The best food in Geylang is on Geylang Road and its numbered lorongs, and a lot of it runs late. These 15 places follow a walk from Lorong 1 near Kallang MRT (EW10) to City Plaza near Paya Lebar (EW8, CC9): frog porridge until 4am, beef hor fun, dim sum, duck rice and two halal-certified picks at the end.
Aljunied MRT (EW9) sits in the middle on Sims Avenue, one block north of Geylang Road. The list opens with a detour to Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre on the Downtown Line, and the lunch-only stops, Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee and Sia Kee Duck Rice, are worth a separate daytime trip. For supper, Bali Nasi Lemak and JB Ah Meng run to 2am, and 126 Dim Sum lists itself as always open on Facebook.
In durian season the fruit stalls along Geylang Road put out their crates and plastic stools, and they are worth a stop when the fruit is in. Outside the season stock is thin, so we left them off the list. All the opening times we give were checked on the venue's own site, its own Facebook page or an official listing on 15 October 2026; where we could not confirm one, we say so.
The hawker centre for the Kallang end of the route, near Geylang Bahru MRT on the Downtown Line. Go at lunch, because the stalls people queue for can sell out. Start with Hui Wei's chilli ban mian, then walk the rows.
🍽 Hawker centre, chilli ban mian, cheap lunch · ⏰ check their socials for hours
Bouncy ribbon noodles made at the stall. Get them dry, tossed in the house chilli with minced meat, meatballs, a poached egg and fried lard. They make limited batches and tend to sell out early, so come before the lunch crowd.
🍽 Dry chilli ban mian, handmade noodles · ⏰ check their socials for hours
3. Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee
OPEN2 Jalan Ayer, off Lorong 1 Geylang, S389141 · Nearest MRT: Kallang (EW10)
The first stop off Kallang MRT, and a breakfast and lunch stall, so do not save it for supper. Order it dry, in sambal with a pile of fried scallion, and drink the prawn broth on the side. You choose from three kinds of noodles.
🍽 Dry prawn mee in sambal, prawn broth · ⏰ check their socials for hours
This is the 4am stop. Order the claypot frog porridge, then one claypot of frog in dried chilli or in ginger and spring onion to share. The brand has branches in Ang Mo Kio and Tampines that close much earlier, so make sure you are at 235 Geylang Road.
Right next door to the frog porridge. The beef hor fun comes in thick, peppery gravy, and coffee pork ribs and sambal sweet potato leaves fill out a group order. We could not find a page of their own, so ring 9388 0723 to check they are open.
🍽 Beef hor fun, coffee pork ribs · ⏰ check their socials for hours
6. Leong Kee (Klang) Bak Kut Teh
OPEN251 Geylang Road, at Lorong 11, S389309 · Nearest MRT: Kallang (EW10) or Aljunied (EW9)
Klang-style bak kut teh, so the soup is dark and herbal. Get the soup and the dry bak kut teh and compare. A hiring post on their own Facebook gives Tuesday as the day off, so plan around that.
🍽 Herbal bak kut teh, dry bak kut teh · ⏰ check their socials for hours
OPEN323 Geylang Road, at Lorong 19, beside the OCBC branch, S389359 · Nearest MRT: Aljunied (EW9)
The other frog porridge camp, selling frog porridge since 2004 by its own account, with seafood on top. Get frog in kung pao or ginger and spring onion with a pot of plain porridge. It sits beside the OCBC branch at Lorong 19, so use the bank as your landmark.
🍽 Frog porridge, kung pao frog, seafood · ⏰ check their socials for hours
Dim sum at 3am is the whole point. Chicken feet and siew mai are the usual orders. It is on Sims Avenue, the road one block north of Geylang Road, so it pairs well with Bali Nasi Lemak up the street.
🍽 Late-night dim sum, siew mai · ⏰ Listed as open 24 hours on their Facebook page; call 6746 4757 before a dawn trip
Nasi lemak, going since 1985 by its own account, now in a cafe-style shop at 142 Sims Avenue. Get a set with the golden fried wing or the kicap manis wing. It is closed on Sundays, which catches people out.
🍽 Nasi lemak sets, fried chicken wings · ⏰ Mon to Sat 5pm to 2am, closed Sun
Zi char and a Geylang supper fixture. San lou bee hoon and white pepper crab are the dishes everyone names. Doors open at 4.45pm and the kitchen runs to 2am, so it works for dinner or supper.
🍽 San lou bee hoon, white pepper crab · ⏰ 4.45pm to 2am
Handmade ban mian, plus a seafood bowl with fresh prawns and clams. It sits in a stretch full of big zichar tables. They also run outlets in Bedok and Sengkang, so map the Geylang Lorong 32 one.
🍽 Handmade ban mian, seafood bowl · ⏰ check their socials for hours
Braised boneless duck with rice or porridge. Tell them how many people you are and they will plate a mixed duck platter for the table. Lunch only, and it takes Saturdays off. Their Facebook page posts closure days, so check it before you make the trip.
🍽 Braised duck rice, mixed duck platter · ⏰ Sun to Fri 11.30am to 4pm, closed Sat
Hong Kong-style stinky tofu, fried crisp outside and soft inside, with fried pig intestines and curry fishballs with cuttlefish on the side. Their own ordering page has two pieces of fermented beancurd at $5. By their own directions it is about three minutes from Paya Lebar MRT Exit D, and it is closed on Mondays.
🍽 Fermented beancurd, fried pig intestines · 💸 Fermented beancurd $5 for two pieces · ⏰ Tue to Sun 12pm to 11.30pm by an October 2025 Facebook post
Halal-certified, and MUIS lists this City Plaza shop, which Arnold's own site calls its main branch. Order the fried chicken meal with fries and coleslaw. It is upstairs on level 2 of City Plaza, at the Paya Lebar end of Geylang Road.
🍽 Halal fried chicken, chicken meals · ⏰ check their socials for hours
Indonesian ayam penyet, smashed fried chicken with sambal, and halal-certified by MUIS. Pick your chilli: their own site lists balado, Padang green, belacan and mercon. Same mall as Arnold's, one floor down, so a mixed group can split.
🍽 Ayam penyet, halal Indonesian · ⏰ check their socials for hours
Take the East-West Line. Kallang (EW10) is closest to Lorong 1 and the Lorong 9 supper spots, Aljunied (EW9) drops you on Sims Avenue in the middle of the route, and Paya Lebar (EW8, CC9) is closest to City Plaza and Mini Star. Dakota (CC8) on the Circle Line also works, with a longer walk up to Geylang Road.
Where can I eat late at night in Geylang?
Geylang Lor 9 Fresh Frog Porridge at 235 Geylang Road lists 11am to 4am on its own site, and 126 Dim Sum on Sims Avenue lists itself as always open on Facebook. Bali Nasi Lemak (closed Sundays) and JB Ah Meng both run to 2am, and Mini Star fermented beancurd goes to 11.30pm except Mondays.
Is there halal food in Geylang?
Yes. MUIS lists Arnold's Fried Chicken and Dapur Penyet, both at City Plaza (810 Geylang Road), as halal-certified, and its directory also lists Singapore Nasi Kandar at 232 Geylang Road and Geylang Food Corner at 269 Geylang Road. We did not find the other places in this guide on MUIS's list.
Where is the cheapest food in Geylang?
The hawker stalls at Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre, such as Hui Wei Chilli Ban Mian, are the cheapest sit-down meals near the route. On Geylang Road itself, L32 Handmade Noodles does a quick bowl of ban mian, and Mini Star's own ordering page has two pieces of fermented beancurd at $5.
Where should a group eat in Geylang?
Zichar and claypot places suit groups best: JB Ah Meng for san lou bee hoon and crab, either frog porridge shop for shared claypots, and 126 Dim Sum for a long late table. If you would rather book a table somewhere, Eventful Tables lists restaurants you can reserve.
Where do I park in Geylang?
The lorongs have marked roadside lots that you pay for through the Parking.sg app, using the car park code on the roadside sign. Do not stop on the main road: LTA's own list of illegal-parking cameras includes Geylang Road near Lorong 24A and near City Plaza, plus Lorongs 25A, 26, 27 and 27A.
When is durian season in Geylang?
Durian is seasonal, and the roadside stalls along Geylang Road are busiest during the main season, which usually falls in the middle of the year. Outside it, supply is thin and prices run higher, so check a stall's page before making a special trip.
