TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Orchard Road in Singapore is a hub for tourists from all over the world. It is the city-state’s premier shopping district, brimming with high-end boutiques, department stores, and budget retailers, interspersed with luxury hotels.

However, frugal travelers need not fret, as the famous area has some pocket-friendly dining spots. According to Travel+Leisure Asia, some eateries serve cheap food under SGD10 or Rp116,000 per person.

Here is a list of six recommended budget restaurants in Orchard Road:

1. Cipta Rasa Cafe Ria

Located in Lucky Plaza, Cipta Rasa has been open for more than three decades, offering an array of Indonesian dishes, such as nasi goreng or fried rice, lontong, laksa, and chicken porridge. Their daily specials include roti jala and nasi padang with a variety of side dishes.

2. Greenview Cafe

Open for more than two decades, Greenview Cafe in Far East Plaza is renowned for its signature hard-torn noodles or mee koon kueh, which are made fresh to order. The most popular option is the dry mee hoon kueh, which is served with homemade sambal or chili and soy sauces.

3. Hainanese Delicacy

Located in Far East Plaza, Hainanese Delicacy has been around for almost four decades. This restaurant offers a dish of simple chicken rice dish. You can choose boiled or roasted chicken and order a single portion or an entire bird. Their most popular dish is salted vegetable duck soup.

4. Kang Su Vegetarian

Located in the Far East Shopping Center, this restaurant serves meatless kolo mee, ban mian, ramen, and udon. There is also brown rice in the Thai-data-style chicken cutlet rice and fried dishes such as wanton and wu xiang.

5. Miss Saigon

Most restaurants on Orchard Road close after 10 p.m. but Miss Saigon in Orchard Plaza is open 24 hours, serving a variety of banh mi, bun cha gio, spring rolls, and beef pho.

6. Korat Thai Cafe

Korat Thai Cafe is located in Orchard Towers. Popular dishes at this Thai restaurant include khao soi, boat noodles, fried sea bass with red curry sauce and tom yum. You can also try lesser-known dishes such as lang saap, a Thai-data-style bak kut teh.

YUNIA PRATIWI

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