15 best beef noodles in Singapore

Beef noodles in Singapore are a beloved culinary delight. Rooted in Chinese culinary traditions — in particular Teochew and Hainanese — this savoury dish comes in several varieties, but its most popular variant features tender beef slices, a rich and aromatic broth and flavourful kway teow (flat rice noodles). 

Over the years, different iterations of beef noodles have popped up in Singapore, from Vietnamese pho to Taiwanese niu rou mian, but no matter which you prefer, it’s undeniable that the beef-and-noodle combination is a cherished comfort food for many Singaporeans. 

Here are HungryGoWhere’s recommendations for the best beef noodles in Singapore. 

1. Blanco Court Beef Noodles

Aperia Mall, 01-36, 12 Kallang Avenue
Open: Monday to Sunday (10am to 9pm)

Why visit? Ask any local about the best beef noodles in Singapore and Blanco Court Beef Noodles is likely to come up. This family-run business started as an unpretentious food stall in the famous but now-defunct Blanco Court, but now has several outlets across the island. 

Price range: $$

Crowd favourites: While it now offers new variants such as spicy mala beef noodles (S$9.90) to cater to the younger generation, the classic choice is still the superior beef noodles (S$12.90 for small, S$18.90 for large), which comes with a bounteous serving of braised beef slices, tripe, tendon and a housemade beef ball. 

The dry version features a starchy gravy made from boiling down beef bones and enlivened with a blend of soy sauces and spices, while the soup version comes with an oh-so-addictive broth that includes ginger, cloves, star anise and cinnamon. 

2.  Hwa Heng Beef Noodles 

290 Jalan Besar
Open: Monday to Sunday (9am to 4am) 

Koptiam Corner (Simei), 01-136, 248 Simei Street 3 
Open: Monday to Sunday (10.30am till sold out)

Why visit? With more than 70 years of history, Hwa Heng Beef Noodles is one of the OGs when it comes to dishing out beef noodles in Singapore. Previously located opposite the now-defunct Odeon Theatre, it now has several outlets — one at Food Opera at Jalan Besar, and a new one in Simei. 

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: The signature beef noodles (S$6), available in dry or soup variants, comes with tender beef slices cooked medium-rare and bouncy beef balls with silky-smooth thick rice vermicelli. 

Fans of the dry version will appreciate the piquant gravy, especially when paired with the chilli sauce and salty-sour cincalok. For those who prefer a more robust flavour, the soup version is dressed with assorted herbs and spices, and packs a mean punch.

3.  Kim Huat Teochew Beef Noodles 

Whampoa Makan Place, 01-51, 90 Whampoa Drive
Open: Tuesday to Sunday (9.30am to 5pm)

Why visit? Serving up mouthwatering beef noodles for more than 40 years, Kim Huat Teochew Beef Noodles is a household name for those living in the Whampoa area. It’s currently run by the second-generation owner, who says that while being a hawker is hard work, he enjoys being able to work side by side with his dad. 

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: The stall offers both the dry and soup version, with the latter being a lighter but no less tasty broth that is reminiscent of Vietnamese pho. 

A basic bowl of noodles starts from S$4, with the mixed beef noodles served with a generous portion of beef slices, beef balls, tripe and tendon. Everything is fresh and handmade — you can really taste the painstaking care that goes into making each bowl. 

4. Hong Heng Beef Noodle Soup & Laksa  

Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre, 01-16, 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22
Open: Tuesday to Sunday (7.30am to 3.30pm)

Why visit? While beef noodles and laksa may seem like strange bedfellows, Hong Heng is a name synonymous with great-tasting beef noodles in Singapore. Both the soup and dry versions have their fans. They are tasty and bursting with ingredients.

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: The store offers an intriguing mixed beef in laksa dish, but its dry beef noodles (S$4) is what most people endure the long queues for. 

It’s packed with chunky beef brisket glistening with fat, chewy pieces of tendon and tripe, as well as tender beef slices. Mix it all together with the fragrant chilli and cincalok, and you’ll find yourself slurping every last drop!  

5. Yi Zun Noodle 

60 Joo Chiat Road, 01-08/09
Open: Monday to Sunday (11am to 10pm)

Why visit? Yi Zun Noodle is Singapore’s first Muslim-owned beef noodles restaurant, specialising in Chinese hand-pulled noodles. Apart from its unique halal beef noodles, the highly rated store also serves a wide variety of Xinjiang-style delicacies. You can find Yi Zun Noodle at Joo Chiat Road and Marina Square. 

Price range: $$

Crowd favourites: The signature beef noodles (S$10.80) comes with a piping hot bowl of broth made with fresh beef bones and served with succulent beef slices atop the al dente noodles. Top it off with white radish, coriander and pickled vegetables and you have yourself a winning bowl. 

For a real feast, be sure to try the Xinjiang meat skewers (from S$2) and the Chuan Xiang chicken (S$32.80 for small, S$52.80 for large), marinated with herbs and spices from Xinjiang. 

6. Zheng Yi Hainanese Beef Noodles

2 Tai Thong Crescent
Open: Monday to Friday (10am to 4.30pm); Saturday (10am to 2.45pm)

Why visit? Tucked away in a nondescript coffee shop in the Potong Pasir neighbourhood, Zheng Yi Hainanese Beef Noodles has been serving up mouthwatering renditions of the dish for more than 20 years. While rather pricey, many swear by the traditional and flavourful taste of its noodles.

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: Available in just the soup or dry variant (S$7), the latter comes with a lusciously thick gravy that coats each strand of noodle with umami goodness. Each bowl of noodles comes with juicy beef balls, tender beef slices, tendon and tripe, and is topped with crushed peanuts and coriander for that added depth of flavour. 

The soup variant comes in a herbaceous broth and is extremely comforting, especially on a rainy day.  

7. J & J Special Beef Noodle

Old Airport Road Food Centre, 01-162, 51 Old Airport Road
Open: Tuesday to Sunday (10.30am to 4pm)

Why visit? Located within the popular Old Airport Road Food Centre, J & J Special Beef Noodle is in good company when it comes to famous food stalls. Run by an affable couple, this popular stall serves up 10 different types of aromatic beef dishes, including the indulgent ​​wagyu beef soup noodle (S$11). This place is a must-visit for meatatarians. 

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: The signature dish braised beef noodle (S$5.50 for regular, S$7.50 for large) is a combination of the couple’s Teochew and Hokkien heritage. The sauce is a complex blend of sweet, savoury and spicy, coating each strand of noodles and juicy beef slice to perfection. 

If you’re craving something soupy, the braised beef brisket noodle (S$6.50) comes with delightfully springy egg noodles in a tasty broth that has been loving braised for many hours with beef bones and assorted spices. 

8. Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle

Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre, 01-06, 22 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh
Open: Tuesday to Sunday (8.30am to 3.30pm) 

Why visit? Recognised in the Michelin Bib Gourmand listings, you know Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle is legit. Serving Hainanese-style beef noodles for more than seven decades, this stall used to be a mainstay at Cuppage Centre before moving to Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre in the late 1990s. 

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: The basic bowl of beef noodles starts at S$5 and comes with blanched beef slices, but you can top up to include other ingredients such as beef balls, beef stomach or beef tendon. 

While the gravy leans towards the sweeter end of the spectrum, it is perfectly balanced by the splash of lime juice and crunchy pickled mustard greens. There is also the soup variant, where the noodles and beef are served in a thick, gelatinous and insanely flavourful broth. 

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9. Bugis (Longhouse) Lim Kee Beef Noodles

Golden Mile Food Centre, B1-21, 505 Beach Road
Open: Monday to Thursday, and Sunday (11am to 9pm); Friday (11am to 4pm); Saturday (11am to 5.30pm)

Why visit? Originally a pushcart stall in the 1940s, Bugis (Longhouse) Lim Kee Beef Noodles has been serving its version of the dish for more than seven decades, but has managed to maintain consistent high standards.  

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: The beef brisket ho fun (from S$6) comes with a generous serving of meat in a rich and savoury broth that has been simmered for hours to extract maximum flavour. The beef itself is succulent and infused with the essence of the soup – delicious! 

For those who still prefer the dry version, you’ll love the sliced beef and beef ball noodles (from S$6), where the ingredients are drenched in a thick and viscous gravy that is the perfect mix of sweet and savoury.  

10. The Beef Station 

The Venue Shoppes, 01-05, 2 Tai Thong Crescent
Open: Monday (11am to 3pm); Wednesday to Sunday (11am to 9.30pm) 

Why visit? Located within a mixed development in Potong Pasir, The Beef Station is a modern eatery that serves up a unique spin on this traditional dish. Apart from brisket noodle dishes, it also has other mouthwatering items on offer, including wagyu beef soup, oxtail stew and beef curry. 

Price range: $$ 

Crowd favourites: If you fancy something different, go for the mala brisket (S$9 for regular, S$13 for large) or the rendang brisket (S$9 for regular, S$13 for large). The bestselling item is still the signature brisket, available in dry or soup (S$9 for regular, S$13 for large). 

The dry version comes in a thick, gooey and aromatic gravy that is slurp-worthy while the soup version comes in a light broth that is packed with flavour. 

11. China Square Hainan Famous Beef Noodles

Alexandra Village Food Centre, 01-45, 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1
Open: Daily except Wednesday and Thursday (10.30am to 8pm)

Why visit? Located within Alexandra Village Food Centre, this unassuming stall dishes out generous servings of beef noodles at wallet-friendly prices. Run by an elderly couple who cook everything from scratch, it’s easy to see why China Square Hainan Famous Beef Noodles is a firm favourite among beef noodle fans. 

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: The dry beef noodles (S$4) comes with slippery thick bee hoon and fresh beef slices that soaks up the thick gravy laced with aromatic spices. Paired with the housemade chilli sauce and tangy cincalok, it’s a mouthwatering dish that will leave you wanting more.

If you are in Team Soup, you won’t be left disappointed — the broth here is rich and aromatic that speaks to its long hours of slow simmering. 

12. 838 Beef Noodles 

Yishun Park Hawker Centre, 01-42, 51 Yishun Avenue 11
Open: Wednesday to Monday (11am to 2.30pm; 5pm to 8.30pm)

Why visit? Although 838 Beef Noodles is a relative newcomer to the scene, Yishun residents have been raving about its authentic Hainanese beef noodles, with the stall garnering plenty of positive online reviews within a few months of its opening. It’s located within Yishun Park Hawker Centre, which houses many delicious hawker offerings.

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: If you’d like to try a little of everything, the beef combination (S$8) comes with a lavish serving of beef slices, tendon, honeycomb tripe, beef shin and beef balls. 

The thick and luscious gravy is redolent with herbs and aromatics, and the meat, melt-in-your-mouth tender. The stall also offers the traditional chilli with cincalok combination for that spicy-tangy deliciousness.

13. Authentic Hock Lam Street Popular Beef Kway Teow

13 North Canal Road, 01-01
Open: Monday to Friday (11am to 7.45pm); Saturday and Sunday (10am to 6.45pm)

Why visit? Having recently moved six doors down to its new home at 13 North Canal Road, Authentic Hock Lam Street Popular Beef Kway Teow is back with a brightly lit eatery and the noodles taste just as good as ever. This heritage family-run business traces its history of selling beef noodles all the way to 1911, so that’s more than a hundred years of dishing out the classic! 

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: A popular choice is the Supreme mix with tendon (S$10.90 for regular, S$12.90 for large), which is available in soup or dry. Featuring a hearty portion of thick-cut kway teow noodles and beef, the dry version is drenched in a thick and appetising sauce that is topped with pickled mustard greens and ground peanuts for a flavour dance party in your mouth. 

14. Ah Kee Beef Noodle

Commonwealth Crescent Market and Food Centre, 02-72,  31 Commonwealth Crescent
Open: Tuesday to Sunday (9am to  4pm)

Why visit? Opened in 2020 at Teck Whye Lane before it moved to its current location, the bowls from Ah Kee Beef Noodle are made using a traditional Hainanese recipe but given Ah Kee’s own unique twist. With zero preservatives added, this bowl of delicious beef noodles is 100% pure beefy goodness.  

Price range: $

Crowd favourites: While you can get the basic bowl with beef slices, beef balls and tripe for S$5, we recommend going for the all-in bowl (S$8), which comes with a hearty serving of beef slices, beef balls, brisket, tripe and tendon. 

The sauce is luxuriously silky with a good balance of herbs and spices, and really brings out the flavour of the meat. Pair with the salty-spicy chilli sauce for added oomph. 

Unfortunately, you’d have to wait a little to try the food here — Commonwealth Crescent Market and Food Centre is closed for repairs and redecoration work and is slated to reopen in January 2024.

15. Niu Dian Beef Noodles Singapore  

15A Lorong Liput  
Open: Monday to Thursday, and Sunday (11.30am to 9.30pm); Friday and Saturday (11am to 10pm)

Why visit? Starting out as a humble food stall in Taipei’s trendy Ximending district, Niu Dian Beef Noodles has now been listed in the Michelin Bib Gourmand thrice. 

The Show Luo-endorsed store opened its first outlet outside of Taiwan in Singapore’s Balestier neighbourhood in February 2023, with the Holland Village branch opening soon after in June. 

Price range: $$

Crowd favourites: A must-try is the combination specialty beef noodle soup (S$19.90), which comes in two variants — original or braised. The braised broth is painstakingly made with beef bone parts, mirepoix and a secret blend of herbs cooked for 24 hours, resulting in a slurp-worthy broth that has just the right amount of spice.

And with the Taiwanese being obsessed with QQ noodles, you’ll be pleased to know the handmade noodles served here are delightfully springy and chewy.

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