1. One Punggol Hawker Centre
OPEN1 Punggol Drive, Level 2 (Sam Kee LRT, 2 min)
The town-centre hawker centre, inside the One Punggol building with the library. It changed operators in August 2026. Read the stall boards rather than trusting an old list. It is the easy weekday lunch for the town centre.
🍽 Neighbourhood hawker centre · ⏰ Stall hours vary
2. Punggol Coast Hawker Centre
OPEN84 Punggol Way, #02-55 (Punggol Coast MRT, 3 min)
Opened on 25 July 2025 with 40 stalls and 576 seats, per JTC, and it is the one with more famous names on JTC's stall list. JTC grouped the stalls into old favourites brought back ('Lost and Found'), new hawkers and known outlets. Go in with a plan below, because 40 stalls in one sweep is a lot.
🍽 40-stall hawker centre, several halal stalls · ⏰ Centre open 6am to 10pm (JTC), stall hours vary
3. Singapore Fried Hokkien Mee & Seafood
OPENPunggol Coast Hawker Centre, #02-K81 (Punggol Coast MRT, 3 min)
JTC's stall list calls this the Hokkien mee whose Whampoa Drive stall holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Bee hoon and yellow noodles fried with prawns and squid, and JTC singles out their homemade chilli, so take it.
🍽 Hokkien mee · halal status not stated · ⏰ Not published online, check at the stall
4. South Buona Vista Braised Duck
OPENPunggol Coast Hawker Centre, #02-K59 (Punggol Coast MRT, 3 min)
The 'lost and found' story of this hawker centre. JTC's notes say the owner learned Teochew braised duck from a relative behind the 1968 South Buona Vista Road shop, ran his own shop at Desker Road that closed over rent in 2023, then returned here, per JTC's stall list. Order the duck rice.
🍽 Teochew braised duck rice · halal status not stated · ⏰ Not published online, check at the stall
5. Deen Mee Combo House
OPENPunggol Coast Hawker Centre, #02-K57 (Punggol Coast MRT, 3 min)
JTC tagged it halal at opening, and it is the Indian Muslim stall for mee goreng and kway teow goreng. JTC also points to the tulang merah if you are sharing. Messy food, so grab extra tissue before you sit down.
🍽 Mee goreng, tulang merah · halal (JTC listing) · ⏰ Not published online, check at the stall
6. Monster Chili Mala Hotpot
OPENPunggol Coast Hawker Centre, #02-K63 (Punggol Coast MRT, 3 min)
Mala for groups that include Muslim friends. JTC's stall list says Monster Chilli makes its own halal-certified mala paste and calls it Singapore's first halal-certified mala hotpot. Pick your ingredients, then choose the spice level carefully.
🍽 Mala hotpot · halal-certified (JTC listing) · ⏰ Not published online, check at the stall
7. 75 Ah Balling Peanut Soup
OPENPunggol Coast Hawker Centre, #02-K83 (Punggol Coast MRT, 3 min)
Dessert after the duck rice. JTC's notes trace the family business to a 1947 pushcart on Jalan Sultan and to Golden Mile stall 01-75, which gave it the name. Glutinous rice balls in peanut soup is the order.
🍽 Glutinous rice balls in peanut soup · ⏰ check their socials for hours
8. Kopi Kiosk
OPENPunggol Coast Hawker Centre, #02-K89 (Punggol Coast MRT, 3 min)
A $2.80 breakfast, per JTC's stall list. When the centre opened, JTC listed the kaya toast, two soft-boiled eggs and kopi set at $2.80, or $2.20 for NTUC members, from 7am to 11am. Check the board for today's price before you order.
🍽 Kaya toast breakfast set, kopi and teh · ⏰ Breakfast set 7am to 11am (JTC listing)
9. Woke by Wake The Crew
OPEN98 Punggol Way, #01-214, Punggol Coast Mall (Punggol Coast MRT, 4 min)
Specialty coffee in Punggol Digital District from the Wake The Crew team. It is at 98 Punggol Way, so it works as the coffee stop before or after the hawker centre.
🍽 Specialty coffee · ⏰ check their socials for hours
10. Eat Here, Drink Here
CHECK BEFORE YOU GO60 Punggol East, #02-04 (Kadaloor or Riviera LRT, 7 min)
A cafe and bistro up on level 2 at 60 Punggol East, serving cafe plates. Check before a weekend visit, because their Facebook listing only shows weekday hours. It sits inside Punggol East Container Park, whose tenants were told in October 2026 that the site is winding down, so check it is still open before you go.
🍽 Cafe plates · ⏰ Mon to Fri 12pm to 9pm by their Facebook listing; check before a weekend visit
11. House of White Bee Hoon
OPENThe Punggol Settlement, 500 New Punggol Rd, #01-10 (Punggol Coast MRT, 11 min)
The halal pick at the seafront. Their own ordering page describes MUIS halal-certified Chinese food, and the white bee hoon is the dish the place is named for. The Settlement's own page says they take no reservations, so come early on weekends.
🍽 White bee hoon, zi char · MUIS halal-certified · ⏰ Lunch 11.30am to 2pm, dinner 5pm to 10pm by the Settlement's page; their ordering page lists slightly different hours
12. Siam Square Mookata
OPENThe Punggol Settlement, #02-01/02 (Punggol Coast MRT, 11 min)
Mookata upstairs at the Settlement, grilling by the sea instead of under an HDB block. The Settlement's tenant page lists it at 4pm to 3am. It is a group meal, so come with four or more.
🍽 Thai mookata · halal status not stated · ⏰ Daily 4pm to 3am (Settlement tenant page)
13. Izakaya 95
OPENThe Punggol Settlement, #02-05 (Punggol Coast MRT, 11 min)
Yakitori and Japanese small plates with a sea view. This is an evening place: weekdays start at 5pm, while Saturday and Sunday open at 3pm.
🍽 Yakitori, Japanese small plates · ⏰ Mon to Fri 5pm to 12am, Sat and Sun 3pm to 1am (their own site)
14. Trunk 95 At Bay
OPENThe Punggol Settlement, #02-06 (Punggol Coast MRT, 11 min)
Thai food on the second floor of the Settlement, next door to Izakaya 95. A good fallback when the mookata place is full, and easier for a couple than a grill meal.
🍽 Thai food with a sea view · ⏰ check their socials for hours
15. Tandoor Lounge
OPENThe Punggol Settlement, #02-11 (Punggol Coast MRT, 11 min)
North Indian cooking at the seafront, with tikkas and biryani leading their own menu. Their own site says the meat is halal-certified, which is not the same as a certified kitchen, so decide for yourself. Closed on Mondays (their own site); the Settlement's page shows different hours, so check before you go.
🍽 North Indian, tandoori · halal-certified meat (their own site) · ⏰ Tue to Sun 12pm to 2.30pm and 5.30pm to 10.30pm, closed Mon (their own site)
Photo: Tandoor Lounge