What to eat at Thai Supermarket at Aperia Mall: Dine-in and takeaway options aplenty

If you were one of those who mourned the closure of the iconic Golden Mile Complex, then you must have heard of the newest specialty supermarket in town — Thai supermarket at Aperia Mall. 

While some tenants took the closure as their swan song, others went on to new spaces around Singapore. 

Thai Supermarket, one of Golden Mile’s anchor tenants that has been at the complex since 1985, has found a new home at Aperia Mall, just a stone’s throw from Lavender MRT station. 

The supermarket is located right around the mall’s main atrium at the ground floor, and draws you in immediately with its bright lights, unmissable signage and life-sized tuktuk at the front. 

It occupies roughly the same amount of space as it did in Golden Mile Complex (10,000 sq ft), but this time the supermarket shares its space with five F&B vendors, a nail salon and hair salon, with more shops to come. 

We get that most of you would have made your way down to Thai Supermarket to stock up on Thai groceries and snacks.

But if you’re feeling peckish or craving some Thai food, there are plenty of Thai street food vendors such as Yung Ying, Talad Thai Banana, Thai Yum mee and dine-in-eateries — Folks Collective and Slurp Noodle & Tea Bar.

Here’s our top picks on what to eat at Thai Supermarket so you make the most of your time there:

1. Folks Collective’s raw seafood

Fans of Thai food might have come across Folks Collective located in the heart of bustling Cross Street. Folks Collective at Thai Supermarket serves up just as authentic Thai food, offering a modern take while staying true to modern flavours.

We enjoyed its prawn sashimi (S$22), which were juicy, plump and extremely fresh. 

You might have wanted to try raw seafood when exploring Bangkok, but refrained from it as you’re unsure about its freshness. You wouldn’t have that problem here at Folk’s Collective.

The prawns we had were so fresh you could taste their sweetness. The dish also comes with a slightly spicy, tangy sauce if you prefer a little extra spice. 

If you want other options, the restaurant serves up raw flower crab (S$28), too.

2. Slurp Noodle Bar’s boat noodles

Slurp is a new Thai noodle bar concept by the people behind Folk’s Collective. Slurp serves up boat noodles, Thai iced teas and other streetside favourites such as moo ping pork skewers (S$12 for four pieces), and even Isan sausage (S$8). 

We tried its pork boat noodles (S$10.90) and instantly felt like we were back in the streets of Bangkok with its authentic taste.

The noodles were al dente and its soup flavourful and robust. 

If you find yourself ordering more food and need something to wash it all down, try its variety of Thai milk teas.

There’s the regular Thai milk tea and Thai green milk tea (both S$4.50), but also the rose milk tea (S$4.50), which we loved and couldn’t quite get enough of.

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3. Talad Thai Banana’s sweet potato balls

If you go to Thai Supermarket, you’ll notice a long, seemingly never ending queue. Follow the queue and you’ll see that it ends at Talad Thai Banana.

There is a constant stream of people queuing for the store’s signature banana fritters, but also its other fried goodies.

Its sweet potato balls (12 for S$5) were crispy on the outside, and chewy on the inside, almost like a mochi ball. It tasted amazing piping hot and we could see just why the queues keep coming.

If you want the full experience, opt for its mixed bag (S$6), which comes with fried bananas and yam chips on top of the sweet potato balls.

4. Yung Yung’s milky milk Yaowarat-style bun

Fans of Yaowarat buns, this is Yung Yung’s second outpost since its first shop at Bishan. 

Yung Yung may sell bubble tea, but the true star is its Yaowarat-style buns — they’re crispy on the outside, fluffy and soft on the inside.

Its speculoos bun (S$3.80) with Lotus biscoff is a hot favourite, but if you want something a little more local, its kaya (S$3) and milky milk (S$3.5) buns are also ones to note. 

Dig into it warm — you’ll thank us later!

5. Thai Yum Mee’s Chiang Rai noodle

If you’ve still got space and time after all that queuing and munching, don’t forget to check out Thai Yum Mee, a mango dessert and Thai salad food kiosk.

You can even opt for your mango slushie to be served with your Thai salad or Thai noodles, like we did.

A Chiang Rai noodle and mango slushie combo goes for S$11.50 and makes for a pretty neat photo and snack, especially if you are the type who needs a sip of drink with every bite of the spicy noodles.

Prefer them separate? You can get the Chiang Rai noodles at S$7.90 and the mango slushie bomb (S$9.90) individually.

In Aperia Mall or Lavender and want to check out other eats? How about Aimer La Patisserie or Cafe Lilac?

Book a ride to Thai Supermarket and try its food options.