15 Best Food Stalls At Old Airport Road Food Centre [2022] 

Old Airport Road Food Centre is one of the most popular hawker centres in Singapore. Whether it is lunchtime or not, the food centre is always packed with people who are either competing with each other for seats, or queuing for their favourite food items.

Drivers out there will also know that the carpark at Old Airport Road Food Centre is almost always full. If you are heading over to the food centre soon, you should know what food stalls to look out for on your visit so that you can make full use of your time there.

To help you with that, we have compiled a list of the Best 15 Food Stalls At Old Airport Road Food Centre. Be sure to check them out and support our local hawker heroes!

1. Roast Paradise

Highlights:

• Affordable Premium Char Siew
• Multiple outlets
• Not too oily

Roast Paradise is the place to go to if you are craving for some roasted delights. Even though they only entered the hawker trade in 2016, the stall has since garnered a strong fan base! The stall specializes in roasted gourmet pork that is cooked in a drum under the charcoal for three hours. It is then coated with a sweet sauce for a wonderful layer of caramelization.

Because of the three hour roasting process, the meat is extremely juicy, and it is infused with very strong and delightful flavours. The skin is also extremely aromatic and very crispy. Roast Paradise has since gained quite an immense amount of fame and has grown beyond Old Airport Road Food Centre.

2. Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee

Highlights:

• Al dente noodles
• Unending queues, very popular
• Decades of experience

You should only consider Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee if you have at least 40 minutes to spare. The Hokkien Fried Mee comes at a price of $5, and features a mix of bee hoon and yellow noodles, fresh seafood and pieces of eggs soaked in a seafood stock.

Customers often express that the noodles of Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee are cooked to perfection, and is not too soggy or dry. The years of experience of the chefs at this stall also means that you get a plate of noodles that is packed with a smoky punch of wok-hei. This must be the reason why most patrons who go to Old Airport Road Food Centre will always order a plate from Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee.

3.  Xin Mei Xiang Zheng Zong Lor Mee

Highlights:

• Authentic lor mee
• Consistently long queues
• 2019 MICHELIN Guide Singapore

Xin Mei Xiang Zheng Zong Lor Mee is another stall at Old Airport Road Food Centre that is always sporting a snaking queue. The bowl of Lor Mee comes at three prices, $3, $4, or $5. At these prices, you get a bowl of noodles that is coated with a thick savoury sauce as well as pieces of fish. You can also add their special chilli and vinegar to your bowl of noodles to your liking.

Because it is so popular, many customers are disappointed that they are unable to try the noodles due to it being sold out. So, be sure to get here early, because the stall closes at 2 PM or when they are sold out on their ingredients.

4. Fu Cheng Shi Pin / Homemade Spring Roll Springroll Skin 

Highlights:

• Homemade popiah skin
• Fresh ingredients
• Variety of Chinese cuisine

If you are looking to fill your stomach with something other than rice or noodles, perhaps you could consider Fu Cheng Shi Pin/Homemade Spring Roll. It is a food stall that offers a variety of Chinese cuisine. They pride themselves on using the finest and freshest ingredients that will surely satisfy your cravings and delight your taste buds.

The stall specializes in their spring rolls. Their spring rolls feature strips of cucumber, jicama and other vegetables that are layered with chopped peanut powder and stuffed in their homemade popiah skin.

Even though the dish look light, they are rather filling and satisfying. At just $1.70 per roll, you can fill your stomach with this delightful treat!

5. Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff

Highlights:

• Flaky shortcrust pastry puff
• Filling portion
• Flavourful and full of spice

If you are a fan of curry puff, you have to check out Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff. This stall that specializes in curry puff offers small baked puffs that offer a perfect balance of flavours and textures. It filling is creamy, and its pastry skin is flaky and crispy at the same time.

The curry puffs are baked freshly at the stall daily, and the filling of the curry puff is rather generous, with diced chicken and potato chunks that are moist and savoury with slight spiciness.

Customers also express that unlike many other curry puffs, the curry puffs from Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff are not too oily. Instead, they feel light and you will not feel overwhelmed after eating it!

6. Toa Payoh Rojak

Highlights:

• Customizable spice level
• Special shrimp paste dressing
• Fresh ingredients

Despite its name, Toa Payoh Rojak is not found in Toa Payoh. Instead, it is found right here at Old Airport Road Food Centre. The stall offers sweet and spicy rojak with a unique and flexible customization of certain ingredients and level of spiciness. This means that if you like your rojak flaming hot, you can ask them for a high level of spiciness. On the other hand, if you cannot handle your spice too well, ask them to tone it down!

With their rojak, you get a perfect mix of fresh bean sprouts, spinach, tau pok as well as youtiao that is dusted with crushed peanuts. All of these ingredients are coated with a sweet shrimp paste dressing that the stall is very proud of.

7. Pasta Risotto

Highlights:

• Al dente pasta
• Affordable western cuisine
• Fresh ingredients

If you are on the look out for affordable western food, Pasta Risotto is the perfect place for you. The stall is run by a couple who has been in the business for more than 5 years. The stall not only serves pasta, a dish that many people are familiar with, but they also serve risotto dishes! Risotto dishes are quite a rare sight in Singapore, especially in a hawker centre.

The pasta at Pasta Risotto are cooked to perfection: they are not too mushy or dry. Notably, many customers love the stall’s Funghi Risotto With Cream Sauce that is reasonably priced at $6.50. So, if you are craving for some pasta or risotto, Pasta Risotto is the place to head to!

8. Famous Old Airport Road Oyster Omelette

Highlights:

• No pork no lard
• Fresh and fragrant oysters
• Generous portions

No list of hawker food is complete without one that features oyster omelette. Famous Old Airport Road Oyster Omelette is no stranger to oyster omelette fanatics out there. This version of oyster omelette is crispy and fluffy at the same time. There is a generous serving of eggs and flour chunks that you can very obviously see when you are served a plate of their dish!

The oyster omelette is also not too salty and the dish gives an overall chewy texture. The oysters are the star of the dish. They are fresh, succulent, and fragrant! At just about $4 you can enjoy a plate of Famous Old Airport Road Oyster Omelette!

9. Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow

Highlights:

• Cooked-to-order black or white fried kway teow 
• Varied ingredients
• Nicely balanced flavours
• 2019 MICHELIN Guide Singapore

If you are craving for a plate of fried kway teow while you are at Old Airport Road Food Centre, you should head down to Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow. The stall proudly sits on the list of the 2019 Michelin Guide of Singapore, and it is a spot well-deserved.

Priced at $5, $8, or $10, each plate of fried kway teow is made to order. This means that you might have to wait for a while before you get your hands on this dish. Depending on how you like your noodles cooked, you can choose between white or black versions of the fried kway teow. The dish is packed with wok-hei goodness and is well-balanced in terms of taste and textures. It is definitely worth the long queue and wait!

10. To-Ricos Guo Shi Blanco Court Food Centre (3rd Storey)

Highlights:

• Michelin Bib Gourmand 2019
• Clean offals
• Smooth kway teow

To-Ricos Guo Shi Blanco Court Food Centre is better know as Blanco Court Kway Chap. This stall has rightfully earned a spot in the Michelin Bib Gourmand 2019. It serves quality kway chap with pieces of pork, offals, organs, eggs, as well as other side dishes like tau pok or tau gwa.

Unlike many other kway chap stalls that do not clean their organs and offals well, this stall handles them really well! You get clean-tasting offals and innards that are perfect texturally. The kway teow that is served at this stall is also thin, smooth, and silky.

All in all, when you order from this stall, you get a delicious bowl of kway chap that is paired perfectly with clean and chewy offals and side dishes that are well worth you buck!

11. Western Barbeque

Highlights:

• Old school western food
• Pick up and go service
• Great portion

If you are feeling nostalgic and are craving for old school western food that you used to eat when you were younger, Western Barbeque is where you should head to. The portion at this stall is very generous. Their western sets come with a large portion of fries as well as a buttered bun. Their most popular dish is their signature Pork Chop that comes at a price of $10. With that, you get a huge piece of charred pork chop paired with a delectable garlic sauce.

With such affordable and delicious options to choose from, it is no wonder the storefront is plastered with many awards and accolades!

12. Hua Ji XO Fish Head Bee Hoon

Highlights:

• Milky broth
• Large servings
• Fresh ingredients

This is another stall at Old Airport Road Food Centre that is almost always seen with a long queue. Patrons of Hua Ji XO Fish Head Bee Hoon usually order the same dish: a bowl of fish head noodle soup.

This dish features a milky broth that is hearty and quite clearly boiled with hours of preparation and fresh ingredients. The milky broth covers some bee hoon that is topped with a generous amount of fish that are fried to perfection. The soup is also doused with a little bit of alcohol to give it an added kick! Many customers claim that the soup is very addictive. So be warned!

13. Rong Yi Local Handmade Pau

Highlights:

• Handmade buns
• Thin skin
• Generous fillings
• Multiple outlets

Rong Yi Local Handmade Pau is found at the corner of Old Airport Road Food Centre. With a flagship stall at Bedok, the stall has since expanded and now has 5 outlets, one of it at Old Airport Road Food Centre!

They have many buns for you to choose from, but more often than not, you will hear of their customer ordering their Big Pau. At just $1.60, you get a pau that features chicken meat, gravy, hard boiled egg, as well as a thin delicate skin.

If you want to try something more unique, go for other pau options like coffee pau. With so many options you will definitely be spoilt for choice!

14. Albert Street Prawn Noodles

Highlights:

• Fresh prawns
• Signature tasty broth
• Wide range of prices to choose from

The noodles at Albert Street Prawn Noodles start off at a price of $5.50. With it, you get a bowl of round noodles soaked in a signature tasty prawn broth. You will also get some fresh bean sprouts and prawns on top.

The stall prides itself in using fresh prawns and ingredients so that customers get to taste only the best prawn noodles. The portions are also just right, and the soup is not too salty or not too oily. The well-balanced bowl of noodles comes at a range of prices, so you can choose which size you want according to your appetite or budget.

15. Freshly Made Chee Cheong Fun

Highlights:

• Varied filling
• Affordable
• Thin and smooth skin

It is rather hard to find chee cheong fun that is handmade and fresh daily. At Freshly Made Chee Cheong Fun, that is exactly what you get! Many customers claim that the stall serves the best chee cheong fun in singapore. The dish is filled with pieces of smoky char siew and topped with crispy shallots and fresh spring onion.

The chee cheong fun is also doused with light soy sauce and chilli that has bits of dried shrimp in it. This results in a dish where every mouthful is a flavour explosion! This is a great option for those who want a great meal option that is not the usual noodle or rice dish!

I am sure you have realized by now, but many of the hawkers at Old Airport Road Food Centre do not have contact numbers for you to call or message them. This is understandable, given their busy schedules they might not have the time to respond to all their customers.

Furthermore, these stalls almost always sport a long queue and it is impossible for them the reply to messages. So, your best bet is to head down and try them for yourself!

If you are looking to explore other hawker centres in Singapore, do check out our guide to the best hawker centres in Singapore!