Hong Lim Market & Food Centre is a two-storey hawker centre on Upper Cross Street, between Chinatown and Clarke Quay. It’s a lunch place: three of its stalls are listed in the MICHELIN Guide, and most of them close by mid-afternoon. Go for char siew wonton noodles, minced pork noodles and curry chicken.
At a glance
Neighbourhood
Chinatown
Best for
Breakfast or lunch: noodles and curry chicken
Budget
Hawker prices
Time to allow
1 hour (suggestion)
Nearest MRT
Chinatown
Good to know
Ji Ji is closed on Thursdays, Tai Wah on Mondays, Heng Kee on Sundays
Why go?
Three MICHELIN-listed stalls under one roof, all near Chinatown MRT.
It’s a less touristy alternative to Maxwell for lunch (suggestion).
What to do
01 · Ji Ji Noodle House (#02-48/49)
Char siew, fried wonton and pork crackling with noodles. Mon to Wed and Fri to Sat 9.30am to 3pm and 5pm to 7pm; Sun 9.30am to 3pm; closed Thu.
02 · Tai Wah Pork Noodle (#02-16)
Minced pork noodles. Tue to Sun 7.30am to 3pm; closed Mon.
03 · Heng Kee curry chicken (#01-58)
Founded in the 1970s and now run by the second generation. Mon to Sat 10.30am to 3.30pm; closed Sun.
For Maxwell and Chinatown Complex, see our Chinatown hawker guide.
Plan your visit
Address
Blk 531A Upper Cross Street, Singapore 051531
Opening hours
Mon 9.30am to 7pm; Tue and Wed 7.30am to 7pm; Thu 7.30am to 3.30pm; Fri and Sat 7.30am to 7pm; Sun 7.30am to 3pm (for the three stalls below; each stall’s hours differ)
Getting there
Chinatown MRT, then a short walk along Upper Cross Street (suggestion)
Tickets or booking
No booking; order at each stall
Accessibility
Two-storey food centre; ask about lift access (suggestion)
Before you go
- Go before noon to beat the lunch queues (suggestion).
- Check the closing day of each stall before you go.
- Ji Ji also reopens from 5pm to 7pm on most days.
Hong Lim Market & Food Centre
Sources and disclosure
Information checked: 21 October 2026 · MICHELIN Guide – Ji Ji Noodle House · MICHELIN Guide – Tai Wah Pork Noodle · MICHELIN Guide – Heng Kee
Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under the licences shown in each caption (images resized): 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.