San Laksa Steamboat
Bukit Merah
19+ years in business
6 min walk from Telok Blangah MRT
- SFA licensed
Zi Char in Bukit Merah: 169 zi char stalls, 40 within a 10-minute walk of Tiong Bahru MRT
Updated October 2026How we rank
There are 169 zi char in Bukit Merah on Lookup, 14 of them matched to a government licence or register. Zi char stalls cook Chinese dishes to order for sharing, mostly in coffeeshops and hawker centres where prices are nett. Seafood such as chilli crab is often priced by weight at 'market price' – ask for the per-kg rate and the weight before it is cooked. Each stall holds its own SFA licence and SAFE grade.
18 of the best-documented zi char stalls in Bukit Merah
Businesses with the most complete public records first, photos, licence matches, hours and track record. Never ordered by payment.
Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh
Tiong Bahru
15+ years in business
2 min walk from Havelock MRT
- SFA licensed
Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
Tiong Bahru
36+ years in business
1 min walk from Havelock MRT
Lao Beijing
Tiong Bahru
24+ years in business
1 min walk from Tiong Bahru MRT
Paradise Teochew Restaurant
HarbourFront
15+ years in business
3 min walk from Harbourfront MRT
Dancing Crab
HarbourFront
12+ years in business
2 min walk from Harbourfront MRT
Dian Xiao Er
HarbourFront
10+ years in business
2 min walk from Harbourfront MRT
- Healthier Dining
Summer Garden
Bukit Merah
14 min walk from Telok Blangah MRT
- SFA licensed
Lower Delta Seafood Chuan Kee Seafood
Bukit Merah
8 min walk from Tiong Bahru MRT
More zi char in Bukit Merah
Ordered by verifiable signals, licence matches, track record and completeness of public records. Featured placements are labelled and never change this order.
Show all 169Zi char in Bukit Merah by MRT station
Listings within a 10-minute walk (800 m) of each station’s nearest exit.
- Tiong Bahru MRT40 · closest 1 min walk
- Harbourfront MRT39 · closest 1 min walk
- Havelock MRT23 · closest 1 min walk
- Redhill MRT23 · closest 2 min walk
- Telok Blangah MRT8 · closest 1 min walk
- Cc31 MRT4 · closest 4 min walk
- Cc30 MRT2 · closest 7 min walk
- Outram Park MRT1 · closest 3 min walk
Compare 8 zi char stalls side by side
Location, MRT walk, years in business, licence and published hours, facts from public records.
- San Laksa Steamboat
- Area
- Bukit Merah
- MRT
- 6 min · Telok Blangah
- In business
- 19 yrs
- Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh
- Area
- Tiong Bahru
- MRT
- 2 min · Havelock
- In business
- 15 yrs
- Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
- Area
- Tiong Bahru
- MRT
- 1 min · Havelock
- In business
- 36 yrs
- Lao Beijing
- Area
- Tiong Bahru
- MRT
- 1 min · Tiong Bahru
- In business
- 24 yrs
- Paradise Teochew Restaurant
- Area
- HarbourFront
- MRT
- 3 min · Harbourfront
- In business
- 15 yrs
- Dancing Crab
- Area
- HarbourFront
- MRT
- 2 min · Harbourfront
- In business
- 12 yrs
- Dian Xiao Er
- Area
- HarbourFront
- MRT
- 2 min · Harbourfront
- In business
- 10 yrs
- Summer Garden
- Area
- Bukit Merah
- MRT
- 14 min · Telok Blangah
- In business
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| Business | Area | MRT | In business |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Laksa Steamboat | Bukit Merah | 6 min · Telok Blangah | 19 yrs |
| Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh | Tiong Bahru | 2 min · Havelock | 15 yrs |
| Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant | Tiong Bahru | 1 min · Havelock | 36 yrs |
| Lao Beijing | Tiong Bahru | 1 min · Tiong Bahru | 24 yrs |
| Paradise Teochew Restaurant | HarbourFront | 3 min · Harbourfront | 15 yrs |
| Dancing Crab | HarbourFront | 2 min · Harbourfront | 12 yrs |
| Dian Xiao Er | HarbourFront | 2 min · Harbourfront | 10 yrs |
| Summer Garden | Bukit Merah | 14 min · Telok Blangah | – |
Questions about zi char in Bukit Merah
How many zi char are there in Bukit Merah?
Lookup lists 169 zi char in Bukit Merah as of October 2026, of which 14 are matched to a government licence or register.
Which MRT stations in Bukit Merah have the most zi char nearby?
Within a 10-minute walk: Tiong Bahru MRT (40), Harbourfront MRT (39), Havelock MRT (23).
How long have zi char in Bukit Merah been in business?
Of the 35 with an ACRA registration, the median has been registered for 13 years; the oldest since 1985.