Top 10 vegetarian hawker food in Singapore you must try

10 places to try, one by one

1. 1. Tang Leng Chay 東龍齋

   

   The late-night option, open until 1am, and a published listing says no garlic or onion is used.

   Must try: Fried Hokkien Mee, Lor Mee, Fried Mee Goreng, White Fried Carrot Cake

   💬 Diners like the popiah and a char kway teow that is not oily, though one found the vegetarian chicken lacking flavour and another the bee hoon grey.

   • 📍 79A Circuit Rd, #01-98, Singapore 371079
   • 🚇 About 3 minutes from Mattar MRT
   • 🕒 Daily 9am–1am
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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2. 2. Elephant Mamak Stall

   

   A vegetarian Malay and Indian stall in a Toa Payoh coffee shop, a rare find at this price.

   Must try: Biryani bowl, nasi biryani, curry roti, roti canai and sambal petai (most dishes about $5)

   💬 Diners recommend the curry roti and the Buddha biryani bowl, the roti canai and the sambal petai, and say prices are reasonable. One notes the owner is familiar with veganism.

   • 📍 93 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, #01-35, Singapore 310093
   • 🚇 About 5 minutes from Braddell MRT
   • 🕒 Tue–Sun 8am–2pm; closed Mon
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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3. 3. Plant Based Malay Cuisine

   

   A Malay vegetarian stall near Boon Keng MRT with a different noodle on offer depending on the day of the week.

   Must try: Halal vegetarian nasi lemak, roasted nasi ayam, mee rebus (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) and mee soto (Tue, Thu, Sat)

   💬 Diners mention the halal vegetarian nasi lemak at a new vegetarian hawker selling Malay cuisine, opened by a Chinese owner.

   • 📍 29 Bendemeer Rd, #01-76, Singapore 330029
   • 🚇 About 2 minutes from Boon Keng MRT
   • 🕒 Daily 6am–3pm
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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4. 4. Bai Wei Vegetarian

   

   A build-your-own soup stall at Chinatown Complex: pick a base, then add ingredients.

   Must try: Build-your-own soup (original $6.50, curry, tomato or mala $7.50), curry noodle soup and laksa

   💬 Diners praise the mala soup as rich and flavourful, the tomato soup as sweet, tangy and savoury, and the owners as patient in explaining the bases and pricing. One says the curry soup blends curry, mala pot and yong tau foo into one dish.

   • 📍 Blk 335 Smith St, #02-196 Chinatown Complex, Singapore 050335
   • 🚇 About 2 minutes from Chinatown MRT
   • 🕒 Tue–Sun 8am–4pm; closed Mon
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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5. 5. Yuan Man Vegetarian

   

   A hawker stall with outdoor seating and nearly everything at $3.

   Must try: Laksa, curry noodles, lor mee, mee siam, mee rebus and lontong (nearly all $3), chicken cutlet noodle ($4) and vegetarian shark's fin soup ($7)

   💬 Diners rate the laksa, curry and fish soup noodles, and one says the taste matches the previous owner's. Others find some flavours mild.

   • 📍 477 Tampines Street 43
   • 🚇 About 8 minutes from Tampines East MRT
   • 🕒 Daily 5am–2pm
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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6. 6. Ren Xiang Vegetarian Food 仁香素食

   

   A coffee shop stall that takes cash only and runs two queues, one for bee hoon and nasi lemak and one for cooked dishes.

   Must try: Fried bee hoon (about $3), lor mee, laksa, kway chap, mee siam, mee rebus and nasi lemak

   💬 Diners rate the bee hoon and breakfast dishes highly and say prices are lower than other vegetarian stalls nearby. One says standards and portions have slipped, and another says regulars sometimes cut the queue.

   • 📍 419 Tampines Street 41
   • 🚇 About 8 minutes from Tampines MRT
   • 🕒 Mon, Wed–Sun 6am–3pm; closed Tue
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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7. 7. Ming Su Vegetarian 明素斋

   

   A stall inside Yishun Park Hawker Centre, closed on Mondays.

   Must try: Lor Mee, Bee Hoon set, Chicken Rice (mock)

   💬 Diners call it the only Chinese vegetarian stall in Yishun Park Hawker Centre, with a basic dish of four ingredients, and are glad it moved close to its first outlet, though one reported a hair on tofu.

   • 📍 51 Yishun Ave 11, #01-02 Yishun Park Hawker Centre, Singapore 768867
   • 🚇 Bus stop about 2 minutes away
   • 🕒 Tue–Sun 6am–2:30pm; closed Mon
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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8. 8. Soon Soon You Tiao Butterfly Salted Bun Vegetarian

   

   A breakfast stall at East Market and Food Centre, open until noon.

   Must try: You Tiao, Butterfly bun, Chi Peng

   💬 Diners say everything is $1, loving the youtiao, butterfly fries and hand chi peng, and one has eaten it since they were born.

   • 📍 117 Aljunied Ave 2, #01-54 East Market & Food Centre, Singapore 380117
   • 🚇 About 9 minutes from Macpherson MRT
   • 🕒 Tue–Sun 6am–12pm; closed Mon
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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9. 9. Fire Flies Vegetarian (Chinatown) 客家擂茶

   

   Formerly Thunder Tree, a Hakka stall at People's Park Centre serving thunder tea rice.

   Must try: Lei cha (thunder tea rice), lei cha kolo mee, a lion's mane mushroom brown rice set ($7.80) and sweet and sour tempeh ($2)

   💬 Diners rate the lei cha as among the best vegan versions in Singapore and praise the fried mushrooms, tempeh and friendly staff. One says it is crowded at lunch with hard-to-find seats and recommends takeaway.

   • 📍 101 Upper Cross St, B1-06 Stall 10 People Park Centre, Singapore 058357
   • 🚇 About 2 minutes from Chinatown MRT
   • 🕒 Mon–Sat 10am–7pm; closed Sun
   • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

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10. 10. Jin You Yuan

    

    A hawker stall at Berseh Food Centre, about four minutes from Jalan Besar MRT.

    Must try: Fried Kway Teow, Claypot Braised Chicken Rice, Sambal Petai Fried Rice, Vegetarian Floss

    💬 Diners describe an expansive, reasonably priced menu under a new owner, with braised tofu rice and fried kway teow, and note there is only one cook, so waits can be long.

    • 📍 166 Jln Besar, #02-35 Berseh Food Centre, Singapore 208877
    • 🚇 About 4 minutes from Jalan Besar MRT
    • 🕒 Tue–Sun 11:30am–7:30pm; closed Mon
    • 💰 Budget-friendly ($) · Hawker

    See photos, menu and reviews →

Good to know

• Lunch is the moment. Most vegetarian hawker stalls cook for the weekday lunch crowd and the spread thins out fast after 1pm. Many close by mid to late afternoon.
• The biggest clusters are in the Geylang and Aljunied belt, at Fortune Centre in Bugis, and around Chinatown Complex. See the dedicated guides for those.
• Assume Buddhist vegetarian: no egg, no onion, no garlic. If you eat those it changes nothing for you, but it is good to know that even the chilli is usually shrimp-free at a proper vegetarian stall.
• Bring some cash. PayNow is everywhere now, but plenty of older stalls still prefer notes and coins.
• A plate of economy rice with three or four vegetarian dishes is the classic order, and it is hard to spend more than five dollars on it.
• The ten picks above were chosen for variety and for what each does that others do not, from a Malay and Indian stall to a build-your-own soup stall and a late-night zi char counter. For stalls near you, use the area guides or the full directory.

Top 90 of 276 places

99 Vegetarian

5.0(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Jurong West

AMK 407 Vegetarian

5.0(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

Elephant Mamak Stall

5.0(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Toa Payoh

Healthy Vegetarian 健康素食 直落布兰雅通道

5.0(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Merah

Jia Yuan Vegetarian Food

5.0(2)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Queenstown

Miao Xiang Vegetarian 妙香素食

5.0(2)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Miao Xin Vegetarian Food 妙心素食

5.0(1)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Jurong East

Old Street Vegetarian 老街素

5.0(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

Plant Based Malay Cuisine

5.0(2)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Boon Keng

Qiu Yuan 秋源 Vegetarian Food

5.0(1)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Outram

Rulai Vegetarian (Woodlands) 茹莱斋

5.0(1)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Woodlands

Shu Shi Chi Xin Vegetarian Food

5.0(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Serangoon

Soon Huat Vegetarian 顺发素食

5.0(3)

$ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Telok Blangah

Su Miao Yuan Fo Vegetarian 素妙缘佛

5.0(1)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Jurong East

Vegetarian Stall (Sims Vista Food Centre)

5.0(1)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Yang Sheng Vegetarian Food

5.0(2)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Jurong East

Yi Lian Vegetarian Food 依蓮素食

5.0(2)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Little India

Temporarily Closed

Yuan Yuan Vegetarian Cuisine

5.0(2)

Temporarily Closed · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Tanjong Pagar

菩提香素食 Vegetarian

5.0(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Newton

Bai Wei Vegetarian

4.9(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Chinatown

Beng Shun Vegetarian Food 民顺素食

4.9(5)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Batok

Li Jie's Kitchen 长春蔬食

4.9(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Boon Keng

Mini Green Lok Lok

4.9(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Toa Payoh

Origanics Vegetarian (NUS)

4.9(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

One-North

Rulai Vegetarian (Marsiling) 茹莱斋

4.9(6)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Woodlands

Shun Ci Vegetarian

4.9(6)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Woodlands

V4 Vegetarian food

4.9(6)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Clementi

Verimix Vegetarian (Buona Vista)

4.9(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Buona Vista

Yi Xiang Vegetarian 異香素食

4.9(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Zhu Lin Vegetarian

4.9(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Jurong West

Ci Wen Vegetarian Food 慈雲素食

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

Econ Vegetarian Delight 益康斋素食苑

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Tampines

Fei Xiu Vegetarian Food Stall

4.8(7)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Clementi

Healthy Vegetarian Food 健康素食

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Merah

Living Wholesome Vegetarian (Fortune Centre)

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegan

Bugis

Red Apple Vegetarian

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bugis

Ru Yi Vegetarian (Bukit Merah) 如意素食

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Merah

Ru Yi Xuan Vegetarian Stall

4.8(5)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Woodlands

SHU Vegetarian (Jurong West) 蔬方斋

4.8(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Jurong West

Soon Soon You Tiao Butterfly Salted Bun Vegetarian

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Tip Top Vegetarian

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Marine Parade

Tong Xin Vegetarian Food

4.8(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Yishun

Vegetarian Delight

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

HarbourFront

Vegetarian Stall (Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre)

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Veggie 121

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Telok Ayer

Village Vegetarian

4.8(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Batok

Xian Yuan Vegetarian 贤缘素食

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Serangoon

Zhen Ji Vegetarian 珍记斋

4.8(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Queenstown

Daily Green (Ubi) 吉祥素

4.7(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ubi

Good Earth Vegetarian

4.7(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

K.Veggie

4.7(8)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Queenstown

Pawon Vegetarian

4.7(7)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Thomson

Pu Xiang Vegetarian

4.7(7)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Chinatown

Rong Xiang Vegetarian Food

4.7(6)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Ru Yi Vegetarian 如意素食

4.7(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Toa Payoh

The Thunder Tea Story

4.7(5)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Merah

Tian Yi Vegetarian Food 天一素食

4.7(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

YiSuPin Vegan 一素品

4.7(5)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegan

Chinatown

Yuan Shu Shi Vegetarian

4.7(6)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bedok

Da Shun Vegetarian

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Boon Keng

Fu Kou Xiang Vegetarian

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

Healthy Vegetarian Food

4.6(7)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Chinatown

Hong Yi Vegetarian Food

4.6(4)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Merah

Jeun VirtueFarm 浚德田

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Jin Hong Vegetarian 金红素食

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Rochor

Jin Shun Zhai 金顺斋

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Kovan

Joyful Veggies

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Woodlands

Kueh Ho Jiak

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Tanjong Pagar

Lucky Vegetarian

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Alexandra

Pu Ti Vegetarian

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Tampines

Seng Hee Vegetarian Food Stall 成喜素食

4.6(8)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

Su Shi Jia Xiang Wei 素食家乡味

4.6(4)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Switch 2 Vegetarian

4.6(3)

$ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Toa Payoh

Vegetarian Om Mani Pad Me Hom

4.6(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

Verimix Vegetarian (Bukit Batok)

4.6(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Batok

Verimix Vegetarian (Timbre+)

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Buona Vista

Xiang Yuan Vegetarian Food 香苑素食

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Zhen Xin Su Shi Vegetarian 真心素食

4.6(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Ang Mo Kio

150 Green Vegetarian

4.5(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bukit Batok

Fei Cui Vegetarian Food

4.5(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Orchard

Fire Flies Vegetarian (Chinatown) 客家擂茶

4.5(5)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegan

Chinatown

Jia Jia Vegetarian (Jurong West) 佳佳素食

4.5(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Jurong West

Makan Vegan 斋这里 (Foodfab @ Mandai)

4.5(3)

Closed Now · $$ · Hawker · Vegan

Mandai

Pong Tian Vegetarian

4.5(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Quan Xin Vegetarian Food 泉心素食园

4.5(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Bedok

Ru Yi Zhai Vegetarian

4.5(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Geylang

Su Man Yuan Vegetarian

4.5(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Tanjong Pagar

Tanaka Vegetarian (Woodlands) 田中素食

4.5(3)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Woodlands

Teenoy Thai Vegetarian Stall at Taste Bud Eating House

4.5(3)

Open Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Hougang

The Crowded Bowl (Republic Polytechnic)

4.5(10)

Closed Now · $ · Hawker · Vegetarian

Woodlands

See all 276 in the full directory →

Common questions

Where can I find vegetarian hawker food in Singapore?

Vegetarian hawker and coffee shop stalls are all over the island. The densest clusters are in the Geylang and Aljunied belt, at Fortune Centre on Middle Road in Bugis, and around Chinatown Complex, and almost every HDB town has a few as well.

Is vegetarian hawker food in Singapore vegan?

Usually, yes. The great majority of dedicated vegetarian hawker stalls are Buddhist vegetarian, so they use no egg, no dairy and no onion or garlic. That makes most of the food vegan by default, though a few dishes use egg, so ask if it matters.

How much does vegetarian hawker food cost in Singapore?

Most plates run three to five dollars. A serving of economy rice with three or four vegetarian dishes is the standard cheap meal, and noodle dishes like vegetarian laksa or Hokkien mee are similar.

What vegetarian dishes can I get at a Singapore hawker centre?

Meat-free versions of nearly everything: economy rice (cai fan), yong tau foo, laksa, Hokkien mee, char kway teow, bee hoon, curry rice, claypot and mock-meat zi char. Dedicated vegetarian stalls make all of these without meat, seafood or shrimp paste.

What time do vegetarian hawker stalls in Singapore open?

Many open very early. Of the 267 stalls in our directory with listed hours, about 110 open by 6am on at least one day. Examples include Zhen Xin Su Shi in Ang Mo Kio at 4am, Wan Yuan Vegetarian in Jurong West at 5am and Yuan Man Vegetarian in Tampines at 5am.

Are vegetarian hawker stalls open on Mondays?

Often not. Of the 271 stalls with listed hours, 56 are closed on Mondays. Check the listing for the stall's rest day before travelling.