It may be more blessed to give than to receive, but if you are giving out more hongbaos than you are receiving the dining out budget may have to be trimmed. Fortunately, there are more than a few affordable restaurants in Singapore. Our TOP Affordable Restaurants in Singapore 2020 list 20 restaurants in Singapore where one can have a meal for less than $20.20. In compiling this list, we have only included restaurants we have patronised which has a reasonably nice ambience, good food and pleasant service, i.e. affordable and nice restaurants which we are happy to make repeat visits.
Here is The Ordinary Patrons’ list of Affordable Restaurants in Singapore 2020 where a person can get a main course for $20 or less.
5 Senses Bistro
5 Senses Bistro Star Vista is run by a group of young entrepreneurs that love exploring new cooking techniques and ingredients. It delivers on it promise to “leave an impression on our customer’s 5 Senses from visual to smell”. Affordable mains include crisp-skin Norwegian salmon ($16.90) and Ibericao Pork Ribeye steak ($18.90). Read more.
5 Senses Bistro
1 Vista Exchange Green
#02-21 The Star Vista
Singapore 138617
Opening Hours: 11am-9pm
Nearby MRT Station: Buona Vista
Columbus Coffee Co
Columbus Coffee Co is a spacious cafe along Upper Thomson Road, where you bring a laptop and laze away the hot afternoon in air-conditioned comfort. It is also a stylish place where you can have an affordable dinner. A fried chicken burger is $18 and a cereal prawn pasta is $19.
Columbus Coffee Co.
220 Upper Thomson Road
Singapore 574352
Opening Hours:
Tue-Sat: 9am-10pm
Sun: 9am-7pm
Closed Monday
Nearby MRT Station: Marymount
The Stamford Brasserie
The Stamford Brasserie, with a three in one F&B concept comprising a Grab-and-Go, All-day Dining Restaurant and Beer Bar, is a new stylish spot for an affordable meal in Raffles City. Mains like Dynamite Dog and Pulled Kurobuta Pork are priced from $16. Read more.
The Stamford Brasserie
Level 1, Swissôtel The Stamford
2 Stamford Road
Singapore 178882
Tel: +65 6431 6156
Grab-and-Go Menu:
06.30 – 20.00
All-day Dining Menu:
12.00 – 22.00 (Last order 21.30)
Bar Menu:
Sunday to Thursday: 12.00 – 24.00 (Last order 11.30)
Friday, Saturday & eve of PH: 12.00 – 01.30 (Last order 01.00)
Happy Hour:
17.00 – 20.00 (Last order 19.45)
Nearby MRT Stations: City Hall, Bras Basah, Esplanade
Hans im Glück
Hans im Glück is one of the several affordable restaurants in Singapore that can be found in the prime shopping district and in CBD. It offers a good selection of interesting burgers and drinks. We found the service friendly and attentive, the prices very affordable. The price of a burger is around $15. For lunch just add $5 to the price of the burger and you get to choose a side, a cold drink and a hot beverage (yes, you get both a cold drink and a hot drink). For dinner, you can top up $5 for a side and a cocktail. See Hans im Glück Singapore – forest in a city in Orchard Road.
Hans im Glück
362 Orchard Road
Singapore 238887
Opening Hours:
Sun-Thu & PH: 11am-12am
Fri-Sat & Eve of PH: 11am-1am
Nearby MRT Station: Orchard
Hans im Glück has New Outlets in Raffles Place Boat Quay and VivoCity.
Hans im Glück Raffles Place
9 Raffles Place
#01-01 Republic Plaza
Singapore 048619
Tel: +65 97385662
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 11am-12am
Sat: 11am-10pm
Closed Sunday & PH
Hans im Glück Boat Quay
71 Boat Quay
Singapore 049860
Tel: +65 9738 5310
Opening hours
Sun – Th & PH 11 am – 12 am,
Fri, Sat & Eve of PH 11 am – 1 am
Hans Im Gluck Vivo City
1 Harbourfront Walk
#01-57 VivoCity
Singapore 098585
Opening Hours
Sun-Thu & PH: 11am-12am
Fri-Sat & Eve of PH: 11am-1am
Maddie’s Kitchen
A casual dining restaurant where you can get good quality tasty food at very reasonable prices. Maddie’s Kitchen offers seafood soup ($6.80), crayfish white been hoon ($12.80), Assam fish curry rice ($6.80) and a few side dishes. Read more.
Maddie’s Kitchen
Far East Plaza #02-10/11/12/13,
14 Scotts Road
Singapore 228213
Tel: +65 63650501
Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat: 11 am to 9 pm
Nearby MRT Station: Orchard
New Ubin Seafood
New Ubin Seafood is another affordable restaurants in Singapore in a prime central location. Set in the beautiful rounds of CHIJMES, New Ubin Seafood is a downtown restaurant where you can spend a lot or a modest sum for a decent meal. Satay is reasonably priced, at $6 for 5 sticks, and Hokien Mee and Punggol Mee Goreng start at $15. Read New Ubin Seafood CHIJMES – Tze Char in a Swanky Locale.
New Ubin Seafood CHIJMES
30 Victoria Street #02-01B/01C, CHIJMES
Singapore 187996
Tel: +65 9740 6870
Opening Hours: 11 am – 3 pm; 5.30 pm – 10.30 pm
Nearest MRT Station: City Hall, Bras Basah
They have a new branch at
New Ubin Zhongshan Park
16 Ah Hood Road
Singapore 329982
Tel: +65 9740 6870
Atlas Coffeehouse
Atlas Coffeehouse in Bukit Timah has an industrial-chic decor and overlooks lush greenery. It is casual and relax and serves good coffee and tasty food including healthy Atlas SuperBowl ($18) and Beef Bolognese Pasta ($18). Read more.
Atlas Coffeehouse
6 Duke’s Road
Singapore 268886
Opening Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday
8am – 7pm (Last orders at 6.30pm)
Closed on Monday
NY Night Market Westgate
NY Night Market is an interesting casual diner in Westgate offering Western fare with Korean influence such as pasta, pizza, nachos. Dishes include Pasta de Dak Galbi ($16.90), Finger Steak ($14.90) and Pepperoni Pizza ($11.90). Read about our visit here.
NY Night Market Westgate
#01-08, 3 Gateway Drive
Singapore 608532
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 22:00
Nearby MRT Station: Jurong East
NY Night Market also has outlets at
313 Somerset
#01-29 313@Somerset
313 Orchard Road
Singapore 238895
Vivo City
1 Harbourfront Walk,
Vivocity #01-116
Singapore 098585
Saboten Millenia Walk
Saboten Millenia Walk is one of those Japanese restaurants we can go to when we want affordable quality tonkatsu. Saboten has mastered the technique of consistently making very good deep-fried pork cutlet for the masses. On its menu are items such as Chicken Katsu Curry Set ($18.50) and Shrimp Fry Sandwich ($11). Read more.
Saboten Millenia Walk
#02-14 Millenia Walk
9 Raffles Boulevard
Singapore 039596
Tel: +65 6837 3432
Opening Hours: 11.30 am – 9.30 pm
Food for Thought
Set in Singapore’s oldest but beautifully restored museum, Food For Thought allows you to enjoy Good Food for a Good Cause. Interesting dishes for below $20 includes Black Pepper Beef Linguine ($18), Red Rice Wine Chicken Mee Swa ($17) and Lemon-Dill Fish & Chips ($18). Read about our visit here.
Food for Thought
93 Stamford Road #01-04/05,
Singapore 178897
Tel: +65 6338 9887
Opening Hours
Sunday – Thursday 10am to 7pm
Friday – Saturday 10am to 10pm
Little Elephant
Little Elephant Thai Bistro in Tiong Bahru serves affordable Thai food in a rustic and laidback setting. The restaurant is not air-conditioned but it can be quite atmospheric. They have Pineapple Fried Rice ($12), Green Curry Chicken ($13) and Fried Eggplant with Minced Pork ($10). There is also a value lunch set. Read more.
Little Elephant Thai Bistro
57 Eng Hoon St #01-72
Singapore 160057
Tel: +65 6224 1646
Opening Hours:
Monday- Friday 12 noon –3 pm; 6 pm –11 pm
Sat & Sun: 11:30 am–11 pm
Zaffron Kitchen
Zaffron Kitchen is one of our favourite restaurants in Westgate. Some of their dishes: Tandori Chicken – half ($13.50), Fish Tikka ($13) and Mutton Masala ($15.50). They have good value set lunch options as well. Read our post on Zaffron Kitchen @ Westgate here.
Zaffron Kitchen @ Westgate
3 Gateway Drive
#01-20, Singapore 608532
Tel +65 6465 9880
Opening Hours
Mon – Thur : 11.30am – 9.30pm (close 3:00pm – 5:00pm)
Fri – Sun, eve of PH and PH : 11:00am – 10:00pm
Nearby Station : Jurong East MRT Station
Zaffron Kitchen @ East Coast
135/137 East Coast Road
Singapore 428820
Tel: +65 6440 6786
Opening Hours
Mon – Thur : 11.30am – 10.00pm (close 3.00pm – 5.00pm)
Fri, Sat and Eve of PH : 11:30am – 11:00pm
Sun and PH : 11:30am – 10:30pm
Casa Verde
Casa Verde is a restaurant in the Singapore Botanic Garden. Enjoy the food here while taking in view of the lush vegetation. They serve both western as well as local food such as the laksa ($9.5) and ngoh hiang which we thought was very good. The kids will love the close proximity of many Poke-Stops. Read our reviews here and here.
Casa Verde Singapore Botanic Gardens
1 Cluny Road
Singapore, 259569
Tel : +65 64677326
PocoLoco Microbrewery
PocoLoco Microbrewery is an Italian restaurant in Jurong East that brews their own beer. Opened in 2016, this is the second outlet by PocoLoco (their first is in Ang Mo Kio). We tried these dishes: Vongole starter (clams in white wine sauce $10), a Zafferano (seafood pasta in saffron sauce $12) and a dish from the daily specials – Red Snapper Alla Siciliana ($18). Read our review here.
PocoLoco Microbrewery
Snow City Level 2
21 Jurong Town Hall Road
Singapore 609433
Opening Hours :
12pm – 3pm
6pm – 10pm
They also have outlets at:
408 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-779 Singapore 560408
6001 Beach Road #B1-65/66 Golden Mile Tower Singapore 199589
103 Irrawaddy Rd, #02-08, Singapore 329566
Collin’s
Collin’s serves Western fare at very affordable prices. At that price point, the restaurant setting and the quality of the food would surely exceed what an ordinary patron could reasonably expect. They have many outlets, including one at Marina Square. There are set meals from $12.90 and a beef lasagna is $11.90 and black Angus sirloin steak is $16.90. Read about our visits to Collin’s here and here.
Collin’s Restaurant – Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard
#01-204/205 Marina Square Shopping Mall
Singapore 039594
Tel: +65 6264 6228
Opening Hours:
Sun – Thurs: 10am – 12 midnight
Fri, Sat, Holiday Eve: 10am – 1am
Collin’s Gastro Dining at PLQ
PLQ Mall #B1-01
10 Paya Lebar Road
Singapore 409057
Tel: +6569702195
Opening Hours: 10 am – 11 pm
Nearby MRT Station: Paya Lebar
South Union Park
South Union Park is a pleasant cafe along Jalan Kembangan serving drinks and light meals. The food served here includes Fried Chicken ($9), Crabcakes ($12) and Duck Confit Pasta ($19). This cafe is a nice hangout or meet for chit chat kind of place. Read our review here.
South Union Park
101 Jalan Kembangan
Singapore 419139
Tel : +65 9061 8703
Opening Hours:
Mon: Closed
Tues: 17:30 – 22:00
Wed – Fri: 11:30 – 22:00
Sat: 10:00 – 22:00
Sun: 10:00 – 21:00
Tete-a-Tete Cafe
This spacious cafe in Buona Vista has a laid back atmosphere and friendly service. Its has Big Breakfast ($16), Quiches ($14) and Wraps ($10). Save some room for their wonderful cakes and coffee. Read our review here.
Tete-a-Tete Cafe Singapore
21 Biopolis Road #01-01
Nucleos North Tower
Singapore 138567
Tel: +65 6397 4268
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
www.facebook.com/Tete.a.TeteCafe
Hoodadak Korean Fusion Dining Room
Hoodadak’s decor is quite basic but the food is good and service is friendly. Examples of dishes: Seafood Pancake ($16), chicken ginseng soup ($20) and bulgogi bibimbap lunch special ($11). Read our review here.
Hoodadak Korean Fusion Dining Room
#01-10 Fusionopolis Galaxis
1 Fusionopolis Place
Singapore 138522
Tel: +65 62548650
Canopy Garden Dining Bishan Park
Canopy Garden Dining is a beautifully designed restaurant with a canopy roof and full height windows which allow a good dose of natural light in and a great view of the surrounding lush greenery. It serves Western brunch and dinner items – such Mushroom Burger ($15), Hawaiian Pizza ($17) and Ragu Alla Bolognese ($19). Read more.
Canopy Garden Dining Bishan Park
1382 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1,
Bishan Park 2
Singapore 569931
Tel: +65 6556 1533
Opening Hours
Monday – Thursday: 9am to 10.30pm
Friday & Eve of PH: 9am to 11.00pm
Saturday, Sunday: 8am to 11.00pm
Public Holiday: 8am to 10.30pm
This concludes The Ordinary Patrons’ list of Affordable Restaurants in Singapore. The restaurants are listed in no particular order. We try to include restaurants from various areas in Singapore. We have not included Chinese restaurants in this list of our favourite affordable restaurants in Singapore and there are many excellent Chinese restaurants with elegant decor and top notch service where you can get a meal for $20 or less per person.
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