Chinatown hawker stall Omu Place serves Japanese omelette rice and udon dishes for under S$13

Heading to Hong Lim Market & Food Centre on a weekday might not sound worth the CBD lunch rush — until you hear there’s Japanese omelette rice from S$5.90 on the line.

Omurice — a Japanese dish featuring fried rice topped with a soft omelette — is a more common fixture at Japanese-western restaurants, making it a once-in-a-while splurge on special occasions. 

But hawker stall Omu Place is changing that with its affordable omurice, with nothing on its menu costing above $12.90.

Co-founder Wai, 36, first opened casual Japanese eatery 2 Chefs Too Many in November 2025, under a HDB block in Changi Village.

A regular there loved the food so much that she reached out with an offer: For the 2 Chefs Too Many team to take over her space at Hong Lim Food Centre, where she used to run a curry noodle stall.

And with that, the Hong Lim Food Centre outlet opened on June 5, increasing 2 Chefs Too Many’s footprint to a total of four locations: Two hawker-style concepts at Hong Lim Food Centre and Marketplace @ Expo, and two dine-in restaurants, one at Changi Village and another in Johor Bahru’s KSL City Mall.

A condensed omurice-focused menu 

The concept at Omu Place remains largely the same as its earlier restaurant counterparts, though this hawker stall has a more condensed omurice-focused menu, featuring five types of omurice, a small selection of udon, and a few add-on sides.

The original omu rice — a heaping serving of buttery rice topped with a semi-runny omelette, drenched liberally in demi-glaze sauce — and doesn’t come with additional proteins, starts at S$5.90.

Here, every omelette is made to order, ensuring that the egg is warm when it reaches you.

Eggs may be a seemingly easy dish, but mastering the right consistency and cook is no easy feat. Omu Place doesn’t have a secret recipe nor any special techniques for omelettes, though — just plenty of sheer practice. 

And it has clearly paid off. The exterior is adequately fluffy, the centre is soft and runny but not in the least bit undercooked, and the finish is decadently creamy.

Besides the star egg ingredient, the sauce is also key to a solid omurice. On this front, we felt that Omu Place’s could have used a touch more seasoning — a little more umami and we would have been scraping the plate clean.

While we can’t deny it’s a pretty good plate of omurice, especially for its price point, having just the creamy egg and rice got a little cloying after a couple of bites. 

Thankfully, for an extra S$4, you can add miso soup and a side dish to your meal to balance out the flavours and textures.

The side dishes rotate on a monthly basis. When we were there we got to try September’s dish of fried octopus — crisp, chewy bites balanced out by a side of mayonnaise.

We were initially only expecting a simple miso soup with few strands of seaweed and tofu, but were pleasantly surprised that Omu Place’s version was packed full of ingredients, from tofu skin to slices of daikon, carrot, and even Japanese leek. 

Of its other dishes, our favourite protein pairing had to be the chicken katsu omu rice (S$8.90) — panko-crusted chicken cutlet with a demi-glaze sauce that leaned on the milder side.

Omu Place’s katsu may be a smidge thinner than what you’d expect, but the breaded cutlet is delightfully crispy with a tender, well-marinated interior.

If you’re more of a beef lover, head for the wagyu hamburg omu rice (S$11.90) instead. The thick minced beef patty is juicy and tender, with a lingering peppery kick — one of the pricier options but one that’s well worth it.  

For an even more indulgent take, there’s also a cheesy wagyu hamburg omu rice version at S$12.90.

Not in the mood for rice? Omu Place also has three udon dishes. We tried the most popular of the lot: the refreshing cold truffle goma udon (from S$5.90). 

The thin udon noodles are coated in a sesame-rich sauce and topped with an onsen egg for extra creaminess. The sauce reminded us of the sesame dressing you’d get on a DIY salad bowl — creamy and nutty, with a tinge of sweetness.

Whether you’re looking for a break from your usual lunch routine or are just craving Japanese comfort food that won’t break the bank, the all-new Omu Place by 2 Chefs Too Many proves you don’t need a fancy restaurant to get that omurice fix!

For more ideas on what to eat, check out this cosy city-pop cafe with Japanese sandos and a new Busan concept with hot-stone dishes and ube makgeolli!