Where to Eat Near Redhill MRT

Redhill is old-school Bukit Merah heartland, and its food splits between hawker halls and a cluster of halal spots near the MRT. Halal diners can eat right at the station and in the Lengkok Bahru coffeeshops a few minutes south — Malay and Indian-Muslim counters, a halal Thai stall, even halal chicken rice — while the bigger draw is Redhill Food Centre, a 1970s hawker hall five minutes away with several Michelin-listed stalls, backed by more heritage cooking at Bukit Merah View. This guide leads with halal, then groups the rest by cuisine, each ordered roughly by walking distance. Halal status is checked against the official MUIS register.

✓ MUIS halal-certified

A compact halal takeaway counter tucked inside Redhill MRT station itself, Makcik Can Cook does home-style Malay and local plates — rice with a choice of cooked dishes, and fried chicken among them — aimed at the commuter rush rather than a sit-down meal. It's about as convenient as halal food near the station gets, useful for grabbing something on the way in or out. MUIS halal-certified.

Inside Redhill MRT · ~1 min walk
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✓ MUIS halal-certified

For a reliable, familiar halal option, the McDonald's at Delta Sports Complex sits just across Tiong Bahru Road from the station, a two-to-three-minute walk. It's the standard full menu — burgers, fries, breakfast and McCafe — in an air-conditioned outlet with plenty of seating, handy for families, groups with fussy eaters, or a quick bite when the hawker queues look long. MUIS halal-certified.

Delta Sports Complex · ~3 min walk
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✓ MUIS halal-certified

Inside the ARTRA mall on Alexandra View, a five-minute walk from the station, Mr Teh Tarik Express serves the halal Indian-Muslim and Malay staples the chain is known for — roti prata, murtabak, nasi briyani and mee goreng, washed down with pulled tea. It's a casual, all-day spot for a proper cooked meal rather than a quick snack. MUIS halal-certified.

ARTRA mall · ~5 min walk
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✓ MUIS halal-certified

About six minutes south of the station, the 777 Coffeeshop at Blk 55 Lengkok Bahru runs a row of halal stalls, and Madas Rendang is the pick for Malay-Indonesian comfort food — beef rendang and other lauk ladled over rice, rich and slow-cooked. It's a sit-down kopitiam meal in a genuinely halal-friendly corner of the estate. MUIS halal-certified.

Blk 55 Lengkok Bahru · ~6 min walk
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✓ MUIS halal-certified

Also in the 777 Coffeeshop at Blk 55 Lengkok Bahru, Telur Thai covers a craving that's hard to satisfy halal — Thai food, from tom yum and green curry to basil-fried rice and the omelette-over-rice its name nods to. A certified halal Thai stall is uncommon, which makes this an easy pick when the group wants something with a bit of heat. MUIS halal-certified.

Blk 55 Lengkok Bahru · ~6 min walk
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✓ MUIS halal-certified

Rounding out the halal stalls at Blk 55's 777 Coffeeshop, this counter does halal Hainanese-style chicken rice — poached or roasted chicken with fragrant rice and chilli — alongside a prawn laksa. A certified version of Singapore's signature dish is genuinely useful for Muslim diners, and it sits a short walk from the MRT. MUIS halal-certified.

Blk 55 Lengkok Bahru · ~6 min walk
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Muslim-owned · not MUIS-certified

Over at Bukit Merah View Food Centre, about twelve minutes' walk from Redhill, 786 Char Kway Teow fries the smoky noodle classic without pork or lard, swapping in extra vegetables so Muslim diners can have a dish usually off-limits to them; the '786' in the name is the giveaway. It's one of the few halal cooked-food stalls in the hall. Muslim-owned; not MUIS-certified.

Bukit Merah View Food Centre · ~12 min walk
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Redhill Food Centre, a five-minute walk from the station, is the neighbourhood's real draw, and Fu Ming is one of its stars — a Michelin Bib Gourmand stall famous for fried carrot cake in both white and black (dark, sweet-savoury) styles, crisp at the edges and generous with egg. Expect a queue at breakfast and lunch. Not halal-certified; the stall is a Chinese carrot-cake specialist and isn't MUIS-listed.

Redhill Food Centre · ~5 min walk
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A long-running kway chap stall that has appeared in the Michelin Guide, Shi Le Yuan draws one of Redhill Food Centre's steadiest queues for its bowl of flat rice sheets in braised soup, served with a platter of soy-braised pork, innards, tofu and egg. It's old-school Teochew comfort food at hawker prices. Closed some weekdays, so check before a special trip. Not halal-certified; it is a braised-pork specialist.

Redhill Food Centre · ~5 min walk
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Recognised in the Michelin Guide, Redhill Pork Porridge cooks a smooth, savoury congee to order and lets you load it with sliced pork, pork balls, liver and a crackly you tiao dough stick. It opens early — from around 6am — and runs until the pot's done, usually by early afternoon, so it's a breakfast-to-lunch stop rather than a dinner one. Not halal-certified; the porridge is pork-based.

Redhill Food Centre · ~5 min walk
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This is the stall that made headlines when then-PM Lee Hsien Loong was pictured waiting half an hour for its chicken wings back in 2014. Beyond the crisp, well-marinated wings, Yan Fried Bee Hoon plates economical fried bee hoon with the usual sides — luncheon meat, ngoh hiang, fishcake, cabbage. It still pulls a queue in Redhill Food Centre's line-up. Not halal-certified; sides include pork items and it isn't MUIS-listed.

Redhill Food Centre · ~5 min walk
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Bak Kee specialises in satay bee hoon, a Teochew dish that's getting rarer — rice vermicelli and toppings such as cockles, pork slices, liver and cuttlefish drenched in a sweetish peanut-satay gravy. It's a distinctive order you won't find in most hawker centres, and a good reason to seek out this corner of Redhill Food Centre. Not halal-certified; the dish is built on pork and the peanut gravy, and it isn't MUIS-listed.

Redhill Food Centre · ~5 min walk
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At Bukit Merah View Food Centre, about twelve minutes from the station, Yong Chun has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2023 for its wanton mee — springy egg noodles tossed in sauce with slices of soft char siew and plump wontons on the side. It's the reason many make the walk over from Redhill. Expect a lunchtime queue. Not halal-certified; the char siew is pork and it isn't MUIS-listed.

Bukit Merah View Food Centre · ~12 min walk
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A sit-down Peranakan kitchen in the Lengkok Bahru block cluster six minutes from the station, this spot cooks the Straits-Chinese classics from family recipes — ayam buah keluak, beef rendang, and the laksas and curries that define the cuisine. It's a fuller, table-service meal, a change of pace from the surrounding hawker fare and cafes. Not halal-certified; it is a Peranakan restaurant and isn't on the MUIS register.

Blk 57 Lengkok Bahru · ~6 min walk
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Na Na Curry, run by a family at Bukit Merah View for decades, holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for its Peranakan-style curries — fish head, chicken, mutton and vegetable versions ladled generously over rice, with a gravy regulars swear by. It's a hawker-priced taste of nyonya cooking about twelve minutes' walk away. Not halal-certified; the menu includes a pork-rib curry and it isn't MUIS-listed.

Bukit Merah View Food Centre · ~12 min walk
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Abundance grew from a home business into a popular Taiwanese-leaning restaurant, and its Lengkok Bahru outlet sits about six minutes from the station. The menu runs to beef noodle soup, gua bao and its signature 'niu yolk' fried rice, in a comfortable air-conditioned room that suits a longer sit-down than the hawker centres allow. Open daily. Not halal-certified; the kitchen is not on the MUIS register.

Blk 63A Lengkok Bahru · ~6 min walk
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A small dessert cafe in the same Lengkok Bahru strip, Desert Dessert scoops gelato and plates croffles, waffles and sliced cakes, open late into the evening. It's the neighbourhood's spot for something sweet after a hawker meal or a relaxed catch-up, a few minutes' walk from the MRT. Not halal-certified; it is a dessert cafe that isn't on the MUIS register.

Blk 63B Lengkok Bahru · ~6 min walk
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Next door in the Lengkok Bahru cluster, Cafe FuFu is a casual Western spot for pizzas, pastas and starters. The one thing to plan around is its hours — it opens only Friday through Sunday — so it's a weekend option rather than an everyday one, a few minutes' walk from the station. Not halal-certified; the cafe isn't on the MUIS register.

Blk 63B Lengkok Bahru · ~6 min walk
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