Open
— Next closure: 30 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (quarterly cleaning)
Blk 44 Holland Drive, Buona Vista
Budget
$4–$8
Hours
Hours vary by stall
MRT
Buona Vista (EW/CC Line)
Must Try
Two-storey Buona Vista market with two 2026 Bib Gourmand stalls upstairs: Ru Ji Kitchen's fishball noodles and New Lucky's charcoal claypot rice.
Two 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand stalls: Ru Ji Kitchen's handmade fishball noodles and New Lucky's charcoal-fired claypot rice.
Holland Drive Market & Food Centre stacks a wet market under a floor of cooked-food stalls, a short walk from Buona Vista MRT and next to Holland Village. Upstairs are two of the 2026 MICHELIN Guide's Bib Gourmands. New Lucky Claypot Rice goes back to 1979, when founder Choong Yee Hong opened it at the now-demolished Margaret Drive hawker centre after learning the trade in Chinatown. It moved several times before settling here, and it still cooks every pot to order over charcoal. Ru Ji Kitchen spreads across two side-by-side stalls, selling noodles in soup or dry with fish balls made on site from yellowtail. Its founder once helped his brother sell fishball noodles at nearby Ghim Moh. Around them is everyday food for the estate: kway chap from Blanco Court Kueh Chap, whose roots trace to the 1950s at the old Blanco Court, Hakka yong tau foo, and Malay nasi padang.
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1979
Choong Yee Hong opens New Lucky Claypot Rice at the old Margaret Drive hawker centre. It later moves to Holland Drive.
2017
New Lucky Claypot Rice receives its first Michelin Bib Gourmand.
2024
Ru Ji Kitchen is promoted from Michelin Selected to Bib Gourmand.
2026
Both Ru Ji Kitchen and New Lucky Claypot Rice are Bib Gourmands in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Singapore.
Ru Ji Kitchen
Fishball noodlesA 2026 Bib Gourmand run across two adjacent stalls. Get the dry mee pok with springy fish balls made on site from yellowtail, or switch to bak chor mee. Go early, because it closes around lunchtime.
New Lucky Claypot Rice
Charcoal claypot riceStarted in 1979 and a Bib Gourmand since 2017. Each pot of chicken, Chinese sausage and salted fish is cooked from scratch over charcoal and feeds two. Pre-order to skip the wait.
Blanco Court Kueh Chap
Kway chapA family kway chap business with roots in the 1950s at the long-gone Blanco Court food centre. The braise is lighter and milder than most, a good contrast to Cheng Heng's darker gravy nearby.
Shima's Kitchen
Nasi padangA Muslim-owned Malay stall with breakfast first, then a wide nasi padang spread with dishes like curry chicken and mutton rendang. Popular dishes sell out early on weekdays.
The hawker stalls are upstairs, above the wet market. New Lucky's claypot rice is cooked to order over charcoal, and one pot feeds two, so Michelin recommends calling ahead to pre-order and avoid a long wait.
How to chope a seat, order at the stall and pay, plus the unwritten rules locals expect you to know.
Ru Ji Kitchen (#02-28/29) and New Lucky Claypot Rice (#02-19) both hold Bib Gourmands in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Singapore. New Lucky first got the award in 2017; Ru Ji Kitchen was promoted from Michelin Selected to Bib Gourmand in 2024.
Our picks are Ru Ji Kitchen for fishball noodles, New Lucky Claypot Rice for charcoal claypot rice, Blanco Court Kueh Chap for kway chap and Shima's Kitchen for nasi padang. Each is checked against recent food guides.
Ru Ji Kitchen (#02-28/29) and New Lucky Claypot Rice (#02-19) both hold Bib Gourmands in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Singapore. New Lucky first got the award in 2017; Ru Ji Kitchen was promoted from Michelin Selected to Bib Gourmand in 2024.
Each stall keeps its own hours, so there's no single opening time. Many open from breakfast and close by mid-afternoon or evening. The centre also closes for a few days of NEA cleaning each quarter; the notice at the top of this page shows the next closure.
It's at Blk 44 Holland Drive, Buona Vista. Nearest MRT: Buona Vista (EW/CC Line), short walk.
Most people spend around $4–$8 per person for a main and a drink.
Not every stall is halal. Halal-certified stalls display a MUIS halal certificate, so look for it before you order.
The hawker stalls are upstairs, above the wet market. New Lucky's claypot rice is cooked to order over charcoal, and one pot feeds two, so Michelin recommends calling ahead to pre-order and avoid a long wait.
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West region
Opening hours
6am–9pm daily (stall hours vary)
Budget: $3–$8
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Yishun (NS Line) — then bus 806, 3 stops
North region
Opening hours
6am–10pm daily (stall hours vary)
Budget: $4–$12
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Mayflower (TE Line) — short walk
North region
Opening hours
Hours vary by stall
Budget: $3–$8