EVENTFUL GUIDES · CLEMENTI
Clementi food guide: 13 places to eat
Clementi eats in two places: the hawker blocks around Clementi MRT, led by Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre three minutes from the station, and Sunset Way, a quiet row of restaurants and cafes about 15 minutes' walk south-east. Do the MRT side for cheap lunches and Sunset Way for a sit-down dinner.
This guide starts at 448, the market that reopened in mid-2026 after a renovation, then moves through the blocks around the MRT and ends on Sunset Way. One stall here, Song Fish Soup, was on Michelin's Bib Gourmand list when we checked.
We checked hours and addresses on 15 October 2026 against each venue's own site or socials, Michelin's listings, NEA's hawker centre list or JTC's stall list. Where a stall publishes nothing, the entry says so.
In this guide
The list
1. Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre
The main event in Clementi, three minutes from the MRT. It reopened in mid-2026 after a renovation. Trust the stall boards over older lists.
2. Song Fish Soup
The market's Bib Gourmand stall when we checked in October 2026. One job, fish soup, done well enough for Michelin to notice. Go before the lunch rush if you can.
3. Kee Hock
The beef hor fun stall people come to 448 for. Wok-fried rice noodles in an eggy gravy, with beef or sliced fish. Ask for extra chilli on the side.
4. Chai Ho Satay
Cheap pork satay with a thick peanut sauce, three minutes from the MRT. Listings show it opening late morning, so do not come for breakfast. Order more sticks than you think you need.
5. Kedai Kopi @ Clementi
A coffee shop that calls itself Muslim-friendly on its own Instagram, so it suits a mixed group. Kopi, chicken rice and Malay hawker plates under one roof, seven minutes from the MRT. Check each stall's own certificate if it matters to you.
6. West Coast Market Square
NEA lists Blk 726 Clementi West Street 2 as closed for repairs and redecoration from 14 Sep to 27 Dec 2026. NEA's announcements page has the dates.
7. Sunset Railway Cafe
An old-school cafe at Clementi Arcade with kaya toast, nasi lemak and home-style cakes. Their own posts show reopening dates after breaks, so check their Instagram before you go. Breakfast and brunch is the time to come.
8. Springleaf Prata Place (Sunset Way)
Springleaf's Sunset Way outlet, the prata place that takes inventions seriously. Their own site says they are halal caterers; the restaurant makes no separate halal statement. It lists this branch open from 8am to midnight. Get one plain prata next to whatever new creation is on the menu.
9. Mariners' Corner
Hainanese-Western food, the old-school kind with chops and brown sauce. A family-run Sunset Way name though its company record showed a cancellation in progress in September 2026, so call 6224 9928 before you go. Go for dinner with someone who misses the Western food of the 80s.
10. Chin Huat Live Seafood
Live seafood since 1982, per their own site. Today it is the big group dinner on Sunset Way: crab, lobster and their charcoal-roasted suckling piglet, which their site says has limited stock. Book ahead for the piglet.
11. Buttercake N Cream
A Sunset Way Western and Italian restaurant that says it has been here since 2009. Pasta and Western mains in a cosy room. A good date-night pick when you do not want to go into town.
12. Five Star Dimsum
Hong Kong-style dim sum, with zi char added for lunch and dinner, per their own posts. Their Instagram bio gives the unit as #01-50. Good for a weekend family dim sum.
13. Arab Street Turkish & Western
Turkish food on Sunset Way, which its Instagram bio calls an authentic Turkish restaurant. It makes no halal statement on its own pages.
Quick answers
Is Clementi 448 Market open?
Yes. Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre reopened in mid-2026 after a renovation. Check the stall boards when you arrive.
How do I get to Sunset Way from Clementi MRT?
Sunset Way is about 15 minutes on foot from Clementi MRT, or a short bus ride. The restaurants sit in the blocks along Clementi Street 12 and at Clementi Arcade.
Is there halal food in Clementi?
Yes, in part. Kedai Kopi @ Clementi at 380 Clementi Ave 5 calls itself a Muslim-friendly coffee shop, and Springleaf Prata Place's own site says they are halal caterers, though the restaurant makes no separate halal statement. Check the certificate at the counter if it matters to you.
Which Clementi stall is on the Michelin Bib Gourmand list?
Song Fish Soup at Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, #01-38, was on Michelin's Bib Gourmand list when we checked in October 2026.
Where can I eat late in Clementi?
Springleaf Prata Place on Sunset Way is open to midnight, with last orders at 11.30pm, per its own site. Most hawker stalls around Clementi MRT close in the evening.
Where is good for a group dinner in Clementi?
Sunset Way. Chin Huat Live Seafood does big seafood tables, Five Star Dimsum has zi char at dinner, and Arab Street Turkish & Western is the Turkish pick.