🍜 Top 4 Hawker centres in Central (2026)

The best hawker centres in Central in 2026, by our editorial score, are Old Airport Road Food Centre, Maxwell Food Centre and Tekka Centre. Last updated 13 November 2026 · Methodology

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   Old Airport Road Food Centre

   📍 Blk 51 Old Airport Road, Kallang, Central · $

   Large hawker centre opened in 1973 with about 168 stalls, including Michelin-recommended Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow and Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee.

   Don't miss: Hokkien fried mee and char kway teow
   99
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   Maxwell Food Centre

   📍 Kadayanallur Street, Chinatown, Central · $

   NEA-managed hawker centre on the edge of Chinatown whose stalls include Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, featured in the Michelin Guide's hawker centre round-up.

   Don't miss: Hainanese chicken rice and Fuzhou oyster cake
   91
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   Tekka Centre

   📍 Blk 665 Buffalo Road, Little India, Central · $

   Market and food centre in Little India (listed by NEA as Tekka Market) known for Indian Muslim and North Indian stalls such as Allauddin's Briyani.

   Don't miss: Biryani
   91
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   Tiong Bahru Market

   📍 Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru, Central · $

   NEA-managed market with a wet market downstairs and a food centre upstairs whose stalls include Jian Bo Shui Kueh, listed in the Michelin Guide round-up.

   Don't miss: Chwee kueh for breakfast
   91

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