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Shared dishes make a food crawl easier.**\n\n02 Time to allow **Allow 60–90 minutes for food and queues; longer for a relaxed food crawl.**\n\n03 Pace **Walk between stalls; shared seating.**\n\n04 Best for **Singapore Grand Prix · Hawker food · Chinatown**\n\n![Chinatown Complex Food Centre]()\n\n01 The experience\n\n### What to expect.\n\nHead to Level 2 of Chinatown Complex for a food crawl among independent hawkers. Start with handmade popiah at Ann Chin, stall #02-112. On a separate unhurried afternoon, try smoky claypot rice at Lian He Ben Ji, stalls #02-198/199, allowing for its cooking time and queue.\n\nThis is a shared-seating food centre: order at each stall, share dishes with your party and check opening days before choosing a specific stall.\n\n### Choose it for\n\nThe deeper Chinatown food crawl: handmade popiah, smoky claypot rice and many independent hawkers in Singapore's largest food centre.\n\n### Fit it around the racing\n\nUse a morning or early-afternoon Chinatown visit before the evening race programme. Save claypot rice for an arrival or extension day if the stall's 15:00 opening and queue would press against your circuit plans.\n\n### Budget and time\n\nChoose dishes from the stall menus and pay separately. Shared dishes make a food crawl easier.\n\nAllow 60–90 minutes for food and queues; longer for a relaxed food crawl.\n\n[Plan your food visit]()\n\n02\n\nLook closer\n\n### Highlights worth your time.\n\n The strongest reasons to include this place in your plans.\n\n01\n\n#### Ann Chin Handmade Popiah\n\nFresh popiah rolls; confirm fillings if you have an allergy or dietary requirement. #02-112\n\n02\n\n#### Lian He Ben Ji Claypot\n\nSmoky claypot rice with chicken, preserved pork and/or sausage, plus soups. Expect a longer wait at peak times. #02-198/199\n\n03 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\nThe deeper Chinatown food crawl: handmade popiah, smoky claypot rice and many independent hawkers in Singapore's largest food centre.\n\n#### Food & budget\n\nFood & drinks\n\nPay per stall; check menu boards\n\nFood and drinks are separate purchases. Carry cash and check the payment method before ordering.\n\n#### Opening & time\n\nFood centre · daily\n\n07:00–22:00 · stall hours vary\n\nAnn Chin popiah · daily\n\n08:00–20:00\n\nLian He Ben Ji · Tue–Wed / Fri–Sun\n\n15:00–21:00 · closed Mon / Thu\n\nAllow 60–90 minutes for food and queues; longer for a relaxed food crawl.\n\n#### Arrival\n\nChinatown Complex Food Centre\n\n335 Smith Street, Singapore 050335\n\nChinatown MRT is the station listed by the Chinatown Business Association. 335 Smith Street, Singapore 050335. The food centre is on Level 2; follow signs inside the complex.\n\n[Venue visitor information]()\n\n#### Before visiting\n\nWalk-in centre with shared seating. Queue separately for each stall and allow extra time for claypot rice.\n\nOrder and pay at each stall, keep cash available, and return trays and crockery when you finish. Ask before sharing a partly occupied table.\n\nCarry cash and check accepted payment at each stall; do not promise foreign cards or local QR payment will work everywhere.\n\nCheck popiah fillings with the stall if you have allergies or dietary requirements. Allow extra time for claypot rice.\n\n[Plan your food visit]()\n\n#### Fit it around the racing\n\nUse a morning or early-afternoon Chinatown visit before the evening race programme. Save claypot rice for an arrival or extension day if the stall's 15:00 opening and queue would press against your circuit plans.\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nThe food centre is on Level 2. Confirm the lift route and a suitable table if you need step-free access; no verified lift-accessibility statement was found.\n\n#### Participation requirements\n\nWalk-in centre with shared seating. Queue separately for each stall and allow extra time for claypot rice.\n\n### Food and budget\n\nChoose dishes from the stall menus and pay separately. Shared dishes make a food crawl easier.\n\n- **Food & drinks:** Pay per stall; check menu boards\n\nFood and drinks are separate purchases. Carry cash and check the payment method before ordering.\n\n### Opening times\n\n- **Food centre · daily:** 07:00–22:00 · stall hours vary\n- **Ann Chin popiah · daily:** 08:00–20:00\n- **Lian He Ben Ji · Tue–Wed / Fri–Sun:** 15:00–21:00 · closed Mon / Thu\n\nAllow 60–90 minutes for food and queues; longer for a relaxed food crawl.\n\n### Arrival\n\n335 Smith Street, Singapore 050335\n\nChinatown MRT is the station listed by the Chinatown Business Association. 335 Smith Street, Singapore 050335. The food centre is on Level 2; follow signs inside the complex.\n\n### Before visiting\n\nWalk-in centre with shared seating. Queue separately for each stall and allow extra time for claypot rice.\n\nOrder and pay at each stall, keep cash available, and return trays and crockery when you finish. Ask before sharing a partly occupied table.\n\nCarry cash and check accepted payment at each stall; do not promise foreign cards or local QR payment will work everywhere.\n\nCheck popiah fillings with the stall if you have allergies or dietary requirements. Allow extra time for claypot rice.\n\n### Around the Grand Prix\n\nUse a morning or early-afternoon Chinatown visit before the evening race programme. Save claypot rice for an arrival or extension day if the stall's 15:00 opening and queue would press against your circuit plans.\n\n[Plan your food visit]()\n\n04\n\nVisit your way\n\n### Access and family planning.\n\nAccessibility guide\n\nThe food centre is on Level 2. Confirm the lift route and a suitable table if you need step-free access; no verified lift-accessibility statement was found.\n\n05\n\nAround here\n\n### Make more of the area.\n\nExplore around Chinatown Complex Food Centre\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n06\n\nGood to know\n\n### Questions, answered.\n\n01 Do I need a reservation?\n\nWalk-in centre with shared seating. Queue separately for each stall and allow extra time for claypot rice.\n\n02 What should I budget?\n\nChoose dishes from the stall menus and pay separately. Shared dishes make a food crawl easier.\n\n03 Are all stalls open for the whole centre’s hours?\n\nNo. Each stall has its own hours and rest days. Check your chosen stall before making a special journey.\n\n07\n\nBefore you visit\n\n### Useful links.\n\nVenue and visitor information\n\nVisitor and location information reviewed on 6 October 2026.\n\n[NEA Hawker Centres GEOJSON]()\n\nExact current WGS84 coordinates, centre address and existing status\n\n[NEA Dates of Hawker Centres Closure]()\n\n2026 cleaning dates and other works; actual CSV retrieved using poll-download with a browser User-Agent\n\n[Chinatown Complex Food Centre]()\n\nAddress, centre hours, nearest MRT\n\n[Chinatown neighbourhood guide]()\n\nLargest food centre and Chinatown visitor context\n\n[Ann Chin Handmade Popiah]()\n\nActive stall #02-112, dish, current hours\n\n[Lian He Ben Ji Claypot]()\n\nActive stalls #02-198/199, dish, queue and rest days\n\n[NEA Cleaner Tables in Hawker Centres and Coffeeshops]()\n\nTray and crockery return requirement\n\n[Singapore hawker etiquette in STB visitor guide]()\n\nCash, communal tables, ask before sharing and chope convention; older source, used only for general practical advice\n\n### Location and scope\n\nNEA Hawker Centres GEOJSON geometry for Smith Street Blk 335 (Chinatown Complex Market), OBJECTID 119379. Coordinates array is longitude, latitude; agrees with OneMap Chinatown Complex building result. The food centre is on Level 2.\n\nChinatown Complex building/address point, not an individual stall or the car-park entrance.\n\nNo live booking or payment was made. Opening times are separate from last seating or stall hours. Visit allowances exclude transfers. Venue imagery awaits its own reference and review workflow.\n\nReviewed on **2026-10-06**\n\nOpening hours, prices, programmes and access arrangements can change. Confirm critical details with the venue.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Build this into\nyour Singapore Grand Prix.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[All things to do]()\n\nContinue exploring / Singapore\n\n### More things to do\n*in Singapore*\n\nExplore Singapore activities, sights and places to eat. 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