Kampong Glam

I only sat and had a milk tea (Tek Tirak) and it was only S$1.2. The cafe is located on a corner not far from the mosque and is self service at the counter. Can't opine on the food but others (locals) were enjoying it. Point at the photos to order if you don't want to mispronounce the dishes. They are very friendly.

I really wanted to try nasi lemak and I am so glad I had it at Kampong Glam Cafe. It's located off Arab street near a beautiful temple. It's an open air cafe with a fair amount of seating, but it stayed busy the entire time we were there. We came for breakfast and were able to grab a table. There is a poster of their menu on the wall which has pictures of each item so you have an idea of what you're ordering. My husband and I both ordered the traditional nasi lemak which comes with fried chicken, fried fish, fried egg, coconut rice, a sweet chili. We also ordered iced coffee to drink. The food came out quickly after a very short wait. Their nasi lemak is awesome. The rice was fragrant and flavorful. The fried chicken, fried fish, and fried egg were well made. The iced coffee was strong and just the jolt we needed for a day of traveling. It's a filing breakfast and very affordable.

Amazing. $5.80 and I was totally satisfied. Super delicious. 9/10 would eat there again 10/10 with rice. Actually had rice so 10/10. Get spicy. It's magical. The total price included soft drink. Short walk from The Pod boutique hotel. Recommended by the staff as the place they eat on their breaks. Will be going back. Had some kind of spicy goreng with dried fish and fried egg.

There are a number of places in the Arab Quarter where you can kick back and take in the scene, but Kampong Glam Cafe is one of the few where you're as likely to share your table with a local as with a backpacker. But more importantly, the food is legit (which, of course, is why the locals are there in the first place). The Malay aunties sometimes pretend not to speak much English, and frankly can't be bothered with stupid tourist questions, but the food this great, who cares? Their lontong is a thing of beauty, and more importantly, as tasty as it looks. And the mee siam was good enough to satisfy my wife's homesick cravings. One helpful hint to tourists - order your food at the counter (if you're sitting outside), and then sit down.

Maybe it is because I don't know Malay food but I don't understand what the hype is about this place. It's casual and relaxing and it is popular but the food only tastes ok to me. There was no English menu and I have no idea what anything is so I did what a desperate tourist did: point at what everyone else is eating. Perhaps I would have a better experience if I came with a local or somebody who knows what they are doing. /meh The tea was good though.

The feel of just sitting outside on the sidewalk in the heat, eating good food with the locals in this down to earth place, that is nice. I discovered Teh Tarik there, and it became a must. If you've been touring asia, it's nothing new though. The food is OK. The prices are cheap, the service is fast but not so polite/friendly IMO. The toilets are disgusting. I warmly recommend.

I would not get the Nasi Lemak here. As the dish came out, I thought I was being served yesterday's leftovers. The dish came with a chicken wing, a dried fish (mackerel?), an egg, one piece of cucumber, some sambal sauce, and a heap load of rice. The chicken wing tasted old and was not thoroughly cooked. I could not taste the coconut milk and pandan leaf with the rice, as one should with nasi lemak. Overall, a sad meal that was only made slightly better washed down by the Milo Dino drink. Cheap, but you get what you pay for.

I always love walking by this Cafe - there are always people eating, congregating, smoking, talking, etc. It's right smack in the middle of Arab Street - facing the Sultan Mosque - it has a very fun, lively and loud sorta vibe, and people are usually there just to people watch. I love the energy of this place - it's not commercial like boring Orchard Road - you can feel the energy of the people there - and when you hear the Azan from the Mosque - makes you really feel like you're in Southeast Asia. What I Love: The food and prices here are amazing. I've had the Mee Rebus here before, and it was great. It's nice to see local food here. It's hard to get nice Mee Siam at times. Their Teh-O is yummy too. A meal would set you back $5? (Drink included) Officially they are suppose to close at midnight - but they always seem open! I think they close whenever they feel like it! What I Don't Love: Absolutely nothing!

This place is damn good for a low budget meal, or just to sit down and have some tea with friends and chit chat. The service is pretty good too. As soon as you grab a seat, one of the uncles will come with a menu and they're not the kind to pressure you into ordering but are attentive enough to notice you when you want to order. I had the kway teow goreng and a teh peng. Awesome stuff! I throughly enjoyed the kway teow and I made sure I didnt leave anything on the plate. The tea was also thick enough and not overly sweet.

Malay food in arab st. Was expecting to chow down some shawarma, kebab etc but my friends recommended this place. We were directed on the upper floor (but its too hot upstairs even with open windows, ceiling fan and wall fan on) so we settle on the side of the street. No sign for smokers and non smokers areas (i'm a non smoker) and i can smell smoke from our place :( But the food greAt, the service is fast and the servers are friendly. I love the blue ice lime soda.

The char kway teow here is da bomb! It is sweet with loads of wok hei. the dining area is out door, so beware when it rains, lots of customers smoke here but it's pretty airy so you don't suffer from second hand smoke so much. the nasi goreng pattaya was also damn good. Their iced lemon tea is pretty diluted, i would avoid that

Local cafe was our Hostel! Cheap and tasty traditional dishes! Fell in love with their Milo Dino!! For lunch we would just get a selection on what was available as they don't have a menu. Dinner can be ordered from the menu / board! Very inexpensive local dining experience. Cheap and cheerful.

For my friends and I, Malay food wouldn't be our choice if we're hanging around Kampong Glam. It's so easily accessible at many places so we usually try out something exotic if we're around the area. On the other hand, food is considerably cheaper at Kampong Glam Cafe. We were tight on cash too, so one day, we had dinner at this place. I heard that it's always crowded at night, so we got there just before the dinner crowd came in. The menu includes the usual Malay fare but we weren't disappointed with the food! We loved the kick from the beef rendang, lontong and sayur lodeh. We paid an average of $5 per head for our meal. If you're broke and hungry, Kampong Glam Cafe is one of your best options.

Visited this place on Wednesday around 1:00pm and it was packed! The food smelt so delicious but I had just ate so I wasn't really able to try much. I ordered one of their teas with the calamansi and it was beyond refreshing. Perfect for the hot day and served as a pick me up while walking around Haji Lane and Arab st. I'll write a more in depth review the next time I'm in town and I try the food.

They couldn't have a better location: KGC is the de facto breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper spot for all who find themselves in the Arab St area at various times of the day. It helps that the food is good and cheap, too. They have the usual nasi padang stuff, which is not bad, but their mee goreng and maggi mee goreng and other fried noodle varieties are excellent. Things tend to be spicy by default so if you can't have spicy food, tell them to tone it down (poor you, it's awesome spicy). Chilled out. You can just sit here and lepak all day, drinking teh tarik...

I love this unpretentious place. The food is actually really decent. My friend's mee soto was Yummers although the mee siam was average to me. My Mee Bandung was spicy and gave it an awesome kick. All in all, including our drinks, our bill came up to S$14.90. Not bad at all!!! I'll be back to try their Mee Pattaya (fried noodles literally wrapped in an egg omelette).

i came here for some dinner after shopping on haji lane. this was the restaurant that was most packed, and i had seen it on yelp. however, as some other yelpers said, right when you sit, you feel pressure to order, b/c the uncles start standing over you. i didn't know what i wanted yet, but i just ordered mee siam, b/c i hadn't had it on this trip yet. i totally ordered the wrong thing! while tasty, it was soooo tiny. no wonder singaporeans are so small; the portions are anemic! i had a lychee drink to go w/ it, and that helped fill me up a bit. i later looked around (should have done that first!) to see what others were eating, and i totally should have gotten a rice plate.

My most favorite place to hang out all night long with friends! Reasonable priced delicious food and drinks. First timers must try their famous Gado Gado! Chunks of rice cakes, fermented beans (tempe), tofu, potatoes and shredded vegetables soaked in peanut gravy. It's really good! And I always start my meal with their ice milo! This place is often packed with people especially on weekend nights so it may not be that easy to get seats but it's sure worth the wait.

I used to come to kampong glam a lot for a late dinner. There's a wide variety of food available here, and at affordable prices. The food can be quite spicy, so do make sure you order a drink to help quell the fire! I find the milky teh Penn here very good for that. Not only do they offer your usual nasi Padang dishes with a generous portion of rice, they also have dishes such as mee soto, mee rebus, mee siam and nasi goreng pattaya. All these dishes are pretty tasty in their own right. Prices are affordable, and service is efficient and fast. The staff are pretty friendly and will even joke around with you. An average meal will cost around $5 and above. I have to say, I think the standard has dropped a little over the years, but it's still satisfying and great value for money. Parking here can be really difficult, but this place is open till late at night, so you can drop to satisfy late night cravings!

There are four things I go to Kampong Glam Cafe for: their teh halia, the soto ayam (only after 3pm, alas), the fritatta thing they have at lunch, and on occasion, their cheese brownies. Which is to say, pop by when you're hungry and don't feel like kebab, or something a bit upmarket at other parts of the Arab St area. The menu shifts a little from breakfast to lunch to dinner, so you could eat all three meals here and not repeat a thing!

Great late night place with greasy food and iced Milos. In fact, you cannot go wrong with a Milo Dino which is a regular iced Milo with EXTRA Milo powder on top. I love the outdoor feel of all the restaurants on Arab Street, especially on a warm and breezy night. Kampong Glam was a great place because there are an abundance of seats compared to some of the other places.

I LOVE this place. I've been here probably a dozen times already, and it's just fantastic. There's a great ambiance on the weekends, when everything is lively outside, and it has a great view of Sultan Mosque. The service is always super fast and the dishes are really cheap! My favorite dish is the Maggie Goreng with egg and an Ice Teh Tarik. I could eat here everyday, honestly. It's a must try if you're in the super hip Bugis area!

Very good food. We got lucky and were one of the first people here on a Sunday for lunch. There was one other table but it was a 10 top. The rest of the tables starting filling up and we still didn't have our appetizer. That's when we noticed the big table didn't have any food either. The servers were running but it appeared the problem was the kitchen. We didn't have to wait too long, but others did. The food was excellent and the staff was apologetic and trying hard.

This is a great budget eat along the touristy-priced food available in the Arab st / Bussorah area. And you get local food like the maggi goreng, horfun, fried rice, teh peng - it's a fuss free menu with equally fuss-free prices to boot. Plus you also get a good view of the Sultan mosque straight ahead as you dine al fresco on the pavement. It's usually very crowded in the evenings, a favourite supper joints of many. Also provides a good place for people watching - you might spot some Malay celebs who love to frequent the place. My usual order will either be the maggi goreng or beef hor fun, good old comfort food best served with good company!

Ladies & Men dressed to the beat of motorcycle nightlife gear. Eating drinking smoking . Set under the smokey haze of Arab street. A meal at anytime of night for $4. curry rice chicken. Jamil the operator will remember you days later.

I have been here a few times, I think the attraction of this place is its location and hours. The first few times I was there for late night snack and it's the few lively places still open in the arab street area. Prices are quite cheap (if you go to any other middle eastern/turkish restaurant on Arab Street, they would have cost considerably more) but it's Malay food (not turkish or moroccan in case you are looking for those). It's your usual mee goreng, roti, teh tariq but it's a pretty good spot for people watching, you also get a really nice view of the mosque as your backdrop. Service is friendly and efficient and food is simple and unpretentious, good option for visitors if they want a taste of truly local food.