About Alexandra Village Food Centre
Alexandra Village Food Centre is a well-known hawker centre located at 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1 in the Bukit Merah planning area of Singapore. Managed by the National Environment Agency, it houses numerous cooked food stalls in an open-air, single-storey setting. Notable for affordable local dishes such as char kway teow, claypot rice and avocado-based drinks, it serves residents and visitors daily and reflects Singapore's hawker centre tradition of communal dining.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a large, open-air hawker centre with rows of cooked food stalls surrounding communal tables and stools under a high roof. The environment is casual and bustling, especially at lunch and dinner. Visitors can walk between stalls to view menus, order directly from stallholders, and dine at shared seating. The centre offers a wide range of affordable Singaporean and Chinese dishes, drinks and desserts, with self-service ordering and tray return.
Key highlights
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Long-established hawker centre in Bukit Merah with diverse local food options
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Famous stalls for avocado shake, claypot rice and char kway teow
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Affordable communal dining experience reflecting Singapore hawker culture
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Open-air layout with extensive shared seating
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Convenient access from Redhill and Labrador Park MRT stations
History of Alexandra Village Food Centre
Built in the 1970s as part of Singapore's programme to resettle street hawkers into purpose-built, hygienic food centres, Alexandra Village Food Centre has served the Bukit Merah and Alexandra residential and industrial area for decades and is managed by the National Environment Agency.
Culture & Context
Part of Singapore's hawker centre culture, which was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020, representing communal dining, affordable multicultural cuisine and social gathering places for the community.
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