ABC Brickworks Food Centre
Stalls
50+ cooked-food stalls
Nearest MRT
Redhill (EW18), a short walk away
Known for
Char siew, herbal soups, power chendol
Landmark
Right beside IKEA Alexandra
The name is a history lesson in three letters: ABC is usually traced to the Archipelago Brewery Company, whose plant once stood along Alexandra Road, with the old brickworks factories nearby supplying a young nation's building boom. The beer and the bricks are long gone; the eating never stopped. One of the first hawker centres built in Singapore in the 1970s, ABC Brickworks sits at Blk 6 Jalan Bukit Merah, right beside IKEA Alexandra — which is why shoppers in the know quietly skip the meatballs. Fatty Cheong roasts char siew over charcoal to a caramelised, charred-edge finish, Ah Er Soup holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for its slow-boiled herbal soups, and the power chendol at Jin Jin Hot/Cold Dessert is a destination in its own right. For calorie-counters, the soups are the secret weapon — a clear, nourishing bowl runs a fraction of the wok-fired plates around it.
Blk 6 Jalan Bukit Merah, Singapore 150006
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Typical calorie estimates for dishes at ABC Brickworks Food Centre. Actual values vary by stall.
Plan Your Meal
Realistic orders at ABC Brickworks Food Centre, with the calorie math done for you.
The ABC Classic
980 kcal- Char Siu Rice600
- Chendol380
Fatty Cheong's charcoal char siew over rice, then Jin Jin's Power Chendol to finish — the full ABC pilgrimage.
Old-School Noodle Blowout
1144 kcal- Bak Chor Mee400
- Char Kway Teow744
A vinegary minced-meat noodle classic plus a smoky wok-fried plate — gloriously old-school, best split between two.
Calorie-Counter's ABC
400 kcal- Fish Soup280
- Teh Tarik120
A clear, clean fish soup with a small pulled tea — about 400 kcal, and you still ate at a centre with Bib Gourmand pedigree.
Famous Stalls
Fatty Cheong
Char siew rice
Charcoal-roasted, charred-edge char siew that regulars rank among Singapore's best — popular enough that it runs two stalls in this centre.
Ah Er Soup
Michelin Bib GourmandSlow-boiled Cantonese herbal soups
MSG-free old-fire soups — think ten-tonic ginseng chicken — that earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2017, and are naturally kind to calorie budgets.
Jin Jin Hot/Cold Dessert
Power Chendol
The dessert-end institution: finely shaved ice under a thick, viscous pour of gula melaka sourced from Malacca.
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Getting There
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Next cleaning closure: 28–29 Sep 2026
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Nearby
Redhill MRT
EW18, East–West Line — a short walk down Jalan Bukit Merah
IKEA Alexandra
The megastore is right next door — the classic shop-first, makan-after pairing
Southern Ridges (Alexandra Arch)
Gateway to the elevated Forest Walk toward Mount Faber, down Alexandra Road
About ABC Brickworks Food Centre
ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre is one of the elder statesmen of Singapore's hawker system — among the first hawker centres built here in the 1970s — and its name remembers two vanished neighbours: by most accounts the Archipelago Brewery Company, whose plant stood along Alexandra Road, and the brickworks factories that once defined this stretch. Today the landmark next door is IKEA Alexandra, and the centre has become the standard answer to "where do we eat after IKEA?" — though the crowd is genuinely local, a Bukit Merah mix of retirees, families and off-shift workers. A recent repairs-and-redecoration closure gave the place fresh flooring and brighter lighting, and it reopened in 2026 with its stalwart stalls back in action.
The eating skews Chinese and unapologetically old-school. Fatty Cheong is the roast-meat anchor — charcoal-roasted char siew with caramelised, charred edges that regulars rank among the city's best, popular enough to spread across two stalls. Ah Er Soup earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2017 for its slow-boiled, MSG-free herbal soups, and several other stalls here carry Michelin Guide listings of their own. Save room for Jin Jin Hot/Cold Dessert's famous Power Chendol, drenched in thick gula melaka sourced from Malacca. Calorie-counters have honest options: a clear fish soup or a bowl of double-boiled herbal soup keeps lunch around 300 kcal, leaving the char kway teow for a day you have earned it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are ABC Brickworks Food Centre's opening hours?
ABC Brickworks Food Centre is open Daily, roughly 6:00 am – 10:00 pm; individual stall hours vary widely. Individual stalls set their own hours and may close when sold out.
What is the nearest MRT to ABC Brickworks Food Centre?
Redhill (EW18). The address is Blk 6 Jalan Bukit Merah, Singapore 150006.
What is ABC Brickworks Food Centre famous for?
Fatty Cheong (char siew rice), Ah Er Soup (slow-boiled cantonese herbal soups), Jin Jin Hot/Cold Dessert (power chendol) — with 50+ stalls in total.
How many calories are in a typical meal at ABC Brickworks Food Centre?
Popular dishes range from about 120 kcal to 744 kcal per serving — see the calorie guide above for dish-by-dish estimates.
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