Spiral-crust hawker legends, a Michelin Bib Gourmand stall and the halal mall chains you pass every day: these are the eight curry puffs worth a detour in Singapore, with every address, opening day and price re-checked on 9 November 2026.
Flaky spiral or shortcrust, chicken or sardine, hawker queue or mall kiosk: Singapore's curry puff map has changed more than most guides admit.
> Quick view: the puff to beat is Heritage Tanglin at Hong Lim, $2; most cost $1.50 to $2.80. The catch: J2 (Michelin Bib Gourmand) shuts on weekends, and Tanglin's old name now belongs to a different stall next door.
The spiral puff most Singaporeans grew up with, and the stall most guides still list under its old name. The family business founded in 1952 rebranded as Heritage Tanglin Puff Since 1952 in late 2025 and trades from Hong Lim Market & Food Centre #02-34 (531A Upper Cross Street, S051531). PRICE: $2 each for potato chicken and egg, potato sardine and egg, fish otah and yam; the seasonal black pepper chicken mushroom is $2.20. HOURS: Monday to Saturday 7am to 4pm, Sunday 8am to 3:30pm, no rest day.MORE OUTLETS: 20 Ghim Moh Road #01-44, Pek Kio, Marsiling, Chinatown Complex and Changi Airport T3.DON'T MIX UP: stall #02-36 a few doors away, Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff Original, is a separate business.BEST FOR: a classic flaky spiral puff with a whole egg slice inside.
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The only curry puff stall on this list with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, still listed in the 2026 guide. J2 is at Amoy Street Food Centre #01-21 (7 Maxwell Road, S069111, tel 9475 8425).FLAVOURS: chicken and potato curry, black pepper chicken, sweet taro and chilli sardine, each a layered spiral puff fried to order in batches. PRICE: about $2 a puff going by recent customer reviews; the stall prints no menu online. HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm, closed on weekends, per its current Google listing. Older guides saying it opens Saturdays are out of date.BEST FOR: CBD office workers on a weekday breakfast run.
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The shortcrust alternative. Rolina makes the older Hainanese-style puff, a thick crimped pastry packed with curry chicken, potato and a wedge of hard-boiled egg, from Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market & Food Centre #02-15 (6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, S081006). It has not moved: the food centre's 2024 closure was a two-month repaint, and Rolina's own October 2026 posts show the stall at #02-15. PRICE: $2 for curry chicken and egg or sardine; it also sells glutinous rice. HOURS: Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 2pm, closed Sundays, per its Google listing.HALAL NOTE: the signboard says no pork, no lard, but the stall is not halal-certified.BEST FOR: a hearty puff that eats like a meal, and corporate orders by the box.
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Singapore's oldest bakery brand (since 1926) and the easiest classic puff to find. PRICE: the classic Curry Puff (chicken, curry and onion) is $2.80; Curry Potato and Vegetable puffs are $2.60, Tuna $3.10, and Chicken Rendang, Black Pepper Chicken and Otah $3.40. A 30-piece Mini Curry Puff Feast is $69.90 online.OUTLETS: 39, including AMK Hub #B2-08, Bedok Mall #B2-K5, Chinatown Point #B1-24 and Causeway Point #B1-K07.THE DEAL: 10% off with a $10 minimum spend for SAFRA members, NTUC Link Card by Trust holders and Kris+ users; not at outlets inside convenience stores, petrol stations, supermarkets or Giant Tampines, and not stackable. HALAL: Polar describes itself as halal-certified.BEST FOR: a reliable puff near almost any MRT.
10% off with $10 min. spend for SAFRA, NTUC Link Card and Kris+ members
The default curry puff for most of the island, with 80 outlets across Singapore, from 313@Somerset #B3-24 and Bugis Junction #B1-13 to Chinatown Point #B1-47A.THE PUFF: the Curry'O is curried potato, chicken chunks and a slice of boiled egg in a crimped shortcrust, still hand-folded on the production line. PRICE: $2.20 each for Curry'O, Sardine'O and the returning Mushroom Chicken'O on GrabFood, checked 9 November; the website prints no prices and counter prices can be lower. HALAL: all products, outlets and central kitchens have been MUIS halal-certified since January 2005.NO DEAL: there is no current curry puff promotion on its news page.BEST FOR: a halal puff on the go, anywhere.
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The flavour specialist. PRICE: $2.20 each for Signature Curry Chicken, Sardine, Chilli Crab, Black Pepper Chicken and Yam, and $2.40 for Durian, on its own ordering site.OUTLETS: AMK Hub #B2-34 (9am to 9pm), 209 New Upper Changi Road #01-633 in Bedok (7:30am to 7pm) and 449 Clementi Ave 3 #01-211 (8:30am to 8pm); the Takashimaya kiosk is closed for renovation and due back in November 2026.THE DEAL: on order.1acrispypuffs.com, code MB4 takes $4 off a $50 spend and MB10 takes $10 off a $100 spend, for Maybank Visa and Mastercard only, online pickup and delivery, limited redemptions each week, valid till 31 December 2026. HALAL: 1A says it holds MUIS halal certification.BEST FOR: party boxes and unusual fillings.
$4 off $50 (MB4) or $10 off $100 (MB10) with Maybank cards, online orders
Code: MB10
Valid till 31 Dec 2026
The 1979 Ang Mo Kio name, still going strong after founder Looi San Cheng's death in October 2024. PRICE: on its current menu, Curry Chicken and Sardine are $2.20, Potato $2, Nonya Beef Rendang $2.50, and the flaky-pastry range runs $2.50 to $3 (Flaky Curry Chicken $2.70).OUTLETS: its site lists Changi Airport T1, Tang Plaza, One Raffles Place, Bugis Junction, Compass One, Century Square, Guoco Tower and E!Hub@Downtown East.ORDER AHEAD: corporate and party orders go through its Oddle store.NO DEAL: the promotions page is empty right now. HALAL: a halal logo appears on its site and menu.BEST FOR: choosing between a classic crust and a flaky one.
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The cheapest puff here, and the Muslim-owned pick for an Indian-Muslim style karipap with a spicier filling. Isha (786, since 1993) is at Circuit Road Hawker Centre #01-53 (79 Circuit Road, S370079). PRICE: on its January 2026 menu, large potato $1.50, large chicken or mutton $2, chilli padi or satay mutton $2.50, mini sardine $0.80. HOURS: an unusual week, so check before you go: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10:30am to 3pm, Wednesday 11:30am to 3pm, closed Monday, Friday and Sunday, per its Google listing. The stall also closes for Ramadan and posts dates on Facebook.BEST FOR: mutton puffs and big party orders on a budget.
Visit website| Curry puff | Where | Classic chicken puff | Open | Halal |
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| Heritage Tanglin Puff | Hong Lim Market #02-34, plus Ghim Moh, Pek Kio and more | $2 | Daily | No |
| J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff | Amoy Street Food Centre #01-21 | About $2 | Mon to Fri, 8am to 3pm | No |
| Rolina | Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market #02-15 | $2 (with egg) | Mon to Sat, 7:30am to 2pm | No pork, no lard, not certified |
| Polar Puffs & Cakes | 39 outlets | $2.80 | Daily (mall hours) | Yes, per Polar |
| Old Chang Kee | 80 outlets | $2.20 on GrabFood | Daily (mall hours) | MUIS since 2005 |
| 1A Crispy Puffs | AMK Hub, Bedok, Clementi | $2.20 | Daily | MUIS, per 1A |
| Tip Top Curry Puff | 8 outlets incl. Bugis Junction, Changi T1 | $2.20 | Daily (mall hours) | Halal logo on site |
| Isha Curry Puff | Circuit Road Hawker Centre #01-53 | $2 (potato $1.50) | Tue to Thu and Sat | Muslim-owned |
We started from the stalls Singapore food guides keep naming, then dropped any we could not confirm as open in November 2026. Gold Xiang's Bukit Merah View stall, featured in early 2026 reviews, is now marked permanently closed (its other outlets still trade). Every price above comes from the brand's own site, menu or official social page, except J2, which publishes nothing, and Old Chang Kee, whose site lists no prices, so we quote GrabFood.
For a spiral-crust puff, Heritage Tanglin Puff (formerly Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff) at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre #02-34 is the most consistently recommended, at $2 a puff and open every day. J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff at Amoy Street Food Centre #01-21 holds a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for 2026 but opens only Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm. For a traditional Hainanese shortcrust puff with egg, Rolina at Tanjong Pagar Plaza #02-15 is the pick.
The original family business at Hong Lim Market rebranded as Heritage Tanglin Puff Since 1952 in late 2025 and trades from stall #02-34. A separate stall a few doors away, #02-36, trades as Tanglin Crispy Curry Puff Original and is run by another branch of the family. Both sell spiral puffs, so check the stall number if you are going for a specific one.
Old Chang Kee states that all its products, outlets and central kitchens have been MUIS halal-certified since January 2005. 1A Crispy Puffs says it holds MUIS halal certification, Polar describes itself as halal-certified, and Tip Top shows a halal logo on its site and menu. Isha Curry Puff at Circuit Road is Muslim-owned. Rolina's signboard says no pork, no lard, but it is not certified, and J2 and Heritage Tanglin are not halal.
Hawker stalls charge about $1.50 to $2 for a classic chicken or potato puff: Isha's potato puff is $1.50, and Heritage Tanglin and Rolina are $2. Chains run higher: 1A and Tip Top are $2.20, Old Chang Kee's Curry'O is $2.20 on GrabFood, and Polar's Curry Puff is $2.80. Premium fillings such as rendang, black pepper chicken or otah cost $2.20 to $3.40.
No. J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff at Amoy Street Food Centre #01-21 opens Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm, and closes on Saturdays and Sundays, according to its current Google listing checked on 9 November 2026. Older articles giving 8am to 4pm with only Sundays off are out of date. Go before lunch, because popular flavours sell out.
