Six places for lu rou fan, beef noodle soup, oyster mee sua and Taiwanese fried chicken in Singapore, from Din Tai Fung to a $19.90++ Taiwanese buffet: what to order, what it costs and which deals are running, checked on 12 November 2026.
Taiwanese comfort food is one of the easiest good meals to find in a Singapore mall.
> Quick view: best overall is Din Tai Fung; the best-value feast is Typhoon Cafe's buffet from $19.90++; the cheapest plate is $8.50 at Xi Men Jie. The catch: buffet prices rise $3++ on Fridays to Sundays.
The Taipei-born xiao long bao chain is still the benchmark, with about 30 restaurants across Singapore from Paragon to Punggol Coast Mall. ORDER: Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao, Fried Rice with Shrimp and Eggs, Oriental Wantons in black vinegar and chilli oil, and the braised beef noodle soup.THE DEAL: the festive Steamed Chocolate Lava Bun is back for a fifth year at all restaurants from 1 November to 31 December 2026, $3.80 for one or $11 for three, and OCBC cards take 10% off. OCBC cardholders also get a free small Original Hot and Sour Soup (worth $9.50) on $80 spent, weekdays 11am to 2pm and 4.30pm to 6pm, to 31 December.VALUE PICK: the $19.90 Solo Feast (fried rice, four wantons and a canned drink) at ten outlets including Plaza Singapura, Wisma Atria and IMM.FINE PRINT: prices are before GST and service charge and vary by restaurant; online reservations only at selected outlets, one day ahead, weekdays mostly.BEST FOR: families and first-timers.
Steamed Chocolate Lava Bun $3.80 (3 for $11), 10% off with OCBC cards, 1 Nov-31 Dec 2026
Valid till 31 Dec 2026
A Creative Eateries cafe on level 4 of Plaza Singapura that serves the widest spread of Taiwanese dishes in one place.THE BUFFET: 80 minutes of braised pork rice, a DIY oyster mee sua station, handmade xiao long bao, Taipei small-sausage-in-large-sausage, Hualien gua bao, XXXL salt and pepper chicken, Keelung braised platter and a DIY douhua bar. Lunch $19.90++ (11.30am to noon early bird) or $23.90++ (noon to 2pm); dinner $24.90++ (5.30pm to 6pm) or $28.90++ (6pm to 8pm); kids aged 5 to 10 pay $15.90++ or $18.90++. Add $12.90++ for pot-boiled milk tea, one premium dish and the dessert bar.FINE PRINT: every buffet price is $3++ more on Fridays to Sundays, public holidays and eves.CARD DEAL: Citi cardholders get lunch sets from $10.90++ with a classic milk tea, dine-in or takeaway, until 30 December 2026 (not on public holidays or their eves).CHRISTMAS: a festive menu adds a Santa Matcha Berry Souffle at $20.90++.ADDRESS: 68 Orchard Road #04-63/67, daily 11.30am to 10pm.
Citi lunch sets from $10.90++ with a classic milk tea, until 30 Dec 2026
Valid till 30 Dec 2026
A Taiwanese cafe that started under an HDB block in Redhill and now has three outlets, known for DTF-style fried rice, gua bao and fun desserts. PRICES (official online menu): Gua Bao $8.90, Herbal Braised Pork Rice $13.90, Golden Chicken Mee Sua $14.90, XL Crispy Pork Chop Rice $15.90, Taiwanese Beef Noodles $18.90, Abundance Fried Chicken $13.50 and the Niu Yolk fried rice $20.90.OUTLETS: 63A Lengkok Bahru (Redhill, daily 11am to 10pm), 399 Jalan Besar (daily 11am to 11pm) and Century Square, 2 Tampines Central 5 (daily 11am to 10pm).THE DEAL: first-time online customers get $8 off a $50 delivery order with code ODDLE88, and self pick-up orders are 10% off with no code.FINE PRINT: those are online ordering prices; dine-in menus do not print prices.BEST FOR: a late Taiwanese dinner in Jalan Besar.
$8 off a $50 delivery order for first-time online customers; 10% off self pick-up
Code: ODDLE88
A homegrown Taiwanese chain serving mall diners since 2005, with eight outlets and some of the lowest sit-down prices on this list. PRICES (September 2026 menu for Westgate, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Funan and Shaw Plaza): Taiwan Olive Egg Fried Rice $8.50, best-selling Crispy Chicken Cutlet Egg Fried Rice $9.50, Taiwanese Rice Noodle $9.50, Signature Beef Stew with rice or noodles $9.80, Taiwan Special Chicken with braised egg $9.50 and the new Special Taiwanese Railway Bento $13.80.OUTLETS: Funan, Shaw Plaza (Balestier), Geneo (Science Park), Downtown East, Eastpoint Mall, Oasis Terraces (Punggol), Bukit Panjang Plaza and Westgate. HOURS: mostly 11am to 9.30pm.FINE PRINT: prices are before GST and service charge, and menus and prices vary by outlet.BEST FOR: a cheap weeknight dinner near home.
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The night-market snack kiosk behind the XXL Crispy Chicken, now in 22 Singapore malls and MRT stations. ORDER: the XXL Crispy Chicken (now also in Explosive Mala at no extra cost for its 23rd anniversary), Crispy Floss Egg Crepe, Handmade Oyster Mee Sua, Seafood Tempura and Sweet Plum Potato Fries.NEW NOW: Ultra Crispy Chicken Skin at $5.90, in Charcoal Seaweed, Cool Cucumber or Explosive Mala, at all outlets. OUTLETS include ION Orchard, 313@somerset, AMK Hub, NEX, Northpoint City, Jurong Point, Waterway Point, Tiong Bahru Plaza, IMM and Buona Vista MRT.FINE PRINT: Shihlin does not publish its regular menu prices online, so check the counter board; it is a takeaway kiosk with little or no seating.BEST FOR: a snack between errands.
New Ultra Crispy Chicken Skin $5.90 in three flavours, all outlets
A Taiwanese chain named after its three-bowl combo, now in several malls including Jem, Compass One and SingPost Centre. ORDER: the Signature Trio Combo of braised pork rice, shredded chicken rice and oyster mee sua (about $14.90 dine-in; $16.80 on foodpanda), or the Braised Pork Rice Set with boba milk tea (about $11.90).OUTLETS: Jem (#B1-K12, official mall directory), SingPost Centre #01-126 (10am to 9.30pm), Compass One, 103 Pasir Panjang Road and 80 Bendemeer Road.FINE PRINT: Eat 3 Bowls has no official website, so these prices come from an October 2025 review and outlet details from mall listings and reviews; check its Facebook page before you go.BEST FOR: trying the three Taiwanese staples in one meal.
Visit website| Restaurant | Best for | Signature price | Deal now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Din Tai Fung | Xiao long bao, families | Solo Feast $19.90 | Chocolate Lava Bun $3.80, OCBC 10% off to 31 Dec |
| Typhoon Cafe | Taiwanese buffet | Buffet from $19.90++ | Citi lunch sets from $10.90++ to 30 Dec |
| Abundance | Modern Taiwanese cafe | Beef noodles $18.90 | ODDLE88: $8 off $50 delivery (new customers) |
| Xi Men Jie | Cheap mall meal | Beef stew rice $9.80 | None |
| Shihlin | Snack on the go | XXL Crispy Chicken | Ultra Crispy Chicken Skin $5.90 |
| Eat 3 Bowls | Lu rou fan + mee sua | Trio Combo about $14.90 | None |
We kept only Taiwanese restaurants we could confirm open on 12 November 2026 from the brand's own website, ordering site, store locator or mall directory. Prices and deals come from each brand's own menu, promotion page or terms; the one exception is Eat 3 Bowls, which has no website, so its prices are from a 2025 review and are marked as such. Monga Fried Chicken is missing on purpose: its Singapore outlets are listed as closed. Isshin Machi has not updated its website since 2022, so we could not confirm its current outlets.
*Source: Din Tai Fung Singapore, Typhoon Cafe (menu, buffet menu PDF and Citibank terms), Abundance and its Oddle ordering site, Xi Men Jie (outlet page and September 2026 menu PDF), Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks Singapore page and store locator, and the Jem store directory, read 12 November 2026; Eat 3 Bowls prices from an October 2025 review. Photos and logos: each brand's official website, ordering site or Facebook page. Eat 3 Bowls has no official food photo.*
Din Tai Fung is the safest all-rounder, with about 30 restaurants and a consistent xiao long bao. For a full spread of Taiwanese dishes in one sitting, Typhoon Cafe at Plaza Singapura runs an 80-minute buffet with braised pork rice, DIY oyster mee sua, xiao long bao and XXXL salt and pepper chicken from $19.90++.
Typhoon Cafe at Plaza Singapura (#04-63/67). Lunch is $19.90++ for the 11.30am to noon early bird and $23.90++ from noon to 2pm; dinner is $24.90++ for the 5.30pm to 6pm early bird and $28.90++ from 6pm to 8pm. Kids aged 5 to 10 pay $15.90++ at lunch and $18.90++ at dinner. Each sitting is 80 minutes, and every price is $3++ higher on Fridays to Sundays, public holidays and their eves.
Among the sit-down chains here, Xi Men Jie is the cheapest: its September 2026 menu for Westgate, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Funan and Shaw Plaza starts at $8.50 for olive egg fried rice and $9.50 for the best-selling chicken cutlet fried rice or Taiwanese rice noodle, before GST and service charge. Shihlin is cheaper still for a snack, with its Ultra Crispy Chicken Skin at $5.90.
Yes, on 12 November 2026: Din Tai Fung's Steamed Chocolate Lava Bun is back from 1 November to 31 December ($3.80 each or $11 for three, 10% off with OCBC cards), and OCBC cardholders get a free small Hot and Sour Soup on $80 spent at weekday lunch and early dinner. Typhoon Cafe has Citi lunch sets from $10.90++ until 30 December 2026. Abundance gives new online customers $8 off a $50 delivery order with code ODDLE88.
