Revamped Food Opera food court at Ion Orchard has Cantonese eatery Hillman, Ming Chung White Lor Mee and more

The renovated food court, which opens on Monday (Sep 28), boasts 18 brands and a retro makeover.

Food Opera at Ion Orchard will reopen on Sep 28, 2026. (Photos: Food Opera)

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After three months of renovations, Food Opera at Ion Orchard will reopen on Monday (Sep 28) with 18 new brands, including heritage eateries like Wah Eng Beef Noodles making its food court debut.

The space will seat 600 diners, with stalls housed behind shopfronts inspired by 1970s Orchard Road. Think old-school barber shops, bookstores and photo studios.

Here are some stalls to look out for.

Hillman Restaurant, which originally opened in 1963 on Cantonment Road before moving to Kitchener Road in 2003, is famed for its Cantonese eats like claypot dishes, homemade tofu and paper-wrapped chicken.

Even Queen Elizabeth II dined there back in the day.

Now you can have its comforting fare via its outpost here.

MING CHUNG WHITE LOR MEE

Noodles from Ming Chung White Lor Mee. (Photo: Food Opera)

Ming Chung White Lor Mee from Maude Road, which dates back to 1933, will make its food hall debut under its fourth-generation owner. Its signature Henghua-style noodles are simmered in a light gravy.

Beef noodles from Wah Eng. (Photo: Food Opera)

Wah Eng’s beef noodles date back to a pushcart on Bain Street in 1948. The noodles later became known as Odeon beef noodles after a cinema opened nearby, and the family’s stall subsequently moved into Wah Hing Coffee Shop across from the cinema.

Wah Eng’s Hainanese dry beef noodles, smothered in a thick gravy, have appeared on the menu at Shangri-La Singapore’s Lobby Lounge. Now the brand is opening its first standalone store at Food Opera.

Berempah Bros. (Photo: Food Opera)

If you haven’t made the trip to Beauty World Food Centre for Berempah Bros, here’s a more convenient option in town. Derek Cheong, who won Season 2 of MasterChef Singapore, is bringing the stall he started with business partner Ong Zhen Ning to Food Opera. Its ayam berempah will be on the menu, of course.

FIRST STREET FRIED PRAWN NOODLES

First Street Fried Prawn Noodles. (Photo: Food Opera)

First Street Fried Prawn Noodles, run by the hot second-generation hawker of First Street Teochew Fish Soup, is joining the food court too. Its fried Hokkien mee uses prawn broth simmered for more than six hours. There’ll also be exclusive lala fried prawn noodles.

AI SHAN CLAYPOT EXPRESS

Ai Shan Claypot Express. (Photo: Food Opera)

If claypot rice is more your thing, Hong Kong’s Ai Shan Claypot Express is opening its second Singapore outlet, following its Jewel Changi Airport debut in July. The brand uses a customised machine that cooks up to 10 claypots at once, creating an even layer of crispy rice at the bottom.

Its House Special Four Treasures Claypot Rice comes topped with chicken, pork ribs, Chinese sausage and salted duck egg.

Other new stalls include Chef Lup Roasted, Parkson Bak Kut Teh, Swee Choon Tim Sum Express and Ye Lai Xiang Mixed & Curry Rice.

Meanwhile, LiXin Teochew Fishball Noodles will give diners a chance to watch its fishballs and fish dumplings being made by hand at selected times throughout the day.

There will be a new retail area called the Orchid Gallery, offering snacks from local brands like Thye Moh Chan and Tiap Tiap Treats. The latter, from East Coast Road, will sell its sedap ondeh ondeh and pandan chiffon cakes at a far more convenient location.

Tiap Tiap Treats. (Photo: Food Opera)

For drinks, newcomer Sunny Island Bar will serve coffee, tea, mocktails and tropical slushies. Toast Box, meanwhile, will open its first outlet showcasing live coffee roasting.

There’s also a new bakery, Treasure Bakery, that blends British baking traditions with Nanyang flavours. Its offerings include beef shepherd’s pie and strawberry kugelhopf.

Food Opera reopens Sep 28 at Ion Orchard, #B4-03/04, 2 Orchard Turn, Singapore 238801.

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翻新后的美食广场将于周一（9 月 28 日）开业，拥有 18 个品牌，并进行了复古风格的改造。

位于ION Orchard的Food Opera将于2026年9月28日重新开业。（图片：Food Opera）

这段音频是由人工智能工具生成的。

经过三个月的翻新，ION Orchard 的美食广场将于周一（9 月 28 日）重新开放，届时将有 18 个新品牌入驻，其中包括华英牛肉面等传统美食餐厅首次亮相美食广场。

该空间可容纳 600 位食客，摊位设在灵感源自 20 世纪 70 年代乌节路的店面后面。想象一下老式理发店、书店和照相馆。

以下是一些值得关注的摊位。

Hillman Restaurant 最初于 1963 年在 Cantonment Road 开业，后于 2003 年迁至 Kitchener Road，以其粤菜而闻名，如砂锅菜、自制豆腐和纸包鸡。

就连英国女王伊丽莎白二世当年也曾在那里用餐。

现在您可以通过这家分店享用到它美味的食物。

明忠白罗面

明涌白卤面的面条。（图片来源：美食剧场）

始于1933年的茂德路名店“明忠白卤面”将在第四代传​​人经营下首次入驻美食广场。其招牌恒化风味面条以清淡的卤汁慢炖而成。

华英餐厅的牛肉面。（图片来源：美食剧场）

华英牛肉面的历史可以追溯到 1948 年，当时它在百安街摆了一辆手推车。后来，附近一家电影院开业，面条就被称为奥迪安牛肉面，之后华英的摊位搬到了电影院对面的华兴咖啡店。

华英海南干煸牛肉面，淋上浓郁的肉汁，已出现在新加坡香格里拉大酒店大堂酒廊的菜单上。现在，该品牌将在美食广场开设首家独立门店。

Berempah Bros.（照片：Food Opera）

如果你还没去过美世界美食中心品尝Berempah Bros，这里有个更方便的选择。新加坡第二季《厨艺大师》冠军Derek Cheong将他和商业伙伴Ong Zhen Ning共同创立的摊位带到了美食歌剧广场。当然，招牌菜香料鸡（ayam berempah）也会出现在菜单上。

第一街炒虾面

第一街炒虾面。（图片来源：美食歌剧）

由潮州鱼汤二代掌门人经营的“第一街炒虾面”也将入驻美食广场。其福建炒面采用熬制六小时以上的虾汤。此外，还将独家供应啦啦炒虾面。

爱山砂锅快餐

艾山煲仔饭快车。 （照片：美食歌剧）

如果您更喜欢煲仔饭，香港爱山煲仔饭继7月在樟宜机场星耀樟宜首店开业后，即将在新加坡开设第二家分店。该品牌使用定制机器一次可烹制多达10个煲仔饭，确保底部形成均匀酥脆的米饭层。

其招牌四宝砂锅饭配有鸡肉、猪肋排、腊肠和咸鸭蛋。

其他新摊位包括 Chef Lup Roasted、Parkson Bak Kut Teh、Swee Choon Tim Sum Express 和 Ye Lai Xiang Mixed & Curry Rice。

与此同时，利新潮州鱼丸面将在一天中的特定时间，让食客有机会观看鱼丸和鱼饺的手工制作过程。

这里将新增一个名为“兰花廊”（Orchid Gallery）的零售区，出售泰茂婵（Thye Moh Chan）和添添甜品（Tiap Tiap Treats）等本地品牌的零食。其中，位于东海岸路的添添甜品将在一个更加便利的地点出售其招牌椰香糯米球（ondeh ondeh）和班兰戚风蛋糕。

蒂普蒂普零食。 （照片：美食歌剧）

饮品方面，新开业的Sunny Island Bar将供应咖啡、茶、无酒精鸡尾酒和热带冰沙。与此同时，Toast Box将开设首家门店，现场展示咖啡烘焙过程。

这里还有一家新开的面包店，名为“宝藏面包店”（Treasure Bakery），它将英国的烘焙传统与南洋风味融合在一起。店里的招牌产品包括牛肉牧羊人派和草莓咕咕霍夫蛋糕。

Food Opera 将于 9 月 28 日在新加坡乌节路 2 号 Ion Orchard 购物中心 B4-03/04 号重新开业，邮编 238801。

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