Adam Road Food Centre opened on 28 September 1974 with 32 cooked-food stalls, and it is famed for Malay food, especially nasi lemak and mutton soup. MICHELIN-listed stalls include Bahrakath Mutton Soup, serving its recipe since 1973, and Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari for mee soto and mee rebus.
At a glance
Neighbourhood
Adam Road, near Botanic Gardens
Best for
Malay breakfast, lunch or a late mutton soup
Budget
Hawker prices
Time to allow
45 minutes to an hour (suggestion)
Nearest MRT
Botanic Gardens
Good to know
Not every stall is halal: look for the halal certificate at each one
Why go?
It’s one of Singapore’s best-known Malay food centres, close to the Botanic Gardens.
Bahrakath stays open until midnight, Tuesday to Sunday.
What to do
01 · Bahrakath Mutton Soup (#01-10)
Serving its secret mutton soup recipe since 1973: a dense, herbal broth. Try the leg, and order bread to mop it up. Tue to Sun 11am to midnight; closed Mon.
02 · Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari (#01-09)
Mee soto and mee rebus are the must-tries, per the MICHELIN Guide. Mon to Thu 8am to 7.30pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 2pm; closed Fri.
03 · Nasi lemak and history
Roots says one stall served 1,000 plates of nasi lemak a day in 2016. The centre was upgraded in 2001–02, and five old angsana trees were kept.
For more Malay food, see our Geylang Serai Market guide.
Plan your visit
Address
2 Adam Road, Singapore 289876
Opening hours
Mon 8am to 7.30pm; Tue to Thu 8am to 12am; Fri 11am to 12am; Sat and Sun 8am to 12am (for the two stalls below; each stall’s hours differ)
Getting there
Botanic Gardens MRT, then a short walk (suggestion)
Tickets or booking
No booking; order at each stall
Accessibility
Single-level food centre (suggestion)
Before you go
- Look for the halal certificate displayed at each stall.
- Warong Pak Sapari is closed on Fridays.
- Pair it with a morning walk in the Botanic Gardens (suggestion).
- Check the haze and weather before you go: in October 2026 some outdoor programmes in Singapore were closed or cut short because of haze.
Adam Road Food Centre
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Sources and disclosure
Information checked: 21 October 2026 · Roots (National Heritage Board) – Adam Road Food Centre · MICHELIN Guide – Bahrakath Mutton Soup · MICHELIN Guide – Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari
Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under the licences shown in each caption (images resized): Actuall7 (CC BY 4.0); Kbseah (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Disclosure: Not a firsthand visit. Details come from the official pages linked below, checked on 21 October 2026. Photos are freely licensed from Wikimedia Commons and show the actual place unless the caption says otherwise. We weren’t paid or hosted, and there are no affiliate links.