Orchard Central is a 12 storey shopping mall, with seamless connections to 313@Somerset, Orchard Gateway and Hotel Jen and linked by underpass to The Centrepoint. Orchard Central food places are varied – ranging from chill out cafes and tapas joints to renowned Peking duck restaurant and contemporary meatless diner.
Orchard Central Food
The carpark and the layout of Orchard Central are not features of Orchard Central that will attract us to visit the mall in the heart of Orchard Road. The food and beverage outlets in the mall are sometimes hidden in obscure places. The cafes and restaurants are located on many different levels – though mainly in the basement and Levels 1, 7, 8, 11 and 12. We like to visit the mall because of the interesting mix of F&B outlets and there are quite a few beautiful dining spots. We can always find something to eat or drink there at almost anytime of the day and night.
Here is The Ordinary Patrons’ (TOP) list of Orchard Central food places that should appeal to different tastes and different budgets. We have provided links to our posts (where available) which will contain more information about each restaurant and cafe.
Tempura Tendon Tenya
Tempura Tendon Tenya Singapore at Orchard Central is the first Singapore outlet of Japan’s top tendon chain restaurant which has roots in the historical district of Asakusa in Tokyo. It offers one of the best tendon deals in Singapore. Read more.
TungLok XiHe Peking Duck Restaurant is a collaboration between the Singapore Tunglok restaurant group and the Beijing XiHe Group. The signature dish at the restaurant is of course the Peking duck. Read more.
Tunglok has another restaurant – Tunglok Seafood – on Level 11 of Orchard Central.
Lady M
Lady M is a gorgeous cafe to have coffee, tea and desserts in the middle of busy Orchard Road. The cakes are of course a very good reason to visit the Lady. Read more.
Lady M 181 Orchard Road #02-07 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Real Food has a beautiful dining space and serves meat free food with “No processed ingredients, No Artificial Preservatives and No Trans-fat”. Unless you are a die hard carnivore, it is hard not to like the cafe. Read more.
Real Food Orchard 181 Orchard Road #02-16 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Located on the rooftop garden of Orchard Central, Joie by Dozo Restaurant, presents modern meatless cuisine. The food looks as beautiful as the restaurant. Read more.
Joie Restaurant by Dozo 181 Orchard Road #12-01 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Tapas Club is one of the Orchard Central food places with a nice restaurant setting and affordable menu. The menu at the Spanish restaurant is straightforward – just focusing on tapas. Small tapas and large ones “Tapas+”. Read more.
Tapas Club 81 Orchard Road #02-13 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Opening Hours: Mon-Thu: 12-3pm, 5-11pm Fri & Eve of PH: 12-3pm, 5pm-12am Sat: 12pm-12am Sun & PH: 12-11pm
The cafe combines modern style decor with industrial style coffee shop design and is an Instagramable haven. Grain Alley has a Mediterranean focused menu – with mainly all day breakfast and brunch items. It can be a chill out place for brunch, a charming bar for drinks in the evening or simply a cosy haven for coffee and snacks in between shopping. Read more.
Grain Alley 181 Orchard Road #01-10 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Ban Heng serves traditional Teochew and Cantonese cuisine. Its All-You-Can-Eat Ala-Carte Buffet is very popular. It also offers set meals and promotional menus.
Maccha House is a specialist tea house in Kyoto. has an extensive selection of Maccha-based drinks and desserts and its food menu also offers a variety of Japanese cafe staples. Read more.
Maccha House #B1-44 181 Orchard Road Singapore 238896
Coffeesmith
Coffeesmith straddles Orchard Gateway and Orchard Central. The cafe from South Korea is opened round the clock. Besides good coffee it has teas, bingsu, waffles, cakes and light bites too. Read more.
There is also Don Don Donki in Basement 2 where you can buy food for takeaway. Based on the MUIS website, a Halal Certified Eating Establishment in Orchard Central is the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at #01-26.
