Bukit Timah Wet Market & Food Centre (Interim)

Nice Environment, well ventilated. Good strong local Coffee and Tea. Best Wanton Noodle with well charred deeply seasoned Char Siew, tender umami Pig Leg Noodle and Chicken Feet Noodle. The braise has a dried seafood taste and thickened with collagen. Noodles are seasoned with that braise sauce from the pig leg taking the noodles to the next level. Wonderful fried Beehoon with Ngo Hiang, the secret is in the sauce which I believe is infused with limau purut. One of the best Lala Prawn White Beehoon at affordable prices, large prawns plenty of Lala and Umami Soup. To be eaten with the complimentary crispy lard. Mixed Vegetable rice is generous and generally freshly cooked. One of the most popular Hainanese Style Mutton Soups in Singapore. Generous portions at affordable prices. Great tasting herbal soup, just the right amount of herbal infusion, not medicinal tasting. Two stalls selling Fried Carrot Cake, Black and White. Both are possibly ranked amongst the top in Singapore. Fish Soup is excellent, generous portions with super fresh fish! Overall, one is spoilt for choice!

Though just across the street from its original site, this interim food centre is miles better as it's right behind the bus stop and also nearer to the MRT. Most importantly, the tables and seatings are well spaced. No longer the narrow aisle like the old site, I found myself enjoying coming here again as many of the OG stalls had moved over here while also exploring other stalls for new food gems.

Food centre is very crowded, not spacious, very hot, the common area between seating area and stalls are very closed. Only here for the famous satay beehoon, long waiting time but it's worth. It really tastes good. Nyonya chendol is Michelin recommended, not bad. The rest of food like char koay teow, carrot cake and BBQ wings taste so so only.

I order Mixed Hor Fun from the Ah Hui Seafood White Bee Hun stall. The Hor Fun taste is ok just a little bit not salty enough for me. 😀 But the portion is super big, so big for only $5.50! Can’t find this elsewhere I think. As the hawkers centre is a temporary one, the environment is not so cozy but generally acceptable. I went there before peak hour so can say not very crowded.

This is a popular hawker centre in the Upper Bukit Timah area - albeit an "Interim" one until its permanent location (just across the road) is ready. This hawker centre retains quite a number of the popular stalls from its previous location - notably the fried carrot cake stall, the satay stall, the thunder tea rice stall to name a few. This hawker centre is sort of divided - that said, unevenly into two, with the smaller section nearer to the Beauty World MRT Station exit. The dining ambience here is better than at the previous location as it is "cleaner" and more spacious.

Visited this place before it turns into interim last year August/September 2024 before my lesson starts. Managed to try their Japanese and Fish soup as the Satay Beehoon stall didnt operate. Price is reasonable and quality good. Perhaps the next time I visit would be the newly renovated one.

The Bukit Timah Temporary Market, set up in October 2024 to house displaced hawkers from the original Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre, continues to deliver on what matters most: food that’s rooted in tradition and flavor. During a recent visit, the highlight was a plate of Hokkien Mee, which retained the wok hei aroma and balanced seafood richness that fans of the original centre would recognize. The noodles were well-braised, with a generous mix of prawns and squid, and came with a sambal that was both smoky and sharp. Despite the change in location, the quality and character of the dish remain impressively intact. For dessert, the Ice Kachang offered a refreshing counterpoint. It came tall and finely shaved, with a classic mix of red beans, attap seeds, jelly, and sweet corn, topped with syrup that didn’t overwhelm. The texture and taste were reminiscent of hawker desserts from an earlier era — unpretentious and satisfying. While the market can feel stuffy, especially during lunchtime, this is an understandable trade-off given its temporary structure and heavy foot traffic. Ventilation fans are in place, but visitors might prefer to come earlier in the day or later in the afternoon for a more comfortable experience. Despite the spatial limitations, the market maintains a familiar charm. Seating is reasonably ample, the place is kept clean, and stallholders continue to serve food with the same energy and pride as before. For those who frequented the old Bukit Timah Market, the new setup offers continuity — not just in taste, but in spirit. For anyone looking to revisit old favourites or explore enduring hawker craft, the Jalan Seh Chuan site is well worth the trip.

I had a very disappointing experience here. The rice and meat were served cold. Taste was average. When I politely asked for some extra chili, the chef shockingly responded with vulgar words, saying that if I ordered this, I shouldn’t dare to ask for chili. Such behavior is both absurd and extremely unprofessional. Food quality and service were far below expectations.