Geylang Road · ~8 min walk
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Mongkok Dim Sum

A Hong Kong-style dim sum shop on Geylang Road that operates around the clock. Dense siew mai, xiao long bao and carrot cake are the usual orders, and reviewers also praise its beef hor fun for wok hei. Orders are placed at the counter, and payment is often flagged as cash only. It is a good post-midnight option when most kitchens have shut. Not halal-certified.

214 Geylang Road · ~10 min walk
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Vegetarian

Onn Vegetarian

A vegetarian stall in the Kallang Heights coffee shop serving Chinese noodles and rice dishes made without meat or alliums. Vegetarian char siew wanton noodles, bak kut teh-style soup with rice, and greens with a house sauce come up often in recent reviews. It is a lunchtime operation and closes in the early afternoon. Vegetarian, not halal-certified.

WuFu Coffee Shop, 5 Upper Boon Keng Road · ~3 min walk
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Malay & Indonesian

HJH Yang Chek Nasi Rawon & Mee Rebus

A Malay hawker stall on the first floor of the food centre, known for mee rebus in a thick, sweet-savoury gravy and for nasi rawon, the dark beef-nut stew served over rice. Lontong can sell out by midday, so go earlier. The stall closes in the afternoon. Reviewers are not unanimous on the gravy, but the following is loyal. Not MUIS-certified.

Upper Boon Keng Market & Food Centre, 17 Upper Boon Keng Road · ~7 min walk
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Good to know

  • The halal options are grouped first: Imam Banana Leaf and Geylang Food Corner for Indian-Muslim food and prata, Chops! Grill & Sides and $5 Western for western plates, Lola Faye Cafe for desserts, and two Malay and bakery stops on Upper Boon Keng Road. Look at the certification line at the end of each write-up before ordering.
  • Most of the food is within a few minutes on foot from the Sims Avenue exit. Lorong 1 and Jalan Ayer are closest, Lorong 3 is next, and the stops on Geylang Road get further away the more you walk east.
  • The stalls at Kallang Heights share two coffee shops on Upper Boon Keng Road, one of which is a step from the station, so they suit a quick lunch. They tend to close in the afternoon, while the Geylang Road restaurants run late into the night.
  • Several places on Geylang Road are open until the early hours, but times vary, so check before a late trip. Some older blog favourites here have changed hands, and a certificate on a re-let unit is not proof the operator is the same.
  • Geylang Bahru's hawker centre, the Kallang Wave Mall and Leisure Park Kallang, and the Sims Vista food centre are covered in the guides for their own stations, as they sit nearer those stops than this one.
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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.

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